CareerBuilder
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CareerBuilder.com is the largest online job site in the United States, with more than 23 million unique visitors each month and a 34% market share of help-wanted web sites in the United States.[1] CareerBuilder.com provides online career search services for more than 1900partners as of March 2008, including 140 newspapers and portals such as America Online and MSN.
Careerbuilder.com is jointly owned by the Gannett Company, The McClatchy Company and the Tribune Company.[2] A 2007 deal was completed, in which Microsoft will acquire a minority stake in the firm and continue its relationship through 2013 with CareerBuilder as the exclusive content provider for the MSN Careers channel.[3]
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[edit] Company Information
CareerBuilder.com is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has more than 2,200 employees and is under the leadership of CEO Matt Ferguson.
[edit] Awards
In April of 2006 CareerBuilder.com's site was nominated for a Webby Award in the employment category.
In December 2007, CareerBuilder.com won the Stevie Award for excellence in Customer Service.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Wilkerson, David B. "CareerBuilder to launch $250 million ad campaign", MarketWatch, January 22, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2008.
- ^ de la Merced, Michael J. "Times Company Forms Alliance With Job-Listing Web Site", The New York Times, February 15, 2007. Accessed February 6, 2008. "Three of the largest newspaper chains — the Tribune Company, the Gannett Company and the McClatchy Company — own CareerBuilder, among the largest help-wanted sites."
- ^ Perelman, Deb. "Microsoft Buys Stake in CareerBuilder.com", eWeek, May 9, 2007. Accessed February 6, 2008.
