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In October 2010, Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned of the need to confront the “risks of higher inflation, acute skill shortages and the risk of ‘Dutch disease’”.  JobServe responded with the release of its ‘International Featured Job’ product. In the four months since then Australia has suffered several tragic natural disasters – all of which have only served to compound the skills shortage.  The result is a serious “talent crunch”. The urgent need for skilled resource is reflected in…See More

JobServe gives managers opportunity to think and act global When JobServe sent 3 sales people to Australia in 2002 to establish JobServe’s first office outside of its headquarters in Essex, UK, the initial idea was that replicating the business model would translate to immediate success. “JobServe is the unquestioned market leader for IT recruitment in the UK. However for all the similarities, there were vast differences between the UK and Australian markets. JobServe’s expansion into Australia…See More

JobServe and IT World Canada Niche IT Job Site Launches TORONTO, OTTAWA (September 1st 2010) – JobServe Canada and IT World Canada today officially launch their co-branded niche technology job board, http://jobs.itworldcanada.com. The new site had a beta launch in early August, after the announcement of the new partnership prompted a strong response from Canadian employers wanting immediate access to this targeted technology community. Fawn Annan,…See More

New IT Recruitment Niche Job Board for Canada TORONTO, OTTAWA (August 2nd 2010) – JobServe Canada Inc and IT World Canada announced today the forming of a powerful strategic partnership to establish an unparalleled niche IT job-board for Canada to launch September 1st 2010. JobServe Canada will provide IT World with an integrated niche IT job board that will be tied back into JobServe.ca, allowing IT jobs on both sites to be cross-advertised. This move solidifies JobServe’s global leadership in…See More

Sex, Pies and Invigulate [sic] ...amazingly these are some of the searches that candidates have performed using JobServe’s mobile job search and application tools! From the impressive statistics it was immediately clear that JobServe’s new mobile offerings had been well received. However, it was only when a routine review of search terms was performed that it became evident some of the funny and unusual things that candidates are searching for using the job search tools. The majority of the…See More