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LONDON, 17 March,2010 – CareerBuilder,the global leader in human capital solutions, is taking the next step in itsinternational expansion with the purchase of CareerSite.biz, parent of threesuccessful career-related operations in the UK. Founded in 2001, CareerSite.bizoperates two online recruitment niche sites focusing on nursing and railwayworkers as well as a successful virtual career fair business. As part of thedeal, the following businesses will become part of the CareerBuilder family: - StaffNurse.com - the #1 destination for nurses, midwives, and health care assistants. Nursing professionals turn to StaffNurse.com first for the latest nursing jobs, nursing news, nursing directory and a nursing forum.
- RailwayPeople.com - the #1 online destination for UK rail professionals. Rail professionals turn to railwaypeople.com first for the latest rail jobs, rail news, rail directory and rail forum.
- VirtualFair.co.uk – provider of media-rich career fair events, offering attendees a highly interactive environment while replicating aspects of a physical event.
Theacquisition of CareerSite.biz adds thousands of new job seekers toCareerBuilder’s international network. The new properties will retain theirexisting brand names, but will be powered by CareerBuilder technology.Financial terms surrounding the acquisition have not been released. “Theacquisition of Careersite.biz delivers on our commitment to gain access intokey sectors of the workforce to support our clients hiring needs in the UK andacross Europe,” said Farhan Yasin, President of CareerBuilder Europe and MiddleEast. CareerBuilderis building its international presence through a combination of organicdevelopment, partnerships and acquisitions as market conditions warrant. Today,CareerBuilder has sites across Europe in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,Greece, the Gulf Region, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Additionally,CareerBuilder has sites in Canada, India and China as well as partnershipsacross the world including Japan, South Africa, South America and South Korea. |