StepStone
| StepStone | |
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| 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
- ↑ , Axel Springer Verlag AG's StepStone GmbH Acquires Totaljobs Group.
- ↑ Axel Springer, Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH.
- ↑ , From dot com to Pan European player.
- ↑ , StepStone ASA at the Oslo Stock Exchange .
- ↑ Axel Springer, Acquisition of StepStone.
- ↑ , Reed Elsevier sells Totaljobs to Axel Springer.
- ↑ , StepStone acquires TotalJobs.