MyJobMag South Africa

What MyJobMag South Africa does

MyJobMag South Africa is a privately held, two-sided job marketplace that connects South African job seekers with employers through a web platform at myjobmag.co.za. The platform organizes listings across all nine provinces, 90+ cities, 40+ job fields, 35+ industries, and multiple education levels, giving candidates a categorized job-search experience and employers structured visibility. Job seekers access the service free of charge and may build CVs via the CV Pilot tool, compare their profiles against job descriptions with the CV Job Description Matcher, and subscribe to job alerts by email and Telegram.

The employer offering is the commercial core. Pricing starts at R975 per featured job post (active for three months, featured on the homepage and premium locations for three weeks) or a pay-as-you-go bulk wallet for lower per-post unit economics. A monthly unlimited subscription at R3,000/month includes 10 candidate search credits, with extended-duration plans offering volume discounts up to a one-year plan at R18,000. The platform supports ATS integration, screening questions, online assessments, application management dashboards, anonymity options, and dedicated account officers, targeting both SMBs and enterprise/government employers. Named customers include the Mpumalanga Department of Health, the Department of Employment and Labour, the Western Cape Education Department, Sanlam, Sandvik, Scatec ASA, Public Investment Corporation, Air Liquide, One&Only Resorts, SA Metal Group, and Optimal Growth Technologies.

Beyond pay-to-post, MyJobMag monetizes adjacent services: a Candidate Search database (credit-based) and a managed Recruitment Services line where the MyJobMag team handles advertising, screening, interviewing, and shortlisting, delivering 8-10 candidates in five business days. The platform distributes listings externally through an embeddable Job Widget and XML feed, layers a content-marketing engine via its Career Advice Blog and HR Resources (Executive Search Guide, Recruitment Reporting Template, Interview Scorecard, HR Glossary), and offers social login via Google and LinkedIn. MyJobMag South Africa operates as part of a wider MyJobMag network with sibling sites in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and the UK.

Name

MyJobMag South Africa

Legal name

MyJobMag South Africa

Website

https://myjobmag.co.za

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MyJobMag South Africa is a privately held job marketplace and recruitment platform connecting South African job seekers with employers across nine provinces. It monetizes via pay-per-post fees, monthly subscriptions, candidate database access, and managed recruitment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board and Recruitment Marketplace

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Recruitment marketplace
• Job posting platform
• CV builder tools
• Employer recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

South Africa

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay to post featured/premium job listings with enhanced visibility on the platform. Pay-as-you-go pricing starts at R975 per job post.
2. Unlimited Subscription Plans: Monthly subscription plans allowing unlimited job postings with included candidate search credits. Plans start at R3,000 per month.
3. Recruitment Services: End-to-end hiring support where MyJobMag's recruitment team advertises, screens, interviews and shortlists candidates for employers. Delivers 8-10 matching candidates within 5 business days.
4. Candidate Search Database Access: Employers can search the candidate database with credits. Unlimited plan includes 10 candidate search credits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MyJobMag South Africa operates a two-sided online job marketplace that connects job seekers with employers across South Africa. Job seekers can search and apply to free job listings organized by province, city, field, industry, and education level, while also using free CV tools (CV Builder, CV Pilot, CV Job Description Matcher). Employers pay per job post, via subscription plans, or via full-cycle recruitment services to source candidates and manage applications through an integrated employer dashboard.

