Job Candidates Not Very ‘Green’ in Company Searches, Finds Jobfox Study of More than 6,000 Professionals

McLean, Va. (October 12, 2007) - How “green” are job candidates when it comes to picking their next dream job? Not very, according to a Jobfox (www.jobfox.com) analysis of more than 6,000 professionals who have created personally branded Jobfox Web pages to showcase their skills, talents and wish lists for their next jobs.

The percentage of Jobfox professionals seeking a career change with a company that is “ecologically-friendly” is a mere 5 percent, ranking 18th in the list of top career-related choices. Also, only 9 percent of professionals say they seek shorter commutes in their next job, ranking 14th on the list of next career desires.

The study was conducted on the heels of Monday’s announcement that Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. This is also the year that the former vice president won an Academy Award for his film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” a documentary that helped raise awareness about the dangers of global warming and set the stage for a worldwide campaign for individuals to take greater personal responsibility in caring for the climate.

“Jobseekers are certainly more green aware,” said Rob McGovern, CEO and founder of Jobfox, the Internet’s most comprehensive personal-branding site for professionals to stay connected with ongoing career-advancement opportunities. “Professionals might be turning in their SUVs for MINI Coopers and hybrids, but when it comes to new career-advancement opportunities, dreams of greater leadership responsibilities, better rewards and stimulating workplace cultures still rule.”

When seeking new companies to work for, according to the Jobfox study, professionals say they most often seek:

• Advancement opportunity – 55 percent.
• More leadership responsibility – 41 percent.
• Work/life balance – 38 percent.
• Leadership that’s respected/admired – 36 percent.
• Sense of accomplishment – 36 percent.
• Higher salary – 28 percent.
• 401(k) matching – 28 percent.
• Flexible schedule – 27 percent.
• Collaborative environment – 22 percent.
• Performance bonuses – 20 percent.

“Inside many organizations, people are taking initiatives to ensure their workplaces are eco-friendly,” McGovern said. “But for now, very few job seekers are making career choices based solely on a company’s ability to demonstrate environmentally friendly practices.”

About Rob McGovern
Jobfox CEO Rob McGovern has devoted his professional life to helping people get ahead in their careers. In addition to founding Jobfox, McGovern is also the founder and former CEO of CareerBuilder. A veteran career expert, McGovern has given hundreds of lectures on career planning and recruiting. His book, “Bring Your ‘A’ Game: The Top 10 Career Secrets of the High Achiever,” is a national best-seller.

About Jobfox
Jobfox is the Web’s first personal-branding site that puts candidates in control of career-advancement opportunities. As a candidate-focused site, where professionals showcase their unique career strengths and goals, Jobfox intelligently matches and alerts professionals – in real time – to new career opportunities from talent-hungry companies. A free Jobfox Page is available to professionals to market their unique personal skills, talents, work-styles, career aspirations and job-change receptivity. Resume Tracker, another free Jobfox service, enables the mobile tracking of resume views by employers – from virtually anywhere on the Internet. Instant messaging chat puts candidates in direct contact with prospective employers. Visit www.jobfox.com today.

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