Workopolis, Canada’s premier online job search
resource, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Yahoo!
Canada to be the exclusive career-related content provider for Yahoo! Canada
properties. Workopolis leads the category with over 60,000 job postings per
day. Yahoo! Canada Co. is a leading Internet destination that provides online
products and services to meet the needs of Canadians and offers a range of
tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users.
“This deal between Workopolis and Yahoo! Canada is a win-win for
Workopolis and for Canadian job seekers,” said Patrick Sullivan, President of
Workopolis. “Employers looking to hire also benefit greatly, as this deal
extends the Workopolis network and brand exposure to over ninety-five per cent
of all online Canadians – no other hiring medium can match this level of
candidate reach.”
Workopolis key facts
– According to the latest December 2006 comScore Media Metrix
statistics:
– Workopolis is the number one online job search resource in Canada,
with approximately 3 million unique visitors per month, nearly
25 per cent more than the next closest competitor
– Workopolis traffic is up by 39 per cent over the same period in
2005
– Workopolis is one of the top fifty most visited Web sites in
Canada
– According to Wanted Technologies, Workopolis has over 60,000 job
postings each day, more than twice the volume of the second paid
online job site
– According to Northstar Research, Workopolis has the highest success
rate among all paid online career sites, with 61 per cent of
employers saying they have hired a candidate from Workopolis
“We already give our users a richer, more local and personalized
experience online than any other Canadian portal, and this deal will further
enhance our user’s experience by providing them with the resources of the
leading Canadian job search site,” said Kerry Munro, General Manager, Yahoo!
Canada. “Yahoo! Canada reaches over seventy-one per cent of the Canadian
online population each month and now they will be able to enjoy the benefits
of our association with the country’s most valuable resource for job seekers,”
he said.
