Job Site is Recognized as a "Most Promising" Company Driving the Future of
Technology
MCLEAN, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobfox, one of the
fastest-growing career-connection sites on the Internet, is a finalist for
the Red Herring 100 Award, honoring the most innovative private technology
companies based in North America.
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Jobfox (http://www.jobfox.com) is one of 200 companies identified by
Red Herring as a top tech startup. The Red Herring editorial board
evaluated more than 800 companies to choose the top businesses, such as
Jobfox, that are leading the next wave of innovation.
"Market enthusiasm continues to grow for Jobfox and its unique set of
online services that empowers working professionals and connects them
intuitively -- based on the specific matching algorithms of skills and job
requirements -- to employers," said Jobfox CEO Rob McGovern. "Employers are
saving recruiting time and costs by turning to Jobfox and they are gaining
access to hard-to-find employed candidates who don't use traditional job
boards."
The 100 finalists will be announced at the Red Herring North America
event, May 12-14, at The Fairmont San Jose. More information about this
event can be found at http://herringevents.com/northamerica08/index.html.
The event attracts leading entrepreneurs, financiers and corporate
strategists.
"We can see the exciting evolution of the technology sector reflected
in the quality and variety of exceptional companies that we had to choose
from in putting our list together," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of
Red Herring. "It was tough to choose just 200 finalists from such a large
list of excellent contenders and we are very happy with the quality of the
companies we selected as finalists."
Earlier this year, Jobfox was recognized as an Official Honoree for the
12th Annual Webby Awards. Jobfox was also named a 2008 most promising
start-up by American Venture Magazine. In December, Jobfox raised $20
million in its third round of financing. To date, Jobfox has raised $40
million in venture capital funding for global market expansion and
continued development of services to help job seekers and professionals
connect with each other.
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company that unites the world's best high
technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a
variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily
technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for
technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider's
access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on
the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red
Herring is available on the Internet at http://www.redherring.com.
About Jobfox
Jobfox gives job candidates and organizations complete control to
connect with each other -- in real time -- by providing intelligent skills
matching and popular communication tools such as instant messaging and
mobile text message alerts. Jobfox provides free Web pages for
professionals to showcase their unique skills, talents, work-styles, career
desires and job-change receptivity. Visit http://www.jobfox.com today.
About Rob McGovern
Jobfox is the inspiration of CEO Rob McGovern, one of the nation's
leading career experts. McGovern is the founder and former CEO of
CareerBuilder and the author of "Bring Your 'A' Game: The 10 Career Secrets
of the High Achiever."
Jobfox is a trademark of the company. All other company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.
NEWS CONTACT:
Barry Lawrence
blawrence@jobfox.com
703.748.0162 x1106
SOURCE Jobfox
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http://www.jobfox.com
http://www.redherring.com
http://herringevents.com/northamerica08/index.html
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CONTACT:
Barry Lawrence of Jobfox, +1-703-748-0162,
ext. 1106, blawrence@jobfox.com
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