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DirectEmployers Association Introduces SourceCast’s New Program Aimed at Addressing OFCCP’s Changes to Section 503

Monday, June 17th, 2013

VOCcentral, a product of SourceCast, looks to help Federal contractors satisfy new job listing requirements as proposed changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 go into affect later this year.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – June 17, 2013 – In response to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) proposed changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit HR trade association of global employers, has been working diligently with SourceCast, a provider of innovative job distribution and compliance solutions, to create VOCcentral. Like its predecessor, VETcentral, VOCcentral will provide Federal contractors with OFCCP compliance while working to distribute jobs to the appropriate local employment offices as well as provide detailed delivery reporting.

“Having worked with SourceCast for over five years, I have come to believe that they understand our level of commitment to our member companies. I have no doubt that VOCcentral will be as comprehensive and effective as VETcentral has been for Federal contractors,” commented Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association.

Partnered since 2007, DirectEmployers and SourceCast have worked closely together to provide compliance tools to Members of the Association. VETcentral, SourceCast’s flagship product that focuses on veteran outreach and job distribution, was created to help Federal contractors satisfy the Federal Contractor Job Listing (FCJL) requirements. Now as the OFCCP prepares to revise Section 503, Federal contractors will be subject to similar regulations on outreach and job distribution to persons with disabilities.

To help Federal contractors adjust accordingly to these new changes, VOCcentral will reach out to thousands of Vocational Rehabilitation and other employment centers across the United States. To help connect with desired candidates and meet the outreach and job listing requirements of Section 503, VOCcentral includes a job distribution tool that:

  • Takes job postings, already uploaded to an employer’s career site, and automatically distributes them to local employment offices, Vocational Rehabilitation Centers, Career One Stops and State lists
  • Augments job descriptions with a list of job-specific attributes to aid career centers in selecting the appropriate candidates
  • Ensures that job postings are going to all local centers, with the most up-to-date information and guaranteed delivery
  • Creates a detailed audit trail for every job distributed and its delivery
  • Creates individualized, web-based compliance reports
  • Maintains data for 5 years

While final revisions to Section 503 have yet to be formally announced, DirectEmployers is providing full support to VOCcentral. Members of the Association looking to be proactive have the opportunity to receive discounted, Member-only rates. More information on VOCcentral and the discount rate can be found at http://www.sourcecast.net/products/voccentral.php.


About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a leading nonprofit HR consortium of global employers that was formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporating of best practices, and research and development of technology where labor practices are concerned. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Our recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables our members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide.

About SourceCast
SourceCast, an affiliate company of XPAND Corporation, is a provider of innovative solutions for human resources, workforce development professionals, and job seekers. Utilizing the core proficiencies and skills of XPAND, SourceCast is seeking to take those skills to the next level and create its own unique identity as the leading HR solution. We have worked with various government agencies and private enterprises to develop some of the most advanced solutions on the market, VETcentral and VOCcentral, Virtual Career Network, and CareerOneStop.

Media Contacts:
Nancy Holland, DirectEmployers Association, 317-874-9022, nancy@directemployers.org

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DirectEmployers and Several of its Member Companies Partner with jobipedia.org to Offer Job Seeker Advice and a Jobs Database

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Innovative and Interactive Site is Free and Provides Responses from Actual Recruiters and Approximately 250,000 Jobs.

Indianapolis, IN –Today, DirectEmployers Association announces its partnership with jobipedia.org, a website that provides an online job portal in addition to personal, free and timely answers about job searches and the workplace directly from active company recruiters.

Members of HR Policy Association, representing over 340 chief human resource officers of America’s largest companies, created Jobipedia.org. HR Policy Association members believe that, despite other available resources, many of today’s graduates lack some basic professional skills such as how to behave in an interview or to assimilate into the workplace. Jobipedia.org helps these graduates and other job seekers by directly answering their questions and building a searchable database of other questions and answers. Jobipedia.org topics include interviewing, resumes, compensation, appropriate attire and workplace behavior. Jobipedia.org not only provides credible and reliable job-related information, but it also allows job seekers to interact directly with experienced corporate recruiters, a feature no other website can provide on this scale.

