Teens job site set to revolutionise youth recruitment sectorMonday 21st April 2008 | 12:25 PM« Back to ListingA new national website has been launched that is specifically aimed at helping teenagers to find casual, part-time or permanent jobs and employers of all sizes to easily target young job seekers at a low cost. The website is free to use for advertisers until June 30, 2008. Teenjobs.com.au is seeking to rapidly build its database of available jobs by offering a viable alternative for small businesses wanting to hire teenage staff, who have until now been forced to use more traditional methods such as advertising in the local newspaper or placing notices in their shop window. “We identified a gap in the market because all the main job sites are advertising positions to the general job market and there’s no well marketed job board aimed directly at youth in the 15 to 21 years bracket, many of whom are looking to be employed for the first time,” says teenjobs.com.au managing director John Saadie. “Teenagers are often still forced to walk around and hand in their resumes or look for job signs in windows, as no one has taken up the opportunity to directly market to them. These are not efficient ways of finding a job. The youth market is extremely internet savvy, so giving them the ability to apply for jobs targeted to them online, will lead to a greater selection of candidates for the employer and vice versa. Everyone wins” teenjobs.com.au is easy to use and allows job seekers to search by their suburb including surrounding suburbs ranging from 5 to 30 kilometres from their home. The site also includes a wealth of career resources for teenagers, such as how to search for a job, resume tips, starting work and legal information for job seekers about their rights. National retailer Supre has provided strong support to the website as a foundation advertiser, and Mr Saadie says there is huge potential as other small businesses recognise the benefits of advertising their jobs online. “We’re aiming directly at small businesses that need casual, part-time or full-time staff,” Mr Saadie says. “Small businesses have high enough expenses as it is, and tend to avoid the mainstream job sites which generally charge over $100 for an ad. We can give them really good exposure for a low cost, so low in fact that it’s even cheaper than advertising in the local newspaper or any other national job board.” “The website includes full step-by-step instructions for employers on how they can use the site to place an advertisement, so it’s easy for them as well,” Mr Saadie says. “Importantly, we do not store any job seeker resumes on our servers – all we do is provide a link between the job seeker and the employer. We are always watching what jobs are being listed on the website and will always remove any suspicious advertisement. Teenjobs.com.au is your local youth employment website. For further information, contact: Press release published by www.seekingmedia.com.au |
