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DirectEmployers Association Partners With Simply Hired

November 4th, 2008 by DirectEmployers

Leading U.S. companies gain access to untapped talent

Mountain View, CA – November 4, 2008 – Simply Hired (www.simplyhired.com), the most comprehensive job search engine, today announced a partnership with DirectEmployers Association (www.directemployers.org), a non-profit group of leading U.S. corporations, to provide both job seekers and member companies with additional services for improving web recruiting and [...]

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NASWA and DE Create NLX

May 1st, 2008 by DirectEmployers

NASWA Entered Into an Agreement with Direct Employers Association To Create A New Employer-Funded, Jointly Administered National Labor Exchange

NetAssets – May 01, 2008 – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), a nonprofit organization of state administrators of unemployment insurance laws, employment services, training programs, employment statistics and labor market information and other programs [...]

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JobCentral National Labor Exchange

April 22nd, 2008 by DirectEmployers

onrec.com – April 22, 2008 – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), a nonprofit organization of state administrators of unemployment insurance laws, employment services, training programs, employment statistics and labor market information and other programs and services provided through publicly-funded state workforce systems, entered into an alliance agreement with DirectEmployers Association (DEA), a [...]

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JobCentral and Gumiyo, Inc. Partnership

January 31st, 2008 by DirectEmployers

JobCentral and Gumiyo, Inc. Partnership First to Deliver Global Job Listings Through Mobile Devices

Strategic Partnership Helps Members of DirectEmployers Association Reach Job Seekers Faster

WOODLAND HILLS, CA –(Marketwire – January 31, 2008) – The DirectEmployers Association and Gumiyo, Inc. announced today the availability of the JobCentral’s job listings through the Gumiyo platform to mobile devices. The [...]

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Ground-Breaking Research Partnership Formed

January 29th, 2008 by DirectEmployers

DirectEmployers Association and WEDDLE’s to conduct research on Best Practices in recruiting

Indianapolis, IN – January 29, 2008 – DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit consortium of leading U.S. companies which owns and operates the JobCentral National Labor Exchange, and WEDDLE’s LLC, a leading publisher and research firm specializing in employment, have established a ground-breaking research partnership. [...]

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Disaboom and JobCentral.com Partner

January 14th, 2008 by DirectEmployers

Partnering to Improve Unemployment Rate Among People Living With Disabilities

January 14, 2008 – Disaboom, Inc., (OTCBB: DSBO), the first online community for people living with or directly affected by disabilities or functional limitations, today announced a multi-faceted partnership with JobCentral.com. The JobCentral.com National Labor Exchange is a service provided by the DirectEmployers Association, a [...]

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Shelia Gray Elected President of DirectEmployers Association

November 5th, 2007 by DirectEmployers

Shelia Gray, Director of Global Talent Acquisition at International Paper Company, elected President of national non-profit employer organization

Indianapolis, IN — Monday, November 5, 2007 – Shelia D. Gray, Director of Global Talent Acquisition at International Paper Company, has been elected president of DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit consortium of over 300 leading U.S. employers which owns [...]

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JobCentral National Labor Exchange Executive Committee Appointments

May 8th, 2007 by DirectEmployers

JobCentral & The National Association of State Workforce Agencies Announce JobCentral National Labor Exchange Executive Committee Appointments

Indianapolis, IN — May 8, 2007 – DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) announced today four new appointments to the Executive Committee which governs their JobCentral National Labor Exchange alliance. JobCentral National [...]

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NASWA Selects JobCentral National Labor Exchange

March 22nd, 2007 by DirectEmployers

Provides Employers, Job Seekers and States a Cost-Effective Transition After Phase-out of America’s Job Bank

Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 22, 2007 – JobCentral National Labor Exchange (www.jobcentral.com) has been selected by The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) (www.naswa.org) to provide job seekers, employers and states a cost-effective transition from America’s Job Bank (AJB) [...]

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Meeting Federal Contractor Job Posting Requirements

February 27th, 2007 by DirectEmployers

…and the Need for an Employer-Funded National Labor Exchange

White Paper is available free of charge from DirectEmployers Association

Indianapolis, IN – February 27, 2007 – – DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit consortium of over 200 leading U.S. employers which owns and operates JobCentral National Labor Exchange, has announced the release [...]

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JobCentral to Sponsor Leading Industry Blogger

January 16th, 2007 by DirectEmployers

Job Site agrees to 2-year, six-figure sponsorship of Cheezhead.com

CLEVELAND, OH – January 16, 2007 – JobCental, an online job site dedicated to providing job content and employment solutions to companies throughout the world has agreed to a 2-year sponsorship deal with Cheezhead, a recruiting industry-focused blog, worth $50,000 per year.

