Indeed is being acquired by Recruit, a leading HR services and consumer internet firm based in Japan. Indeed will continue to be led by its current management team and operate as an independent subsidiary of Recruit. Here’s our press release.

Recruit is one of the biggest private companies in Japan, with 22,000 employees and $10 billion in annual revenue. By acquiring Indeed, Recruit gains the #1 job site worldwide and an unrivaled job search and recruitment technology platform, while Indeed will benefit from Recruit’s resources and leadership position in Asia. This partnership is an excellent outcome for our employees and shareholders and will benefit job seekers and employers as we continue to grow and improve our services.

We launched Indeed in 2004 as the first comprehensive search engine for jobs. Since then, thanks to our millions of job seekers, tens of thousands of advertisers and partners, and the dedication of our 550 employees, more people now find jobs on Indeed than anywhere else, and companies find more hires on Indeed than anywhere else.

Indeed is the #1 job site worldwide:

• 80m unique visitors per month
• More than one million new resumes added each month
• #1 in mobile job search
• #1 pay-per-click recruitment ad network, with over 25,000 advertisers
• #1 in employer reviews, with over one million reviews
• #1 external source of hire in the US, according to independent research

We have the same goal now as when we started the company: to be the best place for people to find jobs, wherever they may be. We are inspired by the thousands of success stories shared by job seekers and excited to continue building our business for the long term in partnership with Recruit.

Paul & Rony

What does your work look like? Job seekers want to know and it’s easy to show them. Now, you can add photos to your Company Page on Indeed to give people an inside look at what makes your company unique. (Find your page here).

Earlier this year we introduced Company Pages, a new way for employers to promote their company to more than 70 million people on Indeed. Indeed Company Pages have become the fastest growing source of employer reviews on the internet, with more than 150,000 new reviews added monthly.

Why is your Company Page important? It raises the profile of your employment brand and differentiates your company at the exact moment people are actively searching for career information. Company Pages receive millions of visits each month, so by adding content to your page you can engage with active and passive job seekers and show them what it’s like to work at your company.

Find your Company Page and customize it with your best photos today! All companies with jobs on Indeed have a Company Page, and uploading photos is free.

Not sure what to upload? Check out these examples:

Match.com:

Case-Mate:

Indeed:

A recent survey found that 97% of Americans regularly use cloud-based services for activities such as social networking, online shopping and banking. Not only is the cloud now embedded in our daily lives, it’s become a necessity for companies seeking efficiency in their business processes. By transitioning to the cloud, companies can store data and run programs from anywhere.

Not surprisingly, the number of job opportunities related to cloud computing and virtualization (a complementary technology) are quickly growing as more companies move core services and data storage onto the web.

*Growth in percentage of jobs on Indeed matching these terms.

Cloud Computing

Where are cloud-related jobs in highest demand? Top job locations for the keyword search cloud are:

Palo Alto, CA
San Jose, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
New York, NY

Software engineers, system engineers, and systems administrators are among the positions in the cloud computing field with the most job postings available right now. The cloud’s growth is further evident in the increasing number of job postings that include the keywords SaaS, PaaS, and EC2.

Virtualization

Virtualization is commonly used in such areas as software development, application development, and QA testing. Right now, the top job locations for the keyword search virtualization are:

Palo Alto, CA
Washington, DC
San Jose, CA
New York, NY
Chicago, IL

Enter any keyword into Indeed’s Job Trends search box to see its trend and click ‘find jobs’ to view current postings.