Bellingham, Wash., January 31, 2002— CareerPerfect.com, a leading career services company, today announced a new syndication agreement with Monster.com. The alliance increases CareerPerfect's service offerings to more than 24.8 million additional job seekers nationwide (I/PRO, December 2001).
CareerPerfect®, a division of Career Services Group, Inc., with 23 years of career-guidance and resume-writing expertise along with the IT expertise to handle large properties like Monster®, has been among the pioneers in online career services syndication through its application of co-branded partnerships. CareerPerfect has partnered with a variety of career sites, portals and other media properties to increase its website business and create new revenue streams for its partners by providing resume writing services and other career-related tools to consumers.
"People are in need of professional resume services to ensure a competitive edge in today's job difficult market. Our syndication model is a highly effective method for us to reach them," said company CEO Bruce Wayne. "We expect to continue increasing our market share by expanding our online partnerships and collaborating with other, more traditional media that will find this both an effective tool for revenue growth and a means of enhancing consumer experience."
CareerPerfect leads the industry in resume-writing and career-guidance methodology. They employ a team of resume-writing experts servicing all fields and specialties in order to develop distinctive resumes that target job seekers' specific career goals and industries. These credentials ensure that employers find top candidates with the right qualifications, talents and skills. This also increases employer satisfaction with the partnering properties.
Among the additional media CareerPerfect will work with, are new media portals, print newspapers and magazines. According to Wayne, such relationships provide the media outlets with the ability to enhance their classified and employment sections' ad-revenue stream using CareerPerfect's career solutions. CareerPerfect's content syndication packages can be personalized to the unique editorial style and revenue goals of each participating media property.
In addition to syndicating its resume-writing services, CareerPerfect provides complete content-oriented career centers including expert advice on crafting a powerful resume, interviewing strategies, career planning, software-based tools such as InterviewSmart®, plus various career planning and testing programs.
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