Jobboard Finder’s opinion
Summary: Created in 2009 by BM Consulting Services (despite what the Linkedin page says), DuaPune is a generalist national job board in Albania. BM Consulting Services is a business support organisation founded in 2005 with a focus on the Baltic countries with recruiting expertise in the area. Back in 2011, the website had a different blue design (which you can see in their Youtube videos) and it went a yellowish orange colour in 2012. Even if the social media links malfunction, DuaPune does have a page on Twitter (461 followers), on Linkedin (662) and one on Facebook (150 196). Per month, the job board attracts about 60 620 views and it accommodates for the different linguistic preferences of its users with an English, Albanian and Italian version. The website is present in Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Bosnia.
Design: The focus of the job board is on job offers, but there are still a number of additional features. The homepage has a search engine (keywords, category and location) over an image of the Skanderbeg Monument (commemorating the nobleman, George Castriot, who led the rebels against the Ottoman Empire). The number of active jobs, jobseekers and employers are also visible (which seem to be accurate). The logo is of a bee (which might be a reference to the Be'lietta shqipe'tare (the Albanian Bee), the first compilation of folklore recounting Albanian customs. If you wish to cull the results, you can use the filters (keywords, the company name, the country, the city, the category, the job type, the experience and the wages). You can also tick the following boxes: customer service, recruitment and premium. There are publication and expiry dates and the job offers specify if they want applicants to provide a photo and/or a cover letter.
The job board objective: Dua Pune (which means, “I want job”) is proud of being the intermediary, putting employers and candidates in contact.
Recruiter observations: When you register, the recruiter and jobseeker forms appear next to each other. Foreign companies are advised to contact the team directly.
Jobseeker observations: It’s easy to create an account but DuaPune should probably rethink the colour scheme for the automatic e-mail (blue on blue). You can apply through the website but most offers request that applicants use a particular e-mail address (which they provide).
The job offers: There are currently 350 job offers. Most of the job categories have between 10 and 30 job offers, with administrational jobs at the top of the list.
Reactivity: They answered within a day.
Special features: The testimonials (at the bottom of the homepage on the side); the insistent unhappy bee advert on Youtube; the blog (in Albanian – including articles on how ants are productive, the most innovative universities and more! Many subcategories); the salary breakdown (which can tell you how much you cost your employer); the calendar; photos from career fairs staff attended; the videos; the CV example; feedback and share your story (which don’t actually work); the career guide (that you can only view with Adobe Flash Player).
Verdict: We loved the blog ideas and the website is easy to use. We also liked the subtle references to important aspects of Albania’s history.
