The ichamba StoryThe idea for ichamba, a blue collar internet job portal, was born out of founder, Lea Wolf-Soffer's need to easily find and hire qualified and affordable help for her household.When searching for that help, it became apparent that most internet job sites catered to the professional white collar market leaving the blue collar market generally underserved. Ms. Wolf-Soffer did not want to keep pestering her friends for referrals, pay high agency finder fees, or post jobs in the classifieds and wait for a week or two for the hiring cycle to be completed. She found sorting out the qualified workers from the unqualified along with the haphazard nature of the process frustrating.Strongly driven by a passion for creative and pragmatic problem-solving through the use of information technology, Ms. Wolf-Soffer matched her need to a technology-based solution: iclique-in technology which built the first portal of ichamba.comIchamba was created by using iclique-in technology platform to service this large available labor pool. It's an internet job portal seamlessly connecting blue collar applicants and specialized providers to employers using the web and text messaging (TextVite™).Employers can search through a detailed worker e-profile (a resume or employment experience profile) that includes references, skills, experience, languages spoken and more. Workers can be invited and can apply to jobs via bi-lingual text messages.