CareerSite Corporation(TM) Signs Agreement To Power HVAConlineJobs.com(TM)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Melanie Rembrandt

CareerSite Corporation

734-213-9500

mmr@careersite.com

SHRM Convention Booth @1788, 6/25-6/28/00

Star VanderHaar

For HVAConline.com

770-394-9200, ext. 218

svanderhaar@abovomarketing.com

CareerSite Corporation(TM) Signs Agreement To Power HVAConlineJobs.com(TM)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ€” June 19, 2000 — CareerSite Corporation, a leading

e-recruiting solution provider, announced today an agreement to power

HVAConlineJobs.com, HVAConline.com’s recruitment site, focusing on employers

and job seekers in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning trade

community. CareerSite powers the site at HVAConlineJobs.com which provides

employers with a โ€œone-stopโ€ recruitment resource and browser-based

e-recruiting tool. Job seekers receive a free, unique way to market

themselves anonymously.

The HVAConline CareerSite Recruiter(TM) software offers HVAC/R employers a

convenient and easy way to take advantage of the Internet for recruiting

purposes. This browser-based tool streamlines the process and seamlessly

connects users with the HVAConline CareerSite and the best, high-traffic,

free job sites. Employers can access over 200,000 candidate profiles in

CareerSite’s database (recently rated number two in rรฉsumรฉ quality by the

national Electronic Recruiting Index), and any information on the HVAC/R

vertical network, with one click of the mouse.

HVAConlineJobs.com provides job seekers with necessary career management

tools and easy access to employers on the HVAC/R vertical network, among

others, at no cost. By entering a password protected, confidential profile

that does not contain any private, identifiable information, CareerSite’s

unique technology enables job seekers to market themselves anonymously to

employers while maintaining complete control over identity disclosure. To

ensure that candidates receive all relevant matching positions, CareerSite’s

SmartMatch(TM), a proprietary technology, searches for jobs using concepts

rather than simple words. Additional job searching tools include:

automatic e-mail notification of job matches based on registered

preferences, online rรฉsumรฉ storage, cover letter submissions, and the

ability to search and apply for jobs. In addition, access to customer

service, a career resource center, online bookstore, and HVAC/R information

is readily available at the site.

โ€œHVAConline.com’s partnership with CareerSite will enable us to develop the

most extensive list of career opportunities available to the HVAC/R

industry, while expanding our visibility through the other well-known,

online job search services aligned with CareerSite,โ€ said Todd Mann, COO,

HVAConline.com.โ€œ In addition to introducing HVAConlineJobs.com on our site

this month, we are also providing the HVAC/R marketplace with industry news,

business, and technical expertise via HVAConline.com.โ€

โ€œHaving more than 20 years of experience in the HVAC/R industry, I know how

difficult it can be to locate a qualified HVAC/R employee or position

through traditional means,โ€ said Marcia Hollatz, vice president, HVAC/R

general manager, HVAConline.com. โ€œHowever, online recruiting will be a

great tool to facilitate the job searching process, especially in this tight

job market. By offering this service online, physical barriers are broken

and every member of the supply chain will have the opportunity to post job

openings or locate positions that match their qualifications and interests.โ€

โ€œHVAConlineJobs.com provides a vertical recruitment network with one-stop,

integrated access catering to mechanical professionals,โ€ said Don Dornbush,

founder and president, CareerSite Corporation. โ€œThis agreement will enhance

HVAConline.com’s stickiness and provide an innovative way to recruit new

professionals into the HVAC/R industry.โ€

About CareerSite Corporation

CareerSite Corporation develops and markets e-recruiting solutions for job

seekers, employers, and leading Internet sites. The CareerSite.com

Recruiter(TM) offers small businesses the first and only FREE, convenient,

and easy way to take advantage of the Internet for recruiting purposes. It

is a browser-based tool that both streamlines the process and seamlessly

connects users with the best, high-traffic job sites. CareerSite’s

affiliate recruitment solution provides everything an Internet site needs to

offer customers a full-featured e-recruiting service. This includes

hosting, customer service, distribution, and access to CareerSite’s database

of over 200,000 candidates (recently rated number two in rรฉsumรฉ quality by

the national Electronic Recruiting Index). CareerSite is also the first and

only e-recruiting solution provider to offer its co-brand partners an

innovative business model with a free recruiting tool for their customers.

Currently, CareerSite powers over 20 leading e-recruiting sites. Located in

Ann Arbor, the company is privately held and funded by individual,

institutional, and media company investors. For additional information,

please visit www.careersite.com or call 734-213-9500.

CareerSite(TM) is a registered service mark of CareerSite Corporationรค. All

other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of their

respective owners. All rights reserved.

About HVAConline.com(TM)

HVAConline and HVAConline.com are brand names of The UniLink Group, a

BuildNet Community. HVAConlineJobs.com is a product of HVAConline.com. The

UniLink Group, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., has been enabling

electronic business-to-business transactions โ€” purchase orders, warranty

claims, advance shipping notices and invoices โ€” between manufacturers and

distributors of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration

(HVAC/R) industry for three years. This month, HVAConline.com will offer Web

site visitors the latest industry and general interest news, as well as

HVAC/R career listings posted on HVAConlineJobs.com. Later this year, the

company also plans to launch additional Web sites targeted to the following

vertical markets: plumbingonline.comยฎ, electricalonline.comยฎ and

appliancepartner.comยฎ. For more information, visit the company’s Web site

at www.hvaconline.com or call 888-226-8089.

About BuildNet, Inc.

BuildNet, Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is a leading

provider of management software to homebuilders and suppliers in the

residential construction industry. BuildNet’s objective is to be the

business-to-business e-commerce solution for the residential construction

industry. To reach that objective, BuildNet has designed the BuildNet

E-Building Exchange to provide secure Internet-based procurement, e-commerce

and information services for homebuilders, suppliers and manufacturers. The

BuildNet E-Building Exchange will allow users to confirm pricing and product

specifications, place purchase orders and add both product and order

information automatically to builders’ and suppliers’ management systems. In

addition, manufacturers will be able to place product information and

catalogs on the BuildNet E-Building Exchange for access by homebuilders and

suppliers. BuildNet is testing the BuildNet E-Building Exchange and expects

to initiate a limited market rollout in the second half of 2000. BuildNet’s

aggregated software customer base includes homebuilders that accounted for

approximately 43% of 1999 U.S. single-family home closings.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The actual results

might differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking

statements for various reasons, including our limited Internet operating

history, the development and rollout of the BuildNet E-Building Exchange and

the acceptance of the BuildNet E-Building Exchange by any of the Company’s

existing software customers or any new customers. Additional information

concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from

those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company’s SEC

filings, including its Registration Statement on Form S-1.

Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective

owners. ยฉ 2000

Corporate Contact:

Marci Baer McCarthy

HVAConline.com

678-931-2543

mmccarthy@unilinkgroup.com

CareerSiteยฎ is a registered service mark of CareerSite Corporation(TM). All

other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of their

respective owners. All rights reserved.