Watercrew Revolutionises Marine Recruitment

by Kim McKee, Watercrew on 28 Oct 2008 The Australian marine industry is set to enjoy improved productivity with the launch of Watercrew, an online recruitment website at www.watercrew.com.au, which has been exclusively designed for the marine industry.

Utilising an advanced, custom-built online job matching function, Watercrew carefully matches job seekers with employers across the entire spectrum of marine-based careers, saving them valuable time and money.

Watercrew provides an effective solution to the serious staffing problems that have been evident in the marine industry and hindered productivity and safety. The absence of a dedicated marine recruitment agency has regularly resulted in the employment of inexperienced and unqualified staff.

Watercrew Managing Director Josh Harrington said marine businesses were frustrated with the expense and time wasted finding suitable employees and constantly training new staff.

'Our research showed an overwhelming demand for an affordable service that helped job seekers find their dream job and employers locate the best staff available across the entire gamut of the marine industry,' Mr Harrington said.

'Marine companies want to get on with operating safe, compliant and profitable business, and finding the right personnel is paramount,' he said.

'Until now, businesses have had to source staff using general recruitment agencies, expensive print media or word of mouth, typically yielding poor results.'

Watercrew focuses on all types of marine and water based business, not just boating operators. Companies who can benefit from Watercrew range from learn to surf schools, scuba dive operators, boat manufacturers, retails outlets, tourism operators, fit-out and re-fit firms, private and commercial vessels and many more.

The Watercrew website is also tailored to find staff for all jobs in the marine industry, not just water-based crewing positions. Employers can advertise jobs from office administration staff right through to sales, marketing, engineering, construction, surveying and water based crew.

The website lists an extensive range of positions to suit people seeking part time, casual, and relief positions right through to those looking for a full time career, on or off the water.

Watercrew uses advanced technology to match the qualifications, skills and experience of job seekers with the criteria of marine employers in online job advertisements. Job Seekers are sent a list of jobs, each with a Percentage Job Match Score, making it quick and easy to apply directly to the employer.

Once a candidate has been matched with a potential job opportunity, they apply directly to the employer. Watercrew is not involved in the interview process so businesses are in full control of their own personnel selection and no time or money is wasted on a middle man.

Watercrew aims to become the Australian industry hub for all things marine. To minimise confusion for job seekers wanting training information, and to break down the barriers of entry into the marine industry, Watercrew is listing all legitimate training organisations on their website for free.

Membership and advertising costs for Marine Industry Employers and Job Seekers are extremely reasonable, ensuring the marine industry will thrive with a great range of candidates responding to Watercrew’s growing range of job opportunities.

It is free for employers to register their company details. Employers can advertise available positions online, giving them round the clock exposure to huge target audience from just $180 per advertisement per month.

Watercrew has announced a special Introductory Offer giving job seekers free membership, providing unlimited access to the Watercrew site, the ability to create an online profile, upload resumes and photos, search and apply for jobs.

Watercrew Managing Director Josh Harrington and his team has many years experience in the marine industry and understand the challenges of finding, training and retaining great staff.

Watercrew has been designed purely to address these issues and aims to help develop a safer and more compliant, sustainable and profitable marine industry with better skilled and qualified employees.

More at www.watercrew.com.au