Continuous learning and development is critical to improving the productivity of any recruitment team and, in turn, improving the quality of hires.  Hiring top talent goes beyond finding candidates with the right skills and background; it means hiring candidates who are a good fit culturally and who will further the success of your company today and tomorrow.

Enhance your skills in recruiting top talent for your organization through Personified’s Recruitment Webinars (RW). These unique trainings for recruiters and HR professionals, provide best-practice techniques to improve your recruiting productivity and, ultimately, reduce costs by increasing your quality of hires. 

We have hand-picked our most frequently asked for topics and streamlined them into two-hour workshops offered throughout the rest of the year and delivered direct to your desktop.

However, these aren’t your normal, boring Webinars. We make sure you interact with participants just like any in-person training. You get the opportunity to learn from others in each session while improving your recruitment skills.

Each webinar (RW) has been approved for 2 recertification hours toward PHR, GPHR and SPHR recertification through the HR Certificate Institute.

CHICAGO, June 29, 2009 – Personified, the talent intelligence and consulting division of CareerBuilder, has recently been named an approved provider of re-certification credits by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI), the credentialing body for human resource professionals and a Society of Human Resource Professionals (SHRM) affiliate.

Human resources professionals who participate in Personified’s Recruitment Development Institute (RDI) courses, workshops and webinars will now earn credits toward maintaining their Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation.

“Personified’s recent certification to provide HRCI credits further demonstrate our dedication to continuing education within the human resources community,” said Mary Delaney, President of Personified. “Personified is devoted to offering learning opportunities to help develop professionals’ abilities in attracting, sourcing and recruiting talent. Our newly accredited series of training courses specifically focuses on improving recruiting skills and functions and are designed to serve HR professionals with valuable content.”

Personified’s Recruitment Development Institute is an ongoing program that improves the recruiting and hiring skills of HR professionals and hiring managers. Personified hosts full-day workshops across the country and provides weekly two-hour Webinar trainings on variety of topics, including:

• recruiting fundamentals
• managing the candidate
• managing the hiring manager
• time and workload management
• interviewing skills
• building and engaging candidate relationships
• recruiting an inclusive workforce
• closing the deal
• generational recruiting and retention
• social sourcing strategy

Upcoming Personified HRCI accredited events include:
• July 9, 2009, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm, RDI Webinar: Social Sourcing Strategy, 2 credit hours
• July 16, 2009, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm, RDI Webinar: Generational Recruitment and Retention, 2 credit hours
• July 23, 2009, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm, RDI Webinar: Recruiting an Inclusive Workforce, 2 credit hours
• July 30, 2009, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm, RDI Webinar: Turning Cold Calls into Warm Calls, 2 credit hours
• August 5, 2009, RDI Workshop, Chicago, 8:00 am-4:30 pm: Recruiter Series #1 (Multiple topics), 6.5 credit hours
• August 13, 2009, RDI Workshop, Washington D.C. , 8:00 am-4:30 pm: Recruiter Series #1 (Multiple topics), 6.5 credit hours

For more information on Personified’s HRCI accredited events, including locations and times, please visit http://www.personified.com.

About Personified
Personified is a leading business intelligence consulting firm focused on a talent. A division of the global leader in human capital solutions, CareerBuilder, Personified specializes in job seeker and employee research, human capital consulting and recruitment process outsourcing. With real-time access to job seekers, employees, and employers, Personified strengthens talent acquisition strategies and swiftly implements recruitment tactics so companies of all sizes can experience the best return on their talent. For more information visit http://www.personified.com.

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CHICAGO, June 29, 2009 – With millions of dedicated users, social media sites have quickly become some of the most popular destinations on the Web. To help companies efficiently connect with the growing ranks of social media users, CareerBuilder has launched a new social media recruitment brand management service. This new solution helps employers develop a deep and beneficial relationship with their target talent through customized programs, one-on-one advising, quality content creation and ongoing communication monitoring.

CareerBuilder offers basic and advanced packages to employers to help manage their social media recruitment brand. The basic management package includes the fundamentals of social media management, such as:
• monitoring communication
• responding to comments
• posting new content
• running monthly reports

Advanced management programs are more comprehensive and include content creation, promotional campaigns, engagement of current employees and more.

“As more people collaborate and connect online, maintaining a social media presence is essential to become part of the valuable conversation,” said Mary Delaney, President of Personified. “Despite the benefits, many organizations lack the time and resources to proactively manage their social media presence. Our new service acts as an extension of a company, helping them make the most of their social media efforts by posting content; attracting participants, fans, and followers; and listening, understanding and responding to job seekers. All of this is done while maintaining a unified brand voice. ”

CareerBuilder’s new service is executed by experienced consultants from Personified, CareerBuilder’s talent intelligence and consulting division. Personified works with companies’ internal teams to fully understand their employment brand, workforce culture, employee and recruitment communication, marketing and human resources initiatives to determine which services are best for their social media recruitment brand needs.

