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Headhunter.Net Forges Into The Public Sector With New Partnerships;
Expands outreach to Human Resource and Government Professionals.
November 9, 2000 (ATLANTA)--- Atlanta-based Headhunter.net, (NASDAQ:HHNT),
a leading online awareness and recruiting site, today announced a partnership
with two new association related websites, AssociationCentral.com and
International Personnel Management Association (IPMA-hr.org). These
partnerships create career centers that both organizations and individual
visitors to these sites can use to post jobs or search for jobs.
By powering the career sections of AssociationCentral.com and IPMA-hr.org, Headhunter.net provides a direct channel for public sector and HR professionals to look for new jobs. Visitors will be able to search for jobs and submit their resumes, while members of IPMA and AssociationCentral.com will have the ability to post job openings and search resume databases for qualified candidates with Headhunter.net.
“Furthering our expansion into key vertical markets, Headhunter.net recognized the efforts of these two groups to enhance communications and share information among public sector professionals,” said Bob Montgomery, CEO of Headhunter.net. “By doing so, this partnership ultimately increases communication within this particular community by creating a forum that allows professionals and interested individuals to participate in both posting jobs and recruiting qualified candidates.”
AssociationCentral.com is the online gateway to association-related information, products and services. Visitors to AssociationCentral.com find news, events, and membership information from and about more than 15,000 associations. With the addition of the Headhunter.net services, member organizations will be able to post jobs and search for resumes, while visitors will be able to search for jobs and post resumes.
“The partnership provides associations with a centralized location to list opportunities, and allows job seekers a tool to search the association industry,” said Alan Preston, President and COO of AssociationCentral.com. “Headhunter.net’s network of more than 250,000 jobs and one million resumes provides the variety of opportunities that our members and site visitors need.”
IPMA, a non-profit membership organization for agencies and individuals in the public sector’s human resources field, works to enhance the image and sharing of information among HR professionals.
“Visitors to IPMA-HR.org are always searching for increased government job opportunities and the ability to market their jobs to a larger audience. Our partnership with Headhunter.net will increase overall awareness of the benefits of employment in the government sector.” said Karen Smith, Director of Communications of International Personnel Management Association.
About Headhunter.net
Headhunter.net (www.Headhunter.net)
is a leading national online recruiting and job awareness network, empowering
candidates and corporations to manage the job search process. The site
features more than one million resumes and over 250,000 jobs representing
10,000 of the nation’s top employers across virtually every industry.
Attracting more than 6 million job seeker visits a month, Headhunter.net
distinguishes itself by providing job seekers privacy when searching
and applying for jobs, and allows job seekers and job posters to manage
and track the visibility and performance of their listings. In addition
to its Atlanta headquarters, Headhunter.net has offices in Annapolis,
Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York,
Palo Alto, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tampa and
Washington, DC.
About International Personnel Management
Association
The International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) was established
in 1973, through the consolidation of the Public Personnel Association,
founded in Chicago in 1906, and the Society for Personnel Administration,
founded in Washington, DC in 1937. IPMA is a non-profit membership organization
for agencies and individuals in the public sector human resources field,
and others interested in the Association's objectives. Over 5,500 members
are located in federal, state and local governments throughout the United
States and overseas.
About AssociationCentral.com
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, AssociationCentral.com is the online
gateway that provides access to the valuable information and services
that associations, professional societies and other nonprofit organizations
offer.
AssociationCentral.com helps these organizations realize increased visibility, an enhanced image and added revenues by generating online traffic to their site. With direct links to thousands of trade and professional associations, nonprofit organizations, advocacy and enthusiast groups, AssociationCentral.com is where the world checks out the world of associations. Founded in 1999, AssociationCentral.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of MemberWare Technologies, Inc.â, a provider of Internet, intranet and electronic commerce Web management solutions for associations and the government. For more information, visit: http://www.associationcentral.com
Forward Looking Statements
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