“We are members of both HR Policy and DirectEmployers Association, so it’s exciting to see these organizations come together on such an important workforce development initiative. Both Associations are always looking to improve the labor market and this effort illustrates that commitment. The combination of resources and technology will really benefit both employers and job seekers for a long time to come,” said Carrie Corbin, Associate Director of Strategic Staffing and Talent Attraction, AT&T.

In conjunction with Jobipedia, WeHireAmerica.jobs was created to be included in the ongoing effort, to help attract qualified applicants to fill more than a quarter of a million existing jobs* for workers at all skill levels in the United States. WeHireAmerica.jobs is operated through a partnership between HR Policy Association and DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers. By combining the resources of these two organizations, WeHireAmerica.jobs is able to feature job openings of more than 300 of the nation’s largest employers.

“Our partnership with DirectEmployers Association has been an incredible help in our efforts to develop tools to assist job seekers. From their support and guidance on our jobipedia.org steering committee to their technical expertise in building our job board WeHireAmerica.jobs, DE has been a fantastic resource of support and guidance,” said Jaime Fall, Vice President, Workforce and Talent Development Policy, HR Policy Association.

Since the test launch of jobipedia.org, in October 2012, professional recruiters from HR Policy member companies, many of which also belong to DirectEmployers Association, have posted more than 1,200 personalized responses to questions. Over 60 of the nation’s leading colleges and universities provide links to the site from their career services websites, including Cornell, Duke, Georgia Tech, NYU, Ohio State, University of San Diego, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Tufts.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a leading nonprofit Human Resource consortium of global employers that was formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporation of best practices, and research and development of technology. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Their recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables Members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide. For more information visit www.directemployers.org.

About HR Policy Association
HR Policy Association is the lead organization representing chief human resource officers of major employers. The Association consists of more than 340 of the largest corporations doing business in the United States and globally, and these employers are represented in the organization by their most senior human resource executive. Collectively, their companies employ more than ten million employees in the United States, nearly nine percent of the private sector workforce, and 20 million employees worldwide. They have a combined market capitalization of more than $7.5 trillion. These senior corporate officers participate in the Association because of their commitment to improving the direction of human resource policy. Their objective is to use the combined power of the membership to act as a positive influence to better public policy, the HR marketplace, and the human resource profession. For more information visit www.hrpolicy.org.

Media Contacts:
Nancy Holland, DirectEmployers Association, 317-874-9022, nancy@directemployers.org

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Survey Finds Employers Frustrated with Traditional Outplacement Services

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

2013 Outplacement Survey Report Released by DirectEmployers Association And CareerBeam

INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2013) – Demand for outplacement services are high but employers want to provide their transitioning employees with access to a new type of solution: one that encompasses both online and social technology, according to the first national survey conducted jointly by DirectEmployers Association, the leading nonprofit HR consortium of global employers, and CareerBeam, the leader in next generation outplacement solutions. The survey report released today can be downloaded free at http://www.careerbeam.com/outplacement/report/.

Highlights of the 2013 Outplacement Survey include:

  • 58% of respondents are frustrated with the outplacement services offered by their provider, often viewing them as outdated, comprising the wrong tools and expensive.
  • Only 26% of respondents thought senior executives were the level of employees that would gain the most value from outplacement services.
  • In contrast, 82% of respondents had offered outplacement services to senior executives.
  • 89% of respondents said the most important reason for offering outplacement was to help their transitioning employees get a new job.

“This survey reflects the fact that companies value outplacement services but increasingly view brick and mortar solutions as outdated. Our members are looking for cost effective solutions that they can offer to all of their transitioning employees,” said Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association. “The outplacement industry is evolving as a result of the emergence of social, mobile and online technology and its benefits for laid off employees are immense.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the average unemployed person in America has been looking for work for 38 weeks, which is more than double the time it took a decade ago. Respondents of the survey identified electronic job match alerts, a virtual career center and social network integration as the most important components to help users of a 21st century outplacement solution quickly get re-employed.

Nearly 300 human resource professionals participated in the survey between October 2012 and February 2013. DirectEmployers Association conducted the survey in partnership with CareerBeam, a division of CareerArc Group.

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association is a leading Human Resources trade association of global employers formed to provide cost effective solutions and services for compliance, recruitment and technology. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Our recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables our members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide.

