Graduateland

Graduateland is an online service that connects current university students and recent graduates with employers. Users are able to create a profile and upload their resume, as well as browse different job opportunities. The portal has more than 1,300,000 registered users worldwide and partnerships with 22 universities, primarily in Europe and the United States.[1][2] The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3]

Graduateland.com
Type of businessEmployment website
Type of site
Job search engine
Available inEnglish, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Founded2010
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
IndustryInternet
ServicesOnline employment
URLgraduateland.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Current statusActive

History

Graduateland was founded in 2009 by Patrick Lund, Jens Reimer Olesen, Morten Petersen, Jesper Reeh, and Jonas Reeh. The online job board was launched in 2010.

In 2012, the first Graduateland Gateway was launched in collaboration with Copenhagen Business School.

In 2013, Graduateland received its first funding from Danish business development organization Accelerate Invest.[4][5]

By mid-2015 the Graduateland sister company Ontame.io was officially launched with the aim to create a new service for recruitment data analytics.[6]

In April 2016, the company acquired its Spanish competitor Tyba, a Madrid-based job platform specialized in the field of junior recruitment for the technology sector. Thereby, Graduateland expanded from Northern Europe towards Spain and France.[7]

In September 2016, Graduateland hosted its first virtual career fair, which is a digital recruitment event that takes place online with participants attending via electronic devices.[8]

Features

Users are able to search for jobs according to industry, job type, and geographic location. By creating a Job Alert users will receive updates when jobs who fit their criteria are posted. Although users can upload data from their Facebook, Google or Twitter profile,[9] they are not able to communicate with other users or have access to their profile information. This product can also be used as a customised career portal solution for universities.

Awards
  • 2011 People's Prize Award, Venture Cup[10]
  • 2011 Audience Prize, Arctic15[11]
  • 2013 Growth Creator of the Year, awarded by Connect Denmark[12][13]

See also

References
  1. "Spotlight on Graduateland: Insights from the CEO". Øresund Startups. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. "Tyba acquired by Graduateland - Press release Apr. 5th 2016". Graduateland. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. "Graduateland visker grænserne ud- Iværksætteren". www.ivaerksaetteren.dk. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  4. http://oresundstartups.com/graduateland-receives-investment-by-accelerace/%5B%5D
  5. "Graduateland | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  6. "Graduateland expands with ontame.io and gets new CEO". Øresund Startups. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  7. O'Hear, Steve. "Tyba, the Madrid-based graduate recruitment startup, acquired by Graduateland". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  8. Lund, Patrick (September 22, 2016). "Life after a Virtual Career Fair". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  9. http://www.business.dk/arbejdsmarked/ny-jobportal-til-unge-med-mod-paa-europa
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Mancx, Graduateland Win At Arctic15". ArcticStartup. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  12. "Graduateland kåret som Årets Vækstskaber | CONNECT Denmark". www.connectdenmark.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  13. "Graduateland - Growth Creator of the Year 2013! - Øresund Startups". Øresund Startups. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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