North Vancouver, BC - Sep 29, 2005:
Hcareers, the dominant job board for the restaurant, retail, and hospitality industries, has been awarded the 2005 Standard of Excellence WebAward by the Web Marketing Association.
Competing against employment websites in up to 22 countries around the world, Hcareers has been honored with the Standard of Excellence award once again, having won the award previously in 2002. Judged on the criteria of design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting, and ease of use, the award recognizes the standard of excellence for which all corporate web sites should strive.
"It is very gratifying to be recognized by the Web Marketing Association and the panel of industry-expert judges," said David Curry, Senior Executive Vice-President of Hcareers. "I am proud of the website and our team."
Hcareers provides users with an online recruitment resource specifically for their industry. It is the sole recommended job board for the National Restaurant Association, American Hotel & Lodging Association, and Canadian Restaurant & Foodservice Association. Hcareers' simple navigation and ease of use allows job seekers to quickly search and apply online to job advertisements for free, and employers to access high-quality industry professionals while reducing their hiring cycle, and lowering their cost per hire.
About Hcareers Launched in 1998, Hcareers is the leading job board for the hospitality, restaurant, and retail industries in terms of revenues, staff, and traffic. Hcareers has the most jobs and job seekers in all three industries with over 75,000 current job postings and over 900,000 unique visitors each month. Hcareers operates three websites, Hcareers.com (US), Hcareers.ca (Canada), and Hcareers.co.uk (United Kingdom & Ireland). The company employs over 100 full-time staff and has over 16,000 active clients. For more information on Hcareers visit their web site at www.hcareers.com.
About Web Marketing Association The Web Marketing Association (www.webaward.org) was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and corporate web development on the World Wide Web. The organization is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest for improving the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to corporate websites.