# Jobvite

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{{Short description|Cloud-based recruiting and human resources software platform}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Jobvite, Inc.
| image = Jobvite logo.png
| image_size = 100px
| former_name = ForumJobs, Inc.
| type = Private
| foundation = 2006
| founders = Jesper Schultz and Hans Larsen
| hq_location = [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis), [United States](/source/United_States)
| locations = [London](/source/London), [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis), [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), [Canada](/source/Canada), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| industry = [Software](/source/Software)
| services = [Software](/source/Software), [Recruiting](/source/recruitment), [Human Resources](/source/Human_Resources)
| key_people = Peter Lamson, CEO<br>Jared Adams, COO<br>Joe Kuntz, CRO
| num_employees = 450
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.jobvite.com}}
}}

'''Jobvite Inc.''' is a [software](/source/software) and [recruiting](/source/Recruitment) corporation based in [Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana) in the [United States](/source/United_States).

==History==
Jobvite, Inc. was established in 2003 by Jesper Schultz and Hans Larsen, under the name ForumJobs, Inc.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/jobvite|title=Jobvite|magazine=Forbes|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> The company name was changed to Jobvite in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39476810|title=Company Overview of Jobvite, Inc.|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|accessdate=2019-04-18}}</ref>

In July 2008, Dan Finnigan, formerly of [Yahoo!](/source/Yahoo!) and [hotjobs.com](/source/HotJobs), was appointed as the CEO of the company.

===Investments and company expansion===
In September 2010 Jobvite formed a partnership with SuccessFactors Business Execution (BizX) Suite. The partnership added over 8,000,000 users from BizX Suite to the Jobvite search platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Jobvite-Partners-With-iw-311700661.html|title=Jobvite Partners With SuccessFactors Bringing Power of Social Recruiting to Business Execution Suite|website=finance.yahoo.com|language=en-US|accessdate=2019-04-18}}</ref>

In October 2014, Jobvite received [US$](/source/United_States_dollar)25 million in investments from [New York City](/source/New_York_City)-based growth equity firm Catalyst Investors. They joined Trident Capital, CMEA Capital, and ATA Ventures as one of the firm's chief investors. Investment in the company amounted to more than $55 million at the time.<ref name="techcrunch1014">{{cite news|author=Lunden, Ingrid|title=Jobvite Lands Another $25M For Its Recruitment-As-Marketing Analytics Platform|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/07/jobvite-lands-another-25m-for-its-recruitment-as-marketing-analytics-platform|work=TechCrunch|date=7 October 2014|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref>

In August 2015, the company launched operations in [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England).<ref>{{cite web|author=England, Lucy|title=The firm that helps Twitter and LinkedIn recruit tech talent is coming to the UK|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jobvite-opens-uk-office-2015-8?r=UK&IR=T|website=Business Insider|date=11 August 2015|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> By 2019, the company had additional offices in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Boston](/source/Boston), and [Bengaluru](/source/Bengaluru), [India](/source/India).

In February 2019, K1 Investment Management invested more than $200 million in Jobvite. Part of the funds assisted in Jobvite's acquisition of three companies, Talemetry, RolePoint and Canvas. The acquisition resulted in an additional 2,000 customers for Jobvite, including [Fortune 500](/source/Fortune_500) companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.staffingindustry.com/Editorial/Daily-News/Jobvite-gets-200-million-investment-acquires-three-companies-48983|title=Jobvite gets $200 million investment, acquires three companies|website=www2.staffingindustry.com|language=en-US|accessdate=2019-06-06}}</ref>

In April 2021, K1 Investment Management purchased and merged Jobvite with JazzHR and NXTThing RPO. Peter Lamson, the CEO of JazzHR, now serves as the CEO for the combined companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.staffingindustry.com/site/Editorial/Daily-News/Jobvite-JazzHR-and-NXTThing-RPO-combine-with-private-equity-acquisition-57473|title=JOBVITE, JAZZHR AND NXTTHING RPO COMBINE WITH PRIVATE EQUITY ACQUISITION companies|website=www2.staffingindustry.com|language=en-US|accessdate=2021-04-26}}</ref>

==Services==
In 2014, Jobvite was cited as being a server to over 1,600 global companies, with over 46 million job seekers worldwide.<ref name="VB714">{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/07/jobvite-lands-25m-to-continue-filling-the-entire-funnel-of-recruiting|title=Jobvite lands $25M to continue filling 'the entire funnel of recruiting'|date=7 October 2014|work=VentureBeat|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> Jobvite specializes in the provision of a [Software as a Service](/source/Software_as_a_Service) (SaaS) recruiting platform. 

In 2010, its most popular application was "Work With Us", which had roughly 5,000 active users every month at the time.<ref name="Shih2010">{{cite book|last=Shih|first=Clara|title=The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Market, Sell, and Innovate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-JJO-7Swzy8C&pg=PT202|date=21 July 2010|publisher=Pearson Education|isbn=978-0-13-254245-6|page=202}}</ref>

Jobvite has become known for its surveys into social recruitment, and is frequently cited as a source by media outlets such as [Time, Inc.](/source/Time%2C_Inc.),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/money/3614301/recruiters-social-media-job-search|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210145911/http://time.com/money/3614301/recruiters-social-media-job-search|url-status=dead|archivedate=December 10, 2014|title=How Recruiters Are Using Social Media—and What It Means for You|magazine=Time|date=10 December 2014|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> and numerous authors of books on social and human resource management.<ref name="WileyDeCenzo2015">{{cite book|last1=DeCenzo|first1=David A.|last2=Robbins|first2=Stephen P.|last3=Verhulst|first3=Susan L.|title=Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Binder Ready Version|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-V4BCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA338|date=12 October 2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-119-03274-8|page=338}}</ref><ref name="RosenCheever2015">{{cite book|last1=Rosen|first1=Larry D.|last2=Cheever|first2=Nancy|last3=Carrier|first3=L. Mark|title=The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ukTJBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA317|date=2 June 2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-77202-7|page=317}}</ref><ref name="WilliamsReitman2013">{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Caitlin|last2=Reitman|first2=Annabelle|title=Career Moves: Be Strategic About Your Future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Y0iAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184|date=13 September 2013|publisher=American Society for Training and Development|isbn=978-1-56286-868-0|page=184}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Coine|first1=Ted|last2=Babbitt|first2=Mark|title=A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt to Survive|url=https://archive.org/details/worldgonesocialh0000coin|url-access=registration|date=17 September 2014|publisher=AMACOM|isbn=978-0-8144-3327-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/worldgonesocialh0000coin/page/228 228]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.jobvite.com Official website]
*[https://rectec.io Recruitment Technology Comparison]

Category:Business services companies established in 2006
Category:Recruitment software
Category:Online companies of the United States
Category:Cloud computing providers
Category:Professional networks 
Category:Surveys (human research)
Category:Privately held companies based in Indiana
Category:Software companies based in Indiana

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