July 26, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider The Go Daddy Group (godaddy.com) announced on Tuesday that its three domain name divisions will now offer the .jobs top-level domain. The .jobs extension serves the human resources community and is backed by the Society for Human Resources Management.
.Jobs is a restricted domain overseen by the registry Employ Media, which verifies qualified applications. The domains are restricted to use in hiring and other HR practices. And companies registering .jobs domains agree to abide by the domain?s use policies as well as the SHRM code of professional ethics.
"Go Daddy is proud to offer the .JOBS domain extension to qualified professionals," says Bob Parsons, president and founder of The Go Daddy Group. "Go Daddy itself has experienced exponential growth during the past few years, so we know full well that job seekers need a direct route to career information. The www.companyname.jobs format provides just that. It provides a direct route for job applicants seeking specific career information at a particular company, and creates a more streamlined recruiting process for human resource professionals."
.Jobs domains will go live on or after September 1, 2005.
The Go Daddy Group's accredited registrars are Go Daddy, Blue Razor Domains and Wild West Domains.
