Hiring great employees is not just important but essential for any business to succeed, whether local or multinational.

With only 20 per cent of the working population actively seeking a new job, finding these great candidates locally can be challenging. So how does a business let more people know that a job with better hours and a shorter commute may be just around the corner?

Newsquest Media Group, the parent group of this newspaper and website, believes it has an answer.

By combining its network of 200-plus local newspapers and 150 local websites with 11 newly launched regional-specific jobs boards it believes it can target both the active and harder to reach passive jobseeker.

This would allow local businesses to reach not only the two out of 10 actively looking but the 80 per cent of the working population that would be open to a new job offer, making the odds of finding that great candidate much better.

Newsquest will be replicating the success of its top-ranked Scottish jobsite, www.s1jobs.com, the number one job board in Scotland, with the roll-out of a network of sites with a total reach of 34 million potential candidates.

These dedicated regional job boards will make it easy for jobseekers to search and be alerted about local jobs quickly and easily.

The responsively-designed sites are optimised to work on mobiles and tablets as smoothly as on desktop computers, allowing local people to search and apply on-the-go or in the comfort of their own home.

Se1jobs focused on the south east will allow users to search locally relevant jobs without having to trawl through UK-wide listings.

Recruiters will have job listings carried on the series of regional job boards, in digital display adverts on Newsquest’s regional websites and in local news print titles ensuring maximum coverage for minimum effort.

Job opportunities will appear on the targeted regional board, but can also be served in search results nationwide allowing local recruiters access to both local and national audiences.

With a strong interest from local and national recruiters alike, Newsquest south London managing director Tony Portelli stated: "We advertise lots of great local jobs from local firms that are well worth getting out of bed for. By leveraging market leading recruitment technology, we have been able to create a highly responsive jobs site for the south east.

"Our unbeatable local presence means recruiters can focus on attracting the best talent in their area, whilst simultaneously casting their net nationwide."

Visit www.se1jobs.com here.