Partnership with CareerBuilder.com Delivers Enhanced Value to iCIMS Customers Through Integrated Resume Processing
HAZLET, N.J. (December 6, 2005) - iCIMS, a leading provider of Web-based Hiring Management Solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with CareerBuilder.com, the nation’s largest online job site, designed to simplify and expedite the recruitment process. The partnership enables iRecruiter users that subscribe to CareerBuilder.com to search the CareerBuilder.com resume database directly through the iRecruiter interface. Recruiters can also import resumes from CareerBuilder.com to their iRecruiter candidate database instantly, enabling them to then automate the source tracking and reporting for these candidates.
The integration with CareerBuilder.com further enhances the value delivered by iCIMS to its 275+ worldwide clients. Users can maximize efficiencies by quickly sending applicant profiles found on CareerBuilder.com to the web-based iRecruiter? system, eliminating cumbersome paper processes and manual data entry. As a result, recruiters can decrease their Time-to-Fill while finding high-quality candidates for their employment opportunities.
This new relationship also allows users of both iCIMS and CareerBuilder.com services to develop and maintain more accurate source effectiveness reports. As recruiters and candidates submit records into iRecruiter for consideration, iRecruiter will automatically add source tags to these records so organizations can effectively analyze the results of their recruitment advertising efforts run through CareerBuilder.com.
Executives at both iCIMS and CareerBuilder.com expressed enthusiasm about the alliance between the two industry leaders. "We look forward to working with CareerBuilder.com to continue offering our clients a robust, adaptable solution to meet all of their recruitment needs," said Colin Day, president and CEO of iCIMS. "Sourcing qualified talent is vital to the success of our clients, and we are excited to be so closely aligned with one of the predominant service providers in the area of talent management. This relationship is just another step on the road to fulfilling our commitment to our clients to develop easy-to-use solutions that provide a positive impact to our customer’s bottom line by incorporating best-in-breed offerings into our suite of iRecruiter? solutions."
Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com, said, "With an increasing number of organizations taking advantage of both iCIMS and CareerBuilder.com’s services, our partnership provides an effective solution that translates to a better return on recruitment investments. By streamlining our product offerings, we are helping customers to reduce time-to-hire, better assess sources of hire and eliminate administrative tasks that take focus away from higher priorities. We are eager to work with iCIMS in delivering this value and look forward to the results the partnership will bring to our customers."
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com.is the nation’s largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and over 1 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and Knight Ridder, Inc. (NYSE:KRI), 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 700 partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include more than 165 newspapers and leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 30,000 of the nation's top employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 13 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic e-mail job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information about CareerBuilder.com products and services, visit www.CareerBuilder.com.
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