Zebra Job Connect (www.zebrajobconnect.co.bw) is a Batswana family owned business which was launched on the 26 September 2007. Zebra Job Connect is an online Job Board that aggregates job vacancies & tenders from across Botswana in one convenient location at www.zebrajobconnect.co.bw. Zebra Job Connect allows Batswana employers to reach a global audience of job seekers, including skilled Batswana residing overseas, in order to attract the right candidate for vacant positions. In regards to advertising of tenders, Zebra Job Connect provides an avenue for all tenders to be advertised in one location.

Zebra Job Connect was developed to improve efficiency within Botswana’s labour market through facilitating the exchange of information between employers and job seekers in relation to vacancies and labour demand within the economy. The Internet provides a low cost way to send information to a target audience of skilled job seekers.

How the website will benefit employers

The Zebra Job Connect website incorporates a number of unique features that sets Zebra Job Connect apart from other online job advertising websites.

Employers are able to customise their job advertisements to include their logo and other information, just as advertisements in the print media are customised. Employers are also able to monitor their job advertisements and receive statistical information. Advertisements can be added and removed at the employer’s discretion.

Zebra Job Connect provides companies that advertise tenders with the flexibility to customise the tender information at anytime and receive valuable statistical information.

Whilst there is value in employers advertising vacancies on their own websites, this strategy carries a high risk of missing out on the best candidate for the job, as not all suitable job seekers would be aware of the existence of the employer’s website.  Zebra Job Connect overcomes this risk by aggregating all job vacancies in one convenient location with high visibility. Zebra Job Connect helps direct internet ‘traffic’ to respective employers’ websites and also increases.

How the website will benefit job seekers

Zebra Job Connect allows job seekers to apply for jobs directly online, speeding up the recruitment process for employers.

The Zebra Job Connect website also features a free job alert service for job seekers.  Job seekers register their work search preferences with the job alert service, then when a job that closely matches their preferences becomes available, job seekers are alerted to the vacancy on the Zebra Job Connect website and are invited to submit an application.