SEEK - A little knowledge about a company we use so often, however know nothing about it's humble beginnings

Good morning!

It's on a gloomy, wet Monday morning like today, that I toss up the options of burying my head into studying accounting to gain qualifications that will enable me to get a decent job somewhere down the track, or whether to go online, apply for a few jobs in my area, see what jobs are available now and take the easy road.

So let me ask you this question, where is the first place you think of when you hear the words "apply for a new job" or "job hunting" - I can almost guarantee you would've answered SEEK.

It's just that simple these days! Gone of the days where seeking employment involved actively going out, job hunting. Dropping countless resumes and run-of-the-mill cover letters into each and every organisation you came across, face to face interaction, the countless "sorry we're not hiring at the moment" or "we'll keep your resume on file" - honestly the knock backs are enough to make you give up.

But times have since changed, and companies probably find it quite rare to have somebody walk in off the street to hand in their resume, because let's face it, do we really have time for that?

So how have we come so far? How are we able to know about these job vacancies at the click of a button, how come we can almost pick and choose what job or industry we want to work in and what ever happened to the mundane resume drops?

SEEK happened.

From it's humble beginnings, founded in Melbourne 1997, SEEK evolved from a domestic online employment classifieds business and has revolutionised the way we now look for jobs, with over 6,000 employees globally, 30 million monthly visits, displaying 70% of all online job advertisements, it's no wonder that SEEK is the leading employment website in Australia, and largest online global marketplace operating in 12 countries.

However what most consumers don't realise, is that SEEK offers much more than just a place to 'seek' employment. SEEK is a diverse group of companies, coming together to create a hub of education and opportunities;
SEEK learning was designed to assist job seekers in gaining further qualifications by providing vocational education through partnerships with 19 leading universities and colleges. Areas of interest included; creative, business, health, people, technology and building. Job seekers have the option to study in class, via distance or online with the ability to attend TAFE or university to complete their selected qualifications.
SEEK commercial is the online source of business and franchise sales, as it allows consumers to browse through extensive lists of business and franchises for sale, whilst providing in site and knowledge to consumers about the steps of buying, types of business and buying a franchise/business.
SEEK volunteer is the single most largest volunteer website in Australia. Offering those looking for volunteer work an extensive range of opportunities, including event, student, corporate, environmental and emergency options. These options aren't prejudice to age either, with options for kid friendly, high school aged and even options for volunteering as a group.

Is it any wonder that with all that SEEK covers, we no longer have to go far when seeking employment, seeking to buy a business or seeking volunteer work? SEEK has taken the hard work out of seeking, even revolutionising it's websites to allow seamless streaming between mobile, laptop and tablet allowing consumers to seek anywhere, anytime, any way.