CareerBuilder.com and Modern Healthcare Announce Exclusive Partnership to Connect Job Seekers with Healthcare Employers
CHICAGO, July 14, 2003 - CareerBuilder.com, the smarter recruitment resource for finding better candidates and jobs, and Modern Healthcare, the leading source of healthcare news and information, today announced an exclusive marketing partnership through which CareerBuilder.com will power modernhealthcare.com’s Career Center. This partnership gives healthcare professionals access to more than seven million resumes and 400,000 job postings from 25,000 of the nation’s top employers.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 300,000 healthcare jobs were created in the past twelve months. In addition, CareerBuilder.com’s "Men and Women at Work 2003" survey found more than 30 percent of healthcare workers are planning to change jobs this year.
"Healthcare is one of the largest industries in terms of employment opportunities with more than 11 million jobs," said Charles Lauer, publisher of Modern Healthcare. "We wanted to partner with a company that has a strong presence in the healthcare industry and the right online tools to make the most of those opportunities. Our new Career Center powered by CareerBuilder.com will bring value-added services to healthcare employers such as applicant screening and resume database searching by geography and specialty."
"Modern Healthcare is the leading source of healthcare news and information and CareerBuilder.com has more than 77,000 job postings in the area of healthcare alone," said Farhan Yasin, vice president of Business Development for CareerBuilder.com. "With the high number of healthcare professionals planning to make a job change this year, this partnership helps bring new job seekers the latest in healthcare news and career opportunities. Job seekers at modernhealthcare.com’s Career Center can take advantage of personalized job search agents, Spanish-language services, career advice and the ability to search for skilled, hourly and salaried healthcare jobs to reach their next career milestone."
The Survey
The CareerBuilder survey, "Men and Women at Work 2003," was conducted from March 20 to March 27, 2003 of more than 1,000 women and 850 men. To collect data for the survey, CareerBuilder commissioned SurveySite to use an e-mail methodology whereby individuals who are members of SurveySite Web Panel were randomly selected and approached by e-mail invitation to participate in the online survey. The results of this survey are accurate within +/- 1.9 percent.
About Modern Healthcare
Modern Healthcare, the only healthcare business news weekly, provides hospital executives with reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive healthcare news. Modern Healthcare's well-focused and concise editorial coverage enables hospital leaders to take constructive action and improve performance. The magazine also publishes a daily e-mail newsletter, the Daily Dose, and exclusive content for modernhealthcare.com. Modern Healthcare reaches 71,000 healthcare professionals each week. With pass-along readership, that number totals more than 191,000. These individuals are the financial and purchasing decision-makers within the nation's hospitals, hospital systems, health plans and group purchasing organizations. The Daily Dose is delivered to more than 31,000 each day, while modernhealthcare.com has more than 50,000 registered users. For more information on Modern Healthcare, call 312-649-5499 or visit www.modernhealthcare.com.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is a leading online source for maximizing recruitment dollars and optimizing job searches with superior products, customer service and technology. With a unique combination of national, local and niche audiences, CareerBuilder.com makes it easy for recruiters to reach the most qualified candidates with industry-leading market research data and support. Job seekers can search for the right job from more than 400,000 continuously updated postings, representing more than 25,000 of the top employers in virtually every industry, field and location. Together with Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and Knight Ridder, Inc. (NYSE:KRI), CareerBuilder.com includes the Web’s top newspaper sites - the most trusted employment sources in recruiting. For more information about CareerBuilder.com products and services, call 888-670-TEAM or visit CareerBuilder.com at http://www.careerbuilder.com.
Modern Healthcare Media Contact
Brenda Stewart
Director of Marketing
Modern Healthcare
(312) 649-5499
bstewart@crain.com
CareerBuilder Media Contact
For all media inquiries and interview requests, contact:
Jennifer Grasz
(P) 773-527-1164
(E) jennifer.grasz@careerbuilder.com
