San Ramon, CA and Chicago, IL - June 7, 2006 - CareerBuilder.ca, a new job site dedicated to serving the recruitment and job search needs of Canadian employers and workers and eQuest, the world's largest job posting distribution company, announced an alliance under which eQuest users will have the ability to post jobs to the new site without incurring any eQuest delivery charges. The special arrangement, including posting discounts offered to eQuest customers, will continue through September 15, 2006.
CareerBuilder.ca Job Search is already gaining popularity, ranking third amongst the most visited job search sites in Canada, according to comScore Media Metrix - April, 2006.
"Expanding into key markets overseas is an important part of our growth strategy," said Farhan Yasin, Vice President, Business Development of CareerBuilder.com. "Our alliance with eQuest allows our mutual customers easier access to a diverse pool of qualified candidates in that region. Uniting the vast resources of CareerBuilder.ca and eQuest provides Canadian employers the ability to effectively market their company brands and open positions across Canada."
"eQuest's goal is to enhance our Enterprise job delivery system in ways that increase job exposure and drive hires for our customers," said John Malone, president and chief executive officer at eQuest. "As one of the premier candidate-focused job search sites in Canada, CareerBuilder.ca will connect our customers with the qualified applicants they seek."
Customers interested should contact CareerBuilder - Canada - 877-456-4130. The service is available now until September 15, 2006. Be sure to mention you are an eQuest customer for your discount.
About eQuest
eQuest provides domestic and international job-posting delivery services reaching over 200 countries and territories worldwide. eQuest also provides job board negotiating, job board billing aggregation, consulting services, and complete job tracking analysis for evaluating job board performance. eQuest is one of the most recognized and admired brands in the human resource industry. eQuest can be reached at www.equest.com or at 1-800-495-4479.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.ca is a subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com, the U.S.'s largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and over 1 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and Knight Ridder, Inc. (NYSE:KRI), 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 800 partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include more than 170 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, v isit http://www.CareerBuilder.com.