LONDON, January 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CareerBuilder.co.uk, a leading online job site in the UK, has this week entered a strategic partnership with Newsquest (Newsquest.co.uk), one of the U.K.'s largest regional newspaper publishers with a network of more than 158 local newspaper and portal Web sites. Under the exclusive agreement, CareerBuilder.co.uk will provide Newsquest-affiliated website users instant access to job postings in virtually every industry, field and job type as well as job search tools, CV-posting options and career advice.

"Partnering with Newsquest gives employers the ability to target numerous regions of the UK to reach a wide and diverse audience of potential candidates," said Tony Roy, President of CareerBuilder Europe and Middle East. "This latest strategic relationship helps CareerBuilder drive more quality candidates to our clients' job openings and is a welcome addition to our worldwide distribution network."

Newsquest is the publisher of more than 17 daily titles and 200 weekly newspapers in towns and cities across the UK. Its online network of local and regional newspaper brands attracts more than 6.47 million unique visitors per month (ABCe Jan - June 2010).

"Teaming up with CareerBuilder provides our national, regional and local advertisers with access to job seekers in towns and cities where we've not traditionally been present," said Roger Green, Managing Director, Newsquest Digital Media. "Plus it provides our audience with the greatest number of opportunities for jobs and careers."

CareerBuilder's job search engine is featured on more than 9,000 Web sites worldwide including MSN and Yahoo. Through a combination of organic development, partnerships and acquisitions, CareerBuilder now has a presence in 55 countries worldwide. In Europe, CareerBuilder's reach includes the U.K., France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark. CareerBuilder also has sites in the U.S., Canada, India and China as well as partnerships in Japan, South Africa, South America and South Korea.