BostonWorks Kicks Off Big Help Week, The Premier Career Resource for Boston's Job Seekers

Business Wire, Jan 9, 2006

BOSTON -- More than 23,000 Jobs, Daily Chats, Salary Guides and Much More Information for Boston's Job Seekers

BostonWorks kicked off Big Help Week today, with a week of online events, job listings and resources all designed to offer the local job seeker the best information for finding a job in Greater Boston.

The 2006 January Big Help appeared in the January 8 issue of the Boston Sunday Globe and online at www.bostonworks.com. This edition of the Big Help featured more than 23,000 jobs across a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, hospitality, finance, technology, biotechnology and many more. In anticipation of the Big Help, more than 5,000 new job seekers posted resumes on the site in the past seven days.

"The Big Help is one of our strongest Help Wanted sections of the year and with a full slate of activities on BostonWorks.com, we are able to extend the reach well beyond Sunday, January 8," said Jason Kissell, managing director of BostonWorks. "We are offering a wide range of tools and information designed to help the job seeker land their dream job in 2006."

In addition to the 23,700 jobs currently listed on BostonWorks.com, Big Help Week features a variety of online resources and events designed to provide the job seeker with all the tools and information needed to land their next job.

Online Chats

Throughout Big Help Week, BostonWorks will feature a series of online chats with leading experts on topics of interest to the job seeker, including:

Monday, Jan. 9, 12:00 Noon Getting a Fresh Start: The Boston Job
    Market
Featuring Paul Harrington and Andy Sum of Northeastern University's
    Center for Labor Market Studies, this chat will offer insight into
    the 2006 job market in Greater Boston.

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 12:00 Noon: Getting the Salary You Want
Nationally known salary expert and author Lynda Ford will offer
    insight and advice on salary negotiations.

Wednesday, Jan. 11, 12:00 Noon: Getting Unstuck
Elaine Varelas, managing partner at Keystone Associates, will offer
    advice on how to move your career forward in 2006.

Thursday, Jan. 13, 12:00 Noon: Making the Leap from Campus to Career
Frank Faggiano, a consultant to recent college graduates, will offer
    advice on getting your first job and starting your career off on
    the right foot.

Friday, Jan. 14, 12:00 Noon: Be Your Own Boss
Matt Kenney, founder and director of the Entrepreneurship Academy will
    answer your questions about starting your own company.

Other content features of Big Help Week include a Podcast by Elaine Varelas on "How to get unstuck in 2006, a guide to the hottest jobs of 2006, habits of highly successful employees, tips on how to start your own business, salary guides, and photo galleries of Boston's Dream Jobs.

The Big Gig

In conjunction with Big Help Week, BostonWorks is launching its second Big Gig Promotion. Designed to offer entry-level and mid-career professionals an opportunity to break into a new field, The Big Gig features four internship opportunities with prominent companies in the Boston area, including Solidworks Corporation, Fox Sports Net New England, The Bulfinch Group and Sonesta Hotels and Resorts. Job Seekers across the area are invited to submit resumes and a 200-word essay on why they are the best candidate for the internship. Five finalists will be selected for each opportunity and visitors to BostonWorks.com will be invited to vote for the most deserving candidate. More information about the Big Gig can be found at www.bostonworks.com/biggig

Big Help Week runs from Sunday, January 8 - Friday, January 14, 2006. For more information, visit www.bostonworks.com

About BostonWorks

BostonWorks, a division of The Boston Globe, is the leading recruitment services provider in Greater Boston. Combining the power of The Boston Globe and Boston.com, BostonWorks reaches an audience of more than 2.4 million each week. In addition to the Sunday Globe's BostonWorks section, the division offers BostonWorks.com with more than 23,000 job listings and 600,000 resumes; industry-specific magazines such as "On Call" for nurses and allied health professionals and 12 career fairs held in Greater Boston throughout the year.

About The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe is a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. For the fifth consecutive year, the company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 list of America's Most Admired Companies. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.