About Us

As websites go JobsFreeForAll.com is quite young, but the organization behind it has been in the employment business for 40 years. We're a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALTRES, Hawaii's largest and oldest human resources firm.

About the ALTRES Companies

ALTRES is a second-generation, family-owned business that's been delivering innovative human resource solutions to Hawaii businesses since 1969.

With corporate headquarters in Honolulu, the ALTRES companies employs more than 100 full-time staff in six office locations. ALTRES Staffing is Hawaii's largest employment services company, and SimplicityHR is the state's most experienced provider of outsourced human resource administration services.

With annual revenues of $165 million, ALTRES is ranked among the top 100 in Hawaii Business magazine's Top 250 list of local businesses.

In addition, ALTRES has been ranked one of the “Best Places to Work in Hawaii” for all six years that the program has been in place. In the past three years, ALTRES was ranked among the top three mid-size companies. We take HR seriously and know what it takes to be a great employer because that's the core of our business, that's our expertise.

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Our “Back of the Envelope” Story

JobsFreeForAll.com was the brainchild of Kerry Kopp and Mark Dawson.

While reviewing a renewal contract from one of the large national job boards, they lamented the price of even a single job posting. They recognized that, because of the high cost, few companies posted jobs, and those that did listed only a fraction of their true employment needs. Even when companies advertised their openings, they were mainly targeting difficult-to-fill high paying positions. Most weren't listing their entry level opportunities at all.

Kerry and Mark realized there were unmet needs in the market.

Employers Wanted

  • Free job postings
  • Better jobseeker evaluation tools
  • A way of showcasing their companies
  • The ability to reach passive jobseekers
  • Assessments they could trust
  • Professional help to qualify jobseekers
  • Free job postings (did we mention this?)

Jobseekers Wanted

  • More relevant job postings
  • More detailed employer information
  • A single, common application process
  • A way of showcasing their unique talents and skills
  • The ability to apply to an employer even when openings don't exist
  • Assessments which confirm their skills
  • A sense of community
  • More relevant job postings (did we mention this?)

The result is JobsFreeForAll.com.

Our Revenue Model

The most common question we're asked is:

“So, if you don't charge for job postings and you don't sell banner ads, how do you make money?”

At our core we're an employment services company. Companies pay us to help them with personnel related issues.

There are many steps involved in recruiting job candidates and making a good hiring decision. The following are among the more important ones:

  1. 1.
    Create a job description
  2. 2.
    Create advertising copy
  3. 3.
    Advertise the job
  4. 4.
    Respond to inquiries
  5. 5.
    Develop a method of application (paper, electronic)
  6. 6.
    Review applications and resumes
  7. 7.
    Conduct telephone interviews
  8. 8.
    Coordinate in person interview schedules with applicants
  9. 9.
    Prepare interview questions and scoring plan
  10. 10.
    Conduct in person interviews
  1. 11.
    Determine soft skill traits (personality)
  2. 12.
    Administer hard skills tests (typing, Word, Excel, etc.)
  3. 13.
    Perform employment reference checks
  4. 14.
    Perform education history verifications
  5. 15.
    Administer drug tests and review results
  6. 16.
    Negotiate employment terms
  7. 17.
    Create offer documentation
  8. 18.
    Extend employment offer
  9. 19.
    Verify U.S. right to work
  10. 20.
    Conduct new hire orientation
  11. 21.
    Enroll new hire in offered benefit plans

In truth, a job website mainly helps with the advertisement of open positions. Of all the steps in the recruitment cycle, posting jobs is by far the easiest for a business to handle on its own. At JobsFreeForAll.com we also help companies with the rest of the list; either managing the entire process or performing selected steps as a way of augmenting a company's knowledge.

We invite ALL employers to use our website for FREE. There is no obligation to use any of our valuable employment-related services. If, however, you're looking for expert, cost-effective assistance in navigating the world of recruitment, we're here to help.