About CareerArc Group

CareerArc Group is a complete career ecosystem for college students, job seekers, employers, higher education institutions and government entities. CareerArc Group, which consists of Internships.com, TweetMyJobs and CareerBeam, builds on the power of the Internet as well as social and mobile networks to connect employers with job and internship seekers. Working across the entire employment marketplace, the CareerArc Group ecosystem now serves 30 million annual visitors, 40,000 companies (including more than 50% of the Fortune 100), 350+ universities and powers the jobs platform of cities like Atlanta, GA, Newark, NJ and Columbia, SC.

Media Contacts
Nancy Holland, DirectEmployers Association, 317-874-9022, nancy@directemployers.org
Stuart Lander, CareerArc Group, 818-260-3100, press@careerarcgroup.com

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.JOBS Top-Level Domain (TLD) Launches in China

Monday, April 8th, 2013

DirectEmployers Association Venture Modeled After Success of US .JOBS with Over Twelve Million Visitors per Month.

The following press release was authored by Employ Media and was originally posted on April 8, 2013.

BEIJING, Apr 08, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The .JOBS Universe, the first-ever coordinated use of a TLD specifically for job seekers and employers, is expanding into China. Any employer in China will now be able to list their job openings at web sites representing major cities, such as www.beijing.jobs and www.shanghai.jobs, and occupations, such as www.qiche.jobs (automobile) and www.jiudian.jobs (hotel). This will create a centralized production and distribution environment that will realize new efficiencies for Chinese employers and job seekers alike.

The announcement was made today by Tom Embrescia, Chairman of .JOBS (www.goto.jobs), Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association (www.directemployers.org), Weiming Hong, Director of the China Youth Center for International Exchange, Bin Wang, Chairman and General Manager of CRTV Media, and Dr. Renjun Bao, CEO of CN Jobs Technology Co, LTD (www.CN.jobs) at a press conference at Peking University in Beijing. CRTV will partner with DirectEmployers and CN Jobs to reach tens of millions of users utilizing their media presence throughout China. The China Youth Center will focus on bringing awareness of the new service to millions of university students, with particular emphasis on internships.

Launched in the US in 2011, the .JOBS Universe has proven to reduce costs to employers while bringing needed efficiencies to job seekers. In the US alone, the .JOBS Universe includes over 120,000 employers publishing over one million jobs on a daily basis. DirectEmployers, a leading human resources trade association, serves the central role of distributing these jobs. The .JOBS TLD, including company-specific sites such as www.ibm.jobs and www.hyatt.jobs, attracts over 12 million jobseekers per month. Since January 2011, the number of .JOBS sites indexed by search engines has increased to well over 50 million.

The launch in China will model this approach, with DirectEmployers and CN Jobs distributing jobs of Chinese companies to the appropriate Chinese employer, geographic or occupational web sites each ending in .JOBS.

“With the increasing number of available jobs in China, the .JOBS model will provide Chinese employers a cost effective, centralized and branded means for recruiting a growing pool of jobseekers,” commented Mr. Embrescia. “We are thrilled at the bold initiative of this venture between DirectEmployers, Dr. Bao, CRTV and the China Youth Center for International Exchange.”

Says Mr. Warren, former president of Monster.com: “Over 200 million job seekers are now using search engines to locate job opportunities, instead of relying on job boards and aggregators. By creating their own .JOBS website, such as www.ATT.jobs, employers have capitalized on this trend and increased their career site traffic by over three hundred percent. We are confident that Chinese employers will see similar results.”

“We are honored to be part of the expansion of .JOBS,” comments Dr. Bao, who heads up the venture in China. “With the China Youth Center’s participation and CRTV’s mass market reach, .JOBS will provide an easy-to-use platform connecting China’s university students with many open positions and internships throughout China.”

About .JOBS
Launched in 2006, .JOBS is the world’s premier Top Level Domain for web sites containing jobs listings. Popular sites include company-specific sites such as www.nissan.jobs and www.mcdonalds.jobs, and regional/occupational sites such as www.US.jobs, www.texas.jobs, www.nursing.jobs, and www.engineering.jobs.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a leading human resource trade association whose mission includes providing an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national and international workforce. DirectEmployers created the .JOBS Universe in 2011 to serve employers, jobseekers, human resource practitioners and the international human resource community.

