by Melissa Hancock - Wednesday, 5th December 2007 -

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Zubka: A video interview with Armando Ruffini, the Co-founder and CEO of the online recruitment referral site

Zubka: the online recruitment referral site
This online recruitment site is taking on both traditional and online recruitment firms. Its unique selling point is recommendations: the person putting forward a candidate (often a friend) can get between six to eight per cent of the starting salary. Zubka takes 15 per cent of a successful job applicant’s starting salary. By offering incentives
for recommendations, the pool of applicants is increased. And by conducting business online, overheads are reduced.

Founded by David Shieldhouse and Armando Ruffini, and backed by Balderton Capital (which backed eBay and Bebo), Zubka wants to be the “eBay of jobs”. Jay Bregman says: “Recommendations could be a vital differentiator. I could have
bought a yacht for the amount eCourier has paid to headhunters.”