CareerBuilder.no, a Subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com Launches in Norway and Enters Strategic Alliance with MSN


STOCKHOLM, Sweden and OSLO, Norway, June 4 /PRNewswire/ --

CareerBuilder.com, the largest online job site in the U.S. and its 
subsidiary Jobbguiden.se in Sweden, launched CareerBuilder.no, a new online 
recruitment and career advancement source for employers, recruiters and job 
seekers in Norway. As part of the launch, CareerBuilder.no and MSN announced 
a strategic alliance that makes CareerBuilder.no the exclusive job search 
engine and content provider for the MSN Careers channel in Norway through 
2013.

CareerBuilder.no offers employers access to a wide variety of qualified
candidates, unique tools to effectively market company brands and
best-in-class search technology to find and attract high quality
candidates. The new site provides Norwegian job seekers with instant access
to positions in virtually every industry, field and job type; advanced job
searches with multiple criteria; the ability to post multiple resumes;
customized job recommendations and emails; and advice on a wide range of
career topics.

In May 2007, Microsoft took an equity stake in CareerBuilder.com and the
two companies extended their strategic alliance which now includes a
commitment by MSN to integrate CareerBuilder services across key MSN sites in
Europe. The agreement will give CareerBuilder.no exposure to the 3,2 million
unique visitors that access the MSN.no site every month and will provide MSN
with high quality career content and powerful job search technology.

"Jobbguiden continues to grow rapidly in Sweden and expansion into the
consistently strong Norwegian job market will play an important role in
CareerBuilder's international growth," said Johan Hjelte, Managing Director
of CareerBuilder, Nordic Region. "CareerBuilder's presence in Norway and the
relationship with MSN will give Norwegian employers access to a more diverse
pool of candidates and provide job seekers with highly advanced tools to make
their job searches more successful."

"MSN's relationship with CareerBuilder has played an important role in
elevating CareerBuilder to the number one position in the U.S. and to
leadership positions throughout Europe," said Audun Giske, Portal Manager of
MSN Norway. "We are confident this partnership will enable job seekers and
employers to connect in more productive ways and look forward to helping
CareerBuilder achieve a similar strong position in Norway."

In addition to Norway, CareerBuilder has launched co-branded Career
channels with MSN in the UK, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany, and
has plans to launch in additional European markets this year.

CareerBuilder began its international expansion in spring 2006, building
its presence through a combination of organic development, partnerships and
acquisitions as market conditions warranted. CareerBuilder launched organic
sites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain (CBJobs.es) and Germany
(CareerBuilder.de). In addition, CareerBuilder acquired sites in Sweden
(Jobbguiden.se), The Netherlands (JobbingMall.nl) and Greece (Kariera.gr) in
2007.

About CareerBuilder.com

CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than
23 million unique visitors and over 1.6 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co.,
Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the company offers a vast online and print
network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers
the career centers for more than 1,600 partners, including 140 newspapers and
leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 300,000 employers
take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 26 million-plus
resumes, Diversity Channel and more. CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiaries
operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit
http://www.careerbuilder.com.

About Jobbguiden.se

Jobbguiden.se is one of Sweden's largest job sites and a subsidiary of
CareerBuilder.com, the leading online job site in the U.S. The company offers
Internet solutions within job postings, career advice and Employer Branding
for both employers and job seekers. The site was launched in 2004 and has
since then helped thousands of employers to connect with job seekers within
all categories of work. With the goal of being the largest job site in
Sweden, Jobbguiden.se has grown quickly and will continue its expansion
rapidly in the next following years. Today Jobbguiden.se has a number of
partnerships and powers the career sites for many other big Swedish web
sites, both broad and niche sites, in order to reach as many job seekers as
possible. For more information about Jobbguiden.se, visit
http://www.jobbguiden.se.

About Microsoft Norway

MSN.no is one of the largest online portals in Norway with 2.2 million
unique visitors per week. MSN.no offers a wide range of editorial channels
and services covering areas like news, entertainment, music, movies, travel,
tech and gadgets, games, lifestyle, dating, jobs and much more. Worldwide MSN
is one of the largest portals with 465 million unique visitors per month in
42 markets. You can access MSN on http://www.msn.no/ and http://www.msn.com/.

Mediakontakt:
    Jobbguiden.se
    Johan Hjelte, VD
    +08-522-167-03
    +073-505-14-96
    Johan.hjelte@jobbguiden.com

    MSN.no
    Audun Giske
    Portal Manager
    +47-41-21-66-74
    audung@microsoft.com

    Web site: http://www.careerbuilder.com
              http://www.jobbguiden.se
              http://www.msn.com



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