Jobalot Forms Partnerships with JobCentral and Hot Gigs

NORFOLK, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE) October 16, 2006 – Almost four months after its public launching of June 20, 2006, Jobalot.com (www.Jobalot.com) hosts over 675,000 job listings from 19 niche affiliates. These listings give job seekers the advantage of searching multiple sites in one simple interface.

“With the introduction of more and more information online, vertical search is changing the way people utilize the Internet,” said Kirsteen Lankford, Project Manager of Jobalot. “Users are much more savvy and aware of the benefits that vertical sites like Jobalot can offer.”

Two of the newest affiliates include Job Central and Hot Gigs. Job Central (www.JobCentral.com) serves as an alliance for nonprofits DirectEmployers Association and National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Job Central’s services cover the gamut of entry to professional level within all industries. Hot Gigs (www.HotGigs.com) works as a streamlined online staffing company, and the two additions bring the product up to 19 affiliates on Jobalot’s network.

Bill Warren, DirectEmployers Association’s executive director states, “I strongly believe that Jobalot will help companies improve the quality of their new hires and ultimately result in improved retention and increased organizational performance. They are an exciting new player in the online recruiting industry and we look forward to working with their organization.”

As a premiere niche vertical search engine, Jobalot.com has strengthened its job listings through the 15 targeted job boards. “We are excited to be partnering with some of the best niche sites on the web, including Asian-Jobs.com, catering to the English and Asian speaking job seeker, Hispanic-Jobs.com, a site for Spanish-speaking and bilingual professionals, HireCentral.com, listing healthcare and biopharmaceutical opportunities, and JobCircle.com for IT professionals,” said Lankford.

Job seekers and employers can find more information on Jobalot’s participating sponsors by visiting http://www.jobalot.com/sponsors.

For more information on Jobalot.com (www.Jobalot.com), contact Kirsteen Lankford at 1-757-961-4704 or via email at kirsteen.lankford@jobalot.com.

Jobalot is committed to providing employment seekers a fast and easy way to find jobs from reputable companies in their specific career field. From part time jobs to full time careers, Jobalot has something for everyone.

Created in 2006 by leading industry experts, Jobalot provides a reliable and ever evolving employment resource.

DirectEmployers Association’s purpose is to share best practices, create new industry standards, provide research, and develop and manage systems and software for employers to increase efficiency and reduce recruiting costs. JobCentral National Labor Exchange is a service of the Association. Its member companies include an impressive group of industry leaders such as Abbott Laboratories, Analysts International, Allstate, ALLTEL Corporation, Anheuser-Busch, Ashland, Avaya, Bausch & Lomb, Baxter, Bell South, Capgemini, Cargill, Cingular Wireless, Cisco, Coca-Cola, General Electric, General Dynamics, H&R Block, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Kindred Healthcare, Lockheed Martin, Mellon Financial Corporation, Merck, Harris Corporation, Home Depot, Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Mayo Clinic, National City Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, Raytheon, Southern Company, Sprint, Textron, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Union Pacific, Volt Information Sciences, and Xerox Corporation.

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