About CN Jobs Technology Co, LTD
CN Jobs is a venture headquartered in Beijing, China working in cooperation with CRTV and the China Youth Center for International Exchange. The partnership’s mission is to bring the efficiencies of the .JOBS Universe to employers and jobseekers in China through a mass network of targeted, intuitive sites such as www.CN.jobs, www.beijing.jobs and www.guangzhou.jobs.

Media Contact: Randi Cone, Cone Media and Associates, 646-435-0029, randicone@aol.com

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Monthly Employment Numbers Only Tell Part of the Jobs Story

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

America’s Large Employers Form New Free Job Board, WeHireAmerica.jobs, To Attract Applicants to 250,000 Open Job Positions

The following press release was authored by HR Policy Association and was originally posted on April 4, 2013.

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–America’s largest employers have joined together to create a unique new job board, WeHireAmerica.jobs, to help attract qualified applicants to fill more than a quarter of a million existing jobs* for workers at all skill levels. WeHireAmerica.jobs is operated through a partnership between HR Policy Association, the lead organization of chief human resource officers of the nation’s large employers, and DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers. By combining the resources of these two organizations, WeHireAmerica.jobs is able to feature job openings of more than 300 of the nation’s largest employers and provide job seekers with streamlined access to more than 250,000 unfilled positions.

A recent study of the jobs on WeHireAmerica.jobs by Burning Glass International, Inc., (http://www.hrpolicy.org/downloads/2013/Snapshot_of_WeHireAmerica.pdf) reveals opportunities are available across the nation and in all major industries. The study also reveals:

  • Three industries account for fifty-seven percent of WeHireAmerica.jobs postings: finance and insurance, manufacturing, and retail trade.
  • Sixty-three percent of the postings require a four-year college degree or more.
  • Seventy-five percent of the postings that require a four-year degree also require three or more years of experience.

Furthermore, according to HR Policy Association’s 2013 membership survey, member companies (representing 20 million employees worldwide) report that they have the most difficulty hiring well prepared employees with the following positions:

  • Engineers (39%)
  • Skilled trades workers (39%)
  • Information technology professionals (38%)
  • Technicians (30%)
  • Management/executives (23%)

Jaime Fall, HR Policy Association’s Vice President, Workforce and Talent Development Policy said, “Even in this time of relatively slow job growth, employers are looking for qualified individuals to fill positions at all skill levels from coast to coast. WeHireAmerica.jobs has something to offer most everyone, with jobs ranging from full-time technical positions requiring security clearances to part-time positions in retail sales or food service and nearly everything in between.”

WeHireAmerica.jobs makes finding the right jobs easy by allowing searches by keywords, company name, state, city, or by searching through the most popular searches. Additionally, WeHireAmerica.jobs offers:

  • Direct Access to Jobs: WeHireAmerica.jobs links directly to employer application pages. Job seekers will not waste time registering personal information, clicking through ads, or navigating pages of unrelated material incorporated by many for-profit job-boards.
  • Accurate Information: Managed by a coalition of employers, WeHireAmerica.jobs provides accurate job listings which are updated daily.
  • Safe Postings: WeHireAmerica.jobs uses only information provided from participating employer career sites and is free of false job postings prevalent on some job boards that troll for personal financial information.
  • Association with jobipedia.org: jobipedia.org is a free new website where students, recent graduates and first time or entry-level job seekers can ask questions about job searching and get answers directly from experienced recruiting professionals at America’s top employers. Companies participating in jobipedia.org are also members of the HR Policy Association and may also participate in WeHireAmerica.jobs.

* WeHireAmerica.jobs features up-to-date job listings, so the number of listed jobs fluctuates from day-to-day. As of March 29, 2013, WeHireAmerica.jobs featured 250,000 job openings.

About HR Policy Association
HR Policy Association is the lead organization representing chief human resource officers of major employers. The Association consists of more than 340 of the largest corporations doing business in the United States and globally, and these employers are represented in the organization by their most senior human resource executive. Collectively, their companies employ more than ten million employees in the United States, nearly nine percent of the private sector workforce, and 20 million employees worldwide. They have a combined market capitalization of more than $7.5 trillion. These senior corporate officers participate in the Association because of their commitment to improving the direction of human resource policy. Their objective is to use the combined power of the membership to act as a positive influence to better public policy, the HR marketplace, and the human resource profession. For more information visit www.hrpolicy.org.

About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a leading nonprofit Human Resource consortium of global employers that was formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporation of best practices, and research and development of technology. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Their recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables Members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide. For more information visit www.directemployers.org.

