CareerJunction announces launch of CareerJunction Middle East

CareerJunction, the 11-year old online recruitment solution, today officially announced the launch of its Dubai-based Middle Eastern operation. The CareerJunction Middle East is the first overseas outlet of the South African company, which enjoys 70 per cent market share in its home market.

Kris Jarzebowski, CEO of CareerJunction Middle East, says that the opportunity for online recruitment in the Middle East is the best it has ever been: ìWe believe that with the ever increasing demand for talent in this region that our timing to enter this market could not have been betterî.

Jarzebowski explains that CareerJunction is not a recruitment agency but an online recruitment Web service. ìOur business is supplying candidates to the recruitment marketî says Jarzebowski. ìWe will not get involved in the recruitment process ourselves. That is the domain of the recruitment agencies and company HR departments that will use our Service to source candidates. The technology that we provide is the vehicle through which recruiters and career seekers can interact in a secure and completely confidential environmentî.

So important is career seeker confidentiality that some years ago CareerJunction applied for and was awarded Truste accreditation. ìTruste is a United States watchdog organisation that periodically audits accredited Web sites to ensure they are upholding their confidentiality promises. We are in the process of obtaining the same accreditation for CareerJunction Middle Eastî explains Jarzebowski.

Jarzebowski explains that there are over 800 companies that have contracted to use CareerJunction on an ongoing basis, including the majority of top recruitment agency brands and a good representation of some of the top South African companies: ìA large number of small and medium enterprises also use us to place job ads online,î says Jarzebowski.

On average, CareerJunction advertises 40 000 job ads per month, attracts 340 000 unique monthly browsers and generates in excess of 15 million page impressions over the same period. Another impressive statistic is that CareerJunction South Africa is currently providing an average 10:1 return on clientsí investment in using CareerJunction technology. According to Jarzebowski, some clients have reported up to a 50:1 return.

Jarzebowski expects that the Middle Eastern service will surpass usage and popularity of the South African Web service relatively quickly as a result of the interest in Middle Eastern job opportunities and because of the higher Internet penetration in the region.

He stated that there are already a number of top corporate and recruitment agency brands advertising on CareerJunction Middle East so the selection of Job Ads is good. He added that the Company is ready for the challenge that lies ahead, and intends to use its vast experience in South Africa to replicate its successful business in the Middle East.