New .jobs to Make Recruiting Process Simpler, Faster, Consistent

Alexandria, Va., April 8, 2005 - Organizations around the world will have a direct, consistent and more efficient means of recruiting for vacant positions on their Web sites using a new top-level domain (TLD) called .jobs. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and ".jobs" have been granted permission from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to create and manage the .jobs community.

Using .jobs will make the recruiting and job searching process more uniform and simpler for both employers as well as prospective employees. Any employer would be able to post open positions on an area of their Web site using the ".jobs" TLD, which would be commonly understood among job seekers. For example, if a person were looking for a job with SHRM, they would simply type in the Web address "www.shrm.jobs."

"Recruiting skilled, dedicated talent is among the strategic contributions HR professionals make to the success of an organization," said SHRM President and CEO Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR. ".jobs has the potential to create a more streamlined recruiting process for HR professionals, and make it easier for prospective employees to find vacant jobs."

"Once established, .jobs will do three things to make the current recruiting process better," said Tom Embrescia, chairman of .jobs. "It'll make the recruitment process simpler for companies to recruit; it'll make recruiting uniform for all companies; and that means that job seekers will find the jobs faster, and companies will be able to more quickly fill open positions."

SHRM research shows that the vast majority of organizations in the U.S. already advertise vacant positions on their company Web sites. Most HR professionals say the Internet yields the highest quality job applicants of all mediums and is the best return on investment.

The first .jobs sites are expected to be launched sometime in August 2005.

For more information contact SHRM Media Affairs.

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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 190,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. As an influential voice, the Society's mission is also to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 500 affiliated chapters within the United States and members in more than 100 countries. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org.

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