SEEK

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SEEK
Company type Public
IndustryEmployment
FoundedNovember 1997;26 years ago (1997-11)
Founders
Headquarters,
Australia
Area served
Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore
Key people
Ian Narev (CEO)
ProductsTalent Search, Company Reviews, Recommendations
BrandsSEEK, SEEK Learning, SEEK Volunteer, Zhaopin, jobsDB, JobStreet, Bdjobs
ServicesEmployment, Job searching, Company
Website www.seek.com.au

SEEK is an Australian online employment marketplace, headquartered in Melbourne. Outside of Australia, the company operates in New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand [1]

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History

Seek was founded in November 1997 [2] by Andrew Bassat, Paul Bassat and Matt Rockman as an online version of print employment classifieds, and it launched its website in March 1998. [3] On 18 April 2005, Seek was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange with a market capitalisation of $587 million. [4]

In May 2022, it moved its head office to a newly-constructed building in Cremorne, Victoria. [5]

In June 2024, SEEK sold its holdings in the Latin American job-boards OCC (Mexico) and Catho (Brazil). [6]

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References

  1. Marketline, 2021. MarketLine Company Profile: SEEK Ltd.. Marketline, p.3.
  2. "Seek a house, find a job". ABC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. "About SEEK". Company. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. "Successful Completion of SEEK Offer". SEEK. 17 April 2005. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.
  5. Bleby, Michael (11 May 2022). "Seek spreads out its staff in new Melbourne office". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. "SEEK to sell Latin American assets". Listcorp. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

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