Business.com Launches Work.com, the Only Job Search Engine featuring 100 Percent Direct-to-Employers Listings; Work.com is Also the First Pay-Per-Click Employment Search Engine

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2005--Transforming the way job seekers search and find the nation's best jobs, Business.com (www.business.com) the leading business-focused search engine and directory has launched Work.com (www.work.com) the only job search engine dedicated to directly connecting job seekers with premium employers. Work.com is the company's latest offering and provides an easy-to-use, customizable interface that gives job seekers the ability to refine and filter job results with one click, and then apply for jobs directly on the employer's career site instead of applying through the job boards.

By managing the application process directly through the hiring company, professionals maintain control, avoid the resume "black hole," and protect their privacy. Now exiting its three-month beta phase, Work.com has already experienced explosive growth attracting over 400,000 professionals monthly and facilitating more than a million direct connections between job seekers and employers.

"At Work.com we are committed to a quality versus quantity approach to job search," said Amos Schwartzfarb, vice president and general manager of Work.com. "Recognizing the enormous shortcomings with current job search providers, Work.com has built a site that prioritizes the needs of job seekers who want to cut through the clutter and junk to quickly locate opportunities with top-tier employers."

Created by professionals from the search and employment industries who recognized that career-minded professionals like themselves were underserved by the job search industry, Work.com provides direct access to job opportunities on leading corporate career sites from a single source. Unlike job boards that feature only paid postings, Work.com crawls corporate career sites and targets all relevant job listings based on criteria set by the job seeker.

"Work.com is a natural extension of what we have learned over the past five years at Business.com," said Jake Winebaum, CEO of Business.com. "Business professionals want the most direct and relevant results, and Work.com's ability to connect the job seeker directly with the job opportunity on the employer's site is a superior experience to a job board."

Employers also stand to benefit from Work.com's direct connection to candidates. Instead of paying the flat fee common with current job board ad listings, advertisers on Work.com pay only for the candidates that click to their jobs on their website. It is the first Cost-Per-Click (CPC) program of its kind, arming HR departments with quantifiable data to measure ROI and make informed decisions about where to spend their recruitment budget. Additionally, the refined nature of the search experience for job seekers is intended to result in fewer but more qualified candidates for advertisers.

About Work.com

Work.com (www.work.com) is the only job search engine that directly connects career-minded job seekers with premium employers. Focused on quality over quantity, Work.com simplifies the process for both candidates and employers, connecting only qualified job seekers with sector and industry-leading employer web sites. The streamlined connection eliminates duplications and traditional third-party clutter as well as protects the privacy of job applicants. As an extension of the employer HR departments, Work.com not only qualifies candidates, but also provides superior partner benefits that include a Cost-Per-Click (CPC) module to more effectively measure ROI. The company was designed and developed by professionals with a combined 20 years of experience and service in online job search. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., Work.com is owned and operated by Business.com, the leading search engine and directory designed and organized for business. The Business.com directory contains more than 400,000 listings within 65,000 industry, product and service subcategories.