Award-winning Scottish recruitment website ScottishAppointments.com is poised for significant growth following a major investment from IrishJobs.ie, Ireland’s leading recruitment website.
IrishJobs.ie has acquired a 75% stake in Dundee-based
ScottishAppointments.com and plans to adapt its successful business model for the vibrant Scottish market.
ScottishAppointments.com enables jobseekers to search for employment vacancies across all industry sectors in Scotland, and assists recruiters in identifying the right candidates, easily and cost-effectively.
ScottishAppointments.com, is currently ranked second in the online recruitment sector in Scotland. The move by IrishJobs.ie into the Scottish market builds on its success in Ireland and also in Northern Ireland with
the launch of NIjobs.com in 2000. Approximately Stg 1million investment is planned over the next 12-18 months in the promotion and development of the website to further drive its success in the Scottish market.
Commenting on the investment, Pat Kelly, Managing Director of ScottishAppointments.com, said: The website will continue to be run locally from our offices in Dundee as we recognise the importance of having sales and management personnel who fully understand the local market. The key
difference going forward will be that we’re now part of a larger team, and can learn from IrishJobs.ie and NIjobs.com in further building the business.
It is estimated that over 250,000 people are actively searching for a job at any one time in Scotland. This, combined with a very active and vibrant online community in Scotland, represents a strong and favourable growth
opportunity for us. Our research estimates that the online recruitment market in Scotland is worth over Stg10 million. The investment will allow us to capitalise on these growth opportunities and establish the website as
the market leader in Scotland.
Confirming the expansion, Ms. Maria Mahon, Group Chief Executive of IrishJobs.ie and NIjobs.com, said: We are delighted to announce our move into the Scottish market. The addition of ScottishAppointments.com to our portfolio is a natural progression for us. We have firmly established both IrishJobs.ie and NIjobs.com as the leaders in their respective markets and look forward to achieving similar success in Scotland. Pat Kelly, who will
continue in his role as Managing Director of the company, has done a tremendous job to date in establishing the website. I have no doubt that working with Pat and his team will prove to be a very fruitful partnership.
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