CareerTours Acquires Interest in Workblast; Partnership will Create the Largest Career Video Website for Career Seekers and Recruiters

CareerTours, the fastest growing online recruiting resource known for audio & video career "tours" is acquiring an interest in WorkBlast.com, the online leader in online Video Resumes. With this partnership, WorkBlast will inherit more than 15,000 Audio and Video CareerTours posted to their web site, which is already rich with Video Resumes. This will enable WorkBlast to focus on continuing their success in the Video Resume market, while sharing pooled resources with CareerTours as they continue to pioneer the Video Recruiting industry.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) August 3, 2007 -- CareerTours, the fastest growing online recruiting (www.careertours.com) company known for audio & video career "tours" has announced it has acquired an interest in WorkBlast.com, an innovator and industry leader in video resumes (http://www.workblast.com). CareerTours will now host more than 15,000 Audio and Video CareerTours on WorkBlast.com.

Career seekers, who can currently create video resumes on WorkBlast's website, will now be able to learn about career opportunities by viewing video messages (career tours) from organizations with positions to fill. CareerTours.com currently hosts over 15,000 Audio and Video CareerTours that give job seekers an idea of what it is really like to work at an organization.

Both companies are excited about the opportunity to work with one another. "WorkBlast has created the world's largest video resume database and has a strong hold on the college recruiting market; they understand Generation Y Recruiting" says Aaron Bare, CEO of CareerTours. Nick Murphy, CEO of WorkBlast agrees stating, "We are extremely excited about this partnership with CareerTours. This will enable us to focus solely on video resumes, while providing a complete recruiting resource for both Career Seekers and Employers at WorkBlast.com."

About Workblast

CEO Nick Murphy, a former NFL player, launched WorkBlast (www.WorkBlast.com) with co-founder/VP Marketing Travis Cloyd in April, 2007. WorkBlast is pioneering technology that will enable employers to quickly search, screen, and hire candidates on-demand via online video resumes.

About CareerTours

CareerTours (www.careertours.com) is a web-based recruiting resource that allows career seekers to experience companies through profiles and Video or Audio tours. The CareerTours solution was developed with the single purpose of eliminating friction in the hiring process and revolutionizing the way companies recruit talent.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

CareerTours: Jenn Brooks - 480.258.6622

WorkBlast: Nick Murphy - 480.200.5777

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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