SmartPost climbs higher into social networking

SmartPost, the innovative online job posting product from Bernard Hodes Group, today announced the expansion of its e-media network by adding Climber.com to its impressive roster of media partners. SmartPost now tops over 10,000 job posting and sourcing options, and this new media relationship brings together the best-in-class sourcing technology and reporting metrics of SmartPost with an industry trend-setter in the Web 2.0 wave of social networking sites.

Today, finding and filling a companyís open jobs are distinctly different from just a few years ago. Employers are now experimenting with innovative strategies for spreading their recruitment messages and screening candidates online, and Web-savvy job hunters are taking advantage of new Internet resources aimed at helping them make better career decisions.

Sites like Climber.com have sought to provide great value to both passive job seekers (whom they call ìClimbersî) and client organizations in its offering of linking people with open positions. Their proprietary Career Fingerprint(TM) concept will help Climbers more selectively apply for positions that match their personal feelings about the most important aspects of their work environment and help organizations better select individuals who fit their culture. All candidates complete a Work Values Assessment and an in-depth profile, which Climber.com uses to match against an organizationís requirements.

ìUsing sites like Climber.com bring additional options to our customers and their sourcing strategies than those with traditional job boards,î said Carmen Doherty, product director, SmartPost. ìSmartPost customers will now benefit from reaching a completely different passive candidate population than those using other more mainstream recruiting avenues.î

ìWe are extremely pleased to be a part of the SmartPost network,î said Nick Jimenez, executive vice president, Climber.com. ìSmartPost clearly understands recruiters in today's business environment are looking for ways to increase productivity while controlling costs.

Through our proprietary process Climber.com delivers a diverse set of qualified, available and interested passive candidates, while investing 50% of each posting fee directly marketing that job.