Product overview

MyJobMag South Africa is a job marketplace operating a multi-sided platform that connects jobseekers with employers. The core product is the Job Portal (job listing and search platform), supported by free jobseeker tools — the CV Builder, CV Pilot, and CV Job Description Matcher — that help candidates create profiles and match with relevant roles. For employers, MyJobMag offers paid recruitment products: the Featured Job Posting (premium visibility with screening and assessment tools), the Candidate Search database, the full-cycle Recruitment Services managed by MyJobMag's team, and flexible Pay-as-You-Go or Unlimited subscription plans. The platform also distributes job listings externally via a Job Widget/XML Feed and provides complementary content resources including a Career Advice Blog, HR Resources & Templates, and an HR Glossary. Social login (Google, LinkedIn) and browser push notifications are cross-cutting platform features, while ATS Integration enables employers to route applications to their existing systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Portal (Job Listing Platform) The central job marketplace for South Africa where jobseekers can search, filter, and apply for jobs organized by field, city, province, industry, education level, and date posted. Free for jobseekers.
• Featured Job Posting Premium employer product offering 3x visibility with homepage featured placement, screening questions, online assessment tools, dashboard for application management, employer anonymity options, and a dedicated account officer. Pay-as-you-go at R975 per post.
• Candidate Search Database Employer tool allowing companies to search and browse the platform's database of active jobseekers. Unlimited profile viewing with free search credits included in subscription plans; contact details available only for shortlisted candidates.
• Recruitment Services Full-cycle managed recruitment service where MyJobMag's team advertises, screens, interviews, and shortlists candidates for employers. Delivers 8-10 matching candidates within 5 business days for standard roles. Quote-based pricing.
• Unlimited Job Posting Subscription Plan Monthly subscription employer plan at R3,000/month with unlimited job postings, 10 candidate search credits per month, and all pay-as-you-go features. Extended plans (3, 6, and 12 months) available at varying rates.
• CV Builder (CV Pilot) Free tool allowing jobseekers to build and create professional CVs directly on the platform with multiple templates available for download in various formats. Also enables jobseekers to maintain CV profiles for employer visibility.
• CV Job Description Matcher A matching tool that compares a jobseeker's CV against specific job descriptions to identify alignment and help candidates find suitable roles.
• Job Widget / XML Feed An embeddable widget and XML/RSS feed allowing third-party websites and aggregators to syndicate and display MyJobMag job listings on their own properties.

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Adzuna: Global job search engine aggregator with a dedicated South African vertical, offering job listings with salary insights. Comparable as a job board/aggregator competing for the same organic search-driven job seeker traffic in South Africa.
• CareerJunction South Africa: One of South Africa's longest-established online job boards, operating with the same product-led self-service model and similar employer pricing. Direct competitor for SMB and enterprise job postings in the South African market with overlapping customer base and feature parity.
• BrighterMonday: East African job board (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa) operating with similar two-sided marketplace model and CV database features. Direct competitor in the South African and Kenyan markets where MyJobMag also operates.
• PNet South Africa: Established South African job board under the StepStone Group (German-owned recruitment platform operator). Directly comparable as a country-specialist job marketplace serving the same employers and candidates as MyJobMag with similar CV database and posting products.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global job search engine and aggregator that operates across South Africa and competes directly with MyJobMag for employer job posting spend. Indeed is the dominant global incumbent in the same product category (job listings + sponsored postings) with substantially larger scale and employer base.
• LinkedIn: Microsoft-owned professional network with integrated job marketplace widely used by South African employers (Sanlam, Scatec, etc.) and multinationals. Directly comparable as a two-sided professional recruitment platform, though LinkedIn's broader scope and candidate quality make it the premium alternative MyJobMag competes against for enterprise accounts.
• Glassdoor: Job listing platform with company reviews and salary data, owned by Indeed/Recruit. Competes for the same job seeker audience in South Africa and offers employers an alternative channel for branded job postings alongside standard job board inventory.
• ZipRecruiter: US-headquartered online employment marketplace using AI-driven matching between employers and job seekers. While primarily US-focused, ZipRecruiter represents the model and competitive threat of AI-augmented job matching platforms that could enter or pressure the South African market.

Emerging players

• Fuzu: East African career development and recruitment platform operating in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria with skills assessment and career planning features. Comparable as an Africa-focused employment platform with overlapping career guidance, CV tools, and employer matching functionality within the MyJobMag network geographies.

Regional players

• Jobberman: Nigeria's leading job board, part of the Ringier One Africa Media group. Comparable as an African-focused job marketplace serving a single West African country within the broader MyJobMag network geography, with similar employer products and pricing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/myjobmag-south-africa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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