When I heard about GetaJobNg, my first thought was, “Well , here comes another job site like the rest, Same old recycled jobs and burdensome mode of application.”
Then I found out that it was a brainchild of one of the many companies listed on the NSE, C&I leasing PLC, and my interest was piqued with regards to what value they hoped to create.
See, being Nigerian helps you to understand that Nigeria is a unique country with very unique issues. Many people would agree that unemployment as well as under-employment are major issues facing the teeming youth population. Millions of graduates are being churned into the system with no solid structures on how to absorb them.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Postgraduate School of Credit and Financial Management, Prof Chris Onalo shared in a recent interview that the problem of unemployment is worse given the unemployability of many Nigerian graduates. It has become obvious that no matter how frequently job vacancies are advertised, there may still be stunning numbers of unemployed youths.
A lady recently testified that she finally got a job offer after submitting about 5000 job applications. Yes, you read right? 5 whole thousand applications. What is most revealing about this is that there are always job vacancies- both authentic and deceptive.
Hers is one of the many stories. On one hand, there are thousands of great job vacancies, on the other hand is a large sea of talents who can’t seem to get/fit into the available roles.
This issue is as much an aching one for job seekers as well as recruiters. Hiring managers have to sieve through badly written CVs to skill-less but faith filled candidates who apply for jobs they are not well suited for. All thanks to technology making our lives better, some of the issues identified with respect to job search has been solved halfway.However, there are still large gaps. No one is supposed to go through the rigors of submitting 5000 job applications before getting one call back.
Over the years, dedicated job sites such as LinkedIn and Jobberman have created some sort of bridge where recruiters are able to seek out outstanding talents for the available roles and where job seekers are able to position themselves to be found. LinkedIn provides a great ATS system that makes screening unqualified candidates easy for recruiters and also provides a great feedback system where job seekers are able to easily find out jobs they are well suited for and where their skills are most required.
These sites are fantastic, however, there are some missing strings such as people wasting time applying for thousands of jobs they have no business applying for.
GetAJobNG is a quality focused online job search platform that is tailored specially to make sure the right candidates are introduced to the right companies. Jobs on the sites are 100% verified and provision has been made to make it impossible for job seekers whose skills do not meet the ones in the recruiter’s job description details to apply. Job seekers are able to see jobs they are well matched to once they complete their profiles. There are also features added specially to help job seekers sharpen their skills .
Candidates can be subjected to three assessments for proper screening_ Skill-Based Test, Knowledge Based Test and Psychometrics test. Time spent screening candidates is reduced by close to 50%
If you ask me what I think, I’ll say “It’s a win-win situation”. Register today at www.getajobng.com.
