Job board Seek announced it successfully merged its APAC employment marketplaces, including Seek, Jobsdb and Jobstreet.

The marketplaces will operate under a single system powered by Seek's AI technology, while retaining their individual brands. According to the group, this integration brings together millions of talent and employers across the APAC region to connect more of the right people with the right work.

Seek's unification of its employment marketplaces comes 10 years after it acquired Jobsdb and Jobstreet and follows three years of development and an estimated AUD 180 million (approximately USD 118.44 million) investment.

Jobsdb, a Seek subsidiary, is an employment platform in Hong Kong and Thailand.

"At Seek, everything we do revolves around our customers,” Peter Bithos, CEO, Asia, Seek, said. “One unified platform means we can now offer our product to millions of people across APAC in an entirely new way, so that our customers can find jobs and talent more easily. This puts us in a stronger position, more than ever before, to realise our ambition of helping 500 million people develop their careers with five million companies in the region.”

The completion of platform integration brings forth new AI-powered advancements to Jobsdb and Jobstreet, aimed at enhancing the employment experience for both employers and jobseekers throughout the region, Seek added.

For employers, the new platform deploys AI models to assess talent suitability and provide highly personalised recommendations by processing data from various sources, including resumes, job ad descriptions and the employer's past behaviours. Employers can also expedite the talent shortlist process by adding AI-recommended screening questions in their job ads.

To make the job-hunting process more efficient and relevant for talent, they can now effectively be matched to AI-recommended jobs they are most qualified for based on their experience and skills, according to Seek. Using AI, Seek also evaluates when a person is likely a strong candidate for a role by showing a top applicant badge on the job vacancy page they are browsing, so talent can make more informed decisions whether to apply for a role.

To further enhance the job seeking experience, the new platform offers valuable insights and guidance. Through features like "explore careers" and "explore salaries", jobseekers gain access to data-backed career advice and salary information.

“Following the unification program, Seek can now harness a larger dataset across APAC, which will empower its AI algorithms to provide even more precise and relevant matches between employers and talent. Ultimately, this translates into an elevated user experience and expedites the hiring process on its Jobsdb and Jobstreet platforms,” the group stated.

Bill Lee, Managing Director, Hong Kong, Jobsdb by Seek, said, “Based on Jobsdb Hong Kong's latest employment platform data, we have observed a growing trend of cross-border talent mobility. The unification of Seek, Jobsdb, Jobstreet, consolidates millions more of talent profiles and job opportunities across eight APAC markets, positioning the new platform strongly to address this trend.”

“Furthermore, our strategic partnership with Zhaopin serving the GBA (Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area) region brings additional value to our offerings,” Lee said. “Through our significant investment in AI technology, the unified platform not only expands the talent pool and job access for employers and jobseekers in Hong Kong across the APAC region, but also facilitates better matches between candidates and employers, delivering valuable insights and enhanced value for the employment market. This significant move lays a solid foundation for our future growth.”

Seek’s eight APAC markets include Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.