BOSS直聘 (Kanzhun)
5 known investors
Zhipin (BOSS直聘) is an online recruitment platform that connects job seekers with employers, letting candidates and hiring managers communicate directly. It lists job postings across industries and roles, with a focus on the Chinese market.
Also known as BOSS直聘 · Zhipin · zhipin.com
Investors · 5
Company profile
researched Aug 2026BOSS直聘 (zhipin.com) operates a Chinese-language online recruitment website whose core premise, stated in its own branding, is that job seekers and hiring decision-makers negotiate directly ("直接谈"). The site presents two entry paths on its homepage — one for employers ("我要招聘") and one for candidates ("我要找工作") — and requires registration/login to use core matching and messaging features, which it describes as enabling faster job finding for candidates and more precise matching for recruiters.
The platform's job taxonomy is extensive and spans white-collar, technical, service and blue-collar work. Top-level categories on the site include internet/AI (backend, frontend/mobile, testing, DevOps, artificial intelligence, data, technical project management), electronics/electrical/communications and semiconductors, product management, customer service and operations, sales, HR/administration/legal, finance/audit/tax, skilled and general labor, manufacturing, retail and consumer services, food and beverage, hotel and travel, education and training, design, real estate and construction, live-streaming, film/media and advertising, marketing/PR, logistics/warehousing/drivers, procurement and trade, and automotive including new-energy vehicles. Site navigation also exposes sections for companies, campus recruiting (校园), returnee/overseas-educated candidates (海归), an overseas section (海外), a mobile app, an accessibility area (无障碍专区), a map-based job search, and a nationwide city switcher, indicating coverage across Chinese cities.
No funding, financial, ownership or corporate-history information about this company appears in the retrieved sources; the other documents supplied concern unrelated HR-technology companies and are not evidence about zhipin.com.
Business model
The site is a two-sided recruitment marketplace: employers and hiring managers post roles and search candidates, while job seekers browse and apply, with direct chat between the two sides. Account registration is required to access matching and messaging. The sources do not describe pricing or how revenue is generated.
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Market position
The sources provide no third-party data on market share, scale or competitive standing; the retrieved HR-tech industry documents do not mention zhipin.com.
Technology
The homepage references candidate–employer matching ("人才匹配度高", "匹配更精准"), a map-based job search interface, and a mobile application; no further technical detail is provided in the sources.
Go-to-market
Chinese employers and hiring managers across a wide range of industries, and job seekers ranging from software engineers, semiconductor and hardware engineers, product managers and designers to sales, customer service, teachers, drivers, factory operators, retail and food-service staff; dedicated sections address campus recruiting and candidates educated overseas.
Geography
Chinese market, with a nationwide (全国) city selector for localized job search and an additional overseas (海外) section on the site.
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primary sources listed
- HR tech IPOzhipin.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does BOSS直聘 (Kanzhun) do?
- BOSS直聘 (zhipin.com) is a Chinese online recruitment platform where job seekers and hiring managers chat directly.
- Who are BOSS直聘 (Kanzhun)'s investors?
- BOSS直聘 (Kanzhun)'s investors include Ceyuan Ventures, Coatue Management, Granite Asia, HongShan Capital Group, Shunwei Capital.