SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                December 24, 2001
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                                HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       DELAWARE                    0-26891                   13-3931821
     (State or other       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of                                       Identification
     incorporation)                                            Number)

               406 WEST 31ST STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
                                 (212) 699-5300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





Item 5 - Other Events.

            On December 24, 2001, HotJobs.com, Ltd. issued the press release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 7(c) - Exhibits.

      99.1  Press release.





                                   SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       HotJobs.com, Ltd.

Date:  December 24, 2001               By:   /s/ Lowell W. Robinson
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                                             Name:  Lowell W. Robinson
                                             Title: Senior Executive Vice
                                                    President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      99.1  Press Release.