IHaveADreamJob.Com Woos Minority Professionals - Provides Recruiters With More Opportunities To Reach Them
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Citadel Interactive and ABC Radio Networks, divisions of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (NYSE:CDL) today announced a partnership with RegionalHelpWanted.com, Inc. to launch http://www.ihaveadreamjob.com/.
Promoted on hundreds of radio stations throughout the United States, IHaveADreamJob.com is the first of its kind, designed to match employers with top-notch employees of all ethnic backgrounds. The site is live and is currently accepting applications and job postings. Thousands of employment opportunities are posted from coast-to-coast already.
"IHaveADreamJob.com is truly ground-breaking," said John Rosso, Senior Vice President, Citadel Interactive. Continued Rosso, "A significant portion of the $9 billion spent annually on recruiting is intended to achieve the goal of a highly qualified and diverse workforce. IHaveADreamJob.com is a fantastic way for employers to reach out and connect with those job seekers." As the recognized leader in multicultural programming, ABC Radio Networks is putting its top Urban and Hispanic networks to work promoting IHaveADreamJob.com -- informing and educating minority listeners about professional employment opportunities through the site. With its extensive listenership, ABC Urban and ABC en Espanol reach 23 million listeners in an average week -- with content heard on more than 420 stations with 89% US coverage.
"IHaveADreamJob.com is already the #1 diversity and inclusion recruitment site in the United States," said Eric Straus, President, RegionalHelpWanted.com "In only the first few weeks we have added over 100,000 resumes and 70,000 job postings throughout the U.S. Thanks to promotion on the country's best Urban and Hispanic radio programs -- IHaveADreamJob.com is sure to successfully match job seekers with forward thinking employers that are seeking to diversify their work force!" ABC Radio Networks will sell advertising on the site. "Coupled with our terrestrial radio programs, IHaveADreamJob.com provides us another tool to give advertisers a multi-platform opportunity with high engagement," said Carey Davis, Vice President, Multicultural Sales, ABC Radio Networks.
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation is the third largest radio group in the United States, with a national footprint reaching more than 50 markets. Citadel is comprised of 170 FM stations and 63 AM stations in the nation's leading markets, in addition to the ABC Radio Network business, which is one of the three largest radio networks in the United States. For more information visit http://www.citadelbroadcasting.com/.
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation launched Citadel Interactive in late 2005 with the mission to develop online opportunities and employ cutting edge technologies to better serve our clients' interactive and integrated marketing needs.
Certain statements in this document are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors. More information about these factors is contained in Citadel's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ABC Radio Networks has nearly 4,400 affiliate radio stations reaching nearly 105 million people age 12 and over each week. Programs and services include ABC News Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment, The Sean Hannity Show, Satellite Sisters, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, The Doug Banks Morning Show, MoneyTalk with Bob Brinker, The Mark Levin Show, American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, The Michael Baisden Show, Dick Bartley's Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits. Other ABC services include advanced digital media platforms including online interactive advertising, streaming audio and podcasts, ABC Sports Radio, syndicated music and talk programs including Flashback, format-specifice PREP and production libraries, ABC's Jack FM(TM) and nine other 24-Hour Formats, including Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel and ESPN Radio and ABC Radio Networks en Espanol.
RegionalHelpWanted.com, Inc. (http://www.regionalhelpwanted.com/) is a privately held company. It owns and operates -- in strategic alliances with local media throughout North America -- the world's largest network of local job boards in 330 markets across the USA and Canada. Since its launch in 1999, RegionalHelpWanted.com has grown to become one of the five largest employment destinations on the Web; it was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies of 2004. The company also owns and operates Cupid.com; a website that offers both online dating and speed dating events to 1.8 million members throughout North America; PurplePages.com, an online yellow pages directory; and RegionalAutos.com, a new and used vehicle website. DATASOURCE: ABC Radio Networks CONTACT: Omar Thompson, +1-972-448-3387, , or Cynthia Young, +1-202-895-2438, , both for ABC Radio Networks; or Eric Straus of RegionalHelpWanted.com, +1-845-471-1450, Web site: http://www.ihaveadreamjob.com/ http://www.citadelbroadcasting.com/ http://www.regionalhelpwanted.com/
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