For more information on CareerBuilder’s new social media recruitment brand management offerings, please visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/socialmediamgmt.

About CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract their most important asset – their people. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com, is the largest in the U.S. with more than 23 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 31 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world’s top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and data analysis to talent acquisition. More than 9,000 Web sites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder’s proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.

About Personified
Personified is a leading business intelligence consulting firm focused on a talent. A division of the global leader in human capital solutions, CareerBuilder, Personified specializes in job seeker and employee research, human capital consulting and recruitment process outsourcing. With real-time access to job seekers, employees, and employers, Personified strengthens talent acquisition strategies and swiftly implements recruitment tactics so companies of all sizes can experience the best return on their talent. For more information visit http://www.personified.com.

Media Contact
CareerBuilder
Allison Nawoj
773-527-2437
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com
http://www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

To attract top talent, companies must make a concerted effort to ensure that they stand for something meaningful as an employer, and that potential job-seekers and employees know what that “something” is. They must understand what their target audiences value, know what differentiates their company from their talent competitors and be able to deliver on their employment promise every day.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Personified is helping to increase employer awareness of the contributions and skills of workers with disabilities with this insightful paper. Learn what companies including JP Morgan Chase and McDonald’s are doing to encourage and practice inclusion of qualified workers with disabilities and the benefits of employing these talented individuals. Gain an understanding of the factors that contribute to the underutilization of people with disabilities in the workforce and learn how to overcome similar barriers at your company in order to create a truly inclusive workplace for everyone.

Recent economic news has revealed significant hits to the job market, creating urgency for employers to secure the best talent possible to run their companies successfully in challenging times. Personified, the recruitment outsourcing and consulting division of CareerBuilder.com, puts the tools necessary to find top talent in the hands of employers with two new customized talent information reports. Both reports are designed to efficiently and effectively enable employers to build successful recruitment strategies in their search for the best, most qualified talent.

Target Talent Report
The Target Talent Report provides a detailed analysis of competitors’ talent pools, including a complete summary on target talent groups’ opinions. For example, the report offers information on what target talent considers as the most important job attributes and how this talent perceives a company compared to other competitors in the industry.

In addition, the Target Talent Report provides a clear picture of a company’s ideal talents’ search patterns. Knowing when and where the target audience searches for jobs allows companies to market their openings specifically to these individuals and ultimately increases their hiring effectiveness.

Talent Demographics Report
The Talent Demographics Report highlights the demographics of a company’s applicant pool and how these demographics match up to the industry and talent competitors. Findings about what job seekers find the most important in a job and employer are analyzed by race, gender and age. Additionally, the report’s demographic breakdown provides companies with a snapshot of what their applicants “look like,” allowing hiring managers to compare their applicant pool to the current workforce to best determine where there are talent gaps and to help create job posting messaging to target this talent.

“Stiff competition for top talent exists among companies and those who strive to recruit the best people recognize that being knowledgeable about the ins-and-outs of your talent pipeline is critical to recruiting success,” said Mary Delaney, President of Personified. “Personified’s new customized data reports answer this need. The reports offer companies complete, customized information on the available talent pool to optimize their hiring process, find top candidates and improve their bottom line.”

Organizations can reach Personified to find out more information and purchase the Target Talent Report and the Talent Demographics Report at http://www.personified.com/insights/talent-reports/.

About Personified
Personified is the recruitment outsourcing and consulting division of the nation’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com. By delivering unmatched insight into the behavior of job seekers and employees, Personified is the leader in the new technology-driven era of talent management, and focuses on five key areas of talent management and outsourcing to help companies propel their business forward: talent acquisition, recruitment outsourcing, employment branding, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement. Personified seeks to provide organizations with unmatched access to the behaviors, needs and opinions of talent – empowering employers to make sustainable recruitment changes to become an employer of choice. For more information visit http://www.personified.com

Media Contact
Allison Nawoj
773-527-2437
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com

Companies continue to search for qualified candidates even as the country faces economic uncertainties and a tighter labor market. Nearly half (48 percent) of human resource managers say that over the past year they have had to broaden the list of places they look for candidates in order to reach more job seekers, according to a survey sponsored by Personified, the talent management and consulting subsidiary of the nation’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com. In hopes of getting new talent in the door quicker, nearly a quarter (23 percent) of human resource managers say they have shortened the time from initial meeting to offer, and close to one-in-ten (8 percent) have removed steps from the application process.

“The labor market is forcing hiring managers to explore additional recruitment options to get exposure to the greatest pool of diverse candidates,” said Mary Delaney, President of Personified. “Job seekers are going to need to adjust their job seeking strategies as well to amplify their visibility in front of potential employers. The best advice for anyone looking for a job is to take advantage of the plethora of recruitment tools available to them.”

