TEMU Kerja

TEMU is a low-skill jobs marketplace, with mission to break the cycle of poverty in urban slums. TEMU collecs data from Job Seekers and Job Providers, through mobile and web-based application, then acts as intermediary to coordinate and synthesizes data to match the right skills with the best job opportunities.

Many youths in developing countries, mainly those living under poverty, despite equipped with education (vocational school), face difficulties in finding jobs. The problem is lack of data: gap of communication and information between Job Seekers and Job Providers.

Gap of communication, such: Job Seekers unaware of their skills value and inability to communicate it; Job Providers demand of workers doesn’t reach Job Seekers.

Gap of information: lack of data for private, public, and government in making education plan and programs on employment. Hence producing Job Seekers with below standard skillset or worse not in accordance to the market demand. 

90% of workforce in Indonesia (110 million) are low-skilled workers. 38,6 million lives under poverty line, with 11 million living in urban slums. 60% population with smartphones and internet access.

TEMU aim to break their cycle of poverty by providing access to opportunities through technology beginning with job access.

June 2017 TEMU released application, with 0 marketing, in 1.5 months managed to obtained >2.000 organic downloaders and 1.700 job applications sent through application. Resulting: saving transportation cost burdening Job Seekers, collecting data of market demand, Job Seekers’ condition (pre and post jobs acceptance), quality and skillset of workers in Indonesia. 

Target:

Break the cycle of poverty in urban slums by providing job access.

Beneficiaries:

Individuals living under poverty in urban slums seeking for jobs (Job Seekers). Considering 90% of workforce (110 mio) are low-skilled workers; 7 million unemployment with 6 million

Impact:

• Reduce unemployment.
• Increase income 5x.
• Increase ability to obtain jobs.
• Reduce transportation cost due to location based recruitment and ability to apply jobs online.

Deployment Method:

Android based application for Job Seekers with smartphones or through RekanTEMU (Partners of TEMU) agents of TEMU residing in the slums equipped with application. 

Track downloads in Playstore and registered downloader in TEMU dashboard. - 1 year after release 120,000 Job Seeker download and registered in TEMU

Comparing Job Seekers data collected during registration process (data on current income), to the data from Companies (provided salary) who hires employee from TEMU using the headhunting service (paid service). - Income of 4,947 Job Seeker connected to jobs through TEMU will increase up to 5x compare to previous income.

Track data in TEMU dashboard. Analyze how many job application sent by each Job Seeker, timing it to the estimated cost spent if Job Seekers were to apply offline. Sample in 1.5 month Job Seeker applied 6 jobs, transportation cost: USD 1.04/jobs. - 1st year downloader saving transportation cost

Most job marketplace in Indonesia focus on high-skilled (educated) workers and not low-skilled, despite 90% (110 million people) of total workforce in Indonesia are low skilled. While TEMU focus on low-skilled (low education) workers.

Existing solution for Job Providers and Job Seekers of low-skill jobs on finding each other are offline. TEMU uses technology to help both parties meet and match them using algorithm making the process efficient and the TEMU business scalable.

TEMU also begins its journey by doing direct field research to slums and engaging with government, public and private sector. Developing all features from direct insight. 

TEMU doesn’t reinvent the wheel, hence established cooperation with NGO and government (Ministerial and Provincial). TEMU creates solutions with beneficiaries. Before product development TEMU focus on field research in Jakarta slums. With this TEMU develops: 

1. Many Job Seeker doesn’t know CV, TEMU developed CV generator from day-to-day questions to Job Seekers.
2. For Job Seeker with no smartphone TEMU creates RekanTEMU (agent of TEMU). As RekanTEMU reside in slums, they understand their community problem and at the same time by connecting their communities to jobs they will become local heroes.
3. Implement usability testing for application UIUX.

TEMU is free for Job Seeker and only generate revenue from Job Providers.

• Job Seekers with Android can download in Play Store and use for free.
• Job Seekers with no smartphones, can register through our agent called RekanTEMU who are also locals within slums.
• TEMU also allocate customer service to help Job Seeker register via whatsapp and SMS. 

July 2016 TEMU close an angel round investment to develop the minimum viable product, which we have use to validate the product and business model. 

June TEMU launched in application and have a great traction. In 1.5 months >2.000, 1.700 CV sent, 180 job listings, with >100 daily organic  downloader. With this TEMU will be able to focus on attracting more Job Providers to use our headhunting service for low-skilled workers. TEMU generate profit from this service. TEMU also generate profit by conducting training CSR funding of big corporations.

Further, TEMU currently seek for further round of funding and grant. 

Current:

We are limited in human resources due to funding. We need to increase this as we would like to expand our area of activities (such as acquisition of agent/RekanTEMU). This also hinders the number of headhunting service that we can provide at once, as some of the match-making are done semi-manually.

General:

• (Small Threat) Each area might have different culture which may impact the job recruitment process.
• (Small Threat) Many companies in developing countries provide wages below national wages rate. Despite workers accept this, many parties may see this improper. 

http://www.temu.co.id

http://facebook.com/aplikasitemukerja

http://instagram.com/temu_kerja

TEMU was established with belief that it will be a solution which will be replicable in similar countries like Indonesia (developing countries, facing issue on urban slums, poverty and unemployment, with lack of data on said issues). This is why TEMU spent the first year of its development by doing direct field research in urban slums, engagement with government entities also private and public sectors. Making all solutions and features developed based on direct insights. Therefore, to achieve this it is important to obtain support and acknowledgement from as much parties as possible, including outside Indonesia. 

Endorsed by:

• Minister of Manpower of Indonesia
• Department of Manpower and Transmigration DKI Jakarta
• Urban Poor Consortium (Local NGO)

Cooperation:

• UnLtd Indonesia (Incubation)
• DFAT Australian Government through KOMPAK Program

Indonesia: Helpster & Join Kandidat

Outside Indonesia: Corners Job(Spain) & Babajob (India).