News | November 28, 2007

Hcareers' Parent Company onTargetjobs Acquires JobLoft.com

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Vancouver, Canada - Hcareers, the leading online job board for the hospitality industry worldwide, announced today that its parent company, onTargetjobs, has acquired the assets of JobLoft.com, a cutting edge hospitality and retail job board located in Toronto, Canada. The combined companies now hold the number one spot as the dominant provider of online recruitment solutions for the hospitality industry.

The addition of JobLoft.com into the onTargetjobs family of job boards reaffirms onTargetjobs' commitment to hospitality recruitment professionals and jobseekers worldwide, both in the hourly and managerial markets. JobLoft.com's concentration on the hourly jobseeker looking for local jobs coupled with Hcareers' worldwide reach and industry presence enables Hcareers to provide a more holistic solution to its hospitality, restaurant and foodservice clients.

JobLoft.com's state of the art technology platform and rich Web 2.0 functionality provide the ultimate user experience. Using JobLoft.com, jobseekers can find employment opportunities in their community, and then have them visually displayed using Google Maps' technology. JobLoft.com's technology applications fit perfectly with onTargetjobs' dedication to giving the hospitality industry jobseeker the opportunity to find the most suitable job to fit their needs and experience level.

"This is such a great move for the hospitality industry as a whole," said Chris Nguyen, CEO of JobLoft.com. "Our loyal following in the hourly job seeker space is going to flourish from this new ownership as we'll now be able to expand the opportunities available to job seekers in their own communities"

Since 1998, Hcareers has been providing the hospitality industry with an online job board specifically targeted to the industry. Job openings are delivered to the ever-expanding Hcareers network of partner career centers, including those of the national, provincial and state hospitality and restaurant associations, bizjournals' regional business journal websites and the International CHRIE member schools, which comprise the bulk of the culinary management and hotel management schools worldwide.

"We are ecstatic to be able to have the JobLoft team join our family and together with the existing Hcareers product offering, we will leverage the excellent technological advancements that JobLoft offers the hourly hospitality and retail marketplaces," said Allen Paschal, CEO of OnTargetjobs. "With name brand clients such as Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Hudson's Bay Company, and Sobeys, JobLoft has developed an excellent reputation within the industry."

For more information on Hcareers visit www.hcareers.com, for onTargetjobs visit www.onTargetjobs.com and for JobLoft.com visit www.jobloft.com.

SOURCE: Hcareers