11 Facts About CareerBuilder

1.

CareerBuilder is an employment website founded in 1995 with offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

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CareerBuilder operates sites in 23 countries outside the US, and has a presence in over 60 markets.

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3.

In 2011, CareerBuilder acquired JobsCentral in Singapore and JobScout24 in Germany.

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4.

In 2014, CareerBuilder acquired recruiting technology company Broadbean in the UK.

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5.

CareerBuilder is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with IT headquarters in Peachtree Corners, Georgia and their international headquarters in London, England.

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6.

CareerBuilder was founded by Robert J McGovern in 1995 as NetStart Inc selling software to companies for listing job openings on their Web sites and the ability to manage the incoming e-mails those listings created.

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7.

At that time and after the acquisitions, CareerBuilder still trailed behind the number one employment site Monster.

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8.

CareerBuilder suffered major difficulty because of the dot com crash and nearly went bankrupt.

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9.

CareerBuilder expanded into background screening with the acquisition of Aurico and post-hire software with the acquisition of WORKTERRA.

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10.

In June 2017, CareerBuilder was purchased by the private-equity firm Apollo Global Management and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board.

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11.

In May 2019, CareerBuilder received a Bronze Stevie Award for the AI Resume Builder.

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