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Austin, Texas

4.5/ 5

2 reviews

Indeed, Inc. is an American multinational employment website for job listings launched in November 2004. Founded by Paul Forster and Rony Kahan, the company was established with the core mission of putting job seekers first. It operates as a vertical search engine focused entirely on employment, aggregating millions of job openings from thousands of unique sources, including corporate career pages, traditional job boards, staffing firms, and professional associations. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and Stamford, Connecticut, Indeed has grown into the world’s number-one job site by traffic, surpassing competitors like Monster.com as early as 2010. In October 2012, Indeed was acquired by Japan-based Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., becoming an independent operating subsidiary within its growing HR Technology business segment. Today, Indeed operates alongside sister company Glassdoor to provide an interconnected ecosystem for global talent acquisition. Over its history, Indeed has expanded its product offerings beyond basic search functionality. In 2011, it introduced direct application capabilities, allowing job seekers to apply for roles directly through the platform. The site also features comprehensive tools for resume posting and storage, company reviews, salary comparison data, and a dedicated Questions & Answers section on customized Company Pages. The platform generates revenue primarily through a pay-per-performance recruitment advertising network, selling premium job posting features and targeted resume search access to employers. It is available in more than 60 countries and 28 languages, attracting hundreds of millions of unique monthly visitors and hosting over 665 million Job Seeker Profiles globally. More than 3.5 million employers utilize Indeed's services to find, screen, and hire candidates, resulting in an average of 31 hires per minute worldwide. Operationally, the company employs a large global workforce of over 10,000 individuals across various international offices, including major hubs in Dublin, London, San Mateo, and New York. To serve the Indian market, the company operates via its subsidiary, Indeed India Operations Private Limited, which was incorporated in August 2014 and is headquartered in Hyderabad. To maintain its competitive edge, Indeed integrates advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities into its proprietary job-matching algorithms, aiming to simplify, accelerate, and humanize the recruitment journey for both candidates and employers. In addition to organic technological scaling, Indeed regularly expands its market presence through strategic partnerships and targeted acquisitions, having previously absorbed platforms like Simply Hired, Syft, and ClickIQ to consolidate its leadership in the global human capital services industry.