[May 11, 2004] Voice Recruiting and Web Recruiting Join Forces; JobFlash Partners With Four Leading Applicant Tracking Systems SAN MATEO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May 11, 2004 -- JobFlash, the award winning pioneer of Voice Recruiting, today announced partnerships with leading applicant tracking companies Hodes iQ, HRsmart, Recruitmax and WebRecruiter, resulting in mainstream availability of voice recruiting technology. In addition, JobFlash customers will now have these award-winning applicant tracking systems available to them. JobFlash's interactive job hotline provides employers with a personalized recruiter that is cost-effective, bilingual (English and Spanish), and available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The speech recognition-powered hotline enables candidates to use any telephone to apply for a job, get status checks, create a "Talking Resume(TM)" and schedule appointments. Web and voice recruiting combined give candidates the option of going online or calling by phone to manage the entire job search process. In addition, the multi-lingual JobFlash hotline enables diversity in hiring for companies focused on promoting fair hiring practices. "Employers are cognizant of the challenges of going paperless with just an online system, given that over 67 percent of workers who make $30,000 or less are offline," said Reena Jadhav, JobFlash co-founder and chief marketing officer. "Employers can now add the voice recruiting component to go paperless and achieve the highest quality hire at the least cost." JobFlash customers have experienced reduced turnover rates, reduced sourcing costs and much lower cost per hire due to the automated screening and scheduling components of the system. Recruitmax Vice President of Business Development, Jamie Davis, stated, "We are excited about partnering with JobFlash because they are consistent with our customer-driven philosophy and their products offer robust functionality combined with uncommon value." "JobFlash will provide our clients with a cost effective, scalable, voice recruiting solution that will allow them to automate recruiting, soundly meeting their hourly workforce needs," said Jeffrey Elletson, president of WebRecruiter. "We are excited to implement a system that will easily mirror online jobs posted on our Website, while driving content and process to the telephone for added benefit." For more information about the JobFlash Voice Recruiting system, visit www.jobflash.com About JobFlash Founded in 2002, JobFlash pioneered the voice recruitment methodology and category, and Human Resource Executive Magazine recognized the company in 2003 as offering one of the Top 10 HR Products. The privately held company closed its Series B round on December 30, 2003, raising approximately $5 million. The round was led by Maveron, a Seattle-based venture firm, with $400 million under management. Existing investors, Mosaic Venture Partners, headquartered in Toronto, and The Band of Angels also participated in the financing. About Recruitmax Recruitmax (www.recruitmax.com) is all about the people. An award-winning global provider of workforce management solutions, Recruitmax provides software and services, which allow companies to attract, hire, retain and manage their workforces more efficiently. With its U.S. headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL., and European headquarters in Cheswick, U.K., Recruitmax provides solutions that are used at more than 500 organizations, ranging from small recruiting firms to multinational Fortune 100 companies. About Hodes iQ As a world leader in recruitment communications and staffing solutions, Bernard Hodes Group (www.hodesiq.com) has years of experience providing our clients with strategic solutions for the Web. From building career sites for the Fortune 500 to response management technology, clients access our knowledge base, our legendary service commitment, and our understanding of the Web as a recruiting tool. About HRsmart HRsmart provides a fully hosted, network-delivered suite of talent management software solutions including applicant tracking, online recruiting, performance management, learning management, career development, succession planning, employee referral and job distribution. Many companies, including Fortune 500 companies, commercial public career boards and recruiting firms, turn to HRsmart for their talent management needs. HRsmart is an IBM certified e-business on demand (ebod) solution partner. About WebRecruiter WebRecruiter LLC is a software company that enables some of the world's largest organizations to build competitive advantages through the integration and automation of the entire recruitment supply chain. Designed to adapt to customer requirements, instead of unseating existing workflows, WebRecruiter's solutions feature a modular and scalable architecture, unique pricing model and tight integration with related vendor service offerings. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]