LINCOLN PARK — For college students who are either scrambling to get to class or finish homework, a full-time job might be out of the question.
Enter QuadJobs, a new website designed to help match college students with part-time, odd jobs like babysitting, math tutoring and moving gigs, among more traditional jobs.
"There's excitement around the fact that these are totally flexible jobs," said the site's co-founder Betsy O'Reilly, who stopped by DePaul University Tuesday to spread the word about launching at the Lincoln Park university.
Currently, about 8,000 students are registered and about 5,000 employers offer job opportunities on the site, which is new to Chicago after officially launching last year on the East Coast.
About a third of the jobs on the site are babysitting, according to O'Reilly. The rest are a combination of odd jobs like people looking for help with parties, moving or their computers, as well as some seasonal work and traditional jobs like internships and office work. All of the jobs are flexible and part-time.
Once students build a profile, they'll be notified about jobs that match their interests. Employers are also instructed to register so they can post jobs. It's free for students and $8.95/month for employers.
The average job posting gets a minimum of two applications within two hours. Within a day most jobs have up to seven applicants, O'Reilly said.
So what sets QuadJobs apart from other websites? O'Reilly pointed to the fact that it's only targeting college students — including graduate students — and called the company a "leader" in the odd job market.
"People want to hire students, they know they're talented. By definition, they're hard working or they wouldn't be in college," she said.
The QuadJobs team is getting ready to launch an app in the coming weeks.
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