Jobs4Freshers January 24, 2007
Posted by Pallav Sharda in : Jobs , trackbackHere is an example of startups trying to grab niche markets when the general one is dominated by big players. Matrimonial and Career sites are probably two most overcrowded areas in the Indian internet business arena, but Jobs4Freshers still takes a swing at the ‘freshers’ (just-out-of-college) job market.
Needless to say, the jobs posted are nothing spectacular.. sales rep, call center person, etc. That is reflective of how Indian fresh-graduates are valued, and not a fault of the people behind Jobs4Freshers. But I’m not at all impressed by the user-interface. The usual fare of blinking, scrolling, mis-aligned widgets is served here too. Overall, the navigation is clunky and non-intuitive.
Anyway, it’s the content that matters, right? They had about 900 jobs listed when I checked. That is not bad for a startup that came online in september 2005. Not sure how the overall ‘user experience’ is for the site though- couldn’t dig up anything on what happens when someone responds to a posting, how the site facilitates it, etc. No idea if they have any other revenue model (pay-per-posting, etc) than advertisements (they have no ads yet, so maybe even that’s not a model).
All in all, an amateur effort. But there is some potential in the business idea. The guy behind it decided to have another site: YoungProfessionals.co.in and make it the ‘parent’ company of Jobs4Freshers. No new info there, just some canned ‘our-mission-our-values’ type stuff. Though the ‘contact us’ section gives away an address & someone’s cellphone number in a fearless way. But that’s not surprising for Indian websites. No privacy concerns for Indians 
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Thanks for the valuable feedback. No more blinking, scrolling, mis-aligned widgets are served anymore. Check http://www.jobs4freshers.com again
(These design changes were overdue and took sometime happening) And Youngprofessionals.co.in is not a website or the second level to jobs4freshers its the parent company coz its what we are young professionals 
.. And im glad u recognised our effort .. even though you called it amateurish. Hopefully we being freshers ourselves in this kind of business would take sometime before we learn and become wiser. Here’s hoping that we dont throw away the potential this market has.
Dear Rajiv,
Thanks for the comment. I did revisit your site, and it looks better. You cleaned it up a lot, navigation is easier now.
I’m usually candid in my posts so if the word ‘amateur’ irked you, I apologize. It was intended to signify the nascent stage of the site, not the business model.
One thing I’m still curious about: What is your proposed revenue model? Maybe you can tell us more about that when you reply to this comment.
Suggestion: It’s always a good idea to have a “How it works” link on the homepage.. helps the anxious new users who need hand-holding.
Dear Sir,
I hereby forwarding my personal profile for a suitable position in your organisation. I have almost 3 years experience in TPA services.
I kindly request you to process & consider the same.
Looking forward for your opportunity in this regard.
Thanks & Regards
Rami Reddy