The Online Career Center was developed in 1992 by Bill Warren[1] as a non-profit organization backed by forty major corporations to allow job hunters to post their resumes and for recruiters to post job openings.
[5] The company received a further influx of seven million dollars from investment firms such as New Enterprise Associates to expand their operations.
[6] Six major newspapers joined forces in 1995 to list their classified sections online.
The service was called CareerPath.com and featured help-wanted listings from the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News and the Washington Post.
The ad featured a janitor at a zoo sweeping out the elephant cage completely unbeknownst to the animal.
The ad meant to illustrate a need for those stuck in jobs they hate, and offer a solution through their Web site.
[12] After being purchased in a joint venture by Knight Ridder and Tribune Company in July,[13] CareerBuilder absorbed competitor boards CareerPath.com and then Headhunter.net which had already acquired CareerMosaic.
Yahoo had previously announced plans to enter the job board business, but decided to jump start that venture by purchasing the established brand.
[17] Some web sites are simply search engines that collect results from multiple independent job boards.
These sites aim to provide a "one-stop shop" for job-seekers who don't need to search the underlying job boards.
Most items could be of interest to people in various roles and conditions including those considering career options, job seekers, employers and employees.