AUGUSTA, Ga.—Three Morris daily newspapers, the Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News, Athens (Ga.) Banner Herald and Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche Journal, have selected CareerBuilder.com to power their new online job search centers. The announcement was made today by Morris Publishing Group Chief Executive Officer William S. Morris IV.
Morris Publishing Group began working with CareerBuilder.com, the largest online job network with more than 15 million unique visitors and more than 600,000 jobs, in June 2004 when it launched an online job search center for the Morris flagship newspaper, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
"We are building on the success of CareerBuilder.com's job search center at The Augusta Chronicle and broadening our partnership to other areas," said Morris. "Working with CareerBuilder.com, advertisers and readers in Amarillo, Athens and Lubbock now have more options for their recruitment and job search pursuits."
Now totaling four, the Morris newspaper sites that have added CareerBuilder.com job search centers joined more than 400 other sites in CareerBuilder.com's wide distribution network reaching national, local, industry, diversity and niche audiences.
"The hiring landscape looks good for 2005 with nearly 15 percent of hiring managers planning to add 200 or more workers, according to CareerBuilder.com's latest jobs forecast," said Matt Ferguson, chief executive officer of CareerBuilder.com. "The partnership between CareerBuilder.com and Morris Publishing Group combines a local perspective with national exposure to help employers quickly get in touch with job seekers in their own back yard or across the country."
Visitors to the job search centers can take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's smart online products to help them target their job searches for salaried and hourly positions. The site gives job seekers the choice to search by industry, location or job type, and provides online career assessments, coaching for interviews and tips for salary negotiations. Job seekers can indicate their work preferences, education and experience and have job openings automatically e-mailed to them. Interested employers can review job seeker profiles and contact qualified candidates directly.
About Morris Communications
Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, and computer services.
Morris Publishing Group was formed in 2001 and assumed the operations of the newspaper business segment of its parent, Morris Communications Co. Morris Publishing Group publishes 26 daily, 12 nondaily and 23 free community newspapers in the United States.
Morris Digital Works (MDW), the online division of Morris Communications Co. LLC, provides tools, technologies, consulting and Web development services to Morris newspapers and external clients. For more information, visit www.morrisdigitalworks.com.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is the nation's leading online job network with more than 15 million unique visitors and over 600,000 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 online career centers for more than 400 partners that reach national, local, industry, diversity and niche audiences. These include more than 130 newspapers and leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 30,000 of the nation's top employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 10 million-plus resumes, comprehensive screening tools and more. Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities, sign up for automatic e-mail job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information, visit www.careerbuilder.com.
CONTACT:
Michael Romaner
Morris Digital Works
706-828-3838
michael.romaner@morris.com
Jennifer Sullivan
CareerBuilder.com
(773) 527-1164
jennifer.sullivan@careerbuilder.com
