What CVMarket.lt does

CVMarket.lt is one of the largest online job portals in Lithuania, operated as a branch (CV Keskus OÜ filialas) of the Estonian parent company CV Keskus OÜ. Founded in 2000 in Estonia and expanded to Lithuania in 2004, the platform operates a two-sided marketplace connecting job seekers with employers. Job seekers use the service free of charge to search and apply for jobs, create CVs, and subscribe to automated job alerts, while employers pay for job postings, CV database access, VIP premium placements, embeddable career widgets, and professional recruitment services ranging from partial to full candidate selection.

The underlying technology is a web-based job portal with native iOS and Android mobile applications, featuring CV creation tools, advanced search filters by category, city, and company, automated email-based job alert subscriptions, and ATS integration for employers using external applicant tracking systems. The platform supports Google and Facebook OAuth SSO and uses reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The CV database has accumulated over 800,000 records, reaching a 1 million record milestone in 2019, and is accessible to employers via a paid subscription service.

The business model combines multiple monetization streams: per-listing job posting fees, monthly subscription access to the CV database, one-time VIP premium placement fees, embeddable widget distribution, and professional recruitment services including international talent search via The Network alliance covering 150+ countries. The company reports 14,200+ active job postings per month, 800,000+ monthly portal visits, and 1,200+ companies regularly posting. CVMarket.lt is part of the Baltic job portal group alongside CVMarket.lv (Latvia) and CVKeskus.ee (Estonia), and has been wholly owned by Swiss media company Ringier AG since 2022, following an initial acquisition by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG in 2017.

Name

CVMarket.lt

Legal name

CV Keskus OÜ filialas

Website

https://cvmarket.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CVMarket.lt is a leading Lithuanian online job portal connecting job seekers with employers through a free-to-candidate marketplace. Part of the CV Keskus OÜ Baltic group, wholly owned by Swiss media company Ringier AG, it monetizes employer job postings, CV database subscriptions, premium placements, and recruitment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Portal

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products) (BPAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vertical/Specialty Marketplaces (BPAMAGAB), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Online job portal
• Recruitment marketplace
• CV database
• Job posting platform
• Career services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay for posting job advertisements on the platform. Usage is free for job seekers.
2. CV Database Access: Employers can pay for access to search the CV database
3. VIP/Premium Job Listings: Premium placement and visibility services for employer job postings
4. Recruitment Services: Professional recruitment services including partial and full candidate selection, and global employee search

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CVMarket.lt is an online job portal marketplace in Lithuania connecting job seekers with employers. Job seekers create CVs, search and apply to vacancies, and subscribe to automated job alerts free of charge. Employers post job listings on a pay-per-listing or subscription basis, search the CV database to source candidates, purchase VIP visibility placements, distribute ads across partner channels, and contract professional recruitment services including full, partial, and global candidate selection through The Network alliance.

Product overview

CVMarket.lt operates as a multi-module online recruitment platform serving as Lithuania's one of the largest job portals. The core offering is the CVMarket.lt Job Portal, which provides free job search, CV creation, and application functionality for job seekers, and job posting and CV database search services for employers. The platform's portfolio includes premium visibility modules (VIP Job Ads, CV Highlight), distribution services (Job Ad Distribution, Job Ads on Website), and professional recruitment services (Full Recruitment, Partial Recruitment, Global Recruitment via The Network alliance). Additional value-added services include a CV Database subscription for employers and a Job Alert Subscription for job seekers. The platform also offers mobile applications for iOS and Android devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CVMarket.lv: Job portal operating in Latvia under the CV Keskus OÜ group.
• CVKeskus.ee

