Jobvite seeking European boost after UK opening
27 August 2015
Jobvite is gearing up to expand its offering beyond the UK to Western Europe and beyond, having just launched its first international operation outside of the US in London, according to the recruitment technology provider’s vice president, international, David Lahey.
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
The US-headquartered firm has opened an office at a facility known as Central Working in London’s digital hub Shoreditch, which will service clients both in the UK and, eventually, across Western Europe.
Its system works by enabling employees to share their employer’s vacancies across various social networks. The system also allows employers to track every invitation to apply for a job or ‘jobvite’ through a unique trackable url.
Lahey told Recruiter the firm’s three-year strategy is to initially expand into English-speaking countries outside of the US during 2015 and then into Western Europe from 2016. “We definitely want to walk before we run and we want to have the base established in the UK,” he said.
“In 2017 we’ll start looking at APAC [Asia-Pacific]… and Australia and New Zealand,” he added.
Jobvite’s expansion into the UK follows a successful round of funding at the end of last year, led by growth equity firm Catalyst Investors, which saw the business raise $25m (£16m) for global investment.
Jobvite launched in 2006 in the US and currently has 220 employees.
GRAHAM SIMONS
FROM SEPTEMBER 2015'S RECRUITER MAGAZINE
Jobvite is gearing up to expand its offering beyond the UK to Western Europe and beyond, having just launched its first international operation outside of the US in London, according to the recruitment technology provider’s vice president, international, David Lahey.The US-headquartered firm has opened an office at a facility known as Central Working in London’s digital hub Shoreditch, which will service clients both in the UK and, eventually, across Western Europe.
Its system works by enabling employees to share their employer’s vacancies across various social networks. The system also allows employers to track every invitation to apply for a job or ‘jobvite’ through a unique trackable url.
Lahey told Recruiter the firm’s three-year strategy is to initially expand into English-speaking countries outside of the US during 2015 and then into Western Europe from 2016. “We definitely want to walk before we run and we want to have the base established in the UK,” he said.
“In 2017 we’ll start looking at APAC [Asia-Pacific]… and Australia and New Zealand,” he added.
Jobvite’s expansion into the UK follows a successful round of funding at the end of last year, led by growth equity firm Catalyst Investors, which saw the business raise $25m (£16m) for global investment.
Jobvite launched in 2006 in the US and currently has 220 employees.
GRAHAM SIMONS
