<s>
An	O
employment	B-Application
website	I-Application
is	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
deals	O
specifically	O
with	O
employment	O
or	O
careers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
employment	B-Application
websites	I-Application
are	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
employers	O
to	O
post	O
job	O
requirements	O
for	O
a	O
position	O
to	O
be	O
filled	O
and	O
are	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
employment	B-Application
sites	I-Application
offer	O
employer	O
reviews	O
,	O
career	O
and	O
job-search	O
advice	O
,	O
and	O
describe	O
different	O
job	O
descriptions	O
or	O
employers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
industry	O
attempted	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
broader	O
,	O
less	O
tech-savvy	O
base	O
in	O
1998	O
when	O
Hotjobs.com	B-Application
attempted	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
spot	O
,	O
but	O
Fox	O
rejected	O
the	O
ad	O
for	O
being	O
in	O
poor	O
taste	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Monster.com	B-Application
ran	O
on	O
three	O
30	O
second	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
ads	O
for	O
four	O
million	O
dollars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
ad	O
which	O
featured	O
children	O
speaking	O
like	O
adults	O
,	O
drolly	O
intoning	O
their	O
dream	O
of	O
working	O
at	O
various	O
dead-end	O
jobs	O
to	O
humorous	O
effect	O
were	O
far	O
more	O
popular	O
than	O
rival	O
Hotjobs.com	B-Application
ad	O
about	O
a	O
security	O
guard	O
who	O
transitions	O
from	O
a	O
low	O
paying	O
security	O
job	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
job	O
at	O
a	O
fancier	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Monster.com	B-Application
was	O
elevated	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
of	O
online	O
employment	B-Application
sites	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
ad	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
successful	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
company	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
boost	O
for	O
its	O
IPO	O
in	O
August.	O
<	O
ref>Rachel	O
Emma	O
Silverman	O
(	O
1999	O
,	O
December	O
10	O
)	O
'	O
HotJobs	B-Application
Plans	O
to	O
Show	O
Its	O
Hand	O
With	O
New	O
Multimedia	O
Campaign	O
,	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
(	O
Eastern	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
B	O
,	O
9:1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
these	O
aggressive	O
mergers	O
CareerBuilder	O
still	O
trailed	O
behind	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
employment	B-Application
site	I-Application
Jobsonline.com,	O
number	O
two	O
Monster.com	B-Application
and	O
number	O
three	O
Hotjobs.com.James	O
Peter	O
Rubin	O
,	O
“	O
Breakaway	O
(	O
A	O
Special	O
Report	O
)	O
---	O
Web	O
Workers	O
:	O
More	O
small	O
businesses	O
are	O
filling	O
vacancies	O
from	O
an	O
ever-growing	O
pool	O
of	O
Internet	O
candidates	O
”	O
,	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
,	O
Oct	O
.	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster.com	B-Application
made	O
a	O
move	O
in	O
2001	O
to	O
purchase	O
Hotjobs.com	B-Application
for	O
$374	O
million	O
in	O
stock	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
unsuccessful	O
due	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	O
unsolicited	O
cash	O
and	O
stock	O
bid	O
of	O
$430	O
million	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
job	B-Application
board	I-Application
business	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
to	O
jump	O
start	O
that	O
venture	O
by	O
purchasing	O
the	O
established	O
brand.Mylene	O
Mangalindan	O
(	O
2001	O
,	O
December	O
24	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
E-Business	O
:	O
Online-Jobs	O
Niche	O
Sparks	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	O
Bold	O
Move	O
"	O
,	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
(	O
Eastern	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
B4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrieved	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
acquired	O
HotJobs	B-Application
from	O
Yahoo	B-Application
for	O
$225	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
job	B-Application
board	I-Application
is	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
facilitates	O
job	O
hunting	O
and	O
range	O
from	O
large	O
scale	O
generalist	O
sites	O
to	O
niche	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
for	O
job	O
categories	O
such	O
as	O
engineering	O
,	O
legal	O
,	O
insurance	O
,	O
social	O
work	O
,	O
teaching	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
development	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cross-sector	O
categories	O
such	O
as	O
green	O
jobs	O
,	O
ethical	O
jobs	O
and	O
seasonal	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
job	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
might	O
refer	O
to	O
a	O
job	B-Application
board	I-Application
with	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
style	O
interface	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
web	O
site	O
that	O
actually	O
indexes	O
and	O
searches	O
other	O
web	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Niche	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
are	O
starting	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
bigger	O
role	O
in	O
providing	O
more	O
targeted	O
job	O
vacancies	O
and	O
employees	O
to	O
the	O
candidate	O
and	O
the	O
employer	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
such	O
as	O
airport	O
jobs	O
and	O
federal	O
jobs	O
among	O
others	O
provide	O
a	O
very	O
focused	O
way	O
of	O
eliminating	O
and	O
reducing	O
time	O
to	O
applying	O
to	O
the	O
most	O
appropriate	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
web	O
sites	O
are	O
simply	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
that	O
collect	O
results	O
from	O
multiple	O
independent	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
both	O
metasearch	B-Application
(	O
since	O
these	O
are	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
which	O
search	O
other	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
)	O
and	O
vertical	B-Application
search	I-Application
(	O
since	O
the	O
searches	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
topic	O
-	O
job	O
listings	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
new	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
primarily	O
index	O
traditional	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sites	O
aim	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
"	O
one-stop	O
shop	O
"	O
for	O
job-seekers	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
search	O
the	O
underlying	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
tensions	O
developed	O
between	O
the	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
and	O
several	O
scraper	B-Application
sites	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Craigslist	O
banning	O
scrapers	O
from	O
its	O
job	O
classifieds	O
and	O
Monster.com	B-Application
specifically	O
banning	O
scrapers	O
through	O
its	O
adoption	O
of	O
a	O
robots	O
exclusion	O
standard	O
on	O
all	O
its	O
pages	O
while	O
others	O
have	O
embraced	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
largest	O
"	O
niche	O
"	O
job	B-Application
board	I-Application
is	O
Dice.com	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
IT	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
employer	O
review	O
website	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
employment	B-Application
website	I-Application
where	O
past	O
and	O
current	O
employees	O
post	O
comments	O
about	O
their	O
experiences	O
working	O
for	O
a	O
company	O
or	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
employer	O
review	O
website	O
usually	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
is	O
Working	B-Application
in	I-Application
Canada	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
provide	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Job	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employment	B-Application
sites	I-Application
typically	O
charge	O
fees	O
to	O
employers	O
for	O
listings	O
job	O
postings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sites	O
may	O
allow	O
employers	O
to	O
post	O
basic	O
listings	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
charge	O
a	O
fee	O
for	O
more	O
prominent	O
placement	O
of	O
listings	O
in	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
job	B-Application
search	I-Application
engines	I-Application
and	O
job	B-Application
boards	I-Application
encourage	O
users	O
to	O
post	O
their	O
resume	O
and	O
contact	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
