WESTON, Mass., June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Monster
Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), a global leader in connecting jobs and
people, today announced that it has acquired Jobr, the leading
mobile job discovery app.
"In just a few short years, Jobr has built a simple and
consumer-friendly, mobile-first approach to connecting jobs and
people. Bringing the Jobr app and team to Monster will enhance our
leading global talent platform for job search, people search and
related solutions across mobile channels," said Mark Stoever, President and Chief Operating
Officer, Monster. "Our company promise is to bring humanity
and opportunity to the job market; adding the impressive
Jobr team to the Monster family is another incremental step in
delivering on this promise and bringing new opportunities to
connect jobs and people to market."
The Jobr app uses a 'Tinder-like' model, allowing job seekers to
quickly connect with or dismiss job opportunities by swiping right
or left on job postings and then apply to those jobs. Jobr
also provides tools for recruiters to manage and interact with
applicants.
Monster, whose jobs are already featured on the Jobr app,
will immediately begin to integrate the Jobr app with the Monster
global talent platform, initially focusing on building out key
capabilities including single sign on for users and developing
Monster membership workflows. The company will then work to extend
the Jobr app to other markets in which it operates through early
2017.
Monster also intends to unleash the Jobr team and core assets in
further expanding its mobile capabilities, accelerating the
development of the mobile components of the company's recruiting
platform.
"This is an exciting day for the Jobr team; becoming part of a
premier recruiting brand like Monster is a vital step in driving
the scale of the Jobr platform," said TJ Nahigian, Chief Executive
Officer of Jobr. "We have seen tremendous growth of Jobr –with
thousands of recruiters and millions of job seekers already active
on the service. We are thrilled to combine efforts and help drive
mobile development for Monster."
About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) is a global leader in
connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. For more than 20
years, Monster has helped people improve their lives with better
jobs, and employers find the best talent. Today, the company offers
services in more than 40 countries, providing some of the
broadest, most sophisticated job seeking, career management,
recruitment and talent management capabilities. Monster continues
its pioneering work of transforming the recruiting industry with
advanced technology using intelligent digital, social and mobile
solutions, including our flagship website monster.com®
and a vast array of products and services. For more information
visit monster.com/about.
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