Jobster Inc. Acquires WorkZoo

Jobs and Employment Information and Sites - Jobs and Employment Information and Job Search Sites Jobster Inc. Acquires WorkZoo Tuesday July 12, 8:00 am ET Jobster First to Integrate Vertical Search and Social Networking Into Single Purposeful Employment Service Jobster Inc., the leading provider of targeted job advertising services, today announced it acquired WorkZoo, Inc., a leading vertical search engine that enables job-seekers to search all major job boards with one click. Based in Fountain Valley, Calif., WorkZoo receives more than 600,000 unique searches and averages 5 million page views per month. Jobster plans to introduce an integrated service under its brand later this year. During this transition, service will continue for WorkZoo users. Jobster also announced that it in the coming days it will include integration of the new Google Maps API into the Jobster/WorkZoo technology platform. With the WorkZoo acquisition, Jobster is the first company to integrate vertical search and social networking into a purposeful employment service. Jobster is powering a new and more efficient system for online recruiting that enables employers to proactively reach the right person with the right job at the right time through a variety of highly targeted channels while also empowering qualified job seekers to stand out from the pack and get hired. Jobster will integrate WorkZoo into its targeted advertising services for employers as well as into its consumer platform for job seekers. "With more than 100 well known companies actively using our service, we've been successful in helping employers of all sizes across many industries and regions better target and hire great candidates," said Jobster CEO Jason Goldberg. "The WorkZoo acquisition is an important part of our strategy to help make hiring more efficient for employers and job seekers. Jobster will continue to pursue opportunities which respond to the needs of our customers and map to our business model." WorkZoo CEO Mark Maunder will be joining the Jobster team in Seattle, Wash. Maunder will oversee Jobster's search engine technologies. "Jobster and WorkZoo share the same philosophy about connecting great people with great opportunities," said WorkZoo CEO Mark Maunder. "Jobster has the right strategy of integrating technologies which break down barriers to employment." About WorkZoo WorkZoo.com is a job search engine that collects and indexes an average of 40,000 new jobs daily from a wide range of employment web sites. WorkZoo provides users with an advanced search interface to access those jobs including a patent-pending job map showing geographic distribution of jobs throughout the continental United States. WorkZoo is the creator of Lightweight Employment Access Protocol (LEAP), a RSS-based open standard for sharing job information on the Internet. About Jobster Jobster is the leading provider of targeted job advertising services offering the most effective way to attract and hire top talent. Founded in 2004, Jobster develops innovative technologies that connect the right person with the right job at the right time. More than 100 leading employers including BearingPoint, Boeing, Boston Scientific, Cardinal Health, Expedia, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Nordstrom, and T-Mobile use Jobster to build talent networks, promote jobs through a variety of distributed channels, and gain quality referrals. Jobster's business model is based on targeted advertising platforms. Jobster is headquartered in Seattle, Wash. with offices throughout North America. The company is backed by industry-leading investors Ignition Partners and Trinity Ventures. For more information, visit www.jobster.com or call 888-611-jobs. NOTE: Jobster is a service mark of Jobster, Inc. and may not be used without express written consent of Jobster, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Jobster Inc. Payday Loans Famous Recipes Flow meter Stop Foreclosure Famous Quotes Healthy Smoking