...es allow job-seekers freeaccess to most of their services, they charge employers to postjob ads. Career Builder in the US, for instance, charges USD$350 to place a standard job ad. Job Ahoy! is absolutely freefor 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 jobad on one of the major job sites, and I was charged severalhundred dollars for the honor, the seed was planted. A couple ofdays la...

...ter, I realized that the conventional job search enginemodel isn't just frustrating, it's also becoming increasinglyineffective." According to Mr. Butler, pay-per-post job searchengines exclude businesses that don't have the advertisingbudget required. "Most jobs simply aren't advertised because theemployers 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 businesspotential of free job search site which generates revenuethrough banner ads and Google ads alone. "More and more peopleare using the web to find their next job. In fact, the latestfigures value the UK market alone at USD $4-5 billion. Imaginethe growth if it were free! As conventional pay-per-post jobsites price themselves out of business, employers will turnelsewhere. And where better than somewhere free? We'reanticipating a very high volume of web traffic, and it's thistraffic that will be our bread and butter." Job Ahoy! will initially target the English speaking markets ofthe USA, UK, and Australia. It is professional, easy to use,and, in addition to free job postings, it offers all thestandard tools for employers and job seekers, including emailnotifications, job tracking, and resume and cover letter uploadfacilities. Mr. Butler says that in the coming months, Job Ahoy!plans to enhance the system by introducing an optional biddingsystem to increase the position of your job listing - much likeGoogle AdWords, and within weeks, the site will boast over 2million free job listings.For more information on free job postings, please contact IanButler 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