Cheezhead is written by Joel [...]

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Recruit.net Announces Partnership with JobCentral

November 9th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

THE LEADING JOB SEARCH ENGINE IN ASIA, RECRUIT.NET,ANNOUNCES A PARTNERSHIP WITH JOBCENTRAL.COM AND DIRECTEMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION USA

Indianapolis, IN Thursday Nov 9, 2006 – Recruit.net,(www.recruit.net) – the leading vertical job search engine in Asia, today announced that it has formed a partnership with U.S.-based DirectEmployers Association to bring almost two million job listings in Asia indexed [...]

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Robin Katzman elected President of DirectEmployers Association

November 6th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

Robin Katzman, Program Manager for Staffing Services at Lockheed Martin, has been elected President of DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit consortium of over 200 leading U.S. employers

Indianapolis, IN – Monday, November 6, 2006 – Robin Katzman, Program Manager for Staffing Services at Lockheed Martin has been elected president of DirectEmployers Association for 2006-2007. DirectEmployers Association [...]

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Jobalot Forms Partnerships with JobCentral and Hot Gigs

October 16th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

NORFOLK, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE) October 16, 2006 – Almost four months after its public launching of June 20, 2006, Jobalot.com (www.Jobalot.com) hosts over 675,000 job listings from 19 niche affiliates. These listings give job seekers the advantage of searching multiple sites in one simple interface.

“With the introduction of more and more information online, vertical [...]

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Non-profit Association Launches National Labor Exchange

September 19th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

Corporate-sponsored JobCentral National Labor Exchange will provide employers a cost-effective transition after phase out of America’s Job Bank.

Indianapolis, IN Tuesday September 19, 2006 – Today, a non-profit association of over 200 leading U. S. corporations announced the launch of JobCentral National Labor Exchange to provide job seekers, employers and states a corporate-sponsored, cost-effective [...]

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The Black Collegian Honors DirectEmployers as a Top Employer Organization

June 20th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

NEW ORLEANS June 20, 2006 – IMDiversity, Inc., the publisher of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine and producer of the IMDiversity.com multicultural careers web network, celebrated THE BLACK COLLEGIAN’s 35th Anniversary with a special May 31st ceremony honoring top employer organizations.

In the ceremony, held in Anaheim, CA during the 2006 Conference of the National [...]

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JobCentral Pays to Win Blogger’s Ebay Auction

June 12th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

Internet recruitment site bids in online auction to sponsor Cheezhead at HR conference

Cleveland, OH – Monday, June 12, 2006 – Joel Cheesman, the face behind Cheezhead, an award-winning blog focusing on Internet recruiting, was looking for a creative way to garner some industry attention and some extra cash for an upcoming HR conference he [...]

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Symplicity Corporation Added To Existing NACELINK Alliance

April 12th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

Symplicity Corporation added to four-year alliance already existing between NACE and DirectEmployers Association and participating schools and employers

Indianapolis, IN – Wednesday, April 12, 2006 – DirectEmployers Association, The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), and Symplicity Corporation have jointly announced the addition of Symplicity, an advanced technology provider for higher education and government, [...]

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Jobster and JobCentral Partner to Deliver Powerful Online Job Search

April 5th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

SEATTLE, WA – Wednesday, April 5, 2006 – Jobster Inc. today announced a partnership with the DirectEmployers Association Inc, a nonprofit organization that operates the JobCentral National Employment Network. This partnership will aid in providing job seekers with access to millions of continuously updated job listings from all across the Web. Jobster.com visitors will [...]

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Internet is Now the Primary Hiring Source for Employers

February 9th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

Internet overtakes all traditional hiring sources including newspaper classified ads which now only account for 5% of new hires

Indianapolis, IN, February 9, 2006 – Today DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit consortium of over 200 leading U.S. employers and operator of the JobCentral employment search engine, released the results of an in-depth industry study, conducted on its [...]

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DirectEmployers Association Helps Employers Meet OFCCP Compliance

February 6th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

DirectEmployers Association and JobCentral Help Top U.S. Employers Take the Lead in OFCCP Compliance

Indianapolis, IN – Monday, February 6, 2006 – DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit consortium of over 200 leading U.S. employers, is taking the lead in helping employers comply with new Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations for Internet recruiting. The Association’s [...]

