Skilled job seekers flocking to Internet - report

The number of skilled workers seeking jobs via the Internet has doubled since last year, according to a new report.

The number of skilled workers seeking jobs via the Internet has doubled since last year, according to a new report.

One in three jobseekers with qualifications now go online to check vacancies, a survey of 600 adults showed.

Employment group Reed, which did the research, said its online recruitment site, reed.co.uk, was now attracting more than half a million "hits" a month.

Company founder Mr James Reed said new technology was "transforming the world of recruitment".