Alumwire and TalentDrive Announce Partnership

Alumwire and TalentDrive Announce Partnership

Offering Most Effective Specialty Talent Sourcing Solution - Finally a Way to Find the "Purple Squirrel"

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 29, 2009 -- TalentDrive, the producer of the innovative SaaS recruitment technology, TalentFilterSM, and Alumwire, the leading platform that bridges the gap between alumni networks and recruiters through resume collections, job postings, and their unique chat booth technology, have announced a strategic partnership that offers clients the most targeted search capabilities to fill their hiring needs.

This partnership combines the powerful sourcing ability of TalentFilterSM with the expansive resources and connections available through Alumwire. By combining forces, Alumwire clients will be able to first reach highly qualified and interested resumes through Alumwire's professional database and then utilize TalentFilterSM's advanced search to sweep the open web, accumulating like-kind resumes to fill their pipeline. This partnership offers the most effective solution to finding the "needle in the haystack"--a challenge many firms are facing during this difficult economic situation. Alumwire possess one of the most specialized databases in the industry, while TalentFilterSM offers the ability to continuously generate equally qualified talent, allowing clients to maintain a strong and competitive pipeline.

The Alumwire Professional Network™ provides an open, internet-based Professional Media platform for individuals, schools, and corporations to interact. Features include: job search, recruiting, career enhancement, and other business pursuits. Alumwire serves alumni, schools and corporations through virtual career fairs, resume databases, job postings, online chat, video posts and offline events. Some of the alumni networks available through AlumWire include Pepperdine University, Berkeley Alum, Columbia University, Andersen Alum, Consumer Packaged Goods Alum, Texes Exes, Rensselaer Alumni Association, UC Davis Alumni Association, and the UCSC Alumni Association. Alumwire makes a direct connection between the qualified talent and the open positions, fulfilling supply for their clients' hiring demands. TalentDrive's advanced sourcing tool TalentFilterSM allows clients to continue gathering highly qualified resumes of the same caliber as found in Alumwire's database, by searching over 11,000 free and paid job boards and social networks and then generating results in one, easy-to-use location. In combination, these two technologies bring needed improvements to the recruitment process by offering a solution that makes finding specific talent for unique hiring needs possible.

"Essentially, we are teaming with one of the most focused suppliers of specialty talent databases to assist in augmenting the growth and vibrancy of Alumwire Talent Networks. This partnership is game changing in the specialty-hire arena. We feel strongly this product combination offers clients the most effective way to find specific talent and are pleased to offer a solution at an opportune time," Sean Bisceglia, CEO TalentDrive.

About TalentDrive:

TalentDrive has released TalentFilterSM, the industry's most innovative SaaS internet recruiting solution. Over 55 Global Companies have developed one of the most easy-to-use, on-demand, talent sourcing and recruitment tools on the market. For subscribers, the recruitment technology sweeps and unifies thousands of paid and free resume databases in one location. TalentFilter then matches and hierarchies the results, and provides contact through auto scheduling for candidate interviews, specifically chosen by the company. In addition, through powerful analytics, companies are able to manage ROI for online recruiting. One search, one location, one technology. Thousands of sources.

For more information, visit www.talentdrive.com.

About Alumwire:

Alumwire is an interactive network for students and alumni to find jobs, internships and other employment opportunities through the patent-pending, virtual, on-line recruiting fairs. Alumwire provides job seekers with professional networks, communications tools, forums, events and other services in assisting job seekers locate desired positions. This new service is expanding rapidly and represents a 21st century approach to job search and hiring. Colleges and universities are using Alumwire to enhance their career placement services for recent graduates as well as their alumni and corporate alumni organizations, like The Digital Alumni, offer these services to their members when they are seeking new positions. Corporations are rapidly joining Alumwire as a ready access to talent in a more cost effective way from college, university and general talent markets.

For more information, visit www.alumwire.com.

Media Contact:

Alissa Gothard

TalentDrive

312.676.4204

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Contact Information Alissa Gothard

TalentDrive

http://www.talentdrive.com

312-676-4204