Spaan is a South African job seekers platform tailored to the specific needs of people in the local job market.
At the launch of this platform on 10 June in Rosebank, Johannesburg, founder Afika Nontso revealed how Spaan will operate.
HOW DOES SPAAN WORK?
Spaan is an employment platform that connects verified job seekers with verified employers,” he said.
The idea is that any crucial documentation you might need to acquire a job is vetted by Spaan.
“So, if you’re a job seeker, then at the very least you can get your ID verified. If you are an organisation or a corporation, you have your CIPC verified.”
All of this is facilitated through the Spaan platform.
“Employers are only able to see verified job seekers because that’s our promise to employers. We are a platform that gives you verified job seekers and we will give you verified employers.”
Much like most job seeker platforms, people in search of jobs are able to create profiles which are registered for free.
“They enter their experience, select opportunities, and enter their reference numbers. They’re able to select their work locations once they’ve built up their profile. They’re then able to upload documents, which they can then pay to use our verification services.”
THE SPAAN REPORT
You can verify your ID, driver’s licence, matric certificates, and the portal is also fitted to enable employers to run background checks.
All this verification is compiled into what is referred to as the span report.
“It’s a document that proves the verification data of an individual. So even if you were to speak to someone outside of the platform, you are able to then generate your span report and send it to any potential employer.
“This span report will be your voice; it will speak for you and prove to this employer that you are a verified individual. That employer would be able to see your verification statuses on the span report.”
The same applies to employers who can register a profile of their business and offer genuine roles to job seekers who use Spaan.
“They can send job offers, connect with candidates, and generate reports of candidates in case they want to build up a list of people to hire,” he elaborated.
Nontso described the platform as a turnkey solution, intending to build towards enabling psychometric tests as well.
“We’ve partnered with Managed Integrity Evaluation [MIE]. All of our verification services go through MIE as our trusted verification partner, and that’s what we use to ensure the credibility of our verification.”
HOW IS SPAAN ANY DIFFERENT FROM EXISTING JOB SEEKER APPLICATIONS?
In a country with unemployment sky rocketing, more platforms of this nature are necessary. Spaan does boast a lot of features you might find on LinkedIn, PNet or Gradesmatch for example.
Beyond being a locally produced product, Nontso explained how Spaan goes above and beyond being simply just another platform for people to engage in the demands of the procedures of the job market.
“We’re probably the only verification-led employment platform. The only employment platform that is accessible on USSD WhatsApp and via our web-based portal.
“We’re the only inclusive employment platform which caters for both the informal and formal job market across any industry. Having both verified employers, real jobs and verified employees on the same page is what makes us different.”
Find out more about Spaan on all social media sites, including their WhatsApp bot or dial *120*77226# to register.
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