CareerTours, a New Interactive Recruiting Web Site, Launches 1,000 New Job Boards and Expands Company Network of Partners.SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. , Ariz. -- CareerTours (www.careertours.com), a Web 2.0 recruiting tool that allows career seekers to "experience" their next career, announces the launch of over 1,000 new job boards. The company, which launched in 2007, features interactive video postings and a unique viral marketing An online advertising approach that functions somewhat like word-of-mouth. The "viral" refers to how quickly it propagates, but its purpose is not to cause damage like a computer virus, but to make an offer available to the masses. system that connects the right careers with the right candidates. The new job boards will consist of city-specific boards, industry-specific boards and hundreds of partner sites that are "powered by" the CareerTours proprietary technology. "CareerTours is expanding like wildfire as we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are adding literally hundreds of career videos a day for companies in every industry," said Aaron Bare, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CareerTours. "By launching these new city and niche specific boards, we're not only providing a more streamlined system for job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. , we're giving our partners new options for reaching those hard-to-attract candidates." Every career that is posted on CareerTours is cross-posted throughout the largest online network in the recruiting industry. This network includes Google (Google, Mountain View, CA, www.google.com) The largest search engine on the Web, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students. In 1996, they developed their "BackRub" search engine, named after its unique page ranking method (explained below). , MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Jobster. In addition, CareerTours uses a viral marketing tool to send job postings to potential candidates. Postings are emailed to employer networks and passed along by friends and colleagues to reach "passive" candidates who may not be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new job but may be a right fit. Active job seekers can easily search the main CareerTours site or any one of the thousand new job boards specific to their city or industry. "Employers are looking for creative and effective ways to recruit," adds Bare. "CareerTours has the technology to attract career seekers from Generation Y to executive level. It's not just the video components that are attractive to this vast workforce, but also the online networking tools and viral marketing tools. We have truly taken Web 2.0 into recruiting." CareerTours supports over 2,000 clients including Club Med Club Med (short for Club Méditerranée) is a French corporation of vacation resorts found in many parts of the world, usually in highly exotic locations. It is seen by many as having started the all-inclusive resort concept, which is now a popular vacationing style for , Microsoft, Shell and Capital Group. Their proprietary platform is scalable, allowing a variety of organizations to use the technology to power their own online recruiting programs. About CareerTours[TM] CareerTours[TM] is a Web 2.0 recruiting platform that offers video career postings and a unique viral marketing strategy. CareerTours cross-posts with the leading networking Web sites to ensure that the right careers reach the right candidates. See more at www.careertours.com. |
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