HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Following the official launch in March, Seafarers CV Limited (SCV) has quickly charted a steady course toward a profitable future. The company helps private and commercial shipping and management companies find and recruit qualified crew anywhere in the world. The numbers tell a compelling story—SCV met its four-month goal of 1,000 crew signups in less than one month and 350 vessel requests. SCV is growing at over 3000 crew per month with qualified seafarers from over 130 countries.
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SCV's breakthrough has been to remove the middle person; Shipping and management companies enjoy direct contact with potential candidates, not just sheets of paper from agents who put forth who they think would be best. With the simplified CV formatting, each prospective crew member's most relevant information earns top billing.
"Recruitment agencies have long held a monopoly on crew scouting and replacement, enabling prices and commissions to climb way out proportion to the actual services rendered," explained Brad Yeadon, founder of Seafarers CV LTD. "We're eager to throw a wrench in the old system, giving boat owners and crew members an easier, better way to connect. Seafarers CV LTD costs less than other recruitment agencies and provides superior results. What could be better?"
The pricing structure of SCV is not only straightforward but highly competitive. Rather than charge high commissions or stick clients with hidden costs, as is the case with many recruitment agencies, the company charges a flat annual fee based only upon the size of the vessel. In other words, a vessel can employ as many different crew members as needed throughout the year at a single price point.
Another advantage of SCV is the laser-like focus on quality: checking references is easy, and the system requires proof of listed education and experience. Traditional recruitment agencies have become caught up in the numbers game, therefore quality often slips by the wayside. With SCV, crew have an incentive to keep their profiles accurate and up to date: profiles must be at least 75 percent complete to view and apply for positions.
The SCV business model has already proven its worth. As vessel registrations and crew signups continue exceeding forecasts, the status quo of the crew recruitment business is clearly changing.
About Seafarers CV
Seafarers CV (SCV) provides seafarers of all ranks and departments across multiple maritime industries the ability to create an online profile visible to commercial and private ships internationally. Further, SCV replaces the need for traditional crew agencies by allowing ships to easily search and contact qualified crew without any signing fees or expensive commission fees.
We have an extensive background in both commercial and private yachts and know the headaches of finding the right crew. We wanted to build an online service both private and commercial ships could use to employ new and experienced seafarers without paying expensive commission fees of thousands and thousands of dollars and where seafarers could join at no charge and be visible to ships internationally.
Contact:
Brad Yeadon
http://www.seafarerscv.com
Phone: 1-902-444-3777
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