The biggest startup job board in Australia has launched

The chief working officer of Sydney-based startup CancerAid has launched what he says the Australia’s largest startup job board, My Startup Gig.

Moderately than subjecting your self, and your RAM, to an eye-watering variety of open tabs, the job board goals to be a landing page for all your startup job needs.

It aggregates the postings from Australia’s high 550 startups. And in line with creator Tim Atkins, this makes it the biggest startup job board within the nation.

“Startup jobs get misplaced in Search and LinkedIn, and particular person VC job boards don’t cowl the broader Australian startup ecosystem,” Atkins instructed SmartCompany.

“So the answer is straightforward: so long as the startup has a careers web page, the roles will seem on My Startup Gig. We had 550 startups on launch, which makes it already the biggest supply of Australian startup jobs. Quickly we should always have each single startup job.”

The present local weather of low unemployment is making hiring tough for employers, says Atkins. My Startup Gig is seeking to mitigate the time and value for companies by making the platform free to make use of.

“No HR skilled desires to publish their job advert in 4 totally different locations, at 4x the fee. As My Startup Gig pulls the job info straight from their careers web page, it requires no work or price from their finish. The suggestions from startups has been terrific,” Atkins says.

Aussies are turning in direction of startups

The launch of My Startup Gig follows different recruitment centered initiatives from members of the native startup group, resembling jobs platform Between Work. And whereas various native startups have been compelled to reduce their headcounts in latest months, analysis suggests there’s a pattern in direction of extra Australian staff desirous to work for startups.

In a latest Robert Walters Global Poll, 50% of pros mentioned they might reasonably expertise a startup setting than sticking with a longtime firm.

One if its latest employment surveys additionally revealed that 34% of pros are in search of “significant work”, with 42% desirous to expertise an organization tradition that lets them “thrive”.

And the quantity of people that have switched to startups has elevated by over 20% over the past 12 months.

There are probably various causes for this. COVID-19 has resulted in an uptick in staff in search of versatile work environments that aren’t rooted in outdated firm traditions. Earlier within the yr there was additionally predictions that the Great Resignation, which performed out within the US, would additionally arrive on our shores.

Lastly, persons are burnt out. In keeping with analysis cited by news.com.au, 42% of Australians are affected by burnout and fatigue. If youthful and extra versatile workplaces are providing enticing alternate options in an staff’ job market, it’s no surprise folks wish to make the soar.

And there’s help for it. The Tech Council of Australia has lofty targets for the startup sector. By 2030 it goals to see 1.2 million Aussies in tech associated jobs with a contribution of $250 billion gross home product throughout that point. It’s additionally seeking to “make Australia the perfect place to start out and scale an organization”.

When you’ve got a startup, you may apply to have your jobs listed on the My Startup Gig website.