VietnamWorks, Vietnam’s Top Online Recruitment Site, Gets Acquired By En-Japan
In a surprise move today, en-japan, from Japan obviously, is acquiring Navigos group, the company behind VietnamWorks, Vietnam’s biggest recruitment firm.
In Vietnam, VietnamWorks is generally synonymous with finding a job. It’s far and away the top site and lists thousands of job listings, and gets an average of 200 new job listings per day. En-Japan, one of Japan’s top online recruitment firms, has also expanded across Asia outside of Japan including South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Australia. This latest acquisition will be its first foray into mainland Southeast Asia. The specifics of the deal have not yet been confirmed and I doubt they will be, but it will send shockwaves through the startup community for sure. Local Vietnamese news site Cafebiz.vn has speculated earlier this year that the deal would be around $22 million.
In February, CareerBuilder from the United States acquired VON (Vietnam Online Network), which manages KiemViec.com, the second biggest recruitment site in Vietnam. This left people wondering, why did CareerBuilder pass up VietnamWorks? Well, it looks like VietnamWorks had its sights elsewhere.
For the Vietnamese startup scene, this will be huge news, as VietnamWorks has been such a big and successful player in the online space. I’ve reached out to the CEO of VietnamWorks for comment and will keep you updated.
Hat tip to Chris Harvey for the catch.
VietnamWorksはオンライン空間において大成功を収めたプレーヤーであったから、ベトナムのスタートアップシーンにとって、これはビッグニュースになるだろう。私はコメントを求めてVietnamWorksの最高経営責任者（CEO）に接触を試みているので、情報を更新し続ける。
捕まえるためにChris Harveyにハットティップを。
オンライン業界ではVietnamWorksは非常に規模が大きく、大成功を収めている存在なので、ベトナムのスタートアップ界にとって、このニュースはとてつもないインパクトを持つ。VietnamWorksのCEOに直撃しコメントを得たので、あらためて最新情報をお届けしよう。
このニュースを届けてくれたChris Harvey氏に感謝します。
