Released: December 01, 2008

Job search sites expand features to meet demand

Source: Piu-Wing Tam, Wall Street Journal [Baltimore Sun] (Free Registration)

Unemployment in the U.S. has hit a 14-year high as companies cut back. That has sent masses of laid-off workers flocking to the Web in search of opportunities - and job sites have been stepping up to meet the challenge.

New job sites with names like MarketVendorJobs.com have sprung up to take advantage of growing user interest amid the economic downturn. Established sites, such as CareerBuilder.com, have also started rolling out new features to improve the relevance of job listings for candidates and make their resumes stand out, among other things. And some sites, such as Vault.com, are providing career counseling and other new services.

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