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JobGet, a ‘LinkedIn’ for hourly workers, acquires rival Snagajob
If you're an hourly worker, the number of go-to options you have for finding new jobs is shrinking a little. JobGet -- a Boston startup that operates an
JobGet — a Boston startup that operates an hourly job-hunting site with social features built in, a la LinkedIn — is acquiring Snagajob, one of its rivals in the U.S. market. The company — which has been around for 25 years (yes, dating to the first dot-com boom) — had raised a whopping$387 million all told from investors that include StarVest and Rho Ventures. JobGet, in keeping with the LinkedIn analogy, has a focus on social mechanics and describes itself as built “for the needs of the TikTok generation.” One of its features is “JobGenie”, which it likens to a For You Page that uses AI and other tools to personalise job recommendations to users.
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