It feels like job board acquisitions in the US are accelerating. The two primary buyers seem to be Jobing.com and onTargetJobs.com (see interview with oTJ founder and chairman) but other contenders may include Dice, JobServe and Jupiter Media. More recently, Internet Brands has entered the ring. Kennedy Information has also recently compiled a report entitled Mergers & Aquisition Dynamics for Employment Web Sites.
For those interested in European Job Board acquisitions, see Julian Stopp’s list.
Here’s the list:
- WorldwideWorker.com acquired by dice for $9,000,000 – May, 2010
- AllHealthcarejobs.com acquired by Dice for $3.76 million (interview)- June, 2009
- GrooveJob.com and CVTips.com acquired by Internet brands – December, 2008
- AirlinePilotCentral.com acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- AviationEmployment.com acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- ClassADrivers.com acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- HospitalJobsOnline.com acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- iFreelance.com acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- ModelMayhem.com acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- NursingJobs.org acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- RealPolice.net acquired by Internet brands – August, 2008
- WAHM.com (Work At Home Moms) acquired by Internet Brands – August, 2008
- RecruitingNevada.com acquired by Greenspun Media – April, 2008
- EntryLevelJobs.net acquired by CollegeRecruiter.com – February, 2008
- RegionalHelpWanted.com / OnTargetJobs – February, 2008
- WorkMetro acquired by Jobing Inc – February, 2008
- TruckJobs.com acquired by JobsInTrucks (Don Firth) – February, 2008
- PPRuNe.org acquired by Internet brands – 2007
- JobAnimal.com acquired by Beyond.com – November, 2007
- JobLoft.com acquired by OnTargetJobs – September, 2007
- TechCareers.com acquired by Beyond.com – August, 2007
- CanJobs.com acquired by Jobing Inc – August, 2007
- MediaBistro.com ($23m) acquired by JupiterMedia – July, 2007
- LocalCareers.com acquired by Jobing Inc – June, 2007
- JustTechJobs.com acquired by JupiterMedia.com – December, 2006
- eFinancialCareers acquired by Dice – November, 2006
- DestinyGroup.com acquired by Landmark Military Newspapers – 2006
- ComputerWork.com acquired by JobServe – May, 2006
- Jobby acquired by Jobster – May, 2006
- CareerBoard.com acquired by JobServe – May, 2006
- Employocity.com acquired by Jobing Inc – January, 2006
- MedHunters.com acquired by onTargetJobs – December 2005
- BioSpace.com, HireHealth.com, BioView.com acquired by onTargetJobs – November, 2005
- CareerBank.com acquired by onTargetJobs – August 2005
- Dice ($200m) acquired by Quadrangle Group – July, 2005
- ColoradoJobs.com acquired by Jobing Inc – June, 2005
- California Online Job Network acquired by Jobing Inc – May, 2005
- JobSummit acquired by Jobing Inc – April, 2005
- HCareers.com acquired by onTargetJobs – April 2005
- HealtheCareers acquired by onTargetJobs – February, 2005
- Rhinomite acquired by Jobing Inc – July, 2004
- Colorado Career & Job Expo acquired by Jobing Inc – April, 2003
- Careers Colorado acquired by Jobing Inc – February, 2003
- JobsInTheMoney acquired by eFinancialCareers – January, 2003
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Las Vegas — Greenspun Media Group (GMG) continues its growth with the acquisition of Recruiting Nevada, a local Internet company that publishes Nevada’s largest network of employment Web sites.
Thanks Eric. I look forward to our interview…….Doug
Interesting. You refer in your 2/27/08 post (Job Board Acquisitions – the list) to a report compiled by Kennedy Information entitled Mergers & Acquisition Dynamics for Employment Web Sites. I’d love to see that report. I’ve contacted Kennedy Information directly, but haven’t even heard back from them, let alone gotten the report. Do you have any advice as to other avenues I can pursue? Thanks.
**es** try contacting Peter Weddle at IAEWS…