HelloWork

What HelloWork does

HelloWork is a French digital recruitment platform and SaaS provider headquartered in Rennes, operating as a subsidiary of the Groupe Télégramme media conglomerate. The company runs a two-sided marketplace that connects job seekers with employers across all contract types (CDI, CDD, interim, internships, apprenticeships) and serves both B2C candidates through a self-serve consumer experience and B2B recruiters through a tiered sales motion. HelloWork is positioned as France's #1 digital recruitment platform, with scale claims of 4M+ monthly unique visitors, 8M+ candidate profiles in its CVthèque resume database, 909,822 active job offers, 155,000 CVs read daily, and 80,000+ professional recruiter users.

The platform is built around a core job posting and distribution engine, augmented by a modular recruiter suite that includes Buddi (applicant tracking system), Magnet (career site builder), Basile (employee referral/cooptation), CVthèque (resume database), Page Entreprise (employer branding), Stori (social media recruitment), and sponsored content. On the consumer side, the company has introduced Coach Emploi, a generative AI job search assistant that guides candidates through each stage of their search. The group also owns subsidiaries spanning the employment lifecycle — HelloCV, Helloworkplace (remote work), Jobijoba (aggregation), Maformation (training), and Diplomeo (education orientation).

HelloWork monetizes primarily through subscription and transaction-fee models. TPEs can post up to 2 jobs for free, PMEs start at 99€/month for unlimited postings without commitment, and ETIs, large enterprises, staffing agencies, and public sector organizations receive custom annual contracts with dedicated account management. Revenue is diversified across TPE, PME, ETI/GE, staffing, and public sector segments, and the company maintains a portfolio of named enterprise customers spanning retail, banking, defense, aerospace, FMCG, and consumer goods. The platform integrates with 10+ third-party ATS providers, and HelloWork pursues an active M&A strategy, with acquisitions of Zijob (2012), JobiJoba (2018), Diplomeo (2019), Seekube (2021), and Basile (2022) extending its product and data footprint.

Name

HelloWork

Legal name

HelloWork

Website

https://hellowork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

HelloWork is France's #1 digital recruitment platform, operating a two-sided B2C/B2B marketplace that connects job seekers with employers and serves 80,000+ recruiter clients through subscriptions spanning job posting, ATS, CV database access, career site building, and AI-powered candidate guidance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Software / HR Technology

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Digital recruitment platform
• Job board marketplace
• Applicant tracking system
• Employer branding tools
• Talent acquisition software

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Platform Subscriptions: Monthly or annual subscription plans for recruiters to access the job posting platform, ATS tools, CV database access, and other recruitment solutions. Pricing varies by company size (TPE, PME, ETI/Grande entreprise, Staffing, Secteur public).
2. Job Posting Fees: Revenue from charging employers to post job listings. TPEs get up to 2 free postings; additional postings and PME subscriptions start at 99€/month for unlimited postings.
3. CV Database Access (CVthèque): Revenue from providing recruiters access to search and contact over 8 million candidate profiles in the resume database.
4. ATS Software (Buddi): Revenue from applicant tracking system software for managing recruitment pipelines and candidate communications.
5. Cooptation Platform (Basile): Revenue from employee referral/cooptation recruitment tool acquired by HelloWork in 2022.
6. Sponsored Articles: Revenue from employer branded content articles distributed to HelloWork's candidate audience of 8+ million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HelloWork operates a digital recruitment platform that connects job seekers with employers across France through a job marketplace and a suite of SaaS tools for recruiters. The platform aggregates job listings across multiple sectors via specialized sub-sites (Les Marchés) and offers recruiters an ATS (Buddi), CV database (CVthèque), career site builder (Magnet), employee referral tool (Basile), employer branding (Page Entreprise), social recruitment (Stori), and an AI assistant (Coach Emploi) for candidates.

Product overview

HelloWork operates as a multi-product HR technology platform composed of a candidate-facing job marketplace and a suite of recruiter-facing recruitment tools. The core candidate platform (HelloWork) offers job search across all contract types (CDI, CDD, interim, internship, apprenticeship), CV hosting, email alerts, and application tracking, with an AI agent called Coach Empreinte providing conversational job search guidance. The recruiter suite includes the Plateforme de recrutement (core job posting platform), Buddi (ATS for candidate management), Magnet (career site builder), Basile (acquired employee cooptation/referral tool), CVthèque (resume database), Page Entreprise (employer branding pages), Stori (social media recruitment), and Articles sponsorisés (sponsored employer content). The platform serves over 80,000 professional recruiters and reaches more than 4 million unique monthly visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plateforme de recrutement: Job posting and recruitment platform allowing employers to publish job listings
• Buddi
• Magnet
• Basile
• CVthèque
• Stori
• Coach Emploi
• Articles sponsorisés

Quantifiable outcome

• 4M+ unique visitors per month
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BasilecoreTechnology or Integration · 22 April 2022HelloWork completed the acquisition of the startup Basile, which specializes in co-option (employee referral) recruitment. This move expanded HelloWork's HR tools portfolio to include internal employee referral capabilities, allowing companies to mobilize their workforce for candidate sourcing through an automated cooptation platform.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LinkedIn: Microsoft-owned professional network with a dominant global jobs and recruiting business (LinkedIn Recruiter). Directly competes with HelloWork for French enterprise recruiting spend and is the most credible alternative for cross-border hiring.
• Indeed: Recruit Holdings-owned global job aggregator with massive scale. Competes with HelloWork on job-posting distribution in France and globally, and is the closest analog by business model (job listings + recruiter subscriptions).
• Welcome to the Jungle: French recruitment platform known for employer-branding content and job listings, with pan-European reach. Comparable to HelloWork as a French-origin, content-led job marketplace targeting the same recruiter and candidate audience.
• Leboncoin Emploi: Generalist French classifieds platform (Schibsted/Vinted) with a dedicated employment vertical. Competes with HelloWork on SMB job-posting volume and reach, particularly for frontline and local roles in France.
• JobTeaser: European recruitment platform focused on students and early-career talent, partnering with universities and employers. Adjacent to HelloWork's entry-level and internship categories and a complement to its education subsidiary Diplomeo.
• Figaro Emploi: French recruitment vertical of the Figaro media group. Directly competes with HelloWork in France, particularly for white-collar roles, leveraging the parent media brand similar to how HelloWork leverages Groupe Télégramme.
• Glassdoor: Indeed-owned platform combining employer reviews, salary data, and job listings. Comparable to HelloWork's salary-transparency features and sponsored content products; competes for both candidate attention and recruiter spend.
• ZipRecruiter: US-listed AI-enabled job marketplace combining job postings, ATS, and candidate matching. Closely comparable business model to HelloWork (two-sided marketplace + recruiter SaaS + AI matching), though US-focused.

Broad incumbents

• StepStone: European-focused job board group owned by Axel Springer, operating across multiple markets. Comparable in business model (job listings + recruiter tools) but broader geographic footprint than HelloWork.

Emerging players

• Teamtailor: European ATS and employer-branding platform with native job-board distribution. Competes with HelloWork's Buddi ATS and Magnet career-site products and is integrated with HelloWork's distribution layer today.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/helloworkcom
• Xx.com/hellowork
• Facebookfacebook.com/helloworkcom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A5 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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