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JOBHUNTING ISN’T EXACTLY the easiest of tasks, for both businesses or job hunters.
For one, firing CVs to different companies in the hope that you’re spotted is a tough process on its own, while businesses have a difficult time trying to filter through applicants, especially if there’s little to differentiate between them.
That’s something Jobbio has been trying to change for both sides. Founded by brothers Stephen and John Quinn, it allows those searching to create a multimedia CV and companies can create job specs which can be updated in real-time.
Basically, it tries to deal with the problem of sending in applications and companies filtering through them, ensuring that they’re read and companies find the right people with less effort.
CEO Stephen Quinn says that while all companies have a jobs or careers page, most applications effectively go into a “black hole” and are never seen.
There’s a job button on every site in the world, there’s a careers button and they all go to a black hole. What we’re saying is that when you click a jobs button, you should meet a dynamic interface with the job ad. If there isn’t, you can click the hunt button which basically says ‘I want the updates’ without the company knowing I’m looking just yet.
What they offer companies is a cheaper way of finding talent. Because they only pay when they make a hire, it gives them motivation to place vacancies there and allow those searching to put together a multimedia CV (think images and videos) so they stand out.
Getting them on board was the initial challenge but once that was met, the service gathered momentum.
So we got one company, and people started to apply for it. We got two and people started to apply for it. All of a sudden, we’ve 550… they come in, they see Dropbox or AirBnB on it, and they’re seeing opportunities that they mightn’t have thought of and the companies are able to showcase themselves in a way to attract people.
Expansion
Since it started in October 2013, the service now has more than 550 companies signed up including Ryanair, Dropbox, AirBnB, Hailo and Brown Bags Film and 100,000 people registered with the service. It’s recently opened an office in both London and New York, and it announced it has received €1 million in funding to help with that aim.
Our strategy is pretty straightforward… there’s demand [from brands and people] from these places to use this service so we’re effectively following our customers… The simple plan is to continue to do that so we’re looking to hire one person a month almost in the next ten to twelve months in London, try to create that marketplace and almost repeat that in New York.
The company currently has 13 members in its Dublin office, two in London and one in New York and it’s looking to grow its numbers in Dublin to 25 by the end of the year.
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If the film is an accurate representation of what these lads did a medal isn’t enough, it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, stuff of legends. “We fired every bullet twice” you couldn’t make it up much respect for all involved.
@Marc Walsh: Hear hear Marc. Couldn’t agree with you more..
After hearing about the Peacekeepers being killed today; it really puts their achievement into context.
If half of the story is true it is still amazing that none of them were killed.
@Niallers: Its all true. My father was a mortar commander in A Company. It was the most incredible thing watching the movie for the first time with him and seeing him relive it all. He said the only cinematic deviance that he was aware of was that the helicopter was shot before it got off the ground. In the movie the heli is shot out of the air. What it didn’t show was the chaplain going from tench to trench giving the men the last rites. My dad is a hero :)
@Helena Quinn: Yes he is .
@Helena Quinn: he most certainly is.respect.
Anyone who is sent to protect and comes out the otherside should have a lot more than a medal.
It’s amazing that the articles don’t include Conor Cruise O’Briens responsibility for the men being in this predicament.Whitewashed out of it for some reason.
I would appeal to the Irish government to recognise these brave warriors actions and that of their Commandant and award them the highest honour the state can bestow in the form of a proper decorative medal in respect of their outstanding bravery against overwhelming odds.I salute them and their memory for service towards world peace.True patriots all.
the movie was incredible, their story amazing, what they did was heroism, but that their own country condemned them as cowards and traitors is sickening, these men should have lived the life of heroes upon their return, but instead were cast aside as an embarrassment to the hierarchy of the army, shame shame shame
I am totally thrilled these men got recognised for their bravery and so those my father who was in the 34th Battalion in the Congo. As a veteran himself my father feels that all the battalions should get a recognition for their services especially the early ones like the 32nd, 33rd,34,35th,38th all involved in Combat. My father told me stories that’d make the hair stand on your head, he was in several situations and sieges where they had to fight their way out and he was always on the front line as a Bren. I’m getting his story told after Christmas and pursuing it more for recognition.
Give them medals. Long long overdue
Hear, hear. I don’t understand why they haven’t received individual medals for their courage already. The army knows what they went through – public opinion back in the day has nothing to do with how well they came through. Brilliant film too.
@Fiona Fitzgerald: medals lol you are hilarious
About time these men were truly honoured for their bravery.
The way they were treated was both embarrassing and shameful.
It seems the prologue to the siege involved Indian troops with a gung-ho attitude. The progression of the siege involved the Cruiser trying to protect his own ass. The end involved the Irish Top Brass displaying an ostrich head in the sand mentality. The Irish troops were treated as tiny pawns in a game. To treat them as cowards was utterly despicable by the Irish State. To have the reputation of a judicious commander who managed the situation and protected the lives of his men left in tatters by the attitude of his so called superiors was nothing short of scandalous.
The politicians , was it Connor cruise O brien involved in that
Bravery for making tea, decisions Lyons or Barrys
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