SEEK explained

SEEK Limited is an Australian employment website for job listings, headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Seek also operates in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.^[1]

History

Seek was founded in November 1997^[2] by Andrew Bassat, Paul Bassat and Matt Rockman along with first employees Robert Sloan and Adam Ryan as an online version of print employment classifieds, and it launched its website in March 1998.^[3] On 18 April 2005, Seek was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange with a market capitalisation of $587 million.^[4]

In May 2022, it moved its head office to a newly-constructed building in Cremorne, Victoria.^[5]

In June 2024, SEEK sold its holdings in the Latin American job-boards OCC (Mexico) and Catho (Brazil).^[6]

Further reading

• Web site: July 19, 2016 . Seek primed to live up to its potential . . . February 15, 2017.
• Web site: Bailey . Michael . Seek spends $200k to disrupt itself with Slingshot startup accelerator . . February 7, 2017 . February 15, 2017.
• Web site: Andrew Bassat of Seek blasts federal action over education rorts. The Australian . July 19, 2016 . . February 15, 2017.
• "SEEK doubles down on Brazil, increases stake in Asia business". Sydney Morning Herald.

Notes and References

1. Marketline, 2021. MarketLine Company Profile: SEEK Ltd.. Marketline, p.3.
2. Web site: Seek a house, find a job. ABC. August 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214071556/http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/stories/s1258828.htm. 2017-02-14.
3. Web site: About SEEK. 2021-12-06. Company. en.
4. Web site: Successful Completion of SEEK Offer. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150150/https://www.seek.com.au/investor/news-media-archive-2005. 2017-10-15. SEEK. April 17, 2005.
5. Web site: Bleby . Michael . 2022-05-11 . Seek spreads out its staff in new Melbourne office . 2022-05-12 . Australian Financial Review . en.
6. Web site: 2024-06-05 . SEEK to sell Latin American assets . 2024-08-15 . Listcorp . en.