About Burning Glass International, Inc.
Since 1999, Burning Glass International, Inc. has been the leading developer of intelligent job market technologies, including data parsing, coding, and analysis for supply and demand data as well as pattern-based matching applications and work search support. Burning Glass provides employers with smart analytical tools to help manage and re-think workforce planning with solutions that optimize recruiting efforts to best attract, build, and retain talent. Burning Glass partners with government workforce agencies to improve employment outcomes and promote skills, talent, and economic development. Their proprietary analytical tools play a growing role in informing the global debate on education and the workforce and proudly assist HR Policy in this important dialogue. For more information visit www.burning-glass.com.

Media Contact: Amanda Beck, HR Policy Association, 202-789-8604, abeck@hrpolicy.org

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DirectEmployers Association Announces First Employers Connect Event in 2013

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

DirectEmployers Association is releasing details regarding the date, location, and agenda for the compliance and recruitment-focused event series in its third year.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 14, 2013 — DirectEmployers Association’s 2013 Employers Connect events kick off Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Washington, D.C. This regional series features a number of educational presentations and opportunities for networking, and is open to all Compliance, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Policy professionals.

“As the nation’s unemployment continues to gradually decrease, we are thrilled to begin this year’s Employers Connect in Washington D.C., bringing together thought leaders from both public organizations and federal entities with the common goal of improving labor market efficiency,” stated Bill Warren, Executive Director, DirectEmployers Association.

2013 Employers Connect: Washington D.C. will feature sessions built around improving recruitment strategies through SEO, the importance of source coding, and the fostering of partnerships. A complete schedule is listed below:

  • 8:00 AM Registration, Breakfast & Welcome
  • 8:45 AM Powering your Online Presence with a Simple, Smart SEO
  • 9:45 AM Partners in Hiring: Leveraging Alliances to Build a Broader Candidate Pool Panel Discussion
  • 10:45 AM Break and Networking Opportunities
  • 11:00 AM Making the Most Out of Your ATS: The Value of Source Coding

This educational event, available at no cost to the attendee, will take place at the New York University Washington D.C. campus from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM (EDT). For more information, or to register for this half day of learning, please visit http://ecmarch2013.eventbrite.com.

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association is a leading Human Resources trade association of global employers formed to provide cost effective solutions and services for compliance, recruitment and technology.

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JIBE Partnership Brings Mobile Job Applications and Social Referrals to DirectEmployers Members

Monday, February 25th, 2013

The following press release was authored by JIBE and was originally posted on February 25, 2013.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — JIBE, improving the mobile and social hiring experience for job candidates and employers with innovative SaaS solutions (http://www.jibe.com), today announced a partnership agreement with DirectEmployers Association, the leading nonprofit HR consortium of global employers. With this partnership, DirectEmployers members will receive preferential pricing on JIBE’s award-winning products, “Mobile Apply” and “Get Referred”, as well as other JIBE products.

With mobile device usage increasing dramatically, more and more job seekers are engaging with potential employers through their smartphones or tablets. In early 2012, JIBE identified a void in recruiting technology, specifically that ATS’s and ERPs were not able to handle the increasing number of mobile job applicants. At that point, potential applicants were unable to apply for a job from a mobile device.

To combat this, JIBE developed the first solution that allows candidates to submit a complete application from any device – smartphone, tablet or desktop.

“Mobile device usage is on an incredibly steep growth trajectory, now accounting for 13% of all internet traffic worldwide”, said Mike Pauletich , SVP of Alliances & Business Development at JIBE. “At many companies, over a quarter of their job seeking traffic originates from a mobile device. JIBE’s goal is to convert those mobile job seekers into applicants for our clients.”

Through this partnership, DirectEmployers members will be able to provide a superior candidate experience for their mobile job applicants by adding the JIBE Mobile Search & Apply to their .JOBS website or corporate career site. JIBE’s solution allows a candidate to log into or create a new ATS account with the client company, prefill an application from an online profile or cloud-based resume and answer company and job specific questions directly on a mobile device. In addition, JIBE’s solution delivers the application directly into the enterprise’s ATS, CRM or ERP, ensuring that employers convert mobile job seekers into applicants.

