20 July 2009 – Johnston Press plc, one of the leading regional media groups in the UK and Ireland, is delighted to announce that Jobsite (www.jobsite.co.uk) has been appointed as its official online recruitment partner. This appointment combines the award winning technology and experience of Jobsite with the leading regional strength and reach of Johnston Press.

Jobsite will power the Johnston Press ‘JobsToday’ recruitment portals across their 300+ websites in England, Scotland and Ireland, which already attract over 7 million unique users per month. Jobsite will employ their thirteen years of online recruitment expertise to ensure the JobsToday platforms provide the best functionality and user experience.

The new partnership enables JobsToday to work closely with its newspaper brands and bring jobseekers more local jobs. JobsToday provides its local clients with the opportunity to cross-post their vacancies onto Jobsite, benefiting from both the local strength of Johnston Press with the national exposure of Jobsite. Those clients using JobsToday’s CV Match service will now also have relevant CVs from Jobsite’s searchable CV database included in this service. For Jobsite candidates, this deal means a wider choice of opportunities across the UK.

Chris Babayode, Digital Commercial Director at Johnston Press, comments; ‘Partnering with Jobsite brings a great opportunity to further improve the localness of our online job boards and bring more local jobs to jobseekers. This partnership complements our print and online recruitment service already enjoyed by thousands of recruiters.

‘In reaching this decision we undertook an intensive process to find the best and most appropriate online recruitment partner who could ensure that JobsToday provided our users with the highest quality experience. Jobsite were chosen because of their innovative reputation, award winning technology and depth of job content.’

Keith Potts, Jobsite CEO, adds; ‘Johnston Press run some of the most respected and highest circulation regional newspapers across the UK including the Yorkshire Post, Scotsman, Sheffield Star, Lancashire Evening Post and Portsmouth Evening News. Partnering with them is a fantastic opportunity as it enables us to expand and grow our regional network. The areas where Johnston Press operates complements Jobsite’s existing media partnerships ensuring we have true depth and breadth across the UK.’

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