Standout Jobs

I’m a bit late with this news, having spent the day at ERE Expo in San Diego, but we did put out a press release about some new functionality in our Candidate Relationship Management Tool. This is an area of the product where we’re adding some good functionality to improve the experience for employers. There are a few areas we’re focusing on:

1. Helping companies take applicant and candidate tracking out of email;
2. Improving communication between employers and candidates (always a pain point from the candidate perspective); and,
3. Improving internal collaboration and communication around resumes, applications and candidates.

We put this press release out along with my attendance and presentation at ERE Expo. And here it is:

MONTREAL, April 1 - ERE EXPO - Standout Jobs has added new applicant tracking features to its employer branding and recruiting product, RECEPTION. These new relationship management tools make it easy for recruiters and HR managers to identify, interact with and track candidates.

RECEPTION is a do-it-yourself interactive career site that integrates video into job postings and incorporates social media tools like blogging and RSS feeds. With RECEPTION, companies can publish relevant content directly to job candidates, and post job ads to multiple free and paid job boards at the click of a button. An online tour of the RECEPTION product is available at http://www.standoutjobs.com/tour.

New applicant tracking features include:

• Candidate Sourcing: Improved sourcing through the Talent Scout bookmarklet for finding candidates and researching them online.
• Employee Reviews of Candidates: Invite employees to review candidates voting and leaving comments to improve collaboration throughout the hiring process.
• Add Files to Candidates: Associate files to candidates including portfolios, assessment tests, and more.
• Research Candidates: Quickly gather online information about candidates from Google and social networks, and associate it to their profiles in the Candidate Relationship Management Tool.
• Improved Usability: The Candidate Relationship Management Tool is the easiest to use on the market. Streamlined features and well-organized interfaces ensure quick adoption for the HR staff and entire team.

Ben Yoskovitz, CEO of Standout Jobs, said: “Businesses can now easily manage candidates through the hiring process without the cost and complexity associated with traditional applicant tracking systems. This is
especially important for smaller companies that need to implement robust recruiting solutions while keeping costs down.”

RECEPTION is a software-as-a-service solution that can be integrated into existing sites or operated as a stand-alone website to power companies’ recruiting efforts. RECEPTION is offered completely for free.

Dan Melinger, Co-Founder of Socialight, said: “Reception helps us manage the candidate funnel much more easily. It’s nice to get applicant tracking out of email, with a tool that’s simple, elegant and priced
right.” Socialight’s career site, which is powered by Standout Jobs’ RECEPTION, is at http://jobs.socialight.com

Standout Jobs CEO Ben Yoskovitz has been invited to speak at ERE Expo Spring 2008, taking place March 31 to April 2 in San Diego. Yoskovitz will take part in a session at 2:15 PM on April 1 that also includes speakers
from JobScore, Path 101 and VisualCV.

About Standout Jobs, Inc.

Standout Jobs makes tools to help companies promote their employment brand and hire the best talent. Standout Jobs’ RECEPTION product is a suite of web-based tools that combines a do-it-yourself, customizable career site with back-end applicant tracking features. The company was started in February 2007, and in January 2008 received a $2 million investment from venture capital fund iNovia Capital and angel investors. For more information, visit http://www.standoutjobs.com.