LinkMe.com.au, Australia's leading online career network, today announced a new partnership with Scouts Australia that offers a dedicated online career resource tailored to suit the needs and skills of past and present members of the Scouting movement throughout Australia.
Through this online community, Scouts can upload and fine-tune their resumes, search jobs, set up personal profiles, build their professional network and use the experience and knowledge gained from participating in the Scout movement to help them land their dream job.
"The Scouts Career and Networking Community allows those involved in the movement to promote the leadership, teamwork, confidence and motivational skills developed through being a Scout," says Campbell Sallabank of LinkMe.com.au.
In a recent survey of its membership base, which now exceeds 165,000, LinkMe.com.au found that 39% have been involved in the Scout movement at some point in their lives.
"Our survey showed that having been a Scout helps your career with 62.1% believing that being a Scout has helped them be more disciplined and organised in their career, 59.6% saying Scouting had given them more confidence, 57.1% saying they have developed better interpersonal skills, and 52.1% felt they were a better leader of people."
"People can be a part of and benefit from the movement at any point throughout their lives, so whether employers are looking for someone just starting out or for someone with experience, the qualities fostered by the Scout movement could be the key differentiator in finding the right person."
The key Scout attribute of 'reliability' was highlighted by 88.5% of the survey respondents as the single most important factor in employability. Communication skills, responsibility, being a team player, punctuality and respectfulness were also cited by well over three quarters of respondents as Scout attributes highly valued by employers.
"The aim of Scouting is to encourage the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual development of young people so that they take a constructive place in society as responsible citizens, and as members of their local, national and international communities," says Richard Miller, National Chief Executive, Scouts Australia.
"Our partnership with LinkMe.com.au allows Scouts to build on the wonderful skills, attributes and contacts gained through scouting to drive forward more successful and rewarding careers."
