Jobs site expands to niche sector

ONE of Ireland’s leading online recruitment companies, IrishJobs.ie, has expanded into the niche recruitment sector with the acquisition of Dublin-based rival, Jobs.ie, for an estimated €3m.

According to IrishJobs chief executive Maria Mahon, the takeover was prompted by the new business avenues Jobs.ie would provide. The latter concentrates mainly on single-job postings, where companies can post single, one-off job positions; whereas the larger mainstream players prefer to enter into longer-term relationships with clients.

Esat Telecom founder Denis O’Brien and the company’s former Chief Operations Officer Leslie Buckley are major shareholders in IrishJobs.ie.