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A website designed to bring creative professionals together with information communication technology has been launched in West Cornwall. Penzance based group Digital Peninsula Network (DPN) has set up ICT-scout, a pioneering job search website.
Jennifer Atherton, centre manager of DPN, said: "Businesses can register for free and advertise to find the right people for whatever they need, from the installation of a large computer network or the design of a complex website, to the drafting of marketing copy and provision of photographic services." Details are then sent as an alert to a selection of members who match the skills required.
Rupert Hitchcox advertised for a website programmer on ICT-scout for his new business - and within four hours he had received seven replies and four positive leads. He said: "I have had a fantastic response to the advert last week. It was easy to register the position on the ICT-scout website and the job was sent straight to a target market with great results."
The site also has a 'job alert' service for registered members, who have created a profile for themselves, indicating their skills and the types of work they are interested in. When an advertiser posts a new work opportunity on the site, that matches a member's profile, that member will immediately receive an e-mail alert.
Lynda Davis, director of DPN, anticipates great success for ICT-scout. "We're all very excited about this project and expect that ICT-scout will quickly become the South West's largest and most important web-based resource for the ICT and creative sectors," she said.
"It's going to connect an enormous bank of local skilled professionals with advertisers across the entire country. "There is a tremendous wealth of ICT and creative talent in the South West. ICT-Scout will help raise both their profiles and that of Cornwall as a serious place to do business." Digital Peninsula Network is funded by Penwith Council and Objective One. (Cornishman - 21 July)
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