Products and services

• CVMarket.lt Job Portal The primary online job board marketplace connecting job seekers with employers in Lithuania. Job seekers search and apply to vacancies, create CVs, and subscribe to job alerts at no cost; employers post job listings, search CV databases, and manage recruitment.
• CV Database Service (CV duomenų bazė) A paid subscription service allowing employers to search and access the platform's CV database (800,000+ CVs) to proactively source candidates matching their criteria.
• VIP Job Ads (VIP darbo skelbimai) Premium placement service that highlights employer job listings at the top of search results and applies a VIP badge, increasing visibility to job seekers browsing the portal.
• Job Ad Distribution Service (Papildoma skelbimo sklaida) Service that extends the reach of employer job listings by distributing them across additional channels beyond CVMarket.lt, including partner websites and networks.
• Job Ads on Your Website (Skelbimai jūsų portale) Embeddable job listing widget that employers place on their own corporate websites to display open positions directly on their careers page.
• Full Recruitment (Pilna atranka) End-to-end recruitment service where the CVMarket.lt team handles the entire hiring process, including candidate sourcing, screening, and shortlisting, for an employer.
• Partial Recruitment (Dalinė atranka) Selective recruitment support where the CVMarket.lt team assists with specific stages of the hiring process, such as initial candidate screening or sourcing for particular roles.
• Global Recruitment (Darbuotojų paieška užsienyje) International recruitment service leveraging CV Keskus OÜ group's membership in The Network alliance, enabling talent search across 150+ countries for employers.
• CV Highlight (CV iškelimas) Paid service for job seekers that boosts the visibility of their CV in search results, making them more noticeable to employers browsing the CV database.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,200+ active job postings per month
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CV.ltminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CV.lt job portal acquired by CV Keskus OÜ in 2025, expanding their presence in the Lithuanian job market.
• CV Keskus OÜcoreOthersParent company of CVMarket.lt. CV Keskus OÜ is the leading Baltic recruitment technology company, owned by Swiss media company Ringier AG since 2017.
• The NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance of job portals operating in 150+ countries. CV Keskus OÜ is the only Baltic member, enabling global recruitment services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Largest global job search engine, owned by Recruit Holdings. Operates pay-per-click job advertising models and competes directly for SMB and enterprise employer recruitment budgets in Lithuania and other Baltic markets.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Microsoft-owned professional network with a global job board, recruiter tools, and AI-driven candidate matching. The dominant global incumbent in professional recruitment; competes for employer recruitment marketing spend and high-skilled job-seeker attention in Lithuania.
• StepStone: Large European online job marketplace owned by Axel Springer, active in 20+ countries. Comparable business model and product surface; competes for international employer recruitment budgets in Lithuania and represents a strategic threat from a well-capitalized DACH incumbent.

Direct peers

• Jobbsafari: Nordic job search engine operating in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland with a metadata-driven aggregation model. Comparable two-sided marketplace mechanics and employer-paid job-posting revenue model, applied across smaller-language European markets similar to Lithuania.
• CVMarket.lv: Latvian sister job portal under CV Keskus OÜ, sharing the same platform technology, business model, and parent ownership. Serves as the Latvian market analog of CVMarket.lt and is the most direct functional peer.
• CVKeskus.ee: Estonian sister job portal under the same CV Keskus OÜ group and Ringier AG ownership. Directly comparable business model (two-sided job marketplace) serving the Estonian market with the same product suite (VIP listings, CV database, recruitment services).
• CV.lt: Lithuanian job portal acquired by CV Keskus OÜ in 2025. Was a direct domestic competitor prior to acquisition; understanding its pre-acquisition positioning helps benchmark CVMarket.lt's competitive moat in Lithuania.
• CV-Online: Major Baltic/Polish recruitment platform operated by Grupa Pracuj, with presence in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland. Closest pan-Baltic competitor with overlapping employer base, similar product modules, and CV-database monetization model.

Regional players

• Workland: Lithuanian recruitment and staffing agency offering permanent placement and outsourcing services. Adjacent competitor in the employer-recruitment value chain, particularly for permanent placement where CVMarket.lt also operates recruitment services.

Emerging players

• NoFluffJobs: Polish-born transparent job board specializing in IT and tech roles, now expanding across CEE. Represents the new wave of vertical/specialized job portals that could challenge CVMarket.lt's high-skilled segment with category-specific focus and salary transparency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cvmarket_lt
• Facebookfacebook.com/cvmarket
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cv-market-lietuva
• Instagraminstagram.com/cvmarket.lt
• TikToktiktok.com/@cvmarket.lt
• Xx.com/cvmarket_lt

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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