Sports Recruitment International

SportsRecruitment.com records 2 million page views for 2011 and kicks off 2012 with a bang 14/03/2012

SportsRecruitment.com has consolidated its position as the number 1
 global website for jobs in sport business with a record breaking year in 2011 for jobs, applications and website traffic.

175,000 people from 190 countries visited the jobs site of Sports Recruitment International (SRI) in 2011, viewing 2 million pages.

The site delivered great results for employers, consistently delivering high quality candidates with the relevant skills and experience for the job, from middle management through to senior executive level.

Topping the list of most popular job ads in 2011 was roles with Liverpool FC, International Boxing Federation, Red Bull, All England
 Lawn Tennis Club, the Rugby Football Union, Shell, Eurosport, Ontario
2015 Pan Am Games, the Football Association, Sydney FC, UK Athletics, BSkyB, Puma and Asics. 



Sauber F1 Team used the site to fill a vacancy for an Event Manager. Sauber's Head of HR, Rolf Mastch, said, "We advertised on SportsRecruitment.com with just 12 days left before the closing date. Our final shortlist of 3 candidates all came from your website and the successful applicant commenced on 1st September."

The Sauber job advertisement was written in German to attract German-speaking candidates, and proved successful, with 56% of traffic coming from Germany and Switzerland. 

The high quality of applications continued to set SportsRecruitment.com apart from other sport job sites, with 90% of clients short-listing or hiring candidates that applied via the website or as sourced through our consultants’ extensive global network of sports executives.

With best-ever results achieved across all traffic indicators to date in 2012, this year is sure to offer great return on investment for employers.

A popular option for employers in 2011 was to have their jobs featured on SRI’s LinkedIn group and ‘Season Ticket’ e-newsletter, which together provides exposure to an additional 17,000 sports industry professionals.

With extremely competitive pricing, coupled with the site’s niche worldwide audience of sports industry professionals and the personal service provided to every customer, no other sports job site provides better results or value for money.

SRI’s combination of online and client-facing services (an international team of consultants, consisting of 9 nationalities and speaking 11 languages) ensures SRI offers a truly unique and unmatched scope of services.

Mike Squires, Chairman of SportsRecruitment.com commented, "As the commercial landscape of the sports industry progressively evolves, we are constantly developing our services to meet our clients’ requirements. Our Digital offering through the power of our website is an excellent example of this. The success of SportsRecruitment.com in 2011 is testament to the truly global reach of our business as we continue to deliver a quality service on all levels for both clients and candidates. SportsRecruitment.com is an essential arm to our business and we are all very excited to see its continued growth and development in 2012."

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