Headhunter.net
and Ask Jeeves Form Online Strategic Partnership.
ATLANTA --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000--Which website would
you visit for the best selection of career opportunities on the
Internet? Ask
Jeeves, Inc. is betting on Atlanta-based online recruiting
site, Headhunter.net
(NASDAQ: HHNT).
Effective
immediately, Headhunter.net's extensive job search technology
will help power the "Jobs & Careers" section on
Ask Jeeves at Ask.com.
"As
an aggressive eRecruiting and job awareness network, it's critical
for Headhunter.net to partner with complimentary, consumer-heavy
sites that help increase brand recognition and ultimately drive
job seekers to companies that post jobs with us," said Judy
Hackett, SVP of Consumer Marketing and Communications for Headhunter.net.
"Additionally,
Ask Jeeves' extraordinary growth in the search category demonstrates
that natural language question answering is increasingly becoming
the preferred method for consumers. We plan to take advantage
of that growth."
The
integrated content will include job search capabilities, resume
posting and job candidate information to serve on Ask.com's reply
page for users, once they have asked job and career-related questions.
Additionally, interactive tools such as job finder pull down menus
will be displayed on the appropriate Jobs & Careers pages
allowing users to search for employment opportunities by geographic
location and/ or job type.
Ask
Jeeves will also participate in a Headhunter.net campaign
with promotional media. It is likely a sweepstakes component will
be implemented in the first quarter of next year as well.
"Headhunter.net
and Ask Jeeves
both pride themselves on humanizing the online experience while
providing quality content and information for each user. Headhunter.net
further enhances Ask Jeeves' Jobs & Careers section with relevant
answers to vistors' career questions," said Jeffrey Mahl,
Executive Vice President of Targeting and Acquisition for Ask
Jeeves. "Not to mention, Ask Jeeves visitors now have the
luxury of having access to Headhunter.net's extensive job database
of thousands of top-notch jobs across the country."
In
addition to Ask Jeeves, Headhunter.net
has also formed similar, strategic partnerships with Yahoo!, NBCi,
Looksmart, Dogpile and Cox Interactive Media's (CIMedia) 30 city
sites. About Ask Jeeves, Inc.
Ask
Jeeves is a leading provider of intuitive, intelligent
question answering technologies and services to deliver a humanized
online experience. Ask Jeeves' solutions enable companies to convert
online shoppers to buyers, reduce support costs, understand customer
preferences, and improve customer retention. Ask Jeeves also syndicates
its solutions to portals, infomediaries, and content and destination
sites to help companies increase e-commerce and advertising revenue.
Ask Jeeves deploys its solutions on Ask Jeeves at Ask.com, Ask
Jeeves for Kids at AJKids.com and DirectHit.com, to help companies
target and acquire qualified prospects online and to provide consumers
with real-time access to information, products and services. For
more information, visit http://www.ask.com or call 510-985-7400.
About Headhunter.net
Headhunter.net
(www.Headhunter.net)
is a leading national online recruiting and job awareness network,
empowering candidates and corporations to manage the job search
process. With the merger of Headhunter.net and CareerMosaic, the
combined sites feature more than 800,000 resumes and over 250,000
jobs representing 10,000 of the nations' top employers across
virtually every industry. The new Headhunter.net, which attracts
more than 6 million job seeker visits a month, distinguishes itself
by providing job seekers privacy when searching and applying for
jobs, and allows job seekers and job posters to manage and track
the visibility and performance of their listings. Forward-Looking
Statements
Some
of the preceding statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements be
subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Examples of words
indicating forward-looking statements include "believes,"
"expects" and "will." These forward-looking
statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to
future events and financial performance, but are subject to many
uncertainties and factors relating to the Company's operations
and business environment which may cause the actual results of
the Company to be materially different from any future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please
see Headhunter.net's Form 10-K, as amended, for a list of such
uncertainties and factors. The Company undertakes no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Note to
Editors: Ask Jeeves is a registered trademark of Ask Jeeves, Inc.
Ask Jeeves for Kids, the "Ask" button, and Ask.com are
service marks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Other trademarks and brands
are the property of their respective owners.
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