Haryana, India, June 16, 2008 CareerBuilder.com, the largest online job site in the U.S., has launched CareerBuilder India, a new online recruitment and career advancement source for employers, recruiters and job seekers in India. The new site www.careerbuilder.co.in offers employers access to a wide variety of active and passive job seekers, customized tools to effectively promote employment opportunities and CareerBuilder's best-in-class search and optimization technology to find and attract high quality candidates. Indian employers can leverage the site to look for their ideal candidate profiles and promote their employment brands.
CareerBuilder India provides job seekers with instant access to positions in virtually every industry, field and job type. Job seekers can conduct advanced job searches with various criteria, post multiple resumes, receive customized job recommendations and emails and find advice on a wide range of career topics.
"The Indian job market plays a crucial role in the world economy and is integral to CareerBuilder's international growth strategy," said Arti Pullins, Managing Director of CareerBuilder India. "CareerBuilder's exclusive job search technology and vast partnership network provides Indian employers with a distinct pool of qualified talent and offers job seekers powerful tools to make their job searches more successful. In a short amount of time, CareerBuilder India has experienced tremendous growth in both job seeker traffic and employer job postings and we look forward to taking a leadership position in India."
CareerBuilder began its international expansion in the fall of 2006, building its presence through a combination of organic development, partnerships and acquisitions as market conditions warranted. CareerBuilder has launched organic sites in Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Spain, Germany, Norway, France, Switzerland, Italy and Romania. In addition, CareerBuilder acquired sites in Sweden (Jobbguiden.se), The Netherlands (JobbingMall.nl) and Greece (Kariera.gr). CareerBuilder also maintains strong partnerships in China with 51Jobs, South Korea with Incruit and the Middle East with Gulf Talent.
About CareerBuilder India
CareerBuilderIndia.com is an online job site that connects employers and job seekers in India and is a subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com, the leading online job site in the U.S. with more than 23 million unique visitors and over 1.6 million jobs. CareerBuilder India is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Many of India's leading employers take advantage of CareerBuilder India's search technology, job posting network, employment branding and C.V database. Job seekers visit the site to search for opportunities, sign up for automatic e-mail job alerts and receive advice on employment and career topics. For more information, visit www.CareerBuilderIndia.com.
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Tanya Flynn
CareerBuilder.com
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Arti Pullins
Managing Director
CareerBuilder India
+91.124.471-1881
arti.bedi@careerbuilder.com