With the job market fluctuating these days, those looking for a job need all the help and exposure they can get. Today I am looking at the app BestEmployees from InnovativeApps LLC. This free app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
The goal of this app is to help folks looking for a job be found easily.
The app is broken down into three sections: Employee, Hiring Manager, and Customer/Colleague.
1. Employee
The first step is to create an account. You can do this with Facebook or Linkedin. Once you are in, you will need to setup a profile. It is important that you are accurate and provide as many details as possible. The information you provide will assist those looking for potential employees and those looking to provide recommendations.
After your basic bio, you will need to identify your core skills, needs, salary, job location, etc. You can attach a photo and resume if you desire. After your account is setup, then you will have a number of options you can do, such as get endorsements, invite others to the app, etc.
2.Hiring Manager
If you are looking for someone to hire, then you will log in here. The only option is to use your Linkedin account. When you are ready, you can search for folks via specific skills, industry, location, etc. After reviewing the profiles you can send a message to that person to have them contact you.
3. Customer/Colleague
In this section, you can log in with Facebook or be anonymous. From here, you can search for the person and then provide a recommendation or endorsement of their skills and knowledge. This will show on their account profile.
Final Thoughts
Thankfully I am not looking for a job at the moment. This app is pretty easy to use and can provide folks an additional avenue to be found for new positions. Since this is a passive job search tool, I would recommend that folks use this app with other resources. I like the fact that you have pretty much total control over your profile and with whom you correspond with. When you are done, you can simply delete your profile.
The key with this app is how many employers are using it? When I was setting up my profile, the only countries listed were India and USA, so I do not know how wide spread its distribution currently is.
So if you are looking for additional ways to present your credentials or are passively looking for a new or different job, an app such as BestEmployee might be a viable option for you in your job search.
