Dear Friends,

An interesting book that I came across, written by Richard Nelson Bolles - What Color is Your PARACHUTE? , had many interesting insights which I’d like to share with you. Today I’ll share a few with you…

1) Firstly, the author wrote that there is a wealth of information about the job-hunting process that has already been researched and is "known information". However, something critical about this fact, is that schools and universities, which are supposed to prepare us for life out there after the education process, does not teach us about such "known information".

In fact, we are left to fend for ourselves and to find the best job that we can, without preparation!  

Imagine that!

2) However, once we think about it a bit, it is apparent that it is very true. For example, how many of you know that there are 16 ways of hunting for a job?

Here are the 16:

1. Sending Resumes
2. Answering “Appointments” and “Notices” Classified Ads in newspapars
3. Government Unemployment Service
4. Private Employment Agencies
5. Internet Usage – posting resumes, looking at employers’ job postings and websites
6. Asking friends, family and people in the community
7. Asking former professors/teachers; using alumni services at schools and colleges
8. Knocking on doors of employers, factories, offices
9. Looking through Yellow Pages for fields and subjects of interest
10. Joining or forming a “Job Club”
11. Doing a thorough self-inventory of skills and interests so that one can detail exactly what job one would most like to have
12. Hanging around places where employers pick up workers – e.g. union halls
13. Take a civil service exam
14. Looking at professional journals and answering ads
15. Going to temp agencies
16. Volunteering to work for free, short-term etc until there is a vacancy

Why are some of them in bold, you ask?

Simply because those are the methods that we, at Breezeto5 , provide. All from one centralised, easy to access, low-cost (free) location.

3) In addition, here are some nuggets of information gathered over surveys and research data compilations:

• typical job searches last 15-19 weeks
• typically 33-50% of job seekers give up by the 2^nd month of the job hunt
  • of those using 1 method, 50% stopped searching by the 2^nd month
  • of those using several methods, only 30% stopped searching by then
• the chances of finding a job are optimized by each additional method up to 4
• more likely to be hired after an interview if you and the interviewer each talk about 50% of the time
• more likely to be hired if your answers are between 20 seconds to 2 minutes
• more likely to be hired if you send a thank you note after an interview – even better if one electronically and one hand-written

How many of you have been applying the above?

Our portal allows you access to 6 different methods of job-hunting, thus easily serving as a one-stop shop from your armchair!

Try our portal - you won’t regret it!

Yours sincerely,

Malcolm

CEO,

Breezeto5 Pte. Ltd.

Dear Friends,

We’ve finally launched as of 14th June 2008!

We’re still working out some kinks and compatibility issues that have been kindly reported by users, and there should be error free usage of our portal extremely soon.

What have we accomplished with our offering?

1. Our first psychometric tool is functional and gives each jobseeker a profile of what he/she is like, viewed from the perspective of various personality characteristics of the jobseeker.

2. We have one of the most, if not the most, user-friendly interfaces available for a job-portal or employment portal. Try it and give us your feedback at support@breezeto5.com if you disagree or have ideas for additional features!

3. Although we’re already functional, we are still constantly upgrading our site, and you will see more features being added as the days go by. We have another psychometric test (EQ measurement) ready, and users will get to take this test soon!

4. As we’re still new, be patient with us as more users and more jobs are being posted with each passing day. On the other hand, if you’re one of the first few who have joined our portal, you will not face too much competition for jobs or job-seekers!

5. We’re holding our first monthly draw at the end of July 2008, and an attractive prize awaits the winner of the draw! Please feel free to visit our credits usage section for more information about this.

Yours sincerely,

Malcolm

CEO,

Breezeto5 Pte. Ltd.

Dear Friend,

Welcome to our opening note!

Breezeto5 Pte. Ltd. is a company created by users and staffed and supported by professionals, to create an online recruitment portal that delivers:

An elegant, intuitive portal for a user-friendly, pleasurable experience

Cutting-edge, high-quality and superior products

Exceptional and customer-centric services

How will we be different from the offerings currently available?

1. We offer several unique features, such as free psychometric tools and profile compatibility scores;
2. Our interface is easy to use, and won’t annoy you like many of the sites currently in the market; and
3. We understand your needs and will proactively develop our engine to deliver better products, and better services

Great! So…

When will we be operational?

Soon!

We shall be testing our engine in May 2008, and should be ready for operations in June, so remember to check again soon!

In the meantime, we will keep you informed about our company’s developments in this space, as well as provide some commentary and insights on the Human Resources industry in general, and specifically in the online recruitment industry at large.

Malcolm
CEO,
Breezeto5 Pte. Ltd.