Group GTI acquires Hobsons' UK and German graduate recruitment businesses
Wednesday, 7 May 2008Specialist graduate careers publisher Group GTI has agreed to acquire the UK and German graduate recruitment divisions of Hobsons plc. (Hobsons is currently part of DMG Information, in turn part of Daily Mail and General Trust.) It's expected that the acquisition will be completed by Friday 23rd May.
The move will further strengthen Europe's leading graduate recruitment network, linking prominent GTI brands such as TARGETjobs, targetjobs.co.uk and TARGETchances with Hobsons Graduate Recruitment Services, the GET directory and GET website.
GTI Group chief executive Graham Storey commented: "The acquisition will enable us to offer recruiters unrivalled access to final-year students and active graduate job-seekers from across the UK and Europe. It will further enhance our leading graduate recruitment jobsite, publications, events and services, which are designed to help recruiters plan, target and implement graduate recruitment strategies effectively and efficiently."
