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VIP Innovations
Contact: Eva A. Jenkins
(571) 248-8041
Website: www.vipinnovations.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Electronic Solution Helps Small Business Staff Up Without
Drowning In Flood of Applicants and Gov't Reporting
Profiles Easy is a newly launched electronic online
application system created to streamline small business staffing.
Washington, DC (PRWeb) April 12, 2007 - VIP Innovations, a Washington
DC based Human Capital Consulting Firm announced today that it
will add Profiles Easy, an electronic online application system
that streamlines the hiring process, to its suite of services
for small businesses. "We believe that Profiles Easy is the
best solution for small businesses seeking to automate a portion
of the hiring process in a way that is tailored to the needs of
an individual company and EEOC reporting requirements," said
Eva Jenkins, spokesperson for VIP Innovations.
Profiles Easy is a new electronic solution from Profiles International
which gives small businesses (less than 350 employees) a way to
streamline staffing and get out from under the mountain of paperwork
required in EEOC reporting. Unlike high-priced, complex, and frequently
ineffective applicant tracking systems, Profiles Easy is "a
simple tracking and matching tool," reports Jenkins. She
believes it provides a "smart solution" for companies
that cannot afford to create a career website or expend the resources
it takes to deal with "a barrage of useless resumes."
An Abundance of Riches…NOT
Jenkins notes that applicants from 'non-boomer' generations control
the job market today. Their diminishing numbers allow them to
pick and choose among more plum assignments at home and abroad.
"Technology has given applicants tremendous freedom to apply
for positions and that's good for businesses who can look at a
wider pool of candidates," says Jenkins. "There is a
downside, however."
When small businesses place an ad, they can get hundreds if not
thousands of resumes from applicants. "At first this seems
like an abundance of riches," says Jenkins. "But it
quickly becomes clear that applicants are using their own automated
systems to reply to every post on the web," Jenkins says.
Their focus, she explains, "isn't on finding a job that they're
qualified to fill. They just look for jobs for which they can
apply."
"Profiles Easy provides a much-needed filter," says
Jenkins. "And the affordable price puts it easily within
the reach of the most budget-conscious business."
Pre-Qualifying Round
Profiles Easy eliminates people who send out resumes to every
job they see by requiring more than just a simple click-and-send.
"On this system, interested job-hunters must build their
application and answer pertinent questions/requirements for each
position," says Jenkins. "This is a very effective way
of pre-qualifying candidates from the outset."
The online application assessments are tied into each open job
requisition and companies only pay for those candidates, they
choose. This is an answer to many small company's dilemmas.
Gives H/R Managers What They Ask For
An automated online hiring process "helps managers get out
from under piles of paper and creates a valuable consistency in
the selection process," says Jenkins. She notes that "the
ROI for effective assessment processes is almost incalculable.
The value of qualified employees manifests itself in greater productivity,
higher profits, and a stable work force."
The cost of hiring and re-training staff is enormous. "Small
businesses can't sustain a revolving door of constantly changing
employees," says Jenkins. She believes the best way to prevent
that is to put more focus on who's coming in the door before opening
it so wide.
Gives the Government What It Asks For
Accurate and timely EEOC reporting each year is an important part
of small business life, but it can be a resource-consuming chore.
Companies with 100 employees or more must report EEOC data every
year. This is also true for any Federal contractor with earnings
of $50K and above. "What makes it tough for small businesses
is finding a way to track and record their data so that reporting
it is easy."
Profiles Easy collects information in a format that is compliant
with government requirements. As requirements inevitably changes,
Profiles Easy will be able to easily adapt. "There have been
some shifts in reporting criteria," reports Jenkins. "Those
changes have already been integrated into the tool."
For more information about this exciting new product and VIP Innovations,
please contact VIP Innovations
Press Contact: EVA JENKINS
Company Name: VIP Innovations
Phone: 571-248-8041
Website: www.vipinnovations.com
Older Workers At Risk for Long-Term Unemployment
and Dwindling Financial Returns New Book Illuminates Possibilities
Despite Gloomy 2005 Job Market
Washington, D.C., October 2005 "In today's business climate
where companies are constantly right sizing, down sizing and re-structuring,
more and more people are waking up to the harsh reality of job
insecurity," says "human capital" expert Eva Jenkins
"And for some workers, that reality is long-term joblessness."
A visionary entrepreneur based in the nation's capital, Jenkins
is the driving force behind VIP Staffing and VIP Innovations.
She is also co-author of the soon-to-be-released Conversations
on Success (ISBN1-932863-85-0), a new book featuring up-close-and-personal
interviews with 17 business leaders "who found opportunity
in adversity and forged their success against the odds."
Each interview focuses on a different entrepreneur with a unique
perspective and a personal story.
Dwindling Returns for Older Workers
Jenkins is especially sensitive to the plight of older workers
who find themselves job-less for the first time in decades. "Workers
in their 20's, 30's and even 40's are still mid-career and have
a wide range of options," she notes. But when companies downsize
"they fire mid-level and senior level managers…the
employees who are likely to be over-50 and equally likely to find
new employment opportunities extremely limited," says Jenkins.
The most recent "Worker Displacement Study" from the
Department of Labor bears our Jenkins' concerns. Statistics reveal
that while 82% of workers aged 24-54 will be re-employed if they
lose their job, the figure drops steeply to 60% for workers aged
55-64, and "plummets to 35% for workers over 65," Jenkins
reports.
Former First Lady Address Issue
At a recent luncheon hosted by The Forum of Washington Women,
keynote speaker and possible Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary
R. Clinton was also focused on the changing face of today's workplace.
Jenkins, who attended the event, says, "Sen. Clinton was
concerned that while the national GDP has an upward curve, the
country hasn't created any new management level jobs in four-and-a-half
years."
"Today's economy is forcing more and more people to work
for themselves," says Jenkins. As the face of the workplace
changes, workers and especially older workers suddenly find themselves
in for a change. The good news is that for many people, it's a
change for the better.
"The professionals in Conversations on Success have found
that the equation for happiness includes "personal satisfaction
and fulfillment," says Jenkins. As entrepreneurs, small business
owners, and independent consultants, they've all found that there's
life after downsizing…and it's the good life!"
Conversations on Success will be available online at Amazon.com
in mid-November "in time for the holidays," says Jenkins.
"This way people can give the gift of hope along with that
fig cake that keeps getting passed around," she laughs.
VIP Innovations, a division of VIP Staffing, LLC, offers a variety
of "high performance" management consulting, training and assessment
programs. For information on VIP Innovations call (571)
248-8041
or visit the company's website at
www.vipinnovations.com.
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