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“National Labor Exchange” Introduced on JobCentral

January 21st, 2006 by DirectEmployers

A resume program available to job seekers and employers nationwide

Indianapolis, IN – January, 2006 – DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit consortium of over 200 leading U.S. employers, today announced the release of “National Labor Exchange”, a resume program on its JobCentral.com employment web site. The announcement was made by Bill Warren, Executive Director of the Association.

It’s [...]

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JobCentral Expands, Adds Four Million Jobs from Simply Hired

January 16th, 2006 by DirectEmployers

National job board partners with vertical job search engine SimplyHired.com

Mountain View, CA – Tuesday, January 16, 2006 – Simply Hired, the world’s largest search engine for jobs, and DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit organization which operates JobCentral, today announced a partnership to provide access to over four million job listings indexed by Simply Hired on JobCentral, [...]

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Chamber Launches Job Search Site for Hurricane Impacted Areas

September 27th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

WASHINGTON, DC – (MARKET WIRE) 09/27/2005 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship (CCC) has joined with IBM to launch Jobs4Recovery.com, a “one-stop shop” for connecting job-seekers from areas impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita with employment opportunities.

“One of the most important steps in rebuilding the afflicted areas in the Gulf Coast [...]

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U.S. Employers Add the State of California To the JobCentral National Employment Network

August 17th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

U. S. EMPLOYERS ADD THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING FOURTEEN MAJOR METRO AREAS AND 524 IN-STATE CITIES, TO THE JOBCENTRAL NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT NETWORK

Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles metropolitan areas included in the most recent additions to the national employment network which is owned and managed by leading U. [...]

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HotGigs.com and DirectEmployers Association Announce Cobranded Business Tool & Collaboration

August 8th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

The HotGigs partnership with DirectEmployers Association signals the HR and recruiting industry’s recognition of the importance of contract workers in the overall mix of human capital management tactics and strategies – and the need for a solution to the extremely inefficient and costly task of filling short- and medium-term contract positions.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) August 8, [...]

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U. S. Employers Add Six Major Metro Areas To The JobCentral National Employment Network

July 7th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

Austin, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Nashville, and San Diego are the most recent additions to the national employment network which is owned and managed by leading U. S. employers.

Indianapolis, IN, July 7, 2005 – JobCentral, the Internet’s only job board and employment web site owned and managed by leading U.S. employers, announced today the addition of [...]

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Human Capital Institute and JobCentral Announce Agreement

June 1st, 2005 by DirectEmployers

HCI, a think tank, professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and JobCentral, a nationwide, community-focused employment network service of DirectEmployers, a non-profit consortium of leading U. S. corporations, announced today an agreement to bring the latest human capital education, metrics and tools to leading corporations.

Washington D.C. (PRWEB) June 1, 2005 – The Human [...]

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U. S. Employers Add Nine Major Metro Areas To The JobCentral National Employment Network

May 10th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia and Seattle are the most recent additions to the national employment network which is owned and managed by leading U. S. employers.

Indianapolis, IN, May 10, 2005 – JobCentral, the Internet’s only job board and employment web site owned and managed by leading U.S. employers, announced [...]

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JobCentral Hires Founder Of Online Recruiting And Former Monster.com President For Top Job

May 6th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

William O. Warren, a former corporate human resource executive and highly respected industry veteran, has agreed to a five-year contract with the Internet’s first employment site owned-and-managed by leading U. S. employers.

Indianapolis, IN, May 6, 2005 – DirectEmployers Association announced today that William O. Warren has agreed to a five-year contract to manage the Association [...]

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New National Online Job Board To Launch With More Than 310,000 Listings

April 26th, 2005 by DirectEmployers

Board to go live with job listings from nearly 25,000 corporations and businesses nationwide. New low-cost job board alternative will offer $25 job postings and present major challenge and competition to existing commercial job boards.

Indianapolis, IN, April 26, 2005 – JobCentral, the Internet’s first employer-owned job board and employment web site, was launched today by [...]

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Business.com Announces Partnership With DirectEmployers Assoc For Job Search

June 1st, 2004 by DirectEmployers

Firm to Provide Direct Access to Job Listings at Top Companies for Users of Business-Oriented Search and Directory Site

(SANTA MONICA, CA) June 1, 2004 – Business.com, the largest search and directory service dedicated exclusively to business, today announced a partnership with DirectEmployers Association for delivering advanced job search functionality on the Business.com website. The partnership [...]

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LinkedIn “Links Up” with DirectEmployers to Transform Online Recruiting for FORTUNE 500 Employers

March 17th, 2004 by DirectEmployers

Job Seekers Discover Which People They Know Who Can Help Them Get a Job

Mountain View, CA March 17, 2004 – LinkedIn, the premier provider of professional networking tools, today announced that it has partnered with DirectEmployers to help FORTUNE 500 hiring managers and recruiters leverage referrals from their own employees to source high-quality candidates [...]

