<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
HotJobs	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
hotjobs.com,	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
job	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
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<s>
It	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
then	O
acquired	O
by	O
Monster	B-Application
Worldwide	O
,	O
owner	O
of	O
its	O
major	O
competitor	O
Monster.com	B-Application
in	O
2010leading	O
to	O
its	O
merger	O
with	O
Monster.com	B-Application
and	O
eventual	O
closure	O
.	O
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<s>
Founding	O
employees	O
Christopher	O
G	O
.	O
Stach	O
II	O
,	O
Earle	O
Ady	O
,	O
and	O
Allen	O
Murabayashi	O
designed	O
and	O
coded	O
the	O
first	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
on	O
Silicon	B-Operating_System
Graphics	I-Operating_System
Indy	I-Operating_System
workstations	I-Operating_System
for	O
C	O
application	O
development	O
,	O
Apple	O
Macs	O
for	O
content	O
creation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
site	O
ran	O
on	O
Sun	O
and	O
SGI	O
hardware	O
.	O
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<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
advertising	O
effort	O
was	O
as	O
a	O
Yahoo	B-Application
"	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
for	O
$1000	O
.	O
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<s>
Hotjobs	O
developed	O
"	O
Softshoe	O
"	O
a	O
private	O
label	O
job	B-Application
board	I-Application
and	O
applicant	O
tracking	O
system	O
(	O
"	O
ATS	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
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<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
also	O
officially	O
changed	O
from	O
"	O
HotJobs	O
,	O
Inc.	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
HotJobs.com,	O
Ltd	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
Peter	O
Connors	O
.	O
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<s>
In	O
2001	O
Hotjobs.com	B-Application
reported	O
total	O
revenue	O
of	O
$117.6	O
million	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
full	O
year	O
revenue	O
in	O
2000	O
of	O
$96.5	O
million	O
by	O
21.8	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
with	O
a	O
balance	O
of	O
cash	O
,	O
cash	O
equivalents	O
and	O
marketable	O
securities	O
of	O
$65.8	O
million	O
after	O
making	O
$18	O
million	O
in	O
merger-related	O
expenditures	O
which	O
included	O
Dimitri	O
's	O
payment	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
of	O
a	O
breakup	O
fee	O
for	O
not	O
completing	O
their	O
merger	O
-	O
opening	O
the	O
door	O
to	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
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<s>
Dimitri	O
Boylan	O
took	O
HotJobs.com	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
in	O
2002	O
with	O
his	O
Parrot/Court	O
Stenographer	O
ad	O
.	O
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<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
purchased	O
the	O
company	O
through	O
an	O
unsolicited	O
bid	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
$436	O
million	O
,	O
undercutting	O
efforts	O
by	O
Monster	B-Application
Worldwide	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
Monster.com,	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
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<s>
Monster	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
acquire	O
HotJobs	O
from	O
Yahoo	B-Application
for	O
$225	O
million	O
.	O
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<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
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<s>
would	O
maintain	O
a	O
three-year	O
profit	O
sharing	O
arrangement	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
owners	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
promoting	O
Monster.com	B-Application
on	O
its	O
web	O
properties	O
post-acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
HotJobs	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
users	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
migrate	O
their	O
job	O
postings	O
and	O
information	O
to	O
a	O
Monster.com	B-Application
account	O
.	O
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<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
HotJobs	O
 '	O
services	O
were	O
free	O
to	O
job	O
seeking	O
users	O
and	O
included	O
posting	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
resume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
HotJobs	O
provided	O
employers	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
resume	O
search	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
post	O
,	O
edit	O
and	O
delete	O
job	O
ads	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
and	O
as	O
often	O
as	O
they	O
liked	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	O
seekers	O
voted	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Hotjobs	O
the	O
(	O
2002	O
,	O
2003	O
)	O
"	O
Best	O
General	O
Purpose	O
Job	B-Application
Board	I-Application
for	O
Job	O
Seekers	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
recruiters	O
voted	O
Yahoo	B-Application
HotJobs	O
the	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
"	O
Most	O
Recruiter-Friendly	O
General	O
Purpose	O
Site	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
survey	O
conducted	O
by	O
WEDDLE	O
's	O
.	O
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