Quikr Acquires Online Hiring Platform Hiree

A move to target the untargeted audience!
Indian classified advertising platform, Quikr has made another acquisition. Of late, it has acquired a Bengaluru-based startup, Hiree. Started with the name myNoticePeriod.com, this Bengaluru-based startup changed its name to Hiree. Besides, this startup is focused on white collar jobs. In its recent announcement, Hiree said that it will merge with Quikr’s jobs vertical QuikrJobs and operate out of the Quikr headquarters.
How will Quikr benefit?
Already, Quikr leads the recruitment for blue, grey collar and entry-level jobs across India. This acquisition will strengthen QuikrJobs’ offerings to address recruitment needs for the entire new segment i.e. white collar professionals. In addition, Quikr will get access to Hiree’s products like Video Resume on the supply side and Walk-In Management solution on the demand side. This will ultimately help to boost Quikr’s offerings.
Hiree’s offerings aimed at shortening the time taken to complete the recruitment cycle. The services provided by Hiree when coupled with Quikr’s missed call service will bring many people to recruiters, be it from blue collar, white collar, and entry level segments.
What’s so special about Hiree?
Bengaluru-based Hiree is a startup founded by an IIT alumnus, Mr. Manjunath Talwar,and BITS alumni,Mr. Abhijit Khasnis. Since its launch in Jan 2014, Hiree is growing at a very fast pace and is helping jobseekers to find better job offers. Hiree is also used by many recruiters from Fortune500 companies to meet their hiring needs.
It’s time for Hiree to target the white collar lateral, the segment untapped!
Takeaways:-
- Of late, Quikr has acquired a Bengaluru-based startup, Hiree.
- Quikr will get access to Hiree’s products like Video Resume on the supply side and Walk-In Management solution on the demand side. This will ultimately help to boost Quikr’s offerings.
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