Look for temporary and full time jobs on Gumtree and you are likely to come across something suitable sooner or later. As more and more people use this free online classifieds, there are a greater number of job listings for you to choose from.
What is Gumtree?
Apart from being a Koala’s favourite food, Gumtree is also an extensive network of free classifieds and community websites found online. Gumtree now covers over 60 cities in countries such as Poland, Ireland, the UK, South Africa, and New Zealand. Gumtree once featured as one of the UK’s top 20 websites and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Gumtree was founded by Simon Crookall and Michael Pennington in March 2000. It was designed to be a community and classified site for London to help movers and city newcomers to get started with employment, accommodation, and meeting new people in the area. Kijiji, the internal classified group for eBay, acquired Gumtree is May 2005.
To start looking for a temporary or fulltime job on Gumtree in South Africa, simply visit www.gumtree.co.za. Choose the relevant category (Jobs) and other search criteria. One of the best parts about suing Gumtree is that you can modify your search by including search criteria such a location, job type (temporary, fulltime, part time etc), and field (media, financial services, etc).
Once you have selected the relevant search categories (as board or as narrow as you like), you can then hit the search button. The ads will appear in order of date, with the most recent ad at the top of the list. To change you search criteria at any time, you can modify the results using the filters on the left hand side of the page. Current filters include the specific category, location, distance, ad type and price.
I see a suitable job!
If you find temporary and full time jobs on Gum tree you are interested in, the next step is to contact the person who posted the ad with the information they need. If they haven’t provided contact details in the ad itself, you can reply to the employer by entering your email address and a message in the box on the right had side that says “Contact poster by email”.
If you want to add any attached documents, such as a CV or qualification, these can be attached to your email using the “Add attachment” button. Before you send the email off, you will also need to enter a verification code that is there to prevent SPAM replies. If you can’t see the number clearly, use the “Listen to the code” link below the code box. All done! Now you can hold thumbs for a reply on your own email address.
Tips for staying safe
As with many online classifieds (especially free ones) there are scammers and predators out there trying to take advantage of unsuspecting people. Keep your wits about you and remain vigilant so that you don’t become a victim. Use your common sense when applying for jobs – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.
- Before replying to an ad or taking up a position, do your research and find out as much as you can about the company from independent sources. If you are en employer looking to employ someone, follow up on an applicant’s references.
- Arrange a face to face meeting with employees/employers
- No job should require you to submit your banking details in the application process. You should only provide these details once you have started working for the company.
- Be wary of work from home opportunities. Because these kind of jobs don’t necessitate a face to face meeting, scammers often try con people out of their money by making them pay for “training” before they start the job. Remember, at no times should you pay for anything when applying for a job – you are the employee, they should be paying you!