Buddingup helps students, new graduates, interns and co-ops from College and University connect to the job world to land a sweet job or entry level career.
Team
The buddingup team is comprised of students from Waterloo, Canada – home of the University of Waterloo and the Blackberry. Our team is unique because we contribute our expertise and experiences directly to buddingup.com. We have been job searching extensively in our own lives and can then help other students and new grads like us job search to land a job.
Pain
The online job board market is dominated by the likes of Monster, CareerBuilder, and Workopolis. However, these websites do not offer resources specifically geared to students and new grads from University and College.
Solution
Buddingup offers resources to land an internship, co-op job or entry level career. We are focused on students and new grads from North America.
Technology
buddingup integrates google friend connect to create a dynamic social networking platform for users. Users on buddingup.com are encouraged to create a professional profile with their background and credentials to then connect with job recruiters.
Market
University and College students and new graduates
Business Model
Google ads and affiliate program.
Competition
Monster, talentegg.ca, Jobster, Workopolis
Milestones
Generate a focused but large College and University user base
Conclusion
Landing a job after school is important.
I like the specific niche that buddingup proposes to target. The recent grad market is one that reloads every year. While it’s true that a recession may engender a slight decline in the growth rate, it’s long-term growth is inevitable. The market is there, and will continue to be there.Their use of google friend connect is an interesting one. Many individuals in the recent grad category may find facebook a more familiar form of connection when compared to google friend connect, which is a long-tail play.
I’ve seen quite a few similar services; however, I’m having a tough time remembering one that focuses exclusively on the recent grad category. One specific site worth mentioning that I can think of is Student Businesses; yet, the site focuses on entrepreneurs and not young ladder-climbers 
Biased opinions aside, the site does indeed offer real-life value, as the job-listings are real and recent. That’s definitely a compelling reason to invest time exploring the site. There are further advancements that must be done to the site. Like search and sorting; however, overall it’s a good start.
Bottom line: a solid career site worth checking out for the recent grad. The competition, growth and business model will likely be tinkered with to position itself as a viable player in the market. Best of luck to these guys.
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