JobServe on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
JobServe Ltd is a private company headquartered in
Founded by Robbie Cowling, an Information Technology (IT) contractor and his business partner John Witney, it was originally incorporated as Fax-Me-Limited in 1993 and later changing its name to JobServe Ltd. in 1995.
The company says the concept arose as the United Kingdom was rising out of recession in the 1990s and a problem area was identified with the IT workforce attempting to inefficiently find jobs through advertisements in recruitment magazines which would frequently turn out to be out of date. The company says it sought to address this on 4 May 1994 by the launch of a ''jobs-by-email'' service to send a daily and up to date list of targeted positions to job seekers. The company says it first created its website presence later in 1994 and it also claims this was the world's first recruitment website.
By 2001 it had become a dominant force in the market with observers being of the opinion it controlled up to 80% of the IT recruitment market. This had led to litigation when it refused to accept advertisements from agencies associated with rival companies.
In 2003 Jobserve became the first dot.com company to be selected for the
Big day for job hunters as JobServe Live hits down (From Daily Echo)
Tiptree, Great Totham: 'I'm a dot.com millionaire!' (From Brentwood Weekly News)
Tiptree
Tiptree is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county of Essex, situated south-west of Colchester and around north-east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Essex, Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Toll ...
, Essex, United Kingdom
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
, which runs an employment website
An employment website is a website that deals specifically with employment or careers. Many employment websites are designed to allow employers to post job requirements for a position to be filled and are commonly known as job boards. Other emplo ...
, job adverts being placed on the site on behalf of employers and employment agencies
An employment agency is an organization which matches employers to employees. In developed countries, there are multiple private businesses which act as employment agencies and a publicly-funded employment agency.
Public employment agencies
One ...
. It is part of the Aspire Media Group Ltd.
History
Founded by Robbie Cowling, an Information Technology (IT) contractor and his business partner John Witney, it was originally incorporated as Fax-Me-Limited in 1993 and later changing its name to JobServe Ltd. in 1995.
The company says the concept arose as the United Kingdom was rising out of recession in the 1990s and a problem area was identified with the IT workforce attempting to inefficiently find jobs through advertisements in recruitment magazines which would frequently turn out to be out of date. The company says it sought to address this on 4 May 1994 by the launch of a ''jobs-by-email'' service to send a daily and up to date list of targeted positions to job seekers. The company says it first created its website presence later in 1994 and it also claims this was the world's first recruitment website.
By 2001 it had become a dominant force in the market with observers being of the opinion it controlled up to 80% of the IT recruitment market. This had led to litigation when it refused to accept advertisements from agencies associated with rival companies.
In 2003 Jobserve became the first dot.com company to be selected for the Queen's Awards for Enterprise
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility). They are the highest ...
. The year also saw Cowling buy out Witney with Jobserve moving into £1 million new premises in Tiptree.
By 2006 Jobserve was covering not only the IT sector but was covering 17 industry sectors in total.
JobServe is currently managed by its co-founder Robbie Cowling and USA division, Richard Padgett. the company claims ''jobs-by-email'' still remained significant with a claim of 1.2 million job subscription emails being sent per day.
Locations and partners
JobServe currently has its UK baseColchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
.
A holding company, Jobserve Holdings Limited, was established in the year 2000 and renamed Aspire Media Limited in December 2008.
Jobserve and its parent, Aspire Media Group, has partnerships with a number of other brands.
It launched in Australia in 2002 with a base in Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
.. In the United States of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
there are offices in (North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
& Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
)
Football
The company has had involvements with local teamColchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
and was the shirt sponsor of Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
club West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, h ...
between 2003–04 and 2006-07 seasons In 2018 Jobserve won a competitive tender for the right for the Colchester Community Stadium
Colchester Community Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the JobServe Community Stadium, is a football stadium in Colchester, England. It is the home of Colchester United Football Club. It has a capacity of 10,105 and opened in August 20 ...
to be named the ''Jobserve Community Stadium''.
Notes
References
Sources
* * * * * * * *Further reading
Big day for job hunters as JobServe Live hits down (From Daily Echo)
Tiptree, Great Totham: 'I'm a dot.com millionaire!' (From Brentwood Weekly News)
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jobserve Employment websites 1993 establishments in the United Kingdom Business services companies established in 1993 Employment in the United Kingdom