Career firm expands operations in Vietnam

The US-based human resources solution provider CareerBuilder has announced plans to expand its operations in Vietnam by opening a representative office in the country.

The US-based human resources solution provider CareerBuilder on Tuesday announced plans to expand its operations in Vietnam by opening a representative office in the country.

The US-based human resources solution provider CareerBuilder on Tuesday announced plans to expand its operations in Vietnam by opening a representative office in the country

The presence of CareerBuilder in Hanoi is aimed to realise the company's wish of becoming a bridge between employers and their potential employees while also providing ideal job opportunities for Vietnamese candidates.

Established in 1995, CareerBuilder, which is owned by Gannett Co Inc, Tribune Co and The McClatchy Co, is the largest online career site in the US with more than 24 million unique visitors, one million jobs and 50 million resumes.

The company marked an important step in its Asian expansion with the acquisition of the Vietnam Online Network, which owns and operates Kiemviec.com and HR Vietnam.

Kiemviec.com is Vietnam's second largest online career search site by revenue and first by number of registered users while HR Vietnam specialises in recruitment services and HR solutions for employers.-