our roots
Chilling in the SnagAJob.com library.
When Shawn Boyer's friend asked him to go online to look for a summer internship back in the spring of 1999, little did he imagine that this favor would be the impetus for the creation of America's largest hourly job website. But, in fact, that's exactly what happened. After failing to find many sites geared toward internships, and nothing related to part-time and full-time hourly jobs, Shawn thought he must be missing something – someone had to be filling this huge need online, right? Not yet.
After several months of further research and consultation with his Magic 8 Ball, Shawn decided to leave the Washington, D.C. law firm where he worked as a transactional attorney, and nine months later we went live to the public.
From day one, SnagAJob.com's success was totally dependent upon the people within our company. We were very blessed to bring on a great group of core people in that first year, who are still central to SnagAJob.com's success today. And, we are very proud that our first major employer, 7-Eleven, is still a great client for us today.
"I have been using SnagAJob.com since 2001. Since then I have been extremely pleased with not only the excellent customer service that these people provide, but also the extraordinary amount of candidates that site has generated. With their expert ability to screen candidates according to our staffing needs, they eliminated a vast majority of these applicants, thereby saving me countless hours screening otherwise unqualified candidates."
Jim Wahl Staffing Specialist; 7-Eleven Inc., Mid-Pacific Division
our mission
We love hooking up the right people with the right jobs, and our success at doing just that is why we've been able to achieve nearly triple digit growth each year we've been in business. We've grown from an idea and an opportunity to the fifth largest job site in the country.
We believe with 100 percent of our being that the people within an organization are what drives its success, regardless of industry - whether it's a manufacturing plant or an accounting firm. That's why we're so passionate about putting people into the right fit jobs. Everyone reaps the benefits when this fit occurs. And that belief permeates our entire organization - from the people on the SnagAJob.com team (aka, Snaggers) to each job seeker and the employers we interact with every day. It's all about the people.
our growth
The core mission and passion of our company haven't changed since our humble beginnings in a cozy 1,000-square-foot self storage unit, errr, office space in a medical office park in Norge, Virginia. Now our home is a funky 35,000-square-foot Silicon Valley-like complex overlooking a lake in Richmond, Virginia. Our headquarters comes complete with coffee bars, a library, showers, running trails, flat-panel TVs and a foosball table. And right next door, there's the SnagAJob.com Pavilion, where musical acts including the Black Crowes, Sara Evans and Lynyrd Skynyrd come to rock when the weather heats up.
And it's not just our facilities that have expanded. As SnagAJob.com continues to grow in order to meet the demand of America's hourly workforce, we continue to seek top talent and partner with more and more employers, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller business right around the corner from your house. In fact, not too long ago, SnagAJob.com's rapid and responsible growth caught the attention of an esteemed group of leading financing investors, including Adams Street Partners, Baird Venture Partners and C&B Capital.
our next chapter
As SnagAJob.com continues to evolve, we aspire to lofty and specific goals for ourselves, all of which focus on making the hourly recruitment and hiring process the easiest and most enjoyable one possible for both our job seekers and employers. We will continue to ask you questions, listen to your feedback and initiate solutions for you. So, please continue to share feedback so that we can help you more.
Thank you for visiting SnagAJob.com and thank you for being part of our story!
Our timeline:
- May 15, 2000:
- The nation's hourly workers awaken with a twinkle in their eyes and pep in their step as SnagAJob.com goes live on the Internet.
- May 18, 2002:
- SnagAJob.com crosses the 1,000,000 applications milestone. (It sure seemed like a lot back then…)
- April 21, 2004:
- We snag our one millionth registered job seeker. And we still need to send her that thank you card…
- May of 2006:
- SnagAJob.com moves into our palatial Richmond, Virginia headquarters. Boasting funky charm, modern amenities and lakeside views, our home actually feels like one.
- June 14, 2006:
- SnagAJob.com rolls out the red carpet for our five millionth registered job seeker! That's roughly the population of Finland. (Yes, we own an almanac.)
- August of 2006:
- SnagAJob.com's rapid growth and success attracts several heavy-hitting financing investors, including Adams Street Partners, Baird Venture Partners and C&B Capital. With funding secured, we expand our operations to more fully accommodate the needs of America's hourly workers and employers.
- We begin running national TV commercials on networks including Bravo, Comedy Central, ESPN2, FX, MTV, MTV2, and SCIFI! (Yes, we TiVo'd ourselves).
- October of 2006:
- We award $10,000 and the title of "America's No. 1 Hourly Worker" to Daniel Woods, a FedEx® employee. The contest's five finalists don't do too shabbily either, taking home $1,000 apiece.
- April of 2007:
- SnagAJob.com acquires naming rights for the concert pavilion at Innsbrook After Hours, Central Virginia's longest running mid-week concert series. We debate for hours on end before coming up with the new catchy name: the SnagAJob.com Pavilion.
- April 18, 2007:
- OK, we don't mean to brag, but 7,000,000 is a big number. That's the cumulative number of registered job seekers we surpassed on this day. We're running out of Champagne to uncork around here...
- May 15, 2007:
- We make room on our mantel for the Greater Richmond Technology Council's 2007 Emerging Company Award.
- Oct. 4, 2007:
- We’re named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Virginia, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in Virginia. In other words, it’s a much more prestigious honor than the Virginia Slow 25.
- Nov. 7, 2007:
- The Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce presents SnagAJob.com with its coveted IMPACT Award, an annual regional accolade honoring one company that brings together commerce and community. For one night, we ditch our “comfortably casual” dress code and learn about dry cleaning.
- April 22, 2008:
- One month after being named Virginia Small Business Person of the Year, SnagAJob.com Founder and CEO Shawn Boyer is named National Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration at a Washington, D.C. luncheon. Next up... the universe.
- April 25, 2008:
- We land our 10 millionth registered job seeker. Unfortunately, the fire marshal crashes our celebration.
- May 7, 2008:
- SnagAJob.com is named a 2008 Greater Richmond Area Employer of Choice. It’s time to hire an award ceremony speech writer.
- May 14, 2008:
- We win the 2008 Community Support Award from the Greater Richmond Technology Council. Our enthusiasm for volunteering only grows...
- June 23, 2008:
- We're selected as a Best Small & Medium Company to Work for in America, as ranked by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Great Place to Work Institute. Specifically, we claim the No. 3 spot among the small companies. Those other two places must be pretty swell.
- Oct. 1, 2008:
- Three months before we're due to hit our Campaign to Hire America goal – hooking up 400,000 of America's job seekers with sweet new hourly gigs – we cash in early. And so do those hourly workers.
- Oct. 9, 2008:
- SnagAJob.com is profiled on "Good Morning America," causing a ripple effect of traffic and attention that makes "SnagAJob.com" a top-five Google search.
- Dec. 3, 2008:
- SnagAJob.com wins the HYPE Young Professional Workplace Award, a regional accolade recognizing companies that work to cultivate unique opportunities for the young professionals in their workplace. It's like Botox for our trophy case.
- May 6, 2009:
- For the second year in a row, we're honored to be named a Greater Richmond Area Employer of Choice – plus we receive the Community Involvement award for medium-sized businesses.
- June 30, 2009:
- Once again, SnagAJob.com is named the 3rd Best Small Company to Work for in America. Not to brag or anything, but we're pretty awesome. And we almost forgot to tell you – we registered our 15 millionth job seeker too.