Fitness Australia continues fitness jobs partnership with Sportspeople

Fitness Australia has announced the renewal of its National Job Board service for fitness industry job seekers and employers, continuing the alliance established in 2007 with employment specialist Sportspeople.

Announcing the continuation of the partnership, Fitness Australia Chief Executive Lauretta Stace explained "Fitness Australia is aware of the challenges faced by employers as they look for new staff in a tight labour market.

"Employers and job seekers will always look to their Industry Association for support and so this partnership with a credible provider like Sportspeople makes us confident in setting this service apart from others in the industry.

"Fitness Australia's stakeholders comprise of both employers and job seekers, so it is natural for us to have a keen interest in continuing to bring the two together in one simple process. We have also negotiated a special discount for Fitness Australia registered businesses when advertising on the Job Board.

"We are delighted to extend this relationship with Sportspeople and look forward to continuing to build the Job Board service in the years ahead."

Sportspeople Managing Director Robert McMurtrie added "since we launched as a Job Board back in 1999 we have seen all our metrics continue to grow.

"In simple terms that means more employers advertising more jobs and more job seekers registering with us and searching for jobs than ever before. The fitness sector is a foundation pillar for Sportspeople and we are very proud to continue this alliance with Fitness Australia and its membership."

The Sportspeople and Fitness Australia alliance provides employers and job seekers with Australia's best fitness industry jobs. Some of the benefits of this alliance include:

• 20% discount on job ads for Fitness Australia Registered Businesses*

• 50% discount on learning advertisements for Fitness Australia Registered Businesses*

• Free listing at the Sportspeople Directory - as an added bonus, fitness industry advertisements at the Sportspeople Jobs Market also appear at the Fitness Australia Job Board

• Job seeker access to Australia's leading job board for the fitness, sport, aquatics, venues, and events sector. * (business registration must be current to receive the discount)

For further information on Sportspeople call 1800 634 388 or visit www.sportspeople.com.au

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