“We are always looking for ways to enhance our member benefits and offer access to the very latest recruitment technology. We are excited to partner with JIBE in an effort to provide a superior candidate experience for mobile job seekers,” commented Bill Warren , Executive Director, DirectEmployers Association.

About JIBE

JIBE is an enterprise recruitment cloud computing company that provides employers with consumer-facing recruiting solutions focusing on improving the candidate experience, specifically on mobile, referrals and job distribution. JIBE’s award-winning Mobile Apply solution enables enterprises to recruit top quality candidates that were previously unreachable by using a platform that is fully integrated with all major Applicant Tracking Systems. Founded in 2008 and based in New York, JIBE is backed by Polaris Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurveston, DFJ Gotham, Longworth Venture Partners, Zelkova Ventures, Lerer Ventures and Thrive Capital.

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association is a leading nonprofit HR consortium of global employers that was formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporating of best practices, and research and development of technology where labor practices are concerned. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Our recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables our members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide.

Media Contact: Suzanne Flynn, Speece JIBE, (212) 380-1771, sfs@jibe.com

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DirectEmployers Joins the HR-XML Consortium’s 2013 Board of Directors

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

The following press release was authored by the HR-XML Consortium and was originally posted on January 29, 2013.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 –– The HR-XML Consortium is pleased to welcome Dominic Gignac, Workopolis, and Mike Seidle, DirectEmployers Association, to the Board of Directors. Re-elected to the board are: Andreas Elkeles, SAP Labs, LLC. ; Bon Idziak, Applicant Insight; Bill Kerr, Oracle Corp.; Ingolf Teetz, milch & zucker. Continuing in their two-year terms are: Andrew Cunsolo, Talent Technology; Suneel Mendiratta, ADP; Romuald Restout, Lumesse; Eric Shepherd, Questionmark; and Paul Storfer, PDI Ninth House.

The Consortium officers include Bon Idziak, President and Chairman of the Board; Suneel Mendiratta, Treasurer; and Andrew Cunsolo, Secretary.

The HR-XML Consortium brings together a global network of HR technology professionals committed to open standards of interoperability that enable proprietary software systems to work together. Members of the consortium provide a strong collaborative network devoted to meeting industry needs, which help organizations speed development and decrease costs.

Biographies for the 2013 HR-XML Board of Directors:

Bon Idziak, HR-XML President and Chairman, CEO, Applicant Insight. Bon has served on the HR-XML Consortium Board of Directors since 2009 and has held offices of Secretary and Treasurer in addition to his current role as President and Chairman. As a pioneer and early implementer of the HR-XML standards, having contributed to its efforts since its inception, Bon is a proven advocate of the Consortium. He also proudly certifies Applicant Insight’s integrations on the Background Check specification.

Suneel Mendiratta, HR-XML Treasurer, Sr. Director Application Development, ADP. Suneel has been affiliated with the Consortium since 2000, first with Employease and now with ADP. He has participated in the Benefits Enrollment working group since inception, helped build the first major milestone for that group (ANSI 834 compatibility), and co-led the group for two years. He has also participated in the CPO and TSC workgroups. Suneel has been in the technology industry for 17 years, and the HR technology industry for 14. At ADP, Suneel is responsible for HR, benefits, talent & recruiting, and external integration within ADP’s Major Accounts R&D organization.

Andrew Cunsolo, HR-XML Secretary, Director of Product Management, Talent Technology Corporation. With more than 12 years of product and technical leadership in Recruiting Technology, Andrew is currently responsible for the Talemetry Talent Generation products, including the award-winning Talemetry Apply (formerly Resume Mirror Extraction), Profile, and Broadcast. Andrew has been involved in the HR-XML Consortium since 2002 (4 years on the Board of Directors), where he is a regular speaker, presenter, and contributor. He has helped to drive the recruiting standards forward and continually evangelizes using HR-XML standards for integrations amongst HR software vendors, customers, and trading partners.

Andreas Elkeles, Director, SAP Labs, LLC. Andreas has 23 years of experience in developing human capital management solutions. During his years of employment with SAP, he has served in various architect and management positions. He had been responsible for the development of SAP’s US payroll product from day one to maturity of the product. Later he focused on the integration between the SAP’s ByD solution and SAP’s Business Suite solution using SAP’s eSOA architecture. Currently he is engaged in the integration between SAP solutions and SuccessFactors solutions. Andreas has been a member of the HR-XML.org Board of Directors since 2007, serving as secretary in 2007.

