Integration of HotJobs and Yahoo! has been completed

Enhanced HotJobs Site Helps Job Seekers Manage Careers and Employers Reach Candidates from Yahoo!''s Vast Consumer Network


Yahoo! has announced that the technology integration of HotJobs and Yahoo! has been completed, marking the final integration milestone since Yahoo!''s acquisition of HotJobs in February 2002. The enhanced si te (www.hotjobs.com) represents the successful blending of resources and technology from HotJobs and Yahoo! to create an effective t ool for job seekers, employers and staffing professionals.

HotJobs'' online recruitment expertise combined with Yahoo!''s size, reach and targeted marketing capabilities creates an even more powerful force in the online recruitment segment, stated Dan Rosensweig, chief operating officer, Yahoo!. HotJobs is well positioned to continue to develop deeper relationships with its customers and help contribute to Yahoo!''s long-term growth.

Rebuilt on the Yahoo! technology platform, the enhanced HotJobs site uses improved tools, technology and resources to help job seekers find employment and manage their careers and to help employers and staffing professionals find qualified candidates more efficiently.

The technology integration is only the first step in leveraging the Yahoo! network, said Dan Finnigan, executive vice president and general manager, HotJobs. Now that the door is open, we can really focus on delivering exciting new products and services that will continue to put HotJobs at the forefront of online recruiting.

Benefits for Job Seekers:
Just as people rely on Yahoo! every day to check email, review stock portfolios and check calendars, HotJobs aims to become a daily resource for job seekers to check their resume statistics, review the job tip of the day or see how much they are worth.

At www.hotjobs.com consumers will have access to the best features of both HotJobs and Yahoo! Careers in one site. All current HotJobs and Yahoo! Careers data including resumes and resume access settings are saved and accessible at the unified and improved site. Consumers currently without a Yahoo! ID will be required to register in order to access personalized services on HotJobs.

The career management features of the integrated site include:


Increased capacity allowing job seekers to save up to 10 different resumes.
An improved resume builder with design templates giving job seekers a choice in terms of the look and feel of their resume.
Saved cover letters to send automatically with job applications.
More robust job search agents allowing job seekers to search by keyword, job category, location, company name, direct employer, staffing firm and level of experience.
Comprehensive career tools, job seeking advice and industry newsletters.

Benefits for Employers & Staffing Firms:
Employers and staffing firms can manage the recruitment process in one convenient location. They can search the HotJobs.com database of resumes, add job postings anytime, network with peers and manage and track applicants.

HotJobs now has the potential to help employers and staffing agencies reach the largest pool of active and passive job seekers through the wide range of content available on the Yahoo! network. Yahoo! reaches 72 percent of people who have looked for a job in the last 30 days (@Plan 2002).

Through Yahoo!''s millions of consumer relationships with passive job seekers, HotJobs can help unite employers with qualified candidates of particular occupations ranging from the tens of thousands of carpenters and firefighters to the hundreds of thousands of nurses and administrative staff currently registered on Yahoo!. Those people who are not actively job hunting are considered desirable candidates, as they are often highly qualified and open to the right opportunities.