.jobs

"'Infobox Top level domain
name=.jobs
background=#FCC


introduced=2005
type=Sponsored top-level domain
status=Active
registry=Employ Media LLC
sponsor=The Society for Human Resource Management
intendeduse=For companies and organizations to post their job listings
actualuse=In use
restrictions=Registrations must be based on legal name of company or organization and should be made by people within the company responsible for human resource management
structure=Direct second-level registrations are allowed
document= [http://www.icann.org/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/jobs.htm ICANN New sTLD RFP Application] ; [http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/jobs/ ICANN Sponsorship Agreement]
disputepolicy=UDRP
website= [http://www.goto.jobs/ Goto.jobs] |

.jobs is a top-level internet domain format approved by ICANN on April 8, 2005 as a sponsored TLD as part of the second group of new TLD applications submitted in 2004. It is restricted to employment-related sites. It entered the root in September, 2005, and began accepting registrations later in the year.

The intended use is for companies and organizations to register some version of their corporate names in the .jobs domain and use it for a site specifically aimed at those seeking employment with that company, as distinguished from general corporate and marketing sites in other top level domains such as .com. For instance, "asda.jobs" is a site giving information about jobs available at British supermarket chain Asda. The licensed operator of the .jobs domain format is Employ Media LLC.

It has been suggested that subdomains of other domains, such as "jobs.example.com", can be used without requiring any new registrations on the part of the companies involved. However, companies have not standardized on any such scheme for naming their job sites, so the proponents of .jobs feel it can gain a market presence by allowing recruiters to communicate a simple, direct URL destination of employment opportunities to job seekers.

The rules of registration in .jobs are designed to prevent abuses by non-qualified parties by way of its validating each request for registration. Unlike .com and most other top-level domains, .jobs does not offer real-time registrations.

Example of use

In late 2005, "katrina.jobs" was set up by CareerBuilder as a source for job information for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

External links

* [http://www.goto.jobs/registrars.asp Participating Registrars]
* [http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08apr05.htm ICANN press release]