Backpacker Job Board

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Jobboard Finder’s opinion

Summary: From fruit picking jobs and seasonal harvest work to au-pair and hospitality work, Backpacker Jobboard is a specialist job board targeting the adventurous long-term tourists in Australia. By offering useful information to both backpackers and those who hire them, the site has become quite popular. It has 1 140 followers on Twitter, 38 713 on Facebook and 337 on Instagram. As many as 209 860 visits per month are recorded by SimilarWeb.

Design: The search engine (keywords) appears over a changing backdrop. If you still aren’t sure what you want, there are locations and categories to choose from, or you can browse the featured jobs and featured employers. Finally, there are the latest jobs. To use the search engine, you need a keyword. The offers then appear in a grid with filters (category and location) on the left-hand side. The publication dates and logos are visible. When you open a job offer, you can also locate it thanks to the map.

The job board objective: Backpacker Jobboard hopes to make it easier for foreigners in Australia to find work and for those looking to hire to publish adverts.

Recruiter observations: Recruiters can find the prices online and post for free (basic ads). It’s easy to register.

Jobseeker observations: It’s easy to create an account.

The job offers: There are thousands of offers online. The most popular are in the “most popular” category.

Reactivity: The team answers quickly.

Special features: The newsletter; the tax refund calculator; the courses (and contact numbers); the blog (no dates); the number of views and applications for each job offer; second year visa information; the second year compatibility.

Verdict: If you’re a backpacker, check out this site for all the compatible jobs. If you’re an employer, you’ll like being able to publish for free and see how popular similar jobs to yours are.

Written by Ali Neill

As the job board tester and blog editor for the Jobboard Finder, Ali works on job boards from all around the world and keeps a close eye on the recruitment trends thanks to a number of sources, including the website's social media pages.