“A strong emphasis on what we call the social component of the website is what will distinguish it from the rest of the market,” says Marais Nieuwoudt, who along with C. Farber, heads the team running the Cape Town based enterprise. Nieuwoudt comes from a telecommunications background and in a career spanning ten years has been extensively involved in product development and research.
As such, Jobdog is the product of a newly generated company that will be focusing on new and innovative trends in the recruitment arena.
“Jobdog is a 24/7 solution that creates a countrywide platform on which jobseekers and recruiters can communicate with each other interactively and in real time,” says Nieuwoudt. This includes uploading pictures, videos, Curriculum Vitaes (CV's) and all the necessary documentation for work application. The communications platform is further enhanced by a live chat function and forums where different topics can be discussed. Blogs will be available where participants can share their thoughts and experiences - all underlined by a strong online and offline support system that is available during office hours, i.e. 08h00 to 17h00 during week days. The communications platform enables, among others, recruiters and applicants to conduct interviews online.
All CV's and documents are stored in a database with a comprehensive and user friendly search function.
A comprehensive mapping function is included allowing job seekers to look for work close to where they live or explore areas where they might have to relocate. The same applies to recruiters who might be looking/searching for jobseekers in specific geographic areas. A news service with relevant information from the different areas is envisaged with an events section listing all relevant events and diaries for these regions.
Once participants enter the portal, they are requested to logon either as recruiters or jobseekers. The name Jobdog is taken from the theme of becoming Top Dog in the career of your choice. The theme underlines the user friendly look and feel with concise, understandable text making navigation to the the different sections in the portal instinctive and easy to execute.
Once recruiters and jobseekers have registered, all functions and services are made available. At this stage these functions and services are free of charge. However, there will be payment for advertising. Advertising rates are highly competitive and adhere to Jobdog's policy of providing a portal where recruitment agencies and jobseekers can converse at the absolute minimum cost.
“Try this website and see how it can provide you with a competitive edge,” says Nieuwoudt.
And as the portal states in an encouragement offered to new jobseekers: “Winning is not about the size of the dog in the fight but about the size of the fight in the dog.”
For more information, contact: M Nieuwoudt on 082 467 5761 or C Faber on 082 407 5430 or e-mail .
