their base – we now have a great network of local businesses within the UK, many of us work collaboratively to help further propel the industry.”
Many people work on yachts for just a few seasons, but equal numbers of people choose yachting as their permanent chosen career. At the moment, there is very little in the way of information to guide professionals about how to move around within this space. The British based on line jobs board Yotspot, has made it their mission to rectify this making it easier to see all the opportunities in one place. They have been successfully trading online jobs for the yachting industry since 2010.
Steve Crawford, Director, explains their plans for 2019 and beyond. “For years now, we feel there has been a large disconnect between captains and crew who work onboard the yachts and those individuals who work within the shore based side of the industry. We want to bridge the gap and make it
easier to transition between these roles. So now, you can advertise shore based vacancies such as Yacht Sales Broker, Charter Manager, or Designer in exactly the same way you would advertise roles for Captains and Crew. Everything is under one roof, so even if crew a re not directly looking for a post on land, whilst flicking through yacht based positions, they might stumble across a land based job that just makes sense to them.”
One final success story within this industry has been the development of Port Profile by Anthony Park. Back in 2004 he jumped on board with his first job as a chef, 15 years later and he’s still there, well sort of, but on a slightly different tack.
When Anton decided to dip his toes into the waters of the tech world and create a software-led platform, designed to reshape how recruitment is carried out in the yachting industry, it wasn’t exactly what he set out to do! The tech solution
THE INITIAL CONCEPT QUICKLY MOVED FROM A SUPPORT NETWORK SOLELY FOR CHEFS, TO A SYSTEM FOR ALL YACHTING CREW IN THE INDUSTRY
came much later! Back then, it was still all about cooking.
He created a Facebook page in 2015 and called it; Yacht Chef Support Network there are a fair few yacht crew who may remember it, if only for the infamous party he jointly hosted at the Antigua charter yacht show with Shore Solutions, the provisions company back in the day. There are crew who still talk about that part some six years later!
“The initial concept quickly moved from a support network solely for chefs, to a system for all yachting crew in the industry. Fast forward and the Port Profile platform went live in April 2019, and we took full advantage of the Palma Boat show to showcase what we had built. Interest came in many different shapes and forms and gave me lots of ideas going forward.”
The cost of a posting single job post is £50 plus VAT. That post will remain active for 30 days and then there is an option to extend for a further 30 days for £25 plus VAT. Each paid job post gives the recruiter unlimited access to the extensive Port Profile database for the duration of the advertisement.
Anton explains, “I do all the social media postings myself using Hootsuite and various other programmes to schedule posts. As we grow so I will in time be able to employ people. For now, I am proud that Port Profile is helping improve the way crew get to choose their perfect job.”
PORT PROFILE The alternative solution to your recruitment needs. Port Profile is a purpose-built private network, designed and built by yachting professionals to help you discover and apply for the best jobs at sea. Take back control of your nautical career. With Port Profile you can: Search for suitable crew, based on your job post criteria, View and download all required documentation without the need for email, Do everything you would normally do when working with a recruiter or agency, Save paying huge recruitment fees, Chat directly with applicants through our chat app, designed for yachts of all sizes, big or small, captains & HODs . The cost per job post: £50 + VAT and that’s it, nothing more! For more details Tel: +44 (0) 7380892121 or visit
www.portprofile.com
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