245:. Johnson had previously founded the RBL Agency with Ben Carroccio and Liz Johnson (RBL), a boutique employment agency for technologists. The initial website was launched in early 1996 as RBL Agency which evolved into the Online Technical Employment Center (OTEC) in 1999, and only featured technical jobs. Founding employees Christopher G. Stach II, Earle Ady, and Allen Murabayashi designed and coded the first iterations of the site on
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balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $ 65.8 million after making $ 18 million in merger-related expenditures which included
Dimitri's payment to Monster of a breakup fee for not completing their merger - opening the door to the Yahoo! offer. HotJobs was ranked #14 in Bloomberg's "Tech 100" list.
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Yahoo HotJobs provided employers access to their resume search engine and the ability to post, edit and delete job ads at any time and as often as they liked at no additional cost. Employers were given access to a variety of communication devices, including letter templates and notes, as well as the
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