- Two thirds of respondents are actively looking for a job - Half are currently in permanent roles, while nearly a fifth are unemployed - Around 40% work in the commercial industry sector, with around a third working in pharmaceuticals

1. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Our Audience
User Profile Survey 2012
New Scientist Jobs

2. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Two thirds of respondents are actively looking for a job
I am a jobseeker, actively
looking for a job
67%
I am a browser. I look at
jobs, but I'm not actively 33% Potential job seekers
applying
I am an employer / recruiter
looking for candidates Excluded from subsequent analysis
Q. Which of the following best describes your job seeking status?
Base: all respondents (832)
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3. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Half are currently in permanent roles, while nearly a fifth are unemployed
Permanent - working full time (30+ hrs per
week)
45%
Unemployed 17%
Temporary / Contractor 12% 50% are in
permanent roles
Permanent- working part time (less than
30 hrs per week)
5%
Student / Recent graduate 18%
Retired 0%
Other 2%
Q. What is your current working status?
Base: all respondents (832)
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4. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Around 40% work in the commercial industry sector
Commercial Industry 41%
Education 23%
Healthcare - Public 13%
Government 11%
Healthcare - Private 9%
Charity 3%
Q. Which of the following sectors do you work in?
Base: all working respondents (517)
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5. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Around a third of respondents work in pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals 31%
Food, drink, tobacco 10%
Chemicals 10%
IT Information (Information Technology) 5%
Retail, wholesale, trade 4%
Media 4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 3%
Gas, water, electricity, nuclear 3%
Transport, communications 3%
Oil and Gas 3%
Renewable/Cleantech 2%
Banking/Finance 1%
Mining, quarrying, petroleum 0%
Medical Health (e.g. MD/Physician) 0%
Education 0%
Computer Science 0%
Other 19%
Q. What is the main business of your organisation?
Base: all working respondents in industry (210)
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6. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
20% of respondents are managerial level or above
Chief Exec/MD /Owner/Partner 2%
Director 1%
20% managerial
level or above
Senior Manager 3%
Manager/Team leader 14%
Employee (without managerial responsibility) 36%
Researcher 30%
Graduate/Postgraduate 5%
Self employed/Freelance 4%
Trainee 1%
Other 4%
Q. What is your position within your company/organisation?
Base: all working respondents (517)
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7. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Around a third specialise in Biological Sciences
Biological sciences 32%
Chemistry 21%
Medicine related science 13%
Earth sciences/environment/energy 6%
Biotechnology 6%
Engineering 4%
Computer/IT related 3%
Physics 3%
Clinical 2%
Operational 1%
Mathematical science 1%
Other 9%
Q. What is your main area of specialism?
Base: all working respondents (519)
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8. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
94% have a first degree or higher
29%
28%
23%
11%
3%
2%
1% 1%
0%
Professional Postdoctoral PhD Masters/MSc First degree Diploma /HND / A-level GCSE / O-level Other
qualification (BA, BSc) NVQ
Q. What is your highest qualification?
Base: all respondents (826)
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9. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Respondents are 35 years old
on average Just over half are female
18-24 16%
25-34 42%
Male Female
48% 52%
35-44 25%
45-54 12%
55-64 4%
65 or
0% Average age= 35 years old
over
Q. How old are you? Q. Are you …?
Base: all respondents (826) Base: all respondents (825)
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10. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Around 40% are from the South
Greater London 18%
South East 15%
Outside UK (Europe) 14%
South= 41%
Outside UK (Rest of the world) 10%
Midlands 8%
South West 8%
East Anglia 7%
North West 6%
Scotland 6%
Yorkshire & Humberside 4%
North East 3%
Wales 2%
Northern Ireland 0%
Q. Which region are you based in?
Base: all respondents (825)
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11. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
16% of respondents have had an interview as a result of NewScientist Jobs
Seen a job of interest 84%
Referred a job to a friend 29%
Applied on-line for a job 60%
Applied off-line for a job 11%
Set up an email alert/RSS 41%
Got a job interview 16% Good proportion of jobseekers are
successful on the site
Received a job offer 8% High quality candidates
*Compare to competitors on the next
slide
Moved into a new job 7%
Q. As a result of visiting NewScientist Jobs, have you ever
Base: all respondents (777)
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12. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
14% of those that have used NatureJobs.com and 9% that have used
JobsinScience.com have got to the interview stage via those sites
Seen a job you would be interested 88% Seen a job you would be 84%
in applying for interested in applying for
Referred a job to a friend 27% Referred a job to a friend 19%
Applied on-line for a job (via the Applied on-line for a job (via
47% the website, e-mail or mobile 49%
website, e-mail or mobile app
app
Applied off-line for a job (by Applied off-line for a job (by
6% 2%
letter, fax, phone) letter, fax, phone)
Set up an email alert/RSS feed to
17% Set up an email alert/RSS feed
receive jobs 13%
to receive jobs
Got a job interview 14%
Got a job interview 9%
Received a job offer 7%
Received a job offer 6%
Moved into a new job 4%
Moved into a new job 1%
Q. As a result of visiting NatureJobs.com, have you ever … Q. As a result of visiting JobsinScience.com have you ever…
Base: all that have used NatureJobs.com (257) Base: all that have used Jobsinscience.com (86)
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13. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Science industry job sites are considered most useful
Internet - Science industry job websites (e.g. NewScientist Jobs) 30%
Internet - General job websites (e.g. Totaljobs.com, Monster.co.uk) 18%
Internet - Science industry-specific websites (e.g.
newscientist.com) 12%
Internet - Employer websites 8%
Recruitment consultancies 5%
Word of mouth/contacts 4%
Science & Technology industry magazines 3%
Internet - Other 2%
National newspapers 2%
Internet - Social Media websites (e.g. LinkedIn) 2%
Local/Regional newspapers 1%
Job Centres 1%
Networking/events 1%
Other business magazines 0%
Other 2%
Q. Which ONE of the following sources is the most useful to you when looking for a job?
Base: all respondents (830)
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14. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
Jobs.ac.uk and totaljobs.com are the most commonly used competitors
Jobs.ac.uk 41%
Totaljobs.com 38%
NatureJobs.com 37%
Reed.co.uk 37%
Monster.co.uk 32%
Jobsite.co.uk 30%
SRG.co.uk 20%
Guardian 18%
Fish4jobs.co.uk 16% How does this compare to 2008
FindaPhD.com 15% results?
Jobsinscience.com 14%
NatureJobs was top at 47%.
ScienceDirect.com 14%
Prospects.ac.uk 13% NatureJobs.com, Jobsinscience.com and
Postdocjobs.com 9% Monster have decreased in popularity
Milkround.com 9% whilst generalist job sites such as
TotalJobs, Reed.co.uk and Jobsite have
Telegraph.co.uk 7% gained in popularity.
Careerbuilder.co.uk 7%
Access-sciencejobs.co.uk 7% So whilst it looks like Jobs.ac.uk has
become more popular, it has only risen
Sciencemag.org 6%
1% since the last results.
Workthing.com 2%
Other 16%
Q. Which other websites have you visited in the last 6 months to look for a job?
Base: all respondents (790)
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15. RBI Jobs Sites – User Profile Survey 2012: New Scientist Jobs UK
77% of respondents feel the new site is better than the previous version
of New Scientist Jobs
Much better than the previous site 36%
77% better
than previous
A little better than the previous site 41%
About the same as the previous site 19%
A little worse than the previous site 2%
A lot worse than the previous site 2%
Q. And, overall how would you rate the new NewScientist Jobs site compared to the previous site?
Base: all excluding those that said ‘don’t know’ (602)
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