Jobs Universe Expansion Enables Job Seekers to More Easily Find Open Positions in Their City and Area of Expertise

INDIANAPOLIS, March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — DirectEmployers
Association, a non-profit consortium of leading global employers, today
emphasized the importance of helping job seekers more easily find open positions
in their city and area of expertise, by expanding the .Jobs Universe on the
internet.

“Unemployment remains high in the U.S., yet companies are picking up the pace of
hiring and there are more open positions available than at any time since the
downturn began,” said Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers
Association and an early pioneer in online recruiting. “We need a more
centralized, efficient way of connecting employers with job seekers and the
Jobs Universe is the answer. Now, by expanding the .Jobs Universe to include
geographic locations and career specialty keywords, we are adding the capability
for job seekers to easily search based on their location or area of expertise.”

Adds Warren, “It’s free. There is no cost to the employer, and no cost to the
job seeker. All companies, regardless of size or industry, can list jobs free of
charge, automatically enter new listings on a daily basis and automatically
distribute job listings to relevant web sites. It’s the most simple, powerful,
cost-effective way to bring hiring companies together with qualified
candidates.”

For example, Rhonda Stickley, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at
Providence Health & Services, is regularly seeking top medical professionals.
She said, “If we can distribute our openings for nurses in Seattle, for example,
to multiple relevant websites such as www.seattle.jobs, www.nursing.jobs and
www.seattlenursing.jobs, that is a big win for both Providence Health & Services
and the job seeker.”

Employers have rallied around the .Jobs platform since its launch in January,
with jobs from over 90,000 employers including some of the largest companies in
the world. The .Jobs Universe was created to transform how people use the
Internet to quickly and efficiently locate valid employment opportunities.

Rodney Moses, Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition for Blackberry
manufacturer Research In Motion, said, “The .Jobs Universe creates an
environment of seamlessly integrated employment domains which is revolutionary
for the online recruitment industry. We are always seeking top-notch talent
around the globe, and this initiative will help foster that effort.”

Concurs Mike Rickheim, Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition for global
consumer products marketer Newell Rubbermaid, “Newell Rubbermaid is always
interested in identifying new avenues to attract and retain top talent. The
Jobs Universe launch represents one of the most promising and most innovative
means of linking job seekers with hiring employers. This provides our
organization with the opportunity to source and secure a diverse slate of
highly-qualified talent in a cost-effective way.”

Recently, questions have been raised about how the .Jobs Universe expansion will
be governed. Warren said DirectEmployers Association is addressing these
concerns while staying focused on the goal to make it easier and more efficient
for job seekers to connect with hiring companies. “The support that we have
received from job seekers and recruiting leaders is phenomenal. It speaks
volumes about the direction and the potential of the .Jobs Universe.”

About DirectEmployers Association

DirectEmployers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, 550+ member employer
trade association. Its members include many of the largest U.S. and global
employers in the world. The Association’s mission is to provide employers an
employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and
reaches an ethnically diverse national and international workforce.
DirectEmployers Association provides a wide-range of products, services and
engagement opportunities to its members–included but not limited to: Indexing
Member jobs and syndicating them to thousands of job sites across the Internet;
A robust analytics platform providing detailed job seeker traffic data; A Search
Engine Optimization (SEO) platform generating rapid SEO ranking growth and
trust; A comprehensive suite of programs and services that assists participating
Members with OFCCP Compliance and Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) regulations; in
addition to many other services.

SOURCE DirectEmployers Association