Monster Says They Are the Largest Job Board in Singapore
Despite all the unknowns, government bodies, businesses, and communities in Singapore have invested heavily in upskilling human resources and strengthening the local economy. As Asia’s leading job site, Monster supported COVID-19 impacted employees through specific campaigns aimed at finding alternate employment at the earliest and is committed to playing a significant role in bringing people back to work.
To bridge the gap between job seekers and job opportunities, Monster added thousands of new jobs across industries and functions making it the largest job portal of Singapore. With 80K plus new jobs, Monster has become the first port of call for job seekers in the region. Further, Monster also offers unique solutions to facilitate virtual career fairs, college placement programs & virtual recruitment process support to ensure seamless interaction between candidates and companies.
Culinary Agents Expands Beyond Jobs
Culinary Agents expands its platform beyond jobs to include an online marketplace for equipment, supplies and services. In its initial phase, the Marketplace allows the hospitality industry to connect around new and used equipment and supplies, unique merchandise and insider deals. It also makes it easy for users to share items or fundraising efforts beyond their own websites.
“Covid-19 has uniquely impacted the hospitality industry and its ecosystem. Our focus is to help the industry with its evolving needs as it recovers and rebuilds,” says Alice Cheng, Founder and CEO of Culinary Agents.
With close to a million users, Culinary Agents is already the go-to online platform for hospitality professionals to find jobs and industry resources. Now, Culinary Agents is helping businesses and professionals promote their items to targeted local and nationwide audiences as well as discover available inventory, at no cost. Further expansion plans include supporting the buying and selling of services, both online and offline.
New Site for Solar Jobs
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association has launched a Midwest Solar Job Resource Center, solarenergy.jobs. The site will be a one-stop resource connecting job seekers and other stakeholders.
The site’s training and career resources will provide those interested in working in the solar industry access to current information about solar and clean energy jobs. Solar and clean energy companies will have the opportunity to post jobs on the interactive job board. Companies offering internships will also be able to post available openings. The site also hosts a career resources section with information about the solar industry and trends in clean energy. Training opportunities with links to technical and community college programs and MREA’s solar training courses are also available.
A Knack for Developers
Knack, the job-finding platform that connects job-seekers with qualified employment opportunities, today announces its new mobile app, Knack for Engineers. Watch my interview with their CEO.
The new app is free for job-seekers looking for engineering work and, in the age of COVID-19, it enables job-seekers to find qualified, remote, work-from-home options, from their cell phones. The app also includes geographic filters based on zip codes so job-seekers can find opportunities close-to-home.
Knack was founded by software engineer Leroy Ware and technical recruiter Mitch Corsini after the two met in Silicon Valley and discovered their shared passion for engineering, technical staffing, and entrepreneurship. Leroy has worked with companies such as Apple, Mozilla, Cisco, Deloitte, has a degree in mathematics, and did graduate work in AI at Stanford. Mitch has a degree in psychology and has worked for some of the biggest names in staffing, including Robert Half and Allegis.
UK Aggregator to Expand
Zoek, an online job board based in the UK, is continuing its ground-breaking global expansion with launches in the USA and India.
Building upon its success in the UK, Zoek has now begun operations in the USA and India, with plans to expand into a further seven countries in 2021, including Canada, Australia and Germany. The company uses a unique A.I-based algorithm that enables it to match job seekers much more accurately with suitable roles. Significantly reducing the time needed to find and apply for suitable jobs, and providing companies with much more suitable candidates, the company has grown into the fastest-growing job board in the world. This year alone the company has seen over 45 million jobs advertised globally and nearly one million job views thanks to its innovative posting models and detailed content.
