SEEK
{{Short description|Australian recruitment website}}
{{for|the Catholic convention|SEEK (conference)}}
{{notability|Corp|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SEEK
| logo = Seek Limited logo.svg
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{ASX|SEK}}|S&P/ASX 200 component}}
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| industry = Employment
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997|11}}
| founders = {{ubl|Andrew Bassat|Paul Bassat|Matt Rockman}}
| hq_location =
| hq_location_city = Melbourne
| hq_location_country = Australia
| area_served = Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore
| key_people = Ian Narev (CEO)
| products = Talent Search, Company Reviews, Recommendations, Equity accounted investments
| brands = SEEK, SEEK Learning, SEEK Volunteer, Zhaopin, jobsDB, JobStreet, Bdjobs, JobKorea, Seek Growth Fund
| services = Employment, Job searching, Company
| revenue = AUD$1,084.1m (2024)
| num_employees = 3,300
| website = {{URL|https://www.seek.com.au}}
}}
SEEK Limited is an Australian employment website for job listings, headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Seek also operates in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.Marketline, 2021. MarketLine Company Profile: SEEK Ltd.. Marketline, p.3.
History
Seek was founded in November 1997{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/stories/s1258828.htm|title=Seek a house, find a job|publisher=ABC|access-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214071556/http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/stories/s1258828.htm|archive-date=2017-02-14}} by Andrew Bassat, Paul Bassat and Matt Rockman along with first employees Robert Sloan and Adam Ryan as an online version of print employment classifieds, and it launched its website in March 1998.{{Cite web|title=About SEEK|url=https://www.seek.com.au/about/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Company|language=en}} On 18 April 2005, Seek was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange with a market capitalisation of $587 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.seek.com.au/investor/news-media-archive-2005#170405|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150150/https://www.seek.com.au/investor/news-media-archive-2005|archive-date=2017-10-15|title=Successful Completion of SEEK Offer|publisher=SEEK|date=April 17, 2005}}
In May 2022, it moved its head office to a newly-constructed building in Cremorne, Victoria.{{Cite web |last=Bleby |first=Michael |date=2022-05-11 |title=Seek spreads out its staff in new Melbourne office |url=https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/seek-spreads-out-its-staff-in-new-melbourne-office-20220509-p5ajuj |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}
In June 2024, SEEK sold its holdings in the Latin American job-boards OCC (Mexico) and Catho (Brazil).{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=SEEK to sell Latin American assets |url=https://www.listcorp.com/asx/sek/seek-limited/news/seek-to-sell-latin-american-assets-3040383.html |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Listcorp |language=en}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web | date=July 19, 2016 | title=Seek primed to live up to its potential | website=The Australian | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/john-durie/seek-primed-to-live-up-to-its-potential/news-story/aeac1a13515571aac6b48c9de0c79829 | ref={{sfnref | theaustralian | 2016}} | access-date=February 15, 2017}}
- {{cite web | last=Bailey | first=Michael | title=Seek spends $200k to disrupt itself with Slingshot startup accelerator | website=Australian Financial Review | date=February 7, 2017 | url=http://www.afr.com/technology/seek-and-hudson-back-slingshot-accelerator-for-disruptive-workplace-ideas-20170202-gu3pme | access-date=February 15, 2017}}
- {{cite web | title=Andrew Bassat of Seek blasts federal action over education rorts| website=The Australian | date=July 19, 2016 | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/andrew-bassat-of-seek-blasts-federal-action-over-education-rorts/news-story/147020c729321d1a341a7645b44d7238 | ref={{sfnref | theaustralian | 2016}} | access-date=February 15, 2017}}
- [http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/seek-doubles-down-on-brazil-increases-stake-in-asia-business-20160623-gppufj.html "SEEK doubles down on Brazil, increases stake in Asia business"]. Sydney Morning Herald.
{{S&P/ASX 200}}
Category:Companies based in Melbourne
Category:Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Category:Companies in the S&P ASX 50
Category:Australian companies established in 1997
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