Global Job Board JobServe.com Expands to Asia

JobServe.com, the world's first Internet job board, announced its launch into the Asian market with the acquisition of specialist IT job board ThaiITJobs.com, which is the leading niche IT job board in Thailand.

Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) July 21, 2007 -- JobServe.com, the world's first Internet job board, announced its launch into the Asian market with the acquisition of specialist IT job board ThaiITJobs.com, which is the leading niche IT job board in Thailand.

Founded in 2003, ThaiIT People Co Ltd has established a reputable presence in the Bangkok IT sector. With approximately 1,000 clients ranging from local to multi-national companies and a strong candidate database, this acquisition is an ideal platform for expansion in the region.

One year after the expansion into the US market, JobServe now operates one of the largest local US job boards, CareerBoard.com, the popular Canadian site JobShark and two of the largest IT specialist sites in the US, Computerjobs.com and Computerwork.com. Worldwide, JobServe represents a membership of over 3.5 million users and plans to continue its expansion globally.

JobServe's Asian plans include rolling out two additional specialist job boards immediately following the acquisition, launching an Engineering site - ThaiEngineeringJobs.com and an Accounting & Finance site - ThaiFinanceJobs.com.

The three boards will create the foundation for building JobServe's presence in Asia and further form part of the global strategy to widen the reach of candidates for its clients. With serious skills shortages in many Western countries and an increased use of outsourcing in the global market, this will provide employers with access to a new pool of highly skilled and affordable resources.

JobServe's Managing Director, Robbie Cowling said, "Our first move into the Australian market was successful, in spite of the fiercely competitive conditions, and we have managed to establish a strong IT presence there. We now operate the number two job board in terms of market share in the IT&T sector within Australia, and Thailand presents us with the same opportunities".

"Obviously the team is excited about merging with an international group. This move by JobServe supports our belief in the Thai market and we welcome the expertise that Jobserve will bring in terms of technology and management," said ThaiIT People Co. Ltd CEO Myles Clark.

Clark also identifies the benefits that JobServe's global reach into the UK, US, Canada and Australian markets can offer, "This will allow skilled Thai job seekers to search for work outside of Thailand, in markets suffering severe skills shortages," he said.

JobServe decided on Thailand due to the emerging economy, a strong IT sector and potential for future development.

JobServe plans to expand quickly within the South East Asian region. Robbie Cowling continued, "Culturally, Thailand will work really well, as English language skills are used in the IT sector, and most Thai people are open minded and keen to embrace progress. The Thai Government is determined to make Bangkok a global hub for finance and IT services and together ThaiIT People and JobServe are definitely going to make an impact, not only in the IT sector, but also other sectors and other rapidly expanding markets. This move forms part of our global strategy to widen the reach of candidates for our clients."

JobServe, formed in 1993, quickly grew into one of the UK's most successful businesses offering jobs across many sectors of the market. In 2002 opened an office in Australia where it acquired and recently absorbed JOBNET. In 2006 JobServe purchased CareerBoard.com, Computerwork.com and ComputerJobs.com in the USA and JobShark.com in Canada. JobServe UK are based in Tiptree, Essex, JobServe Australia is based in Sydney and JobServe USA Limited headquarters are located in Cleveland, OH.

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