Commercial job boards have been successful financial ventures on the
internet, yet failures in meeting the needs of both job seekers and
employers. It will be a necessary and valuable tool for all
employers working through the predicted labor shortage.

employment recruiters

New low-cost job board
alternative will offer $25 job postings and present major
challenge and competition to existing commercial job boards.jobcentral .
"The turbulent market, escalating costs and ever-changing face of
electronic recruiting led a group of leading corporations to examine
the potential for an employer-driven, public service-type employment
site," said David H. "Each
participant will graduate from the program with a practical , easy-to-implement
strategy to land a job, as well as information on how to succeed once they
enter the workplace.

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Uniquely offering employers and job seekers direct contact with
each other, access to the JobCentral employment listings is provided
free of charge to job seekers, while employers are charged only a
nominal fee of $25 per job posting. JobCentral provides job seekers in all industries and
occupations, from non-skilled and entry-level to chief executive
officer, up-to-date information about employment and career
opportunities, and a direct link to employers' web sites.

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JobCentral , the Internet's first employer-owned job board and
employment web site (www. As a result, job seekers suffer, since less
than thirty percent 30% of employers' available jobs are currently
posted on commercial job boards.
Employers are charged the same $25 fee for job postings to any of the
colleges and universities on the fast-growing list of over 500
participating NACElink schools. A discount is offered on jobs posted
to multiple schools.com
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This includes resources and establishments engaged in one or more of the following disciplines:

Recruitment and/or staffing services on behalf of employers
Advice or assistance with preparation of resumes and portfolios
Job search directories
Career management

Excluded from this category are:

Individual job postings (i.

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S. "All About Careers Dream Job Boot Camp(TM):
Guerilla tips, tactics and strategies for the seriously motivated career-
seeker" has sessions scheduled for May 16 and 17; June 16 and 17, and August 3
and 4, 2005 at the East Bank Club, 500 N. The program will arm participants
with the tools they need to identify and land a job that best meets their
skills, qualifications and career objectives.
"College career placement centers generally offer generic advice that is
readily available in books or online.

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the 'help wanted' section of an employer's website) are not listed in the Open Directory due to their inherent transient nature.

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DirectEmployers Announces National Online Job Board; JobCentral to Launch with More Than 310 000 Listings

In addition,
NACE publishes a wide variety of professional resources to assist its
members in their roles and is the publisher of the Job Choices
magazine series, the premier recruitment publication for the college
market. The Dream Job Boot Camp, taught by
business professionals, offers innovative advice that helped me secure three
interviews that I wouldn't have gotten without their help. This event gives
participants practice and hands-on training at professional networking and a
chance to meet with recruiters and hiring managers.

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"DirectEmployers ' objective is to create a public site where no
employer or individual is denied access to the job market due to
financial or technological barriers," said Warren. "JobCentral is great for job seekers
and employers alike.AllAboutCareers.

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"The launch of
JobCentral finally captures the potential of the internet for
recruiting, creating a true employer-owned national employment network
where job seekers and employers can connect with each other directly."
JobCentral also utilizes the NACElink national college recruiting
system, in partnership with The National Association of Colleges and
Employers (NACE), to connect colleges, students, alumni and employers. "We also recognize the critical role colleges play in meeting
the demand for a range of staffing needs: internship, co-op,
entry -level and experienced hires.9194
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The listings reflect available job vacancies with nearly 25 ,000
employers nationwide -- including more than seven hundred (700)
corporations that have all of their job vacancies listed on the site. A highly
respected industry veteran, Mr.naceweb.
"Our program offers more than just resume writing and interviewing tips,"
says Laurie Kahn, president , Media Staffing Network, founding partner of All
About Careers and a key facilitator for AAC Dream Job Boot Camp(TM).

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Warren is widely recognized as the
founder of online recruiting and is a former president of Monster. The service utilizes DirectEmployers' popular employment
search engine to link employers with experienced personnel in more
than 6,200 U.org) is a nonprofit
association that links college career services professionals and
employers of new college graduates. CHICAGO, All About Careers, a comprehensive
resource for job hunters, has launched a contest for applicants , aged 19 - 25,
to win a free registration to its Dream Job Boot Camp(TM) and two nights
lodging at Hotel Allegro Chicago.
All About Careers is an organization that provides innovative approaches
to creating and building careers.