Dominic Gignac, Director, Product Development, Workopolis. Dominic has a unique background that blends technology, social media, user experience and graphic design. From software architect to company owner, he understands all of the requirements for building great products. He built from the ground up and sold four technology companies: Streamtheworld, GenerationFlash, MyPaymentPin and MyVirtualPaper. He then spent more than three years in the recruitment industry driving product and innovation at Workopolis, earning him deep knowledge and understanding of the recruitment industry and the need to shake things up.

Bill Kerr, Applications Architect, Oracle Corp. Bill is an Applications Architect at Oracle within the Fusion HCM Development team delivering next-generation solutions for Human Capital Management. Bill has held a Board seat in the HR-XML Consortium since 2000 and has helped edit/co-lead some of the early standards that came out of the group. He has over 25 years of software industry experience, the last 15 at Oracle. Working in the Common Architecture group, Bill represents Oracle HCM development at a number of cross-organization committees helping to define and develop the various Fusion product lines. He is also involved with development and adoption of service standards within HCM and across Fusion.

Romuald Restout, Head of Product – System of Engagement, Lumesse. Romuald is a past President and Chairman of the HR-XML Consortium. He is currently Head of Product at Lumesse, a global talent management solutions company. He brings more than 15 years of internationally recognized success and expertise in defining strategies for human resource technologies, systems architecture and product development. Romuald has led HR-XML’s Assessment and Recruiting workgroups, and was actively involved in the Competencies and Web Services Interoperability workgroups.

Mike Seidle, Director of Development – DirectEmployers Association. Mike is a career software developer and business development professional. He brings over 20 years of business and software development experience to his role of Director of Development for the DirectEmployers Association. Prior to joining DirectEmployers, Mike started ProBlog Service (a social media marketing agency), Virtual Payment Systems (a merchant service provider), FocalPoint Consulting (a software development company) and held various sales and marketing leadership positions with Inacom/Vanstar and Expanse.

Eric Shepherd, CEO, Questionmark. Eric is one of the world’s leading authorities on assessment technology. As President and CEO of Questionmark, he leads the organization in producing groundbreaking technologies for authoring, delivering and reporting on tests, exams and surveys. He has championed the use of computerized assessments as tools for encouraging and improving the learning process. Eric was instrumental in the development of the Question and Test Interoperability standard and served as the first chairman of the Association of Test Publishers’ (ATP) European Division when it was started in 2006. He blogs at http://blog.eric.info.

Paul Storfer, Director, Talent Frameworks, PDI Ninth House. Paul is a seasoned business executive with a rare combination of business, operational, technology, and human resources expertise. He has served on the Board of HR-XML for 8 years. Paul is an acknowledged expert in the development and use of competencies with a broad range of clients in both public and private sector organizations. Mr. Storfer chaired the Competencies and Performance Management Workgroup for HR-XML and has been one of the leaders driving the new competency standard. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has been a member of the adjunct faculty of the American Management Association’s Management Course for Presidents.

Ingolf Teetz, CTO, milch&zucker. Ingolf is founder and Chief Technical Officer for milch&zucker, a provider of e-recruitment and recruitment marketing solutions, with offices in Bad Nauheim and Hamburg, Germany. Along with managing the operational business within the company, he is mainly responsible for developing milch&zuckers’s software BeeSite and strengthening technology partnerships. Ingolf has a long-term relationship with the HR-XML Consortium, including his role on the HR-XML Board of Directors and representing the HR-XML Consortium at International industry events.

About HR-XML

The HR-XML Consortium is the only independent, non-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the development and promotion of HR data interoperability. HR-XML standards constitute a broadly adopted framework for integrating a wide range of platforms and applications throughout the HR technology ecosystem. For more information, visit http://www.hr-xml.org.

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DirectEmployers Association names Juju.com its Official Pay Per Click Recruitment Advertising Partner

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

DirectEmployers Association announces a new recruitment advertising partner to bring member companies exclusive benefits and enhanced tools for reaching candidates with performance driven, PPC marketing campaigns.

