Job Today
{{Short description|Mobile employment application}}
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{{Notability|1=Companies|date=July 2023}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=November 2023}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
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| trade_name = JOB TODAY SA
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| type = Employment Networking Service
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| industry = Recruitment
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| foundation = Barcelona, Spain
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| location_city = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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| area_served = United States, Spain, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
| key_people = Eugene Mizin
(Chief Executive Officer)
Polina Montano
(Head of PR & Branding)
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| services = Mobile app, Recruitment, Employment agencies (UK only)
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| owners = Privately owned
| num_employees = 50+
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| homepage = [https://jobtoday.com/ jobtoday.com]
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Job Today is a mobile employment application that operates in the United States, United Kingdom,{{Cite web |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=2016-11-10 |title=Job Today bags $20M to grow its service industry hiring app in Europe and beyond |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/10/job-today-bags-20m-to-grow-its-service-industry-hiring-app-in-europe-and-beyond/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}} and Spain.{{Cite web |last=Shead |first=Sam |title=A job app that helps people to find casual work is launching in Germany after raising a $35 million funding round |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/job-today-launches-in-germany-with-rtl-2017-3 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} Their mobile applications have enabled interactions between over 100 million job seekers and over 400,000 businesses.{{Cite web |last=Heathman |first=Amelia |date=2018-09-12 |title=How the JobToday app is revolutionising the way millennials find work |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/jobtoday-new-funding-millennial-job-search-a3933976.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}
Overview
Job Today is a mobile app that facilitates connections between individuals seeking employment and opportunities in several industries.{{cite web |title=Accel Leads $10M Series A For JobToday's Service Industry Hiring App |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/27/accel-leads-10m-series-a-for-jobtodays-service-industry-hiring-app/ |accessdate=10 October 2016 |website=TechCrunch|date=28 January 2016 }}
The company has onboarded 20,000 employers within the first eight months since its launch, and it has received two million job applications, resulting in 10,000 individuals securing employment.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-28 |title=Luxembourg recruitment app maker Job Today lands $10 million in Series A funding round |url=https://tech.eu/2016/01/28/luxembourg-recruitment-app-maker-job-today-lands-10-million-in-series-a-funding-round/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Tech.eu |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2016-01-28 |title=Job Today raises $10 million to help you find a job, erm, today |url=https://venturebeat.com/mobile/job-today-raises-10-million-to-help-you-find-a-job-erm-today/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}
History
Job Today was launched in May 2015 in Barcelona and Madrid. In January 2016, the company announced an initiative to secure funding with the goal of expanding its operations to London. Accel Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners,{{Cite news |last=Torrance |first=Jack |date=2018-09-11 |title=Millennial hiring app Job Today raises £12m to help companies plug post-Brexit staff shortages |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/09/11/millennial-hiring-app-job-today-raises-12m-help-companies-plug/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0307-1235}} and Felix Capital{{Cite web |date=2016-11-10 |title=Job Today raises $20 million to bring its 24-hour recruitment platform to the U.S. |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/job-today-20-million/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}} invested in Job Today after the company's expansion to London.{{Cite news |last=McGoogan |first=Cara |date=2016-01-30 |title=Job Today helps users find a job in hours |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/01/30/job-today-helps-users-find-a-job-in-hours/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0307-1235}}
In October 2016, media entities, including Channel 4, RTL Germany,{{Cite web |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=2017-03-10 |title=Job Today inks $35M media-for-equity deal with European broadcasters |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/10/jobtoday-inks-35m-media-for-equity-deal-with-european-broadcasters/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Peter |first1=Douglas |title=Job vacancies |url=https://wfpjobs.org/ |access-date=12 June 2023}} Atresmedia, and German Media Pool VC made strategic investments in the venture of Job Today.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-10 |title=За работой - в чат: как стартап с российскими корнями Job Today трудоустраивает европейцев |url=https://www.forbes.ru/tekhnologii/internet-i-svyaz/332485-za-rabotoi-v-chat-kak-startap-s-rossiiskimi-kornyami-job-today-t |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}{{Cite web |title=Term Sheet — Friday, March 10 |url=https://fortune.com/2017/03/10/term-sheet-friday-march-10/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Fortune |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2017-03-12 |title=A job app that helps people to find casual work is launching in Germany after raising a $35 million funding round |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/job-app-helps-people-casual-080000717.html |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}} Job Today is experiencing rapid growth and is increasingly becoming the primary method for employers to fill job vacancies in sectors such as bartending, restaurants, hotels, retail, and small businesses.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} Job Today has managed more than 100 million applications for temporary positions within the hospitality and retail sectors since 2015.{{Cite news |date=2018-11-13 |title=Breakingviews - EU tech's unholy alliance takes shape in Lisbon |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-websummit-breakingviews-idUKKCN1NI0ZR |access-date=2023-09-27}}
Awards
In December 2016, Job Today was named the winner of the social category in the Startup Europe Awards’ Luxembourg category.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
In 2020, Job Today was recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the 100 Most Promising Technology Pioneers of 2020.[https://widgets.weforum.org/techpioneers-2020/job-today/ Tech Pioneers 2020 - JOB TODAY]{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://jobtoday.com}}
Category:Service companies of Spain