OrlandoJobs.com and ClickOrlando.com Team Up for Jobs Content Sharing Deal Connects Job Seekers and Job Openings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- November 14, 2012 (Orlando, FL) -- OrlandoJobs.com, the region's premier online job board, and ClickOrlando.com, the online arm of WKMG-TV Local 6, today announce a content sharing partnership. OrlandoJobs.com will power the ClickOrlando.com job section. ClickOrlando.com will connect more job seekers into the OrlandoJobs.com pipeline, and both entities will team up for a few live marketing events throughout the year. Additionally, the partnership will strengthen local economy and jobs news reported on WKMG Local 6 News.

With this new joint venture, ClickOrlando will re-launch its Jobs tab, and candidates will be able to seamlessly apply to job listings. Jobseekers will find job listings from OrlandoJobs.com on the ClickOrlando.com website starting this week.  Concurrently, OrlandoJobs.com will feature ClickOrlando’s economic news stories that are of interest to jobseekers.

"This partnership is exciting because it brings more opportunities for anyone who is looking for a job to find one that is right for them in a more streamlined, targeted way," states Roger Lear, President of OrlandoJobs.com. “The result is a win-win for job seekers and employers who both will see increased results.”

“Local 6 News and ClickOrlando.com are committed to bringing important local news and information to our community that people can use in their lives every day,” said Skip Valet, Vice President and General Manager of WKMG Local 6 and ClickOrlando.com.  “We are dedicated to the families of Central Florida and we know what is important to them right now is jobs.  Through our partnership with OrlandoJobs.com, we will be able to bring real, local employment opportunities directly to our viewers.”

"Our research on the Orlando DMA job market uncovers thousands of good, open jobs each year, so the more ways we can put those openings in front of potential candidates, the faster our local economy can get back on track. ClickOrlando.com exposes our job listings to a whole new pool of highly-skilled and highly-qualified candidates," states OrlandoJobs.com co-founder, Scott Kotroba.

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OrlandoJobs.com is Central Florida’s #1 online job site, with an average of 100,000 visitors per month.  The site was founded in 2005 by Roger Lear and Scott Kotroba, and is the official employment website of the Central Florida Human Resource Association (www.cfhra.org).  President Roger Lear is a 25-year veteran leader in the executive search and internet recruiting industry in Central Florida and is a sought-after speaker on the subject of Web 2.0 and social media recruiting. Scott Kotroba, co-founder of www.OrlandoJobs.com, is also president of its sister company, www.GreatInsuranceJobs.com, the leading insurance employment website in the nation.

 ClickOrlando.com is your home for breaking news, entertainment, weather and sports. It is one of Central Florida’s most trafficked local web site’s dedicated to giving you the news as it happens. WKMG Local 6 is one of the foremost television stations in the Central Florida area. Serving nine counties, WKMG Local 6 provides award-winning daily-newscasts, in-depth investigations, local entertainment and network programming to the community.  Local 6 has received numerous accolades for their work including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award and multiple Emmy and Associated Press awards.   The station signed on-air in July 1954 making it Central Florida’s first television station.  Owned by Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., a division of the Washington Post Company, WKMG Local 6 is Central Florida’s source for CBS.  Local 6 serves the public through the Good Neighbor 6 community outreach program, bringing important, life-saving information to Central Floridians through special events and programming. Additionally, Local 6 exclusively broadcasts RetroTV, which brings viewers all their favorite television classics.  Visit clickorlando.com for continuous updates on local news, weather & sports.  

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CONTACT:

Bradley Sparrow

Marketing

OrlandoJobs.com

43 East Pine Orlando, FL 32801

Bradley@OrlandoJobs.com

Twitter: @orlandojobs