careerbuilder.com
June 25, 2009 by Alice Allan
careerbuilder.com is a subscription based jobs portal. It links to a number of international versions along with partner job websites in South America, The Middle East, Korea, China, South Africa, Israel and France. careerbuilder.com employs more than 2,000 people.
Ownership | Market Position | Key Measurements | Market Coverage | Advertising Model | Financials | Site Sections | Technology | Key Management | History | Recent Press | Information Sources
careerbuilder.com is owned by Gannett Co., Inc., Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company, and Microsoft Corporation.
careerbuilder.com describes itself as “the global leader in human capital solutions”. Its technology is used on more than 9,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals.
Key Measurements
(June 2009)
- 20.8 million unique visitors (CareerBuilder Network, Nielsen NetRatings January 2009)
- Over 1 million jobs posted (June 2009)
- Over 31 million resumes (June 2009)
careerbuilder.com is US based, but its network of international websites also covers Canada, India, China and various locations across Europe.
careerbuilder.com is subscription based, providing job posting and resume database search packages along with other services.
Undisclosed.
Site Sections
The key sections of the website are:
- Home
- My CareerBuilder
- Find jobs
- Job recommendations
- Post resumes
- Job alerts
- Advice and resources
To be completed.
The key management are:
- Matt Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Brent Rasmussen, President, North America
- Kevin Knapp, Chief Financial Officer
- Eric Presley, Chief Technology Officer
- Farhan Yasin, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa
CareerBuilder Inc. was founded in 1995 as NetStart Inc. The careerbuilder.com website was launched in 1998 with 16 media and interactive partners. Its resume database was created in 2000, when its network of partners grew to 70.
In 2001, careerbuilder.com launched its ResumeBuilder software and surpassed more than 5.5 million unique monthly visitors.
In 2003, the website expanded through international partnerships, and in 2004 partnered with the MSN Careers Channel.
US newspaper company McClatchy acquired its stake in careerbuilder.com in 2006, when careerbuilder.com’s college student and alumni job website CBcampus.com was also launched.
In 2007, Microsoft Corporation acquired a stake in careerbuilder.com, and in 2008 the website partnered with Facebook.
Press releases are available from careeerbuilder.com.
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