CareerBuilder.com Launches CBInstitute.com to Help Workers Strengthen Their Skill...

CareerBuilder.com Launches CBInstitute.com to Help Workers Strengthen Their
Skill Sets Through Online Courses

CHICAGO, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A job candidate's skill set can often be
a deciding factor to landing a new job or getting promoted. To help workers
improve their skill set and make themselves more marketable, CareerBuilder.com
has launched CBInstitute.com, a new site featuring hundreds of online courses.
Courses on CBInstitute.com are designed and created by leading industry
specialists and content is gathered from years of research from subject matter
experts in areas such as:
-- Computer skills
-- Business skills
-- Management and leadership skills
-- Sales training
-- Language training
-- Licensing and Certifications
-- Assessments

From soft skills like business etiquette and time management to hard
skills like language and typing courses, CBInstitute.com offers a wide range
of topics. Those looking to sharpen their Spanish or German skills, get a
certification in customer service or learn the basics of Microsoft Excel,
among others, can conveniently take courses on their own timetable.
Additionally, free demonstrations are available for any course so workers can
try different courses on for size.
"Many workers may wonder how they can find the time to hone their skills,
and the answer is the Internet -- it's an accessible solution that provides
engaging content and flexible scheduling," said Christian Idiodi, Director of
CBInstitute.com, a division of CareerBuilder.com. "CBInstitute.com offers
easy-to-use online courses at all levels to help employees get ahead in their
current jobs or improve their skills to land the job they aspire to have.
CBInstitute.com also allows workers to read advice articles, exercise their
brains and download job aids."
Employers agree that online courses are beneficial to workers. In fact, a
recent CareerBuilder.com survey of more than 2,700 hiring managers found that
three-in-four (76 percent) of employers think online courses are helpful in
providing workers with supplementary training and education.
In addition, candidates who polish their skills can separate themselves
from the pack to help land a job. According to the survey, 64 percent of
employers find social interview skills and the ability to communicate well the
most important to them when considering a potential employee. The next most
important skills to employers include critical thinking (63 percent), time
management (63 percent), good customer service (55 percent), ethical business
choices (39 percent) and the ability to market and sell efficiently (24
percent).
And it doesn't stop at the interview. Once candidates land a position,
employers expect them to consistently improve upon their skill set too. Many
employers want their employees to sharpen their skills in common office
software programs such as Microsoft Excel (44 percent) along with their time
management (62 percent), customer service (45 percent), leadership (39
percent), interpersonal skills (33 percent), business etiquette (26 percent)
and business ethics (17 percent).
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive on
behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 2,757 hiring managers and human resource
professionals (employed full-time; not self-employed; with at least
significant involvement in hiring decisions) ages 18 and over between February
11, and March 13, 2008, respectively (percentages for some questions are based
on a subset US Employers, based on their responses to certain questions). With
a pure probability sample of 2,757 one could say with a 95 percent probability
that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 1.87 percentage points
and, respectively. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and
varies.
About CBInstitute.com
CBInstitute.com is a division of CareerBuilder.com, the nation's largest
online job site with more than 23 million unique visitors and over 1.6 million
jobs. CBInstitute.com develops online courses to help employees and job
seekers get ahead in their current jobs or improve their skills to find the
right job. Courses on CBInsitute.com are designed and created by leading
industry specialists and content is gathered from years of research from
subject matter experts; course offerings include computer skills, business
skills, management and leadership skills, sales training, language education
and more. Find out more at http://www.cbinstitute.com.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than
23 million unique visitors and over 1.6 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co.,
Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the company offers a vast online and print
network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers
the career centers for more than 1,600 partners, including 140 newspapers and
leading portals such as AOL and MSN. More than 300,000 employers take
advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 26 million-plus resumes,
Diversity Channel and more. CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiaries operate in
the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit
http://www.careerbuilder.com.
SOURCE CareerBuilder.com

Allison Nawoj of CareerBuilder.com, +1-773-527-2437,
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com