CareerBuilder Chosen to Power Online Career Center for Forbes.com
Forbes.com Visitors Can View the Latest Job Opportunities from 25,000 of the Nation's Top Employers
CHICAGO, April 9, 2003 - CareerBuilder, the smarter recruitment resource for finding better candidates and jobs, announced it was selected to operate a career center at Forbes.com, the leading business site on the Web. The millions of business and financial professionals who visit Forbes.com every month can now tap into over six million resume postings and 400,000 job opportunities to target the right candidate or job.
"CareerBuilder is a welcome addition to Forbes.com's Work channel, offering high-quality information for the senior business decision makers and other executives who visit our site," said Jim Spanfeller, president and chief executive officer of Forbes.com. "Whether they're looking for a new job or hiring a top performer, CareerBuilder is an excellent resource."
"In today's job market, employers and job seekers want results quickly," said Matt Ferguson, chief operating officer of CareerBuilder. "Visiting a trusted site that specializes in business news and has its own career center is a smart way to get those results. The partnership between Forbes.com and CareerBuilder.com creates a one-stop shop for those developing career paths or hiring strategies. Plus, it gives companies and candidates greater visibility in what we call our network for success."
CareerBuilder has millions of users and a network of more than 200 partners reaching national, local, industry and niche audiences. Forbes.com has a loyal community of senior business executives, entrepreneurs, owners, managers, financial professionals and investors that spans across the world.
Visitors to Forbes.com can maximize their job search and employee search efforts while minimizing their time-investment. The CareerBuilder section, located in the Forbes.com "Work" channel, offers smarter online products such as a confidential Personal Search Agent that will hunt for job opportunities in expressed areas of interest and automatically email them to job seekers. CareerBuilder also gives job seekers the choice to search by industry, location and job type, and provides online career assessments, coaching for interviews and tips for salary negotiations. In addition, CareerBuilder offers easy job postings, online career fairs, a fresh resume database, and profiles of skilled and hourly workers.
About Forbes.com
Forbes.com Inc. (http://www.forbes.com/), home page for the world's business leaders, is among the most trusted resources for senior business executives, providing them the uncompromising commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools and real-time reporting they need to succeed at work, profit from investing and have fun with the rewards of winning. Forbes.com - the No. 1 business site on the Web - includes real-time original reporting on business, technology, investing and lifestyle; stock and mutual fund quotes; comprehensive company profiles; a wide array of interactive tools, calculators and databases, including People Tracker, the annual Forbes Lists; the Forbes.com Video Network; a Lifestyle section that currently focuses on high-end vehicles, collecting, real estate, travel, wine and food, and sport; and the complete online editions of Forbes' magazines.
About CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder 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 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 includes the Web's top newspaper sites – the most trusted employment sources in recruiting. For more information about CareerBuilder products and services, call 888-670-TEAM or visit CareerBuilder at http://www.careerbuilder.com.
CareerBuilder Media Contact
For all media inquiries and interview requests, contact:
Jennifer Grasz
(P) 773-527-1164
(E) jennifer.grasz@careerbuilder.com
