Teesside's Leading Job Recruitment Platforms

1. The Evening Gazette’s very own recruitment platform • Free in Wednesday’s Evening Gazette, jobsnortheast covers regional recruitment, training and education • The Evening Gazette reaches over 158,000 adults each day making it the best read daily newspaper in the Tees Valley • 53,739 copies of the Evening Gazette are sold each day providing extensive coverage across the Tees Valley Evening Gazette jobsnortheast Readership profile Evening Gazette jobsnortheast - effectively reaching the job seekers of the region! • Read by nearly 100,000 adults each week, jobsnortheast is the Tees Valley’s favourite recruitment supplement • 73,000 adults in the Tees Valley are planning to change their job in the next 12 months – nearly 1/3 of these adults read jobsnortheast • 177,000 adults in the Tees Valley turn to Evening Gazette when looking for a job • More adults in the Tees Valley turn to the Evening Gazette for a job than any other media (including local radio, the Internet and TV) • This highlights the effectiveness of the Evening Gazette jobsnortheast in reaching Tees Valley job seekers NOP Research, BEAMER 2005, Total Teesside area / ABC (Jul-Dec 06)

2. Providing additional targeted opportunities • The Teesside Herald & Post series provides additional opportunities to reach job seekers across the Tees Valley through targeting clearly defined geographic areas covering Stockton & Billingham, Middlesbrough and East Cleveland • With over 1/4 million readers every week the Teesside Herald & Post series with it’s dedicated Job Finder section enables your business to effectively target the right person for the job Teesside Herald & Post Series Readership Profile Herald & Post - effectively reaching the region’s job seekers! • The Herald & Post Job Finder is an effective way to reach job seekers with geographically targeted editions • 48,000 adults in the Teesside Herald & Post series distribution area are planning to change their job in the next 12 months – 70% of which read the Herald & Post • 69,000 adults in the Teesside Herald & Post series distribution area turn to the Herald & Post for a job which is more than any other free weekly newspaper • This highlights the effectiveness of the Teesside Herald & Post series in reaching Tees Valley job seekers NOP Research, BEAMER 2005, Teesside Herald & Post series 10% area

3. Providing additional targeted opportunities • The South Durham Herald & Post series provides additional opportunities to reach job seekers across South Durham through targeting clearly defined geographic areas covering Darlington, South Durham and North Yorkshire • With over 125,000 readers every week the South Durham Herald & Post series with it’s dedicated Job Finder section enables your business to effectively target the right person for the job South Durham Herald & Post Series Readership Profile Herald & Post - effectively reaching the region’s job seekers! • The Herald & Post Job Finder is an effective way to reach job seekers with geographically targeted editions • 24,000 adults in the South Durham Herald & Post series distribution area are planning to change their job in the next 12 months – 9,000 of which read the Herald & Post • 32,000 adults in the South Durham Herald & Post series distribution area turn to the Herald & Post for a job • This highlights the effectiveness of the South Durham Herald & Post series in reaching South Durham job seekers Source: NOP Research BEAMER 2005, South Durham Herald & Post series 10% area

4. Reaching job seekers from across the North East region • Jobs North East is published every Friday and combines the popular recruitment platforms from Evening Chronicle and Evening Gazette jobsnortheast • Jobs North East enables recruitment advertisers to reach an audience from across the whole of the North East region Jobs North East Readership Profile Jobs North East - effectively reaching the North East’s job seekers! • Read by over 72,000 adults each week, Jobs North East is an effective way to reach job seekers from across the North East • Nearly 20,000 readers of Jobs North East plan to change their job in the next 12 months • Over 170,000 adults in the region turn to Jobs North East • This highlights the effectiveness of Jobs North East in reaching the North East's job seekers NOP Research, BEAMER 2005, Total North East area

5. jobsnortheast.co.uk – first for local jobs ... • jobsnortheast.co.uk is the recruitment website of ncjMedia and Gazette Media Company. It is first for local jobs online and has a close association with the UK’s number one recruitment website, fish4jobs and local specialist public sector website, sector1.net. • This comprehensive website allows you to reach the best selection of candidates so that you can fill your vacancy quickly and effectively. • jobsnortheast.co.uk features: • Hot Jobs promoted in prime positions on the homepages of ChronicleLive.co.uk, JournalLive.co.uk and GazetteLive.co.uk as well as jobsnortheast.co.uk. This is a particularly effective method for reaching passive jobseekers. • CV View is an online CV matching service, providing access to a database of jobseekers actively searching for new roles. It matches jobseekers’ skills with your vacancy requirements, delivering a shortlist of quality candidates that are only a click away. jobsnortheast.co.uk therefore allows you to reach your perfect employee straight to their PC, ensuring you get total market coverage of all active job seekers.