Careerbuilder.com Overview
Looking for a job then pay a visit at the employment site which is in the market since 1995 and is among the most trusted one in this business.
We can also call it as a job search engine which is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the United States has around 3,000 employers and getting ranked at 451 by Alexa in 2015.
The company according to the recent report in the financial year 2016 has generated the revenue of US$714 million and can provide talent management software, market intelligence and other recruitment solutions to their partners.
Now it operates in over 23 countries showing active presence in 60 markets.
About its origin
It came into existence in 1995 with the efforts of founder Robert J. McGovern who initially launched the site as NetStart Inc. providing software to companies for listing out the upcoming job openings on their page and managing out the whole process.
This business gave him an initial start of two million dollar investment within a single year and he looked forward to launching it under the name Careerbuilder.
Knight-Ridder and Tribune Company offered the deal to purchase the company in the year 2000 and soon it turned out to be the top-rated site in employment business still lacking behind from other top competitors like monster.com.
Then a major breakout came in 2002 when it went nearly bankrupt and was purchased by McClatchy Company. In 2016, the RightSkill program was initiated jointly by Capella University and Careerbuilder. It is now under the ownership of Apollo Global Management.
Achievement
The company was listed for the Webby Award in 2006 under the employment category.
Do they cost for service?
Yes, the cost for the service and the fee is mentioned in their subscription plan. According to one plan it costs $199 per month allowing you to view 50 resumes per day and to post a job on the site.
For posting a job they have different plans and pricing starts at $419 per job which is up to 5 active Careerbuilder job postings but it is free for job seekers as they make money from selling various services to employers, including access to its resume database, job board, and other services that aid employers with recruiting employees.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CareerBuilder
https://hiring.careerbuilder.com/company/about-us