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    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    .career is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed and applied for as a dedicated namespace for career, job, human resources and employment-related information. The applicant is dotCareer LLC (owned by Second Generation Ltd.). The string is categorized as a professional gTLD and intended to provide relevant, career-related domain names and marketing opportunities.

    History

    • Application: The .career string was applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program (application details public during reveal day in June 2012).
    • Registry Agreement: A registry agreement for .career was signed by ICANN on 09 October 2013 after passing Initial Evaluation.
    • Delegation: .career was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 April 2014, completing its successful application.
    • Registry/back-end: Registry listed as Verisign in the application/infobox information.
    • Competing strings: Donuts applied for the related/plural string .careers.

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audiences:
      • Job seekers and professionals
      • Employers and human resources departments
      • Career services, recruiters, staffing agencies and vendors
    • Intended uses:
      • Hosting job listings and employment-related information
      • Marketing and branding for career-focused services and practitioners
      • Potentially using geographic or industry terms at the second level to provide localized or sector-specific employment listings

    Registration Rules

    • Intended as a standard gTLD for the general Internet community rather than a restricted sponsored TLD.
    • The applicant indicated an intent to make names available for registrants unless specifically reserved; geographic and generic industry terms may be offered at the second level where not reserved.
    • The operator stated a goal of professional, commercially reasonable management; no specific eligibility restrictions, character sets, or registration period details are provided in the source material.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • The .career gTLD was positioned to promote consumer trust and to be branded explicitly as career-related, aiming to increase user acceptance relative to other gTLDs.
    • The applicant emphasized that the string would increase consumer choice and provide relevant, easy-to-understand names for employment-related content, which may aid branding and discoverability for career-focused sites.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • dotCareer LLC (Second Generation Ltd.) — the applicant and management team indicated experience operating the sponsored .JOBS gTLD.
    • Donuts — applied for the related plural string .careers.
    • Key milestones include the registry agreement signed on 09 Oct 2013 and delegation to the root zone on 11 Apr 2014.

    Operator

    dotCareer LLC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       CAREER

organisation: dotCareer LLC
address:      3029 Prospect Ave.
address:      Cleveland OH 44115
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Ray Fassett
organisation: dotCareer LLC
address:      3029 Prospect Ave.
address:      Cleveland OH 44115
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        216-426-1500
fax-no:       216-588-1558
e-mail:       ray@goto.jobs

contact:      technical
name:         TLD Registry Services Technical
organisation: Nominet
address:      Minerva House
address:      Edmund Halley Road
address:      Oxford Science Park
address:      Oxford OX4 4DQ
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44.1865332211
e-mail:       registrytechnical@nominet.uk

nserver:      DNS1.NIC.CAREER 213.248.219.121 2a01:618:403:0:0:0:0:121
nserver:      DNS2.NIC.CAREER 103.49.83.121 2401:fd80:403:0:0:0:0:121
nserver:      DNS3.NIC.CAREER 213.248.223.121 2a01:618:407:0:0:0:0:121
nserver:      DNS4.NIC.CAREER 2401:fd80:407:0:0:0:0:121 43.230.51.121
nserver:      DNSA.NIC.CAREER 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSB.NIC.CAREER 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSC.NIC.CAREER 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSD.NIC.CAREER 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     11480 8 2 252513a3ade85062b3943c4d19b9de1a0ae15176ac5d0c6d15c6b79b70f36ff8

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: 

created:      2014-03-20
changed:      2025-01-28
source:       IANA

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