StepStone

StepStone
Web address stepstone.com
Type of site
Employment website
Available in Multilingual
Launched 1996

StepStone is a European online job board, including Jobsite and TotalJobs, in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1996.[1] Its objective is to match candidates with companies. It has 900 employees in nine countries and works with small companies and global corporations throughout all industry sectors for the recruitment of qualified specialists and executive staff.

Beyond the national StepStone websites, the international group "The Network" allows customers to find new employees in 130 countries.

StepStone is part of the job board portfolio of Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH.[2]

History

1996 Foundation of StepStone in Oslo as one of the pioneers of online job boards in Europe
1996-2001 Acquisition of Job boards all over Europe[3]
2001 Initial public offer of StepStone ASA at the Oslo Stock Exchange[4]
2002 Foundation of The Network, an affiliation of worldwide job boards, by StepStone and totaljobs.com
2002-2003 Regional consolidation
2004-2008 Further acquisitions to improve market position in covered countries
2009 Regional consolidation
2009 Acquisition of StepStone ASA by Axel Springer AG[5]
2010 StepStone's portfolio includes Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Sweden
2012 StepStone becomes part of the new company "Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH"
2012 StepStone acquires TotalJobs UK[6][7]
2014 StepStone acquires Jobsite UK

References

  1. , Axel Springer Verlag AG's StepStone GmbH Acquires Totaljobs Group.
  2. Axel Springer, Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH.
  3. , From dot com to Pan European player.
  4. , StepStone ASA at the Oslo Stock Exchange .
  5. Axel Springer, Acquisition of StepStone.
  6. , Reed Elsevier sells Totaljobs to Axel Springer.
  7. , StepStone acquires TotalJobs.

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