- JobStreet.com
Infobox Website
company_name = JobStreet.com
owner =JobStreet Corporation Berhad
foundation =1997
location =Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ,
flag|Malaysia
key_people = Mark Chang,CEO
Suresh Thiru, COO
Albert Wong, CTO
Greg Poarch, CFO
industry = Job Search Engine
url = [http://www.jobstreet.com/ www.jobstreet.com]JobStreet.com is a job portal founded in 1997. Founded in Malaysia, it has expanded its operations and services to countries like Singapore, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Japan and Thailand.
JobStreet is now Southeast Asia's largest online employment company, according to Forbes. [ [http://www.forbes.com/business/global/2008/0128/014.html Forbes] ]
As of early 2007, JobStreet.com services over 40,000 corporate customers and over 4 million jobseekers. [ [http://www.employmentwebsites.org/?q=node/1173 International Association of Employment Websites: JobStreet wraps up 2006 with MYR 21.7 million profit] ]
JobStreet.com’s became a public listed entity in 2004 when parent company JobStreet Corporation Berhad was listed on the MESDAQ Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities on 29 Nov 2004. Thereafter, JobStreet.com fulfilled the criteria for a listing on the Main Board and submitted the transfer application in July 2007, which was subsequently approved by the Securities Commission in October. [ [http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=9872 Bernama Media Relations: JOBSTREET.COM TRANSFERS TO MAIN BOARD] ] JobStreet Corporation Berhad is quoted on the Main Board under its new stock short name, JOBST.
JobStreet has developed a job matching engine named LiNa that matches registered jobseekers to suitable positions / vacancies posted on JobStreet.com. LiNa currently sends out about 2.5 million emails a day on job matches to its registered jobseekers.
For employers - JobStreet.com provided a job posting platform where companies can post job advertisement online or perform database searches.
On September 16 2008, SEEK Limited, an Australian internet job recruitment company, bought a 10% stake in Malaysian employment site JobStreet Corporation for $19.3 million. [ [http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/09/17/Seek_buys_10_of_Malaysian_JobStreet LIVENEWS.com.au: Seek buys 10% of Malaysian JobStreet] ]
On September 19 2008 - for the second year in a row, JobStreet.com was selected by Forbes Asia as Best 200 Under a Billion company. [ [http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/19/asia-best-midcaps-pf-bub08-cz_jg_0918billion_land.html Forbes Asia's Best 200 Under A Billion company] ]
As of 3rd October 2008, JobStreet.com is ranked no. 848 based on Alexa ranking. [ [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/jobstreet.com Alexa Ranking] ]
News and media
* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/24/markets_07bub_JobStreet_KGT9.html JobStreet.com listed as Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion]
* [http://www.the-network.com/content/en/news/show/?artid=56 JobStreet.com wins top job site award in Singapore]References
External links
* [http://www.jobstreet.com/ Official website]
* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=KUL%3AJOBS Financial Information]
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