Indeed

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Indeed, Inc.
Indeed logo.svg
Type of business Subsidiary (independent)
Type of site
 Job search engine
FoundedNovember 2004;19 years ago (2004-11)
Headquarters Austin, Texas, U.S.
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Founder(s)
  • Paul Forster
  • Rony Kahan
CEOChris Hyams
Employees14,600+
Parent Recruit
URL indeed.com
CommercialYes
Registrationrequired
Current statusActive
[1] [2]

Indeed, Inc. is an American worldwide employment website for job listings launched in November 2004. It is a subsidiary of Japan's Recruit Holdings and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and Stamford, Connecticut, with additional offices around the world. [3] As a single topic search engine, its central functionality is also an example of vertical search. Indeed is currently available in over 60 countries and 28 languages. In October 2010, Indeed.com surpassed Monster.com to become the highest-traffic job website in the United States. [4]

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The site aggregates job listings from thousands of websites, including job boards, staffing firms, associations, and company career pages. They generate revenue by selling premium job posting and resume features to employers and companies hiring. [5] In 2011, Indeed began allowing job seekers to apply directly to jobs on Indeed's site [6] and offering resume posting and storage. [7]

History

Indeed was cofounded by Paul Forster and Rony Kahan in 2004 in both Austin, Texas, and Stamford, Connecticut. [8] The Stamford offices house the company's sales, client services, finance and human resources teams, while the product development staff is based in Austin. [3]

In 2005, Indeed launched their beta version of their "pay-per-click job advertising network". [9] In addition to searching job postings, it allows the occurrence of words therein to be plotted over time, ostensibly as an indicator of trends in the job markets. The company took an investment round of $5 million in funding from Union Square Ventures, The New York Times and Allen & Company. [10]

Indeed operates in the UK via Indeed UK operations Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Indeed Operations Ireland Ltd, whose ultimate holding company is Recruit Holding Co Ltd. Turnover in the UK for the year to 31 December 2019 was £41.2m.[ citation needed ]

On October 1, 2012, Indeed became an independent operating unit of Japan-based Recruit Co. Ltd. [11]

On July 1, 2016, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it had acquired the assets of Indeed's competitor Simply Hired, which would become a publishing partner of Indeed. [12]

On June 21, 2018, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it had acquired the assets of Glassdoor, which will operate as a distinct and separate part of its growing HR Technology business segment, aligning Glassdoor and Indeed as sister companies. [13]

On May 30, 2019, Indeed announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Syft, a leading recruiting platform for the hospitality, event, and light industrial sectors in the UK. [14]

On July 12, 2019, Indeed announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire ClickIQ, an automated job advertising technology platform based in the UK. [15]

On March 22, 2023, Indeed announced that they would be laying off 2,200 employees, stated to be 15% of their workforce. [16]

Sponsorship

Indeed is currently the main sponsor of German soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt. [17]

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