INDIANAPOLIS, January 29, 2013 — As employers expand their use of performance focused, pay per click recruitment advertising to drive recruiting efforts and lower cost per hire, DirectEmployers Association is building on its long-standing partnership with Juju.com, a leading recruiting centric PPC job site and advertising network. Through the new program, members of the Association will generate a 10% traffic bonus for themselves and other Association members via all of their Juju PPC campaigns, leveraging existing recruitment advertising spend to gain additional exposure for their jobs while advancing the goals of the Association.

“Empowering employers by giving them greater control over the recruiting process and leveraging their collective strength is central to the DirectEmployers Association’s mission,” commented Bill Warren, Executive Director, DirectEmployers Association. “Via this partnership with Juju, we’re creating a means for our Members to get more out of the recruitment advertising dollars they’re already spending in a way that also reinforces the Association community as a whole.”

The program, which kicks off in January 2013, was unveiled exclusively to attendees of the recent DirectEmployers’ DEAM12 conference, but is open to all Association members, who can take advantage of the program either through their recruitment advertising agencies or directly.

“Juju has had a long, highly cooperative relationship with the DirectEmployers Association, so we wanted to do more to demonstrate our support for the common goals of the Association and its Members in a concrete way that’s a win for everyone involved. We’re excited that this new Member benefit does exactly that,” said a company spokesperson.

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association is a leading nonprofit HR consortium of global employers that was formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporating of best practices, and research and development of technology where labor practices are concerned. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Our recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables our members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide.

About Juju.com

Juju.com is a leading job search aggregator and recruitment advertising network. The company offers innovative pay per click recruitment advertising solutions for employers, recruiting and staffing firms, and job boards that increase quality candidate flow and lower recruiting costs.

Media Contact: Joe Gullo, Senior Operations Manager, Juju, (718) 564-0191, press@juju.com

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DirectEmployers Association Supporting Veterans Employment by Adding 1.1 Million Jobs to the HonorGuard Network Database

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS, January 9, 2013 / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — DirectEmployers Association today announced it has entered into a new partnership with the HonorGuard Network (HGN) resulting in the addition of roughly 1.1 million jobs to the HGN Direct Jobs Database, a nationwide direct employer database of jobs offered to all U.S. military personnel, veterans, spouses, families and caregivers.

Users can access the HGN Direct Jobs Database by visiting the HonorGuard Network website, clicking on the ‘Jobs’ link in the top navigation bar, then selecting the ‘Direct Jobs Database’ link listed in the drop down menu. A translation tool is available to military personnel to find jobs related to their MOS/MOC code, in addition to other job search parameters such as location, keyword and company name.

“DirectEmployers Association is privileged to support HGN’s mission of honoring our military servicemen and women, veterans and their families by providing them with an expanded database of job openings,” commented Bill Warren, Executive Director, DirectEmployers Association.

Founded in 2011, the HonorGuard Network was created on the basic principle of honoring our military servicemen and women, who guard the rights and basic freedoms that we as Americans enjoy each day. While membership in the network is free, the services of HGN are possible through the generosity of their corporate partners. Since creation, this one-stop portal has provided service members with access to a database of jobs, assistance transitioning from military to civilian life and a connection to communication services.

“We are proud to partner with DirectEmployers Association,” states Jeff Wohlwend, Chief Executive Officer, HonorGuard Network. “With the addition of these jobs, we are able to provide a wider array of employment opportunities for our users, in turn helping them more easily transition from their military duties into the civilian workforce.”

Their revolutionary one-stop web portal was designed specifically to connect veterans and active military members directly to employers who share in HGN’s vision of showing commitment to our military member’s future success in the civilian world. HGN believes the dedication and skillsets our service members possess qualify them as some of the most desirable candidates for the available jobs.

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association is a leading nonprofit HR consortium of global employers that was formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporating of best practices, and research and development of technology where labor practices are concerned. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Our recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables our members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide.

About HonorGuard Network

HonorGuard Network (HGN) was founded on the principle to honor and say “Thank You” to military service members and their families by providing comprehensive job search assistance and transition guidance. The revolutionary one-stop web portal was designed specifically to connect veterans and active military members to corporate employers who share in HGN’s vision of showing commitment to our military member’s future success in the civilian world.

Media Contact: Nancy Holland, Vice President of Marketing, DirectEmployers Association, +1-317-874-9022, nancy@directemployers.org

TJ Dunn, Director of Community Relations, HonorGuard Network, +1-972-418-9999, tjdunn@honorguardnetwork.org

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