Alejandro Betancourt Invests in JobandTalent
Alejandro Betancourt is a successful entrepreneur and investor. After building his first company, he has gone on to invest in other young entrepreneurs and companies like JobandTalent. Alejandro Betancourt supports JobandTalent because they are creating a more flexible labour market that will help people find their dream job.
Investing in JobandTalent is the best of both worlds. Alejandro Betancourt can get involved with something that is fast growing and solve a long-term socioeconomic problem at the same time. JobandTalent has also shown me its ambition to become one of the most successful companies in Europe, which resulted in his decision to become an investor.
JobandTalent offers opportunities for young people to build a career. In an increasingly competitive environment, young people have to work harder and get more education in order to get a job, which is why it pains me that they live in a country where there are not enough jobs for them. The difficult labor market pushes high school students into difficult decisions about how to continue their studies and future career.
Being a job seeker is hard. It’s even harder to stand out from the crowd and find your dream job, especially if you have little experience or need some time to build up your qualifications. JobandTalent makes it easier for companies to post jobs and for candidates to apply with a lower barrier of entry.
Alejandro Betancourt is a partner at Everest Group, where he leads the Latin American investment practice. He appears regularly on CNBC and CNN talking about entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Private Equity in Latin America. He is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences including TEDxYoungLeaders , Milken Global Conference, Global Entrepreneurship Summit of 2012, among others. He is also a board member of Endeavor, an international non-profit network of entrepreneurs. He specialises in sales and marketing for consumer products, new markets (China) and B2B companies.