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Typically,
the high costs associated with posting positions on commercial job
boards have forced large employers to reduce the number of jobs they
list online and greatly limited access to online recruiting by small
and medium-size companies."
In addition to job listing and resume services, JobCentral
provides outplacement and career transition services for displaced
workers and company-to-company networking capabilities between
corporate human resource offices. companies
wanting to use the internet as an employer-owned-and-managed service. corporations to meet the latest challenges in corporate
recruiting.
The intensive workshops, led by top recruitment, marketing, sales, and
headhunting professionals, are geared toward college seniors and recent
graduates who are conducting job searches.944.

Resumes/portfolios, recruiters and staffing services, and job search directories specific to an industry sector are listed according to the industry which they serve.

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JobCentral's job posting fee is
90% lower than the average cost for posting on existing commercial job
boards.
Both NACE and DirectEmployers recognize the importance of offering
employers cost-effective, efficient alternatives to options currently
available on the internet ," said Marilyn Mackes, Executive Director of
NACE. The Association created and maintains DirectEmployers .

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NACE is pleased to provide the college recruiting segment of the
JobCentral network.

About NACE: Established in 1956, the National Association of
Colleges and Employers (NACE) (www. I am better now at
marketing myself and am better able to handle the interviewing process," says
Sharon Lee, who attended the program in January.

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Its membership includes more than
1,800 colleges and universities and more than 1,500 employer
organizations nationwide.

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"We have formed a partnership with DirectEmployers to provide
NACElink and meet the needs of our college and employer constituents."

About DirectEmployers Association: DirectEmployers Association is
a nonprofit organization formed by human resource executives from
leading U.directemployers., and Xerox
Corporation .
NACE is the leading source of information about the employment of
college graduates.

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Currently , 165 leading U.S. Williams, Manager, Professional Recruiting
Services at Xerox Corporation.

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The launch was announced by William Warren, Executive Director of
DirectEmployers Association (www.S . companies are DirectEmployers members,
which requires only an annual fee of $12,500."
A sample of the in-depth sessions includes:

-- Identifying and finding a dream job
-- Selling yourself - even if you have more potential than experience
-- Networking, marketing yourself and personal branding
-- Demonstrating your "Emotional Intelligence"
-- Overcoming employer bias against hiring recent graduates
-- Making the transition from student to employee

A highlight will be a Career Launch Networking party. In addition to the AAC Dream Job Boot
Camps, AAC's support services help people with strategic support in career
coaching, building resumes with a difference and other key areas of job
hunting support.

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directemployers. JobCentral 's parent, DirectEmployers
Association, was formed in 2001 by a group of leading U.

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INDIANAPOLIS----DirectEmployers
Association

-- Board to go live with job listings from nearly 25,000
corporations and businesses nationwide. With NACElink's connection to
JobCentral, we can leverage the relationships between colleges and
employers, increasing the access to these candidates for employers. Class size is limited to
ensure personal consultations and advice.

The Employment category focuses on bringing employees and employers together.

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DirectEmployers Association's member companies include an
impressive group of industry leaders such as Abbott Laboratories ,
Accenture, Allegis Group, Analysts International, ALLTEL Corporation,
Ashland, Bausch + Lomb , Capgemini, Cingular Wireless, GE, H+R Block,
IBM, Kindred Healthcare, Lockheed Martin, Mellon Financial
Corporation, Mutual of Omaha, National City Corporation, Progressive
Insurance, Raytheon Company , Southern Company, Sprint, Unisys
Corporation, Union Pacific, Volt Information Sciences, Inc.org /press/

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com), the Internet's only cooperative,
employer-owned search engine dedicated exclusively to employment.

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S. At the same time, more than 70% of
the positions indexed through JobCentral cannot be found on
traditional commercial job boards."
Ray Schreyer, a pioneer in Internet recruiting and co-author of
The Employer's Guide to Recruiting On the Internet and The Best 100
Web Sites for HR Professionals, says, "JobCentral is a great concept
whose time has come. A national employment network
offers great benefits for both employers and job seekers. Throughout the year, the association surveys on
data relevant to the employment of new college graduates and publishes
related reports , including a quarterly report on starting salary
offers and periodic forecasts for the college job market. NACE maintains a virtual press room for the media at
http://www. Kingsbury Street, Chicago , Ill.
To register for the program or the contest, (some restrictions apply),
visit http:/ /www.

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com), was launched today by
DirectEmployers Association with more than 310,000 job listings on the
site. cities, including the top 200 major metropolitan
areas. It makes employer web sites their most effective
and least expensive recruiting tool.naceweb.
Because the facilitators currently work with both job-seekers and
employers, they enjoy first-hand knowledge of the job market , career
opportunities, hiring trends, and the most successful job-hunting strategies,
as well as sales and marketing expertise.