PushCV, one of the startups that would be representing Africa at this year’s Web Summit holding in Dublin, Ireland is focused on individual development and empowerment according to Odunayo Eweniyi, co-founder of the startup.
Eweniyi told HumanIPO the company started as an automatic curriculum vitae (CV) sending service to relieve the stress of job hunting while letting people focus on building themselves up for the job they wanted.
“We believed that people needed a safe avenue for job applications and we were determined to give that to them. But over time, we discovered that out of many applications we had made, only a little fraction got call backs for interviews and the jobs; so we thought that their CVs must have something to do with it. We launched the CV rewriting and CV creation services (for fresh graduates),” said Eweniyi.
She said PushCV has now grown into a capacity building service offering services such as PushCV Learning Center, PushCV Careerpedia, PushCV Ask, PushCV Mock Interview, PushCV Resumes, and CV Matching.
“We are working on developing more,” she said.
The company was recently named among Web Summit’s 10 best startups in Africa a development Eweniyi described as an encouragement for the company.
“It is a huge recognition for our Company and we felt very honoured. At the same time, being listed as one of the best ten startups in Africa just showed us that there is so much more we can accomplish. We are focused on that now,” he told HumanIPO.
“The uniqueness of PushCV comes from its deviation from the prevalent practice of just sending CVs to employers. We are focused on individual development and empowerment. Before we send anyone’s CV to any employer, we want to make sure that the individual is well equipped for that job; which by extension means that the employer is getting the best person for the job. Career success should come from self development. That is our aim.”
