The Jobjar story
Over the years, I had the opportunity to recruit many talented individuals in various roles.
I found the recruitment steps disconnected, inefficient and repetitive.
For example, CVs were delivered via email or post, interview notes that were taken in
notebooks were hard to share with colleagues and video interviews were non-existent until
more recently.
Excel was, and still is in many cases, the tool used to manage shortlists and the status of
candidates.
I took a mental note to do something about these inefficiencies, with a goal to create a
single environment that would foster collaboration, communication, and transparency at
different stages of the recruitment process, both for the company and the job seeker.
Jobjar was founded in April 2020, in the depths of the pandemic. The first attempt to create
the App resulted in something that was not consistent with my vision and envisaged workflow.
It was almost back to the drawing board to re-do the work along with almost 3 months of
testing.
Although this was a setback and resulted in a delay in releasing the App by around 6 months,
it taught me to be persistent, resilient, and focus on creating the vision that I first set
out to achieve.
The struggles of the pandemic also created self-doubt; however, I had the benefit of time to
focus on this vision whilst my other work came to a standstill.
My loving wife and three beautiful daughters encouraged me to follow my vision and persevere
with my concept.
Thanks to their constant support, I never gave up and stayed enthusiastic and committed to
creating something that I originally envisaged.
I wanted to make a difference with Jobjar and aid both parties in the hiring journey.
After overcoming many hardships and challenges to get the Jobjar App completed, the App was
tested and launched in June 2021.
I love working with people and receiving their varied input, so they can directly impact business outcomes.
My goal is to create a company culture in which everyone is respected, valued and can thrive.
