For JobCircle.com, the expansion builds on its award-winning influence in its home region that includes Pennsylvania, New York City, New Jersey and Delaware.  JobCircle.com was recently recognized in their home territory by The Wharton School as one of Philadelphia's 100 fastest growing private companies, and they hope to continue their success with their expansion in the Baltimore, Washington an Virginia markets.  JobCircle.com now boasts over 2.5 million page views per month, and has over 4,000 job listings on its web site, including over 900 new positions in the Washington D.C and Virginia. areas.

"The Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia region is among the top five IT markets in the country and it makes sense for Jobcircle.com to be a part of that," said Joe Stubblebine, president and CEO of JobCircle.com in announcing the plans. "Our strength lies in the regional approach to online IT recruitment. It's an approach that brings the local talent to the local companies at a more competitive price than the national job sites, considering that 95% of all candidates do not want to relocate."

Northern Virginia is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, according to Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (VCIT). Nearly two of every 10 jobs in the region are associated with the high-tech industry. The region, according to the VCIT, is home to some of the world's largest high-tech companies, including Nextel, XO Communications, MCI WorldCom, Net 2000, and SAVVIS. Other companies across different industries, including General Dynamics, Exxon Mobil Oil, and Dyncorp, are also based in the region.

"While the national job boards have their audience, our research has shown that working with regional sites like ours is more cost effective for recruiters, and can result in a much lower cost-per-hire.  We've had success on JobCircle.com with some of our hard-to-fill intelligence and technology hiring needs," said Carolyn McGee, CEO and President of the Matrixx Group, a Management Consulting company, that focuses in, among other industries, Intelligence, Marketing, Management and Information Technology in the greater Washington DC and Fairfax, VA areas.  McGee says "their regional presence, combined with their commitment to customer service, is what made me decide to choose JobCircle.com for my recruiting needs."

Stubblebine said JobCircle would build on its already growing interest in the Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia region by offering companies incentive programs to register. Special events, like virtual career fairs, are also planned to help attract both passive and active job seekers.

Along with employment listings, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia job seekers will have access to the same content, eLearning, and career management information that JobCircle.com offers to its current community. "Each region we cover has unique characteristics that relate to technology professionals and JobCircle.com works to recognize those qualities and share them through quality content," Stubblebine said.

About JobCircle.com With a focus on "Careers, Content, and Community," JobCircle.com provides a database of regional employment opportunities, resume submission, career development, monthly columns, discussion databases, tech news, regional events, and more to technology, telecom, and engineering professionals. The site boasts over 2.5 million page views per month, 5000 open technology listings, and tens of thousands of members.  The site was the recipient of 2000 Techie Award for its positive impact on the technical recruiting industry in the Delaware Valley and was named as one of the "Top 50" online recruitment sites in the nation by the authors of CareerXRoads, an online employment site guide located at any bookstore.

Built by technology professionals for technology professionals, JobCircle.com is among the fastest growing Internet-based employment services in the country. A free service to job seekers, JobCircle.com offers a comprehensive resume posting process, unlimited search agents, a hit counter for your resume and a Personal Control Center that allows you to apply for jobs, modify your resume and change the status of your job search. For information, visit www.JobCircle.com or call us at 610-431-2001. ###