Career Expert Tory Johnson Joins MomsLikeMe.com

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwire - August 27, 2009) - MomsLikeMe.com, the leading local-moms site, announced today that Tory Johnson, CEO of Women For Hire, would be joining the site to share her career expertise with moms across the community. This partnership offers an exciting support network and resource for members of MomsLikeMe.com, a social media site created for moms, by moms, to navigate the current employment and career landscape.

Johnson's passion centers around helping women find and secure a job, whether during their first time entering the workforce or when launching a second career after taking time out for their pregnancy and children. On MomsLikeMe.com, Johnson will offer professional advice and tips to the site's members, and will also directly answer questions submitted by moms through her discussion posts and bi-monthly live chats. These conversation topics range from the best strategies to ask for a promotion, best practices for applying for jobs, and how credit scores can affect employment.

"With today's economy, more and more moms are looking for ways to supplement their family's income. And, in some cases, as the sole breadwinner, they're also looking for the best ways to manage career and family in a challenging climate," said Johnson. "Through MomsLikeMe.com, I'm able to interact directly in a one-of-a-kind way with these moms in local communities, cities and towns across the country, to help them achieve their short term career goals and realize their long term professional aspirations."

To celebrate their newest community member, MomsLikeMe.com has created a "Job Club with Tory Johnson" group where moms can connect directly with Johnson, network with other moms in their local communities or across the country, and share personal experiences, career goals and job search strategies -- all under Johnson's expert eye. The "Job Club" is the latest addition to an already robust site, where moms find support and guidance on everything from relationships, ways to save money and suggestions on confronting tricky parenting situations.

"Our moms are so lucky to have a resource like Tory literally at their fingertips," said Epha Riche, community manager for Indianapolis MomsLikeMe.com. "MomsLikeMe.com is already a great resource in local communities, and having Tory on board takes things to the next level. Our moms can engage in a dynamic conversation with Tory and their fellow moms on the site, discuss the basics such as tips for writing resumes and cover letters, or get more in-depth advice about how to ask your boss for a salary increase or best practices for working with a job-share partner. Tory offers moms valuable strategies for success."

The "Job Club with Tory Johnson" will eventually include offline events, where MomsLikeMe.com will partner with Women For Hire's local career expos. Cities such as New York, Chicago and Dallas will host full-day conferences where women will be able to get advice on relationships, finances, careers and parenting specifically tailored for working moms, while career expos in cities like Philadelphia, Houston and Boston will provide a venue for networking and job searching in this tough economy.

"The benefits Tory can bring to the moms on MomsLikeMe.com are truly endless," Riche said. "Helping moms navigate today's job market and really stand out among a flood of applicants will enhance all of the great experiences they are already having on MomsLikeMe.com."

About Tory Johnson

Tory Johnson is the CEO of Women For Hire, which now celebrates its tenth year of producing high caliber career expos for professional women nationwide. Johnson is also the Workplace Contributor on ABC's "Good Morning America." She's a New York Times bestselling author and her fifth career book, "Fired to Hired," was published this month. For more information, visit www.womenforhire.com.

About MomsLikeMe.com

MomsLikeMe.com is a locally driven online community created by moms, for moms. With 80 local online communities, MomsLikeMe.com provides moms with the opportunity to connect with other moms in their community, share information and advice, create playgroups and plan events along with a marketplace to buy, sell or trade items. MomsLikeMe.com launched across the country in October 2008. With 655,000 unique visitors in March 2009 according to Comscore Inc., MomsLikeMe.com is one of the fastest growing social media networks for moms and the leading local-mom social media site. MomsLikeMe.com is part of the newly formed Gannett Digital Media Network, which is headquartered in McLean, VA. For more information on MomsLikeMe.com, visit www.momslikeme.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Erin Hawkinson MomsLikeMe.com 202-292-4574 erinh@dbcpr.com