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RecruitAlliance’s Web-Based “Recruiter Management System” Now Available to Members

March 2nd, 2004 by DirectEmployers

Indianapolis, IN — March 02, 2004 – DirectEmployers Association, a not-for-profit organization formed by human resource executives from leading U.S. corporations to develop and manage Internet recruiting, today announced a partnership with Internet systems provider RecruitAlliance. The announcement was made by William Warren, executive director of the Association.

Under terms of the agreement, all DirectEmployers Association [...]

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DirectEmployers.com and DiversityWorking.com Join Forces

April 21st, 2003 by DirectEmployers

DirectEmployers.com and DiversityWorking.com Join Forces to Provide a Powerful Diversity Hiring Solution for Both Employers and Job Seekers.

Indianapolis, IN, April 21, 2003 – DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit organization formed by executives to confront the latest challenges in corporate recruiting, today announced that it has partnered with DiversityWorking.com, the Internet’s largest diversity job board and diversity [...]

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DirectEmployers Association Reports Tremendous Growth In First Year of Operation

February 13th, 2003 by DirectEmployers

Association boasts 500 percent increase in membership since launch with vast majority of members reporting that the DirectEmployers.com employment search engine is driving more traffic to their sites than commercial job boards.

Indianapolis, IN, February 13, 2003 – DirectEmployers Association, a non-profit organization formed by executives to confront the latest challenges in corporate recruiting, today announced [...]

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DirectEmployers Association And NACE Announce the Public Release of NACElink

January 14th, 2003 by DirectEmployers

State-Of-The-Art National Web-Based System, NACElink Represents The Next Generation of Online College Recruiting

Indianapolis, IN, January 14, 2003 – DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) today announced the public release of NACElink, the eagerly awaited, integrated, web-based, national college recruiting system linking colleges, students and employers. After extensive testing, the system [...]

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E-Recruiting Association Changes Name To DirectEmployers Association

January 6th, 2003 by DirectEmployers

Organization Cites Development of its DirectEmployers.com Search Engine, Entrée into the College Market and Membership Growth as Reasons for Name Change

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – January 06, 2003 – Citing tremendous growth in membership and the recent expansions in its wide array of services, E-Recruiting Association, the non-profit organization formed by executives from leading U.S. corporations, announced [...]

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DirectEmployers.com Announces New Relationships with Employment Partner and HelloMetro.com

September 25th, 2002 by DirectEmployers

DirectEmployers.com to serve as the exclusive job search engine for leading network of local career web sites and online chain of city information guides

Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 2002 – E-Recruiting Association, a non-profit organization formed by executives from leading U.S. corporations, today announced that DirectEmployers.com, the Internet’s first cooperative, employer-owned search engine dedicated exclusively to [...]

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Employers Want To Attract More Minority Job Seekers Directly To Their Own Sites

August 6th, 2002 by DirectEmployers

NEW ORLEANS, LA — (INTERNET WIRE) — 08/06/2002 – IMDiversity, Inc., operator of diversity recruitment Web site IMDiversity.com and publisher of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine has formed an alliance with the E-Recruiting Association and its Direct Employers.com, the Internet’s only employer-owned search engine dedicated exclusively to employment.

The IMDiversity, Inc. Web site (www.imdiversity.com) will serve as [...]

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DirectEmployers.com to Provide iLogos Staffing Management Research and Best Practices to Its Member Companies

May 30th, 2002 by DirectEmployers

DirectEmployers.com to Leverage iLogos Research to Ensure its Member Companies Effectively Attract and Communicate with Job Seekers and Efficiently Process Candidate Information Online

Indianapolis, IN, May 30, 2002 – E-Recruiting Association, a non-profit organization formed by executives from leading U.S. corporations, today announced that DirectEmployers.com, the Internet’s first cooperative, employer-owned search engine dedicated exclusively to employment, [...]

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Major Corporations Launch Internet Search Engine for Employment

February 19th, 2002 by DirectEmployers

Abbott Laboratories, Alltel Corporation, Analysts International, Bank One, Boston Scientific Corporation, Cingular Wireless, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hall Kinion, H&R Block, IBM, GE, Kindred Healthcare, Lockheed Martin, Mutual of Omaha, Nestle USA, Inc., Raytheon, SAP America, Inc., Sprint, Unisys Corporation, Volt Information Sciences, Inc., & Xerox Corporation Join Forces to Create New Employer-Owned Search Engine Representing [...]

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