Global recruiter TMP Worldwide has acquired Jobs.com. The online address, trademark of the company and other assets were bought by TMP for $800,000 in a court-approved bankruptcy action.

Owner of e-cruiter Monster, TMP said they consider the Jobs.com address to be the most intuitive keyword for online job seekers. The address received a monthly average of more than 400,000 unique visitors.

TMP intends the Jobs.com site to serve as an umbrella platform for several of the company’s existing and future online job board initiatives. Commenting on the news, Jobs.com CEO Petere Gudmundsson said: ‘We found that the Jobs.com URL was a logical choice among job seekers. Combined with Monster’s expansive suite of services, the Jobs.com destination is bound to further enhance TMP’s leadership in the industry.’

Jeff Taylor, founder and chairman of Monster, added: ‘Jobs.com is a desirable URL and it speaks directly to the mission of TMP and Monster.’

In December Monster lost a bidding war for US jobsite HotJobs.com, which is now owned by internet portal Yahoo.