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Zebrajobs, Aggregation Site for African Jobs

Zebrajobs is a job aggregation site that connects job seekers and employers to exchange job-related information in Africa. The site works with companies and search the Internet to identify and post job opportunities for skilled professionals in every African country.

The idea of the site is to bring jobs in Africa to one place. Zebrajobs.com is very useful for Africans in the Diaspora who wish to return to their home country by availing a range of employment opportunities.

How does it work?

By registering on the site, job seekers can receive e-mail alerts (called Zed Alerts) on African employment opportunities and create and post personal profiles and résumés. Zebrajobs also provides career advice, internship and education opportunities, and information on skills improvement training.

For employers, all job postings are free, which I think is a great way to attract companies to post jobs. They also have the benefit of posting positions, searching the résumé database to discover qualified candidates, receiving applications in various formats, and taking advantage of a built-in advanced applicant tracking tool. So far, over 3000 jobs have been discovered in Africa, with South Africa having almost 2000 jobs on the site.

Site Features

• Online Job Search - Access a wide range of opportunities, including full-time permanent positions, project work, internships, consultancy, and expatriate openings with large multinational corporations, NGOs, and international and African companies.
• Quickly search Zebrajobs.com by keywords, such as job title, degree, experience, country, and city.
  CV/Résumé Online Posting-Upload your CV or résumé to Zebrajobs.com and be discovered by employers searching our database to interview qualified professionals, like you, for their vacancies in Africa.
• Discreet Profile - Use the site’s discreet candidate database tool if you prefer confidentiality while seeking employment. As a job seeker, you can be contacted by a recruiting company that finds your CV/ résumé interesting or a direct employer searching the Zebrajobs.com database to discover more information about you.
• Job Alerts via E-mail - Store the job criteria you’re looking for and receive e-mail alerts when a new position matching your criteria is posted on Zebrajobs.com
• Online Job Application - Apply online for numerous jobs using the Web application tool. The tool allows you to write a cover letter and attach your stored CV/ résumé automatically to your application, making it accessible to the employer or recruiter.

Zebrajobs.com is also launching the first Africa-wide Virtual Job Fair that will run for three months from September 15, 2008 through December 15, 2008. During this event, the Web-based recruiting solutions will allow employers to search candidates’ database and to post their vacancies to be viewed by jobseekers from anywhere in the world.

Zebrajobs.com is a joint venture between the African-based company, Info Mind Solutions, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and US-based, Danya International, Inc., headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. The site hopes to generate revenue from advertisements and sponsorships.

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