ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1.      ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of 51job, Inc. (the “Company”), which was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in March 2000, its subsidiaries and certain variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

The Company, its subsidiaries and VIEs are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Group.” The Group is an integrated human resource services provider in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”) and is principally engaged in recruitment related advertising services, including Internet recruitment services and, historically, print advertising services. The Group also provides other human resource related services, such as business process outsourcing, training, campus recruitment and placement services.