Mobile phone job services: Linking developing-country youth with employers, via SMS

摘要

With its low cost and high penetration rates, mobile technology is uniquely poised to address developing-country labor market inefficiencies, by boosting young job-seekers access to employment information. Simple services like the SMS-based ¿job matching¿ application developed by Palestinian-Canadian NGO Souktel have transformed local labor markets - by giving young job-seekers real-time information about local jobs, and connecting them directly with employers.