What KARIERA does

Kariera d.o.o. is a Slovenian private limited company (d.o.o.) operating a dual-sided recruitment and staffing platform headquartered in Ljubljana, with a secondary recruitment and assessment center in Celje. Founded in 2001, the firm serves both job seekers — through a free web portal (kariera.si) listing 230+ active positions and a candidate database registration system — and Slovenian employers, who are the paying customers. The technology stack is conventional: a job-board web application supporting search by title, keyword, region, and industry, supported by Google Analytics, Facebook pixel, and G Suite. No proprietary AI/ML features, patents, APIs, or model integrations are documented.

Name

KARIERA

Legal name

Kariera d.o.o.

Website

https://kariera.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kariera d.o.o. is a Slovenian private employment agency that operates a dual-sided recruitment platform (kariera.si) connecting job seekers with employers across all major Slovenian industries, with cross-border sourcing from the Western Balkans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ljubljana

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer recruitment and staffing services: Kariera charges employers (naročniki) for recruitment, selection, and staffing services. Services include workforce mediation, executive search, foreign recruitment, employer branding, and outplacement. Job seekers are served free of charge. The company receives payment from employers for successful placements and ongoing staffing services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kariera is a Slovenian dual-sided recruitment agency that operates the kariera.si job portal and provides a full suite of recruitment services to employers, including labor mediation, operational staff search and selection, executive search, international (cross-border) recruitment with work permit handling, employer branding, and outplacement services. Job seekers access the platform free of charge to register in a candidate database, browse 230+ active job listings, and apply to positions across all Slovenian regions and industries.

Product overview

Kariera is a Slovenian employment agency operating as a dual-sided recruitment platform serving both job seekers and employers. For job seekers, the company offers an online job search platform (kariera.si) where candidates can search and apply for positions across Slovenia, register in a candidate database, and access career resources through a blog. For employers, Kariera provides a comprehensive suite of recruitment services including labor mediation, operational staff selection, executive search, international recruitment support, employer branding, and outplacement services. The company has offices in Ljubljana and Celje and facilitates employment for candidates from the Balkans and other regions seeking work in Slovenia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kariera Job Search Platform Online platform at kariera.si that allows job seekers to browse 230+ job listings, filter by region/industry/job type, register in a candidate database, and apply to positions in Slovenia.
• Labor Mediation (Posredovanje delovne sile) Recruitment service that connects Slovenian employers with suitable candidates from Kariera's candidate database to fill open positions across industries.
• Operational Staff Search, Selection and Recruitment Full-cycle recruitment service focused on finding and selecting operational staff (production, logistics, technical workers) for Slovenian employers.
• Executive Search Specialized recruitment service for hiring high-level professionals, managers, and executives for Slovenian companies.
• International Recruitment (Iskanje kadra v tujini) Cross-border recruitment service that sources candidates from abroad (primarily the Balkans) and assists employers with work permits, documentation, and relocation logistics.
• Employer Branding and Job Advertising Service helping Slovenian employers build their employer brand and advertise open positions to attract qualified candidates.
• Outplacement / Career Transition (Karierna tranzicija) Career transition and outplacement services that support employees and employers during organizational changes, redundancies, or workforce restructuring.

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global HR services leader providing staffing, in-house services, and professional placement. Overlaps directly with Kariera's workforce mediation, executive search, and operational staffing services, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing firm offering temporary, permanent, and recruitment process outsourcing services across industries. Directly comparable business model to Kariera's staffing and selection offerings, with multinational reach versus Kariera's Slovenia-centric footprint.
• Indeed: Global online job search and matching platform owned by Recruit Holdings. Competes with Kariera's kariera.si portal for candidate flow and employer job postings, though without the agency's hands-on recruitment and documentation services.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Microsoft-owned professional network providing job postings, recruiter tools, and direct sourcing for employers. Overlaps with Kariera's professional recruitment and employer branding offerings while threatening traditional recruiter value-add through self-serve employer tools.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing and workforce solutions leader operating across permanent placement, temporary staffing, and career transition. Highly comparable to Kariera's multi-service recruitment model, though operating at vastly larger scale across many geographies.

Direct peers

• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm specializing in finance, accounting, technology, and administrative roles. Comparable to Kariera's operational staff selection and professional recruitment offerings, with similar employer-paid business model.
• Hays: UK-listed global recruitment firm specializing in professional and skilled permanent and temporary placement across industries. Comparable to Kariera's executive search and professional recruitment offerings, particularly for technical and specialized roles.
• Gi Group: Italy-headquartered global staffing and recruitment firm with strong European and CEE presence offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR consulting. Closely comparable to Kariera in terms of multi-service European recruitment focus and cross-border worker placement.
• Michael Page: Global professional recruitment firm focused on mid-to-senior permanent and interim placements. Directly comparable to Kariera's executive search service line, though targeting a more senior-skewing candidate base across global markets.

Regional players

• Trenkwalder: Austrian-headquartered HR services group with strong presence across Central and Eastern Europe, offering staffing, recruitment, and workforce solutions. Highly comparable regional peer to Kariera with similar multi-service offerings and CEE cross-border placement expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kariera-slovenija
• Xx.com/kariera_twitt
• Facebookfacebook.com/kariera

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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