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Feb 4
2010

Monster Buys HotJobs From Yahoo

Monster Worldwide has bought HotJobs from Yahoo for $225 million. It will also be in charge of Yahoo’s recruitment content in North America for the next three years, bringing in perhaps another $100 million for the life of the deal from home page traffic, etc. As part of the deal, which closes in 3Q 2010, …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Verticals, Yahoo

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Jun 26
2009

HotJobs’ Launches ‘Pay-Per-Candidate;’ Broad Implications

In an action that could have broad implications for the classifieds industry, Yahoo! HotJobs has added a “Pay Per Candidate” model that guarantees that recruiters aren’t paying for untouched “ghost” listings. Pay Per Candidate only charges recruiters when candidates view a listing and act on it. The HotJobs model, similar to efforts launched by niche …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Local Search, Yahoo

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Apr 15
2009

Yahoo HotJobs For Sale? (Not Yet)

Under the new leadership of CEO Carol Bartz, everything is up for review at Yahoo, and that probably includes HotJobs, its recruitment site. But recent press reports suggesting that HotJobs has already been designated for sale are off base. The news stories are based on Bartz’s broad answer to a question about which Yahoo properties …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Misc, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Verticals, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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