<A> "U.S. News & World Report Launches Co-branded Career Center with
HotJobs.com"
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Career Section Helps College Students and Recent
Graduates Land Jobs and Internships
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report today
named HotJobs.com, Ltd. (Nasdaq: HOTJ - news), a leading Internet
employment solutions company, to launch a co-branded career center
offering a database of job listings that will be featured throughout U.S.
News Online ( www.usnews.com ) in time for their very popular
America's Best Colleges edition.
U.S. News Online will feature HotJobs.com's proprietary technology such
as advanced search functionality, tracking capabilities and an extensive
database that emphasizes internships and entry-level positions. New or
soon-to-be graduates will be able to peruse thousands of job listings,
create online resumes and apply for jobs with HotJobs.com's member
companies such as Goldman Sachs, AOL, and the CIA.
''We are very pleased to be a major provider to U.S. News's web site,''
said Richard Johnson, President and CEO of HotJobs.com. ''Their
America's Best Colleges edition and the .edu center are extremely popular
with ambitious young men and women. This partnership allows us to reach
people just as they are beginning to explore career possibilities and we
look forward to helping them land their first jobs.''
Eventually, U.S. News Online will expand its offering of employment
listings to general professionals as well as college and post-graduate
students through the partnership with HotJobs.com. In addition, upcoming
personalized career management pages will enable any job candidate to
tailor and track their job search to their individual career preferences. This
user-specific approach is simple, confidential, and unprecedented in the
Internet employment market. With no headhunter interference, job
candidates have a direct medium to find and apply for actual job postings
free of third-party distractions. There is no cost to the job seeker.
About U.S. News Online
U.S. News & World Report has operated its Web site, U.S. News Online,
since November, 1995. U.S. News Online offers the complete text of U.S.
News, along with interactive and customized features supplementing
articles appearing in the magazine and hotlinks to related sites. The web
site's .edu center provides students and parents with extensive information
and databases for each step of the education process.
About HotJobs.com
HotJobs.com is a leading Internet-based recruiting solutions company that
provides a direct exchange of information between job seekers and
employers. More than 2,700 recruiters from over 1,650 member employers
subscribe to the HotJobs.com online employment exchange,
www.hotjobs.com . HotJobs.com also provides employers with additional
recruiting solutions such as its proprietary Softshoe recruiting software, its
WorkWorld job fairs and online advertising and consulting services. |
