Mundo de Trabajo

What Mundo de Trabajo does

Mundo de Trabajo is a Mexican online job portal and HR services marketplace founded in 1996, headquartered in Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo. The company operates a two-sided platform serving the Riviera Maya region, connecting employers in hospitality, restaurants, travel agencies, and sales with local job seekers, while selling supplementary HR and career-development products to individuals on both sides of the market.

The platform is built on WooCommerce with Mercado Pago payment integration. Beyond core job postings and CV distribution, Mundo de Trabajo has built an e-commerce catalog of paid digital products including downloadable CV templates ($99 MXN), online courses and certification programs ($499-$749 MXN), psychometric tests ($599 MXN), and live webinars ($750 MXN). Premium services reach $1,499 MXN per transaction. The product taxonomy reflects a deliberate shift from pure job-board revenue toward higher-margin, value-added HR services — though underlying matching, search, and content delivery remain standard transactional e-commerce rather than differentiated technology.

The business operates entirely on a one-time transactional pricing model denominated in Mexican pesos — no subscription tier or recurring revenue is disclosed. Geographic footprint has expanded within the Riviera Maya to include certification delivery in Cancún, Tulum, and Playa del Carmen, supported by partnerships with local universities. With a 5-person team, scale remains constrained and regional, and there is no indication of capital raised, AI/ML capability, or mobile application development.

Name

Mundo de Trabajo

Legal name

Mundo de Trabajo

Website

https://mundodetrabajo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mundo de Trabajo is a Mexican online job portal and HR services marketplace serving employers and job seekers in the Riviera Maya region, offering job postings, CV templates, courses, psychometric tests, and certifications via a transactional WooCommerce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Services and Online Recruitment

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Policy, Forms & Case Management (Ticketing/Workflows) (BPAAAIAJ), Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA)

Keywords

• Human resources services
• Online recruitment platform
• Job portal services
• Psychometric assessment services
• Career coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Puerto Aventuras

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Candidate Services: One-time service fees from job seekers for CV templates, professional CV writing, videocurriculum creation, interview coaching, evaluation feedback, and document procurement assistance (RFC, CURP, birth certificate, IMSS carnet, social security number).
2. Employer HR Services: Fees from companies for unlimited job postings, psychometric testing (operative, middle-management, managerial levels), candidate certification, and HR program implementation (360 evaluations, organizational climate, performance evaluation, assessment center, onboarding, outplacement).
3. Webinars and Courses: Paid webinars and pre-recorded online courses for job seekers covering CV creation, successful job search, self-knowledge, and professional image. Group courses available from 5 participants.
4. University Partnerships: Discounted service packages and promotions offered exclusively to university students, positioning Mundo de Trabajo as a gateway for university communities to find employment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mundo de Trabajo operates a job portal (Portal de Trabajo) connecting employers with candidates in Mexico's Riviera Maya region, complemented by HR services for both individual job seekers (CV templates, CV writing, video resumes, interview coaching, psychometric feedback, official document procurement assistance) and employer companies (unlimited job postings, psychometric testing, candidate certification, HR program implementation). The company also offers paid online courses/webinars and a university partnership program with exclusive student discounts.

Product overview

Mundo de Trabajo is a Mexican human resources solutions company operating a job portal platform complemented by a modular service offering. The core platform is the Portal de Trabajo (job portal) connecting employers with candidates. For candidates, the portfolio includes CV template products (Plantilla básica, Plantilla profesional, Plantilla premium), professional resume writing services (Profesionaliza tu información), video resume creation (Videocurrículum), interview coaching (Coaching para Entrevistas), evaluation feedback (Retroalimentación sobre Evaluaciones), and document acquisition assistance (Acta de nacimiento, CURP, RFC, Carnet del IMSS, Número de seguro social), all available individually or bundled in Paquetes Candidatos. For companies, services include unlimited job posting (Postulación de Vacantes Ilimitada), psychometric testing across three levels (Test operativos, Test mandos medios, Test gerencial), candidate certification by location (Certificación Playa del Carmen, Cancún, Tulum), and HR program implementation (Evaluación 360, Clima organizacional, Evaluación de desempeño, Assessment center, Onboarding, Outplacement), plus university partnership programs. The company also offers online courses and webinars for career development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Trabajo (Job Portal)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network with integrated job postings, recruiter tools, and candidate search. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Mexican professional recruitment, especially for middle-management and managerial roles — the candidate segments Mundo de Trabajo targets with its psychometric tests.
• ManpowerGroup México: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider operating in Mexico across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering recruitment services that overlap with Mundo de Trabajo's psychometric testing and HR program implementation offerings.
• Glassdoor: Global job and company-review platform with significant Mexican user base, offering job postings and employer branding. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the recruitment space, with overlapping functionality in job postings and candidate attraction.
• Adecco México: Global staffing firm with a Mexico operation providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR outsourcing. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Mexican recruitment and HR services, with overlapping offerings in candidate screening and HR program delivery.
• Indeed México: Global job search engine with dominant share in Mexico, offering sponsored postings, CV search, and employer branding at scale. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same Mexican recruitment marketplace, with a much wider portfolio but overlapping core job-board functionality.

Direct peers

• Computrabajo: Major Latin American job portal operating in Mexico with employer job postings, CV database access, and recruitment services. Closely comparable as a multi-country Spanish-language job marketplace targeting the same Mexican SMB employer and job-seeker segments.
• Bumeran: Latin American recruitment portal (part of Mercadolibre Group) operating in Mexico with job postings, CV search, and employer branding features. Comparable as a regional job marketplace serving the same Mexican SMB and candidate audience.
• OCC Mundial: Mexico's leading online job portal, connecting employers and job seekers across industries and regions. Directly comparable as a Mexican-language recruitment marketplace offering unlimited postings, CV search, and employer branding tools, competing head-on with Mundo de Trabajo's core job portal offering.
• Trabaja en: Mexican job portal offering free and sponsored postings plus CV search. Comparable as a direct competitor in the Mexican online recruitment marketplace serving SMB employers and active job seekers.
• Empléate: Mexican-focused recruitment portal serving employers and candidates across Mexico. Comparable as a Spanish-language job marketplace competing for the same SMB employer and job-seeker base, especially outside Mexico City.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mundo-de-trabajo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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