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In 2008, for the first time in my career, I faced a significant career transition. As I
prepared a resume and interview materials, I experienced firsthand how pervasive and valuable the Internet had become in the job search process. Based on these experiences I concluded three things:
- The need for personal marketing and branding in a job search has never been more prevalent.
- The Internet is changing the job search market.
- Job seekers need technology driven marketing tools that traditional outplacement firms typically do not provide.
Today, there is growing frustration, inefficiencies and even misinformation associated with both on line and off line job searches. Only 10-20% of all new hires are the result of listings on job boards. The job seeker has lost control of the process to keyword searches of resumes (for profiling). They have little control of Google searches for background checks and the constant reselling of their personal information to recruiters or other third parties.
If that were not enough, web spiders are scraping data on individuals. The "job sites" are proliferating into the thousands. And the world of "social networks" is growing exponentially. Yet, when leveraged properly, these social networking sites are incredibly powerful in uncovering career opportunities. Which means, people must factor all of these "pieces of the puzzle" into their job search strategies. Today, more than ever, individuals need help organizing their personal marketing materials and leveraging technology to network into the hidden job market. Based on this shifting landscape and feedback from both recruiters and human resource professionals, I decided to create OutplacementTools.com. Click here to see the original concept video.
We provide a truly convenient bundle of services that optimizes and organizes personal
branding & networking for career transition.. We strive to be the intersection of personal marketing and technology. As such, Outplacement Tools has taken a totally unique approach by driving effective technology driven outplacement at 1/10th the cost of traditional service models.
Outplacement Tools provides:
- Job Search Radar™, which integrates corporate databases, internet job listings, social networks and daily news events into a personalize job search dashboard.
- Tools to help build resumes and track expenses.
- Databases of recruiters and venture capital information.
- Professional business cards.
- The Site in 60 application that helps users create a unique personal website quickly, with no technical skills required.
- Advanced website building technology, with state-of-the-art tools. Targeted job search meta tagging is easily implemented.
- Expert content related to career transition, personal branding and job searching in a Web 2.0 world.
- A single integrated interface that’s sole purpose is help individuals find jobs faster. Licenses last for 6 months, so we are available to job seekers, long after traditional outplacement programs end.
Our site is designed to help individuals market their services from a single, convenient interface that organizes every aspect of a successful transition.
I'm confident our site and tools will improve individual's job search process and Personal Marketing in a Web 2.0 World™.
Companies win. Employees win.
I hope you will take the time to  our service and learn new ways to help your employees.
Ian Levine
Founder & CEO
Email the Founder
Visit www.ilevine.com to see an Outplacement Tools personal website. |
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