Released on = December 6, 2005, 2:13 pm

Press Release Author = Alexis Lee

Industry = Management

Press Release Summary = With the cost of placing an online job ad spiraling rapidly
upwards, new job search engine, \'Job Ahoy!\', is a breath of fresh air to employers

Press Release Body = http://www.jobahoy.com/

With the cost of placing an online job ad spiraling rapidly upwards, new job search
engine, \'Job Ahoy!\', is a breath of fresh air to employers. Launched in October, Job
Ahoy! charges nothing to post a job ad!

While conventional job search engines allow job-seekers free access to most of their
services, they charge employers to post job ads. Career Builder in the US, for
instance, charges USD $350 to place a standard job ad. Job Ahoy! is absolutely free
for all users.

\"The idea grew out of pure frustration,\" says Job Ahoy! founder, Ian Butler. \"When
it took me half an hour to post a single job ad on one of the major job sites, and I
was charged several hundred dollars for the honor, the seed was planted. A couple of
days later, I realized that the conventional job search engine model isn\'t just
frustrating, it\'s also becoming increasingly ineffective.\" According to Mr. Butler,
pay-per-post job search engines exclude businesses that don\'t have the advertising
budget required. \"Most jobs simply aren\'t advertised because the employers can\'t
afford the sky-rocketing prices. As a result, job-seekers never find out about them.
It\'s just bad business.\"

Mr. Butler says it was then that he realized the business potential of free job
search site which generates revenue through banner ads and Google ads alone. \"More
and more people are using the web to find their next job. In fact, the latest
figures value the UK market alone at USD $4-5 billion. Imagine the growth if it were
free! As conventional pay-per-post job sites price themselves out of business,
employers will turn elsewhere. And where better than somewhere free? We\'re
anticipating a very high volume of web traffic, and it\'s this traffic that will be
our bread and butter.\"

Job Ahoy! will initially target the English speaking markets of the USA, UK, and
Australia. It is professional, easy to use, and, in addition to free job postings,
it offers all the standard tools for employers and job seekers, including email
notifications, job tracking, and resume and cover letter upload facilities. Mr.
Butler says that in the coming months, Job Ahoy! plans to enhance the system by
introducing an optional bidding system to increase the position of your job listing
- much like Google AdWords, and within weeks, the site will boast over 2 million
free job listings.

For more information on free job postings, please contact Ian Butler
ian.butler@jobahoy.com. Post your free job listings at: http://www.jobahoy.com/.


Press release written by Glenn Murray of copywriting studio, Divine Write
(http://www.divinewrite.com).

Web Site = http://www.jobahoy.com

Contact Details = Alexis Lee
Webmaster@jobahoy.com