Job Match Alerts Now Being Texted to Cell Phones of College Students and Recent Grads

JOB ROOSTER AND COLLEGERECRUITER.COM INK PARTNERSHIP

Social enterprise and college job board site mobilize labor force by text message

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 16, 2011) – Job Rooster and CollegeRecruiter.com have partnered to bring mobile recruiting services to students and recent graduates who are entering today’s hyper-competitive job market. The move allows job seekers registered with CollegeRecruiter.com to receive job alerts directly on their mobile phones and be the first to hear about the latest job openings.

Job Rooster delivers job alerts immediately to job seekers’ mobile phones using text messages, enabling anyone, anytime, anywhere to find their next job without the use of a computer or Internet connection.

“By partnering with CollegeRecruiter.com, we’re putting students first in line for the jobs of tomorrow,” said Job Rooster’s CEO, Nick Ellis.

CollegeRecruiter.com is the nation’s largest job board and information source for college students, grads and recent graduates who are seeking employment, continuing education and business opportunities. This deal will extend and enhance CollegeRecruiter.com’s online services to the mobile phone, where students spend over 7 1/2 hours per day.

“There’s no doubt that the students and recent graduates we serve spend far more time on their cell phones than they do on their computers,” said Steven Rothberg, President and Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com. “If we want to continue to lead our industry – and we do – we need to be where our users want to be and that means on their mobiles. We’ve consistently led our industry through the introduction of new and innovative services and there’s little doubt that the ability to find AND apply to a job using a mobile phone is both new and innovative.”

The New York Times reported in Sept. 2009 that 94% of people between 18-24 use text messages as their primary means of communication. By creating a service based around the popularity of text messaging, Job Rooster reaches audiences who do not rely on email as their primary form of communication.

“With unemployment skyrocketing over 30% among youth populations, we recognize that our online recruitment systems are largely failing today’s graduates,” said Ellis. “We’re excited to work with CollegeRecruiter.com to help put students back to work quickly and purposefully during these difficult times.”

About CollegeRecruiter.com:

CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities. CollegeRecruiter.com features hundreds of thousands of internship and job posting ads as well as tens of thousands of employment articles, blogs, videos, Ask the Experts questions and answers, and more. For more information about CollegeRecruiter.com visit CollegeRecruiter.com or email Steven Rothberg at Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com.

About Job Rooster:

Job Rooster, a San Francisco social enterprise, empowers job seekers anytime, anywhere to find local job opportunities on their mobile phone. Job Rooster’s full lifecycle recruitment platform allows employers to cost-effectively engage and hire the best talent using its text messaging, voice-, and video-services. Join the worldwide workforce online at www.jobrooster.com, or by texting JOBS to CROWS (27697). If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Job Rooster Co-Founders Nick Ellis or Azeem Butt, please contact Nick Ellis at nick@jobrooster.com.