Delaney offers the following tips to increase the chances of finding that next great job:
Get online now! – More than half (52 percent) of human resource managers say that, out of all the tools available to them, the use of general online job sites has been one of the more successful places to find qualified candidates for their open positions. Explore generalist sites, niche boards and local job boards, and post your resume on as many as you feel could benefit your search. Also, take advantage of the functions on each site to boost your exposure.

Network. Network. Network – Whether it is social networking online, attending a professional networking event or even just telling family and friends you are looking for a new job, one third of human resource managers say they have been very successful at finding candidates from referrals. Online social networking sites are a great way to track down potential job openings through friends, but be sure to paint a positive image of yourself.

Keep your ear to the ground at your current employer – Thirty-five percent of human resource managers say they have been very successful when looking to hire from their internal pool on candidates. If a job opens up in your company and it is a position you want to apply for, don’t be afraid to meet with HR and discuss the qualifications for the position and your next steps to apply for it.

Call in the professionals – The best way to find a recruiter or staffing firm that is right for you is to ask your professional network for referrals. Also, contact your industry’s local professional organization to see if it provides a list of firms in your area.

Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 242 human resource professionals (employed full-time; not self-employed; with at least significant involvement in hiring decisions) ages 18 and over between May 22, and June 13, 2008, respectively (percentages for some questions are based on a subset US Employers, based on their responses to certain questions). With a pure probability sample of 242 one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 6.3 percentage points respectively. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.

About Personified
Personified is the talent management and consulting subsidiary of the nation’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com. By delivering unmatched insight into the behavior of job seekers and employees, Personified is the leader in the new technology-driven era of talent management, and focuses on five key areas of talent management and outsourcing to help companies propel their business forward: talent acquisition, recruitment outsourcing, employment branding, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement. Personified seeks to provide organizations with unmatched access to the behaviors, needs and opinions of talent – empowering employers to make sustainable recruitment changes to become an employer of choice. For more information visit http://www.personified.com

Media Contact:
Michael Erwin
Michael.Erwin@CareerBuilder.com
773-527-3637

Personified, the talent management and consulting subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com, has released a new Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) guide and a Staffing Industry Front Office guide to help employers navigate the ever-changing world of recruitment technology. The guides provide unbiased, side-by-side comparisons of ATS and Staffing Technology functionality.

“Many organizations receive hundreds or even thousands of resumes a day, and applicant tracking systems play a critical role in helping them organize and streamline their recruiting efforts,” said Mary Delaney, President of Personified. “With so many ATS options out there and with technology constantly changing, Personified’s guides provide a neutral and thorough analysis of industry leaders to help organizations find the right system for their unique hiring needs.”

Personified’s ATS guide for employers, titled “Applicant Tracking Systems Guide 2008” profiles 26 of the top ATS vendors, and includes information on company facts, major clients, financial overview, service differentiators and detailed solutions descriptions. The “Staffing Front Office Guide” offers the same details on 17 different staffing-specific systems.

In addition, both guides provide easy-to-read summary charts of the different systems that allow for direct comparisons of recruitment technology vendors. Employers and staffing firms can clearly see a detailed breakdown of each vendor’s talent management capabilities, external job board distribution, third-party screening integration and internationalization, including language services offered.

Not only do Personified’s guides provide information on numerous vendors, but the guides also offer product comparisons on Aggregators and Candidate Sourcing tools that can operate as standalone software or be combined with an ATS system.

“More than one-third (34 percent) of employers currently have open positions for which they can’t find qualified candidates, according to a recent Personified survey,” said Delaney. “With a shortage of qualified talent out there, the ability to effectively and efficiently implement the right ATS can help enhance an organization’s talent pipeline.”

Organizations can reach Personified to find out more information and purchase the ATS Guide 2008 and Staffing Front Office Guide 2008 at http://www.personified.com/insights/ats-guide/ or by calling 800-610-8790.

About Personified
Personified is the talent management and consulting subsidiary of the nation’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com. By delivering unmatched insight into the behavior of job seekers and employees, Personified is the leader in the new technology-driven era of talent management, and focuses on five key areas of talent management and outsourcing to help companies propel their business forward: talent acquisition, recruitment outsourcing, employment branding, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement. Personified seeks to provide organizations with unmatched access to the behaviors, needs and opinions of talent – empowering employers to make sustainable recruitment changes to become an employer of choice. For more information visit http://www.personified.com.

About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is the nation’s largest online job site with more than 23 million unique visitors and over 1.6 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 1,200 partners, including 140 newspapers and leading portals such as AOL and MSN. More than 300,000 employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com’s easy job postings, 26 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.

Media Contact
Allison Nawoj
773-527-2437
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com