Local entrepreneurs support unemployment and small businesses with free digital advertising
In preparation for the lifting of the lockdown, a free website listing service is being
offered to job seekers, employers and small business such as electricians, plumbers,
web developers, consultants, mechanics, carpet cleaners and pest control businesses,
amongst many others, without any requirement for them to have a website or digital
presence.
HireMe.today has over 7700 job applicants listed on its site and will focus on
marketing these listings to employers on social media, Google ads and in the media
as a free service.
“We anticipate, for example, a huge spike in demand for call centre staff from both
government and the private sector as the lifting of the lockdown begins. We believe
that government organisations and businesses will be appointing more call centres to
take queries from the public, their staff and customers regarding, in just one
instance, government COVID payment distributions, UIF queries and extensions to debt
repayments” explained Jaques Barnard, a director of HireMe.today
“HireMe.today already has over 1250 call centre applicants listed. An increase in
the employment of call centre staff will take the load off management who will want
to get their businesses active as soon as possible.”
Mr Barnard said the job market is changing rapidly and job posting has reduced
significantly. “The expected number of job losses further inspired us to ensure that
the unemployed continue to have a presence in the job market by having a
presence on our site.”
“In addition, SMMEs will be wanting to market their business as effectively as
possible. We are therefore offering free listings of their services and will also
market these businesses on Google and social media,” he added.
“Job applicants and SMMEs simply go to HireMe.today
create their personal or business profile at no cost. Employers can go to the site
and search for specific job titles and communicate directly with applicants at no
cost. Our task is to drive traffic to the website to facilitate direct communication
between job applicants and employers on the one hand, and between SMMEs and people
looking for a service provider,” added Mr Barnard.
“We believe that by supporting the small business owner we can help grow the economy
and directly help create opportunities for the unemployed and SMMEs.”
“What is important to note is that HireMe.today is not a labour broker, nor a
recruitment agency, we advertise and market skills and services,” he concluded.
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