Crewtoo Social Media Site Launches Online Maritime Jobs Board
The Crewtoo jobs board is integrated into the Crewtoo site and enables seafarers to simply change a setting on their profile to state that they are available for work; they are then prompted to fill in their full employment details on the site and upload their current CV/resumé. For the seafarer, membership to the popular social network remains free of charge and, even before the jobs board launch, thousands of seafarers had already taken the opportunity to complete their jobs profile.
"We believe that Crewtoo gives us the perfect platform to help seafarers and maritime recruiters alike," says
Maritime recruiters using Crewtoo can choose from three advertising packages: a single vacancy post, a monthly plan, or an unlimited annual service that includes social media posts and a featured company profile service.
Crewtoo members represent a wide range of nationalities, with 55% from
"It's a very exciting time for Crewtoo. We have put an experienced maritime recruitment team together and we have already received vacancies from recruiters who know the Crewtoo brand, even before the site launched," says Woodhead. Crewtoo prides itself on its relationship with seafarers and plans to continue growing the social side of the site by adding new elements and services to it throughout the year.
In addition to Crewtoo,
KVH provides maritime broadband connectivity to vessels worldwide through its TracPhone® V-IP series terminals and mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network. In addition, KVH is introducing IP-MobileCastTM, a content delivery service that is designed to enable
Note to Editors: For more information, visit the Crewtoo recruitment site (www.crewtoo.com/recruitment). For more information about KVH's many services and products for the maritime industry, visit
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