The Jobberman idea was influenced by the success of naukri.com, India’s leading job search engine and the first Indian internet business to be listed on the Indian stock exchange.
At its peak, naukri.com had a market value of $1 billion (source: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish). Like MKazi (now defunct) in Kenya, internet and mobile solutions that solve unemployment problems are growing in popularity on our continent.
From left to right: Ope Awoyemi, Deji Adewunmi and Lekan Olude. They all still jointly own and manage Jobberman.com today. (photo credit: bellanaija.com)
Since it started, Jobberman.com has helped more than 50,000 Nigerians find their dream jobs. The portal is used by both local and multinational companies to advertise job openings and find the right people.
Seeing the huge potentials in this business model, Tiger Global, a New-York based fund with investments in Facebook and LinkedIn became an investor in Jobberman.com in 2011… a little less than three years after it started!
The service now has a subsidiary in Ghana and plans to roll out across Africa in the near future.
Jobberman.com – What it does and how it works…
Job seekers who visit the portal can search through over 5,000 vacancies and opportunities advertised by employers.
To help get faster results, jobs are categorized according to specialisations (doctors, accountants etc.), industry (healthcare, consulting etc) and location. Job seekers can also sort adverts according to job type (such as full-time, intern and contract).
Applying for a job on the portal is free – all applicants need to do is upload a copy of their curriculum vitae (resumé) and submit.
In addition to this free service, Jobberman.com offers a paid service for writing professional resumes, drafting attention-grabbing cover/introduction letters and an expert appraisal of already prepared resumes. It also provides text-messaging and email alerts that inform job seekers (who are registered on the portal) of the latest vacancies and opportunities.
For employers too, posting a job advert is free. Employers have options to specify the job position they want to advertise, the flexibility of the job (full-time, intern or contract), years of experience, minimum qualifications (university degree, diploma or basic school education).
As soon as adverts are posted on the portal, employers start to receive job applications that match their specifications almost immediately! Employers can review these applications by looking at the profiles and resumes until they find the candidate(s) who best meets their expectations.
All jobs advertised on Jobberman.com have a 60-day life span which helps to ensure that vacancies and opportunities on the site remain fresh and relevant!
Before Jobberman.com, employers had to rely on recruitment agencies, word-of-mouth recommendations and advertisements in newspapers to find people they want to hire.
The problem with these methods is that they are ineffective, cost more (in terms of time, effort and money) and often never produce the desired results. In fact, a large portion of unemployed people are unable to afford newspapers and may not be within the social circles of people who can recommend them for jobs.
With its popularity on the internet, and over 100,000 Facebook fans and 17,000 Twitter followers, Jobberman.com has the scale and ability to reach more job seekers in the shortest time, with minimum effort and the lowest cost.
Above all, it produces very impressive results by providing job advertisers and employers with candidates who meet the specific criteria they have defined. Awesome! It’s a total game changer!
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http://www.jobberman.com/topcv#a_aid=56393541a5298
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