This is part of the DWP Digitisation Programme aimed at providing easy online access to appropriate Government Services and will ultimately enable jobseekers to find more suitable job vacancies more quickly.
It is hoped the agreement will transform the DWP vacancy posting and job matching service, replacing the current service with Monster's 6Sense technology, which matches skills and experience with the opportunities available more accurately.
The new system, due to launch in autumn 2012, will also benefit employers by giving them free access to a easily searchable database of jobseekers, expanding the talent pool they can actively recruit from via the Business Link website.
It will be available for jobseekers and employers throughout the UK via the internet. Monster's 6Sense technology differs from traditional keyword search because it understands the meaning and context of search criteria. It also ranks results based on how closely they match the search requirements, reducing the need to wade through irrelevant vacancies or CVs.
