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InfoJobs is a private online job board. It specialises in the Spanish, Italian and Brazilian markets. The company was founded in 1998 within Grupo Intercom and is based in Barcelona. It is owned by the Adevinta Group (Schibsted Media Group) through its subsidiary in Spain. [1]

History

In 1998, Nacho González-Barros, Director of Human Resources at Intercom, created InfoJobs.net. [2] In 1999, the platform stopped using Lotus Notes technology and switched to an Oracle platform. The venture capital company CORSABE acquires 10% of the company (2001). [3]

In 2004, the Canadian media group Trader Classified Media acquired 60% of InfoJobs.net. [4] The company ceases to be Spanish after the acquisition in 2006 by the Norwegian communication group Schibsted. Schibsted acquired 60% of InfoJobs.net from Trader Classified Media and 6 months later increased its stake to 93.56%, while Grupo Intercom held 6.4% of the company's shares. [5]

Between 2007 and 2008, new sales offices were opened in Galicia, the Basque Country, Zaragoza, Valencia, Seville, San Sebastian, Alicante and Vigo. In addition, a branch is opened in Second Life.

In 2009, the Scandinavian media group Schibsted Media Group takes control of the company. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nace Adevinta, un nuevo grupo internacional de marketplaces digitales". Adevinta Spain (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ↑ "El primer cazatalentos digital". El Español (in Spanish). 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Corsabe desembarca en InfoJobs y Softonic - Expansión.com". www.expansion.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ↑ "La editora de 20 minutos compra Infojobs y Segundamano". BAQUIA (in European Spanish). 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ↑ Digital, Periodista (2006-06-08). "Segundamano e Infojobs, bajo control noruego". Periodista Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ↑ prnoticias, redacción (2009-10-19). "Schibsted adquiere el 100% de Infojobs". PR Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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