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Australian employment platform Seek has merged its three major Asia-Pacific job marketplaces: Seek, Jobstreet, and Jobsdb.
According to Peter Bithos, CEO of Seek for Asia, this move would allow the company to more effectively reach more job seekers in Asia Pacific – with a lofty ambition of helping 500 million people connect with the 5 million companies in the region.
To do this, Seek will bring the AI-powered functionalities of its platform to Jobstreet and Jobsdb, according to a statement. These include features that assist employers in assessing potential new hires’ suitability and help job seekers get better job recommendations using AI models.
In turn, the larger data set that the unified platform brings would allow Seek to better refine its AI algorithms, the company added.
This move comes around a decade after Seek acquired Jobstreet for US$523.5 million and Jobsdb for US$135 million. Since then, Seek said it had invested roughly US$118 million in the platforms’ development.
Citing a Jobstreet report, Seek also said it sees a growing need for talent in Indonesia – with the local market expecting a boost in recruitment and workforce stability.
Recently, Seek launched Jobstreet Express for employers to find “semi-skilled” workers in Singapore – following the launch of similar services in Indonesia in 2022.
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Editing by Miguel Cordon and Dhania Putri Sarahtika
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