SEATTLE, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobster Inc., the leading provider of
targeted job advertising services, today announced it acquired WorkZoo, Inc.,
a leading vertical search engine that enables job-seekers to search all major
job boards with one click.  Based in Fountain Valley, Calif., WorkZoo receives
more than 600,000 unique searches and averages 5 million page views per month.
Jobster plans to introduce an integrated service under its brand later this
year.  During this transition, service will continue for WorkZoo users.
Jobster also announced that it in the coming days it will include integration
of the new Google Maps API into the Jobster/WorkZoo technology platform.
    With the WorkZoo acquisition, Jobster is the first company to integrate
vertical search and social networking into a purposeful employment service.
Jobster is powering a new and more efficient system for online recruiting that
enables employers to proactively reach the right person with the right job at
the right time through a variety of highly targeted channels while also
empowering qualified job seekers to stand out from the pack and get hired.
Jobster will integrate WorkZoo into its targeted advertising services for
employers as well as into its consumer platform for job seekers.
    "With more than 100 well known companies actively using our service, we've
been successful in helping employers of all sizes across many industries and
regions better target and hire great candidates," said Jobster CEO Jason
Goldberg.  "The WorkZoo acquisition is an important part of our strategy to
help make hiring more efficient for employers and job seekers.  Jobster will
continue to pursue opportunities which respond to the needs of our customers
and map to our business model."
    WorkZoo CEO Mark Maunder will be joining the Jobster team in Seattle,
Wash. Maunder will oversee Jobster's search engine technologies.
    "Jobster and WorkZoo share the same philosophy about connecting great
people with great opportunities," said WorkZoo CEO Mark Maunder.  "Jobster has
the right strategy of integrating technologies which break down barriers to
employment."

    About WorkZoo
    WorkZoo.com is a job search engine that collects and indexes an average of
40,000 new jobs daily from a wide range of employment web sites. WorkZoo
provides users with an advanced search interface to access those jobs
including a patent-pending job map showing geographic distribution of jobs
throughout the continental United States. WorkZoo is the creator of
Lightweight Employment Access Protocol (LEAP), a RSS-based open standard for
sharing job information on the Internet.

    About Jobster
    Jobster is the leading provider of targeted job advertising services
offering the most effective way to attract and hire top talent.  Founded in
2004, Jobster develops innovative technologies that connect the right person
with the right job at the right time.  More than 100 leading employers
including BearingPoint, Boeing, Boston Scientific, Cardinal Health, Expedia,
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Nordstrom, and T-Mobile use Jobster to build
talent networks, promote jobs through a variety of distributed channels, and
gain quality referrals.  Jobster's business model is based on targeted
advertising platforms.

    Jobster is headquartered in Seattle, Wash. with offices throughout North
America. The company is backed by industry-leading investors Ignition Partners
and Trinity Ventures.  For more information, visit http://www.jobster.com or call
888-611-jobs.

    NOTE:  Jobster is a service mark of Jobster, Inc. and may not be used
without express written consent of Jobster, Inc.