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As a job board encyclopedia covering now 163 countries, we are interested in national e-recruitment markets but also in the global market. Today, we are going to have a look at the 5 most visited job sites in the world. According to audience statistics measured by SimilarWeb in August 2015, out of the 5 most visited job sites in the world, two are American, one is French, one is Russian and one is based in India.
In 2014, there were over 700,000 freelancers in France which represents an increase of 85% between 2004 and 2013. With these figures in mind, Viadeo decided to launch a new service to help freelancers and employers get in touch: Viadeo Freelance was born. Since September 7, 2015, employers looking for contractors can post their jobs for free on Viadeo. About 550,000 freelancers are currently registered on the platform and will be able to access the job ads on the professional network.
On August 13, 2015, Indeed announced on their blog the launch of their new iOS mobile application called Indeed Resume Search. Designed for sourcing and recruiting, the app allows hirers to search, screen and quickly contact candidates with an access to resumes from all around the world.
On August 6, 2015, CareersinAudit.com announced being awarded “Best Company of the Year – Small (1-99 employees)” in the Best in Biz Awards International, the only independent global business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.
On July 21, 2015, CareerBuilder announced the acquisition of Dutch recruitment software company Textkernel. Such a merger further supports CareerBuilder’s evolution into a HR software as a service provider and enables Textkernel to accelerate its global growth.
In early July, Dice, U.S. leading digital career resource for technology and engineering professionals extended its service into the UK and Continental Europe with the rebranding of European tech career site The IT Job Board. This comes as the second step after the company’s acquisition of The IT Job Board in July 2013.
On June 28, 2015 U.S. job board Beyond announced a partnership with Udemy, an online education marketplace with over 7 million students worldwide. Education is closely related to career and employment these days. Young graduates could not target executive positions without their education background