Finding a job can still come at a cost, from printing CVs to travelling to interviews, and employers are being urged to rethink how they hire.
JOBJACK co-founder Heine Bellingan said simple changes could make hiring easier, especially for entry-level positions.
Bellingan said the first step is moving away from paper CVs.
“There’s lots of things that need to come together, but from what we’ve seen specifically, especially with the change in technology in the world, there’s some easy things employers can do that would make a big difference. And the first thing is just not to hire from a box of paper CVs anymore. I mean, it’s 2026. That’s not necessary. And hiring from a box of paper CVs is a big barrier for job seekers. The cost of printing, the cost of transport to go drop a CV. So that’s just an easy starting point,” he said.
He added that employers should avoid two rounds of interviews for store-level roles, as it instantly doubles the cost for job seekers.
For head office roles, businesses invest heavily in finding the right person, and Bellingan believes the same approach should apply to frontline staff.
“Businesses invest so much in finding the right person because the wrong person in your business, in your head office is expensive. But that same thought process and investment should go into your store level roles because it’s as important to find the right cashier,” he said.
“The cashier is your customer facing person in the business, it’s the person driving the revenue, it’s person driving sales. And if you’re not investing and finding the right person, you’re actually often bringing people to an interview that would never stand a chance to succeed in this role, wasting their time, incurring costs for them.”
