Decision Point Launches HirePro.com.Business/High Tech Editors PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000 Decision Point, the nation's leading provider of automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. hiring technology for the hourly workforce, is taking its proven technology to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the with a new product called HirePro.com. HirePro.com is the only Internet product designed to support employers that hire hourly employees -- a workforce 91 million strong nationwide. How HirePro.com Works HirePro.com offers hourly employers a comprehensive Internet hiring solution by combining all of the pre-employment steps, including the employment application, assessment screening, tax credit recovery and background checks, into one streamlined step. By removing the administrative burden from the application process, this software enables companies to more effectively and efficiently recruit from a national candidate pool. HirePro.com resides on the employer's web site. Once a job candidate has submitted an online employment application, the data is processed electronically by Decision Point. The results and completed application are then faxed or e-mailed back to the store's hiring manager in an easy-to-read format. Employers drive applicants to their company web site through print ads, radio commercials and in-store promotions. "HirePro.com provides employers with a tool to reach applicants who either don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. have the time or opportunity to apply for a job in person," said Bob DeKoning, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Decision Point. "With HirePro.com, employers are going to more effectively recruit these passive job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. via the Internet." Benefits for the Employer -- Recruit hourly employees 24-hours a day from any location. -- Attract job candidates who may not have applied to the company otherwise because the company previously was not recruiting via the Internet. -- Ease the administration burden on hiring managers because they no longer need to process paper applications. -- Shorten (audio, compression) Shorten - A form of lossless audio compression. the time from application to job offer because HirePro.com streamlines the process. HirePro.com is a web-enabled extension of Decision Point's HirePro(TM) hiring kiosk kiosk Originally, in Islamic architecture, an open circular pavilion consisting of a roof supported by pillars. The word has been applied to a Turkish summer garden pavilion and a type of early Persian mosque. technology which has been available since February February: see month. 1997 and is used by employers nationwide to pre-screen hourly applicants. With the HirePro kiosk system, applicants apply for jobs electronically using a screen phone and keypad A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad. . While job candidates are applying, they are not only filling out the traditional job application, but also taking skill assessments. When the paperless application is completed, the data is processed electronically by Decision Point and faxed back to the store's hiring manager within 20 minutes. HirePro is the only system that bundles pre-employment screening and assessments into one streamlined process, making the hiring process easier for the applicant and hiring manager. HirePro.com can be used by employers in combination with the in-store HirePro kiosks or alone. About Decision Point Systems Inc. Beaverton, Ore.-based Decision Point Systems, Inc. supplies technology-based pre-employment systems for companies hiring hourly employees. The company's products are installed in 44 states and Washington D.C. Decision Point has over 100 employees. For more information about Decision Point Systems, visit the company's Internet site www.decisionpt.com. |
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