CareerBuilder.com began working with FAST in 2002, using FAST ESP to power the online search that allowed job seekers to find the most suitable jobs and employers to quickly and easily find the right candidates. Since the partnership with FAST, CareerBuilder.com has more than doubled its job postings to over 1.5 million, quadrupled its traffic to more than 23 million unique visitors and tripled its resume database to over 18 million.
The FAST ESP platform has allowed CareerBuilder.com to meet the rapidly growing demands of online traffic, and increased online job applications. The scalable engine handles more than 600 search queries per second at its peak without compromising search performance or the quality of user experience. FAST ESP has also dramatically enhanced the speed and efficiency of the online job posting process, ensuring that CareerBuilder.com users are the first to view any new openings. The improved user experience has increased job applications by twenty percent since it was first installed.
“The FAST ESP platform meets CareerBuilder.com’s requirements for a fast, scalable and flexible platform,” said Eric Presley, Chief Technology Officer for CareerBuilder.com. “FAST shares CareerBuilder.com’s commitment to investing heavily in the research and development of core components of the engine, speed and index latency. Our partnership brings together leaders in technology and recruitment to further enhance the user experience for employers and job seekers as we expand on an international scale.”
“CareerBuilder.com’s user base has grown exponentially over the last few years,” said John M. Lervik, chief executive officer of FAST. “Their distribution network has expanded to over 900 partners, providing multiple touch points for employers to reach job seekers. FAST provides a robust, forward-looking feature set in a highly scalable enterprise search platform to support this sustained growth. Working together, we are building an unmatched search capability for the online careers market.”
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is the nation’s largest online job site with more than 23 million unique visitors and over 1.5 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), the company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 900 partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include more than 150 newspapers and leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 250,000 employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 18 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic email job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information about CareerBuilder.com products and services, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.
About FAST
FAST is the leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world’s best known companies with the most demanding search problems. FAST’s flexible and scalable enterprise search platform (FAST ESP) elevates the search capabilities of enterprise customers and connects people to the relevant information they seek regardless of medium. This drives revenues and reduces total cost of ownership by effectively leveraging IT infrastructure. FAST’s solutions are used by more than 2,600 global customers and partners, including America Online (AOL), Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, Chordiant, CIGNA, CNET, Computer Associates, Dell, EMC Documentum, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Merrill Lynch, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Vodafone, and Wanadoo.
FAST is headquartered in Norway and is publicly traded under the ticker symbol 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The FAST Group operates globally with presence in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific, Australia, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com.
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