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BostonWorks.com named to CareerXRoads's "Best of the Best" list for job web sites

BOSTON, MA - Feb. 26, 2003 - BostonWorks, the leading recruitment services provider in Greater Boston, today announced that its Web site, BostonWorks.com, has been named to the Eighth Annual "Best of the Best" list for recruitment sites by CareerXroads, a leading job site reference guide. BostonWorks.com is one of only three recruitment sites affiliated with newspapers to be recognized by this list.

First published in 1996 by human resource professionals Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler, CareerXroads's directory to job, resume and career management sites on the Web has become an indispensable resource for both employers and job seekers. The directory has grown from 300 to 500 job site reviews in the 2003 edition, and its authors review 4,000 to 5,000 sites each year. Criteria for the Best of the Best list includes ease of access, business model, real world marketing strategy and technology.

BostonWorks.com is the online component of BostonWorks, a recruitment service of the Boston Globe and Boston.com. BostonWorks represents a fully integrated portfolio of "brick & click" resources, enabling job seekers and employers to utilize the power of both print and online to find job opportunities, research companies and track industry trends, schedule networking events, or post a resume. By utilizing both mediums, BostonWorks has created a vibrant recruitment marketplace that reaches 26% more job changers in the Boston market than its closest competitor, according to the 2002 Taylor Job Changer Survey.

"We're thrilled to be named to the CareerXroads list of top 50 recruitment sites for 2003," said Peter Newton, president of BostonWorks. "With traffic and usage increasing steadily each month, BostonWorks is becoming the resource that employers, recruiters and jobseekers in the Greater Boston area turn to first."

Mark Mehler, co-author of CareerXroads, said, "This award distinguishes the sites which really get it from those that provide basic services for job seekers and employers. Companies are still hiring and the proof exists on top sites like BostonWorks.com."

BostonWorks.com recorded the highest traffic month in its history last month, due to significant advertising and promotion efforts around the Boston Globe's Big Help recruitment section in January. Over 6 million job queries were run against more than 18,000 job listings in January, generating 15.2 million page views for the month.

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