Jobindexworld [인맥의 놀이터]

What Jobindexworld [인맥의 놀이터] does

Jobindexworld (잡인덱스) is a South Korean career platform operated by 주식회사 잡인덱스 (Jobindex Co., Ltd.), focused exclusively on connecting mid-to-senior experienced professionals (경력직) with registered headhunters. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seoul, Yeongdeungpo-gu, the platform combines four integrated surfaces: a job posting board (채용공고) hosting 12,538+ active listings, a searchable headhunter directory (헤드헌터 찾기) covering 372+ registered search firms including Venture People, Success Korea, Global Scout, Grace & Partners, and ProMatch Korea, a community Q&A (Circle) with 3,407+ questions, and an editorial career information section with 3,426+ articles. The platform is organized around 8,061+ curated tags spanning industries, functions, and seniority levels, supporting SEO-driven discovery and structured matching between candidates and recruiters.

The underlying technology is a web-based platform with profile-based job matching, tag-based filtering, a headhunter directory with follower and activity metrics, and a community Q&A system. No mobile apps are referenced; the service is delivered exclusively through desktop and mobile web browsers at jobindexworld.com and jobindex.co.kr. The platform also cross-promotes Simplre (심플리), a separate B2B SaaS product positioned as a corporate one-stop solution for HR teams managing multiple headhunter relationships and recruitment workflows.

The business model is a freemium B2C/B2B hybrid. Career professionals register free and receive matched job postings, headhunter outreach, and community access. Revenue is generated primarily from paid job postings and headhunter profile features (subscription), the Simplre B2B subscription platform (quote-based enterprise pricing with free trial), and advertising and banner placements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The legal entity holds a Korean job information provider license (직업정보제공소개사업: J1204220150002). The company is privately held, operates with 13 employees, and has no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Jobindexworld [인맥의 놀이터]

Legal name

주식회사 잡인덱스

Website

https://jobindexworld.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jobindexworld is a South Korean web platform connecting experienced professionals with 340+ registered headhunters, offering job postings, Q&A community, and career content, plus a separate B2B Simplre tool for enterprise HR teams managing recruiter relationships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Career Networking Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Job Market Intelligence & Employer Networking Services (BPACAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Career networking platform
• Headhunter directory services
• Executive recruitment platform
• Job matching community
• Professional career content

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees (Employer/Headhunter): Companies and headhunters pay to post job listings on the platform. Job postings include premium/sponsored listings that appear in highlighted sections. Headhunters also pay to manage their profiles and job posting counts.
2. Simplre B2B Recruitment Platform (Paid Features): Simplre is a separate corporate recruitment management SaaS/platform. Companies pay for advanced features to manage headhunter relationships, track recruitment pipelines, and analyze hiring metrics. Free trial available for initial onboarding.
3. Advertising: Banner ads and sponsored content placements on the platform. The platform includes promotional banners for Simplre and other recruitment-related products.
4. Premium/Recruitment Feature Subscriptions: According to the terms of service, '리크루트 기능 및 일부 광고상품의 경우 유료로 운영된다' — recruitment features and certain advertising products are operated on a paid basis. Membership itself is free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jobindexworld is a South Korea-based web platform that connects experienced career professionals (경력직) with headhunters, executive search firms, and exclusive job postings. The platform combines a job board, headhunter directory with 372+ registered search professionals, a Q&A community (Circle), and tag-organized career content, while its sibling product Simplre (심플리) provides B2B recruitment workflow management for HR teams.

Product overview

Jobindexworld is a premium career management platform for experienced professionals in Korea. The platform operates as a unified ecosystem combining job postings (채용공고), headhunter matching services (헤드헌터 찾기), a Q&A community (Circle), and tag-based content organization (태그). The platform connects approximately 340 registered headhunters with career opportunities, hosts over 3,000 Q&A discussions, and features more than 11,000 job postings. Users can search for headhunters by industry specialty, follow tags for personalized content recommendations, and access career advice content including headhunter interviews and job transition guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 340 professional headhunters registered on platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Simplre (심플리)coreOthersSimplre is a related B2B recruitment management platform operated by the same parent company (or closely affiliated entity). It is cross-promoted on Jobindexworld as the 'corporate one-stop solution' for HR/recruiting managers who need to manage headhunter relationships and recruitment workflows. Jobindexworld drives awareness and leads to Simplre, while Simplre serves enterprise clients with paid recruitment management features.
• Various Headhunting Search Firms (서치펌 ecosystem)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJobindexworld hosts profiles and job postings from 372+ headhunters and search firms including Venture People (벤처피플), Success Korea (석세스코리아), Global Scout (글로벌스카우트), Grace & Partners (그레이스앤파트너스), HR Man Power Group, AP Search, ProMatch Korea, Future Consulting, and many others. These firms represent the platform's primary content providers (job postings) and revenue contributors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Saramin (사람인): Second major Korean job platform, operated under Jobplanet. Competes on the same Korean employer-and-candidate marketplace axis as Jobindexworld, with broader coverage but less specialization in headhunter matching for experienced professionals.
• JobKorea (잡코리아): Korea's largest generalist job portal operated by Kakao. Competes directly for both job seekers and employer job-posting spend, but at much greater scale and broader (including entry-level) coverage than Jobindexworld's experienced-professional focus.
• Rocketpunch (로켓펀치): Korean tech and startup job platform combining job postings with company profiles and reviews. Overlaps with Jobindexworld's mid-career Korean professional audience, especially in IT and startup hiring.
• Jumpit (점핏): Korean developer-focused job-matching platform with profile-based recommendations. Targets a similar mid-career Korean professional segment as Jobindexworld and uses profile-matching algorithms for both jobs and recruiter connections.
• Wanted: Korean tech-focused job platform with strong employer branding and curated job postings. Competes with Jobindexworld for tech and startup mid-career talent, though without Jobindexworld's explicit headhunter directory and Q&A community layer.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network that increasingly serves as a headhunter-candidate matching platform in Korea. Competes with Jobindexworld's headhunter directory function but as a broad incumbent spanning all markets and seniority levels.
• Indeed Korea: Global job-search aggregator with a Korea-specific site. Competes for employer job-posting spend and candidate traffic at much larger scale, though without Jobindexworld's curated headhunter-network and career community.

Emerging players

• Remember Group (리멤버): Major Korean executive-search group that has built its own AI talent-pool search system. Both a partner-listed headhunter on Jobindexworld and a competing ecosystem that could disintermediate platform-mediated headhunter discovery.

Regional players

• ProMatch Korea (프로매치코리아): Korean boutique executive-search firm focused on consulting, legal, and finance professionals. Operates as both a partner headhunter on Jobindexworld and a competing channel for senior candidate sourcing in its niche verticals.

Others

• Venture People (벤처피플): Korea's largest executive-search firm and one of Jobindexworld's most prominent partner headhunters with 60+ consultants. Represents the supply-side constituency Jobindexworld monetizes, but also a potential competitor if it builds direct-to-candidate channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobindexworld

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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