TMP Worldwide Brings Recruitment to Second Life.Recruitment Advertising You can improve this article by adding links to related material, within the existing text. After links have been created, remove this message. For more information, see the . NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- TMP TMP (thymidine monophosphate): see thymine. Worldwide Advertising & Communications, the world's largest independent recruitment advertising agency, today announced that it will bring new capabilities to corporate recruitment in 2007 via TMP Island, the company's space within the popular Second Life virtual world. TMP Island is a space where recruiters will be able to network with prospective candidates, host events, conduct employee presentations, and even build virtual replicas of their real-world offices for unprecedented interaction with job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. . "Initiatives like TMP Island showcase our dedication to innovation, our ability to bring imaginative, next-generation practices to employment marketing, and our commitment to finding leading-edge solutions for our customers," said Michelle Abbey, president and 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. , TMP Worldwide. Second Life is a 3-D online virtual world, currently inhabited by roughly 3.4 million residents who have the ability to engage in various forms of personal interaction and commerce. Already, major corporations are showing interest. T-Mobile, for one, has been impressed by the potential benefits TMP can offer through Second Life. "At T-Mobile we're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. innovative ways to reach top talent," said Judy Wright, senior program manager, employer branding Employer branding as “the image of the organization as a ‘great place to work’ in the minds of current employees and key stakeholders in the external market (active and passive candidates, clients, customers and other key stakeholders). for T-Mobile. "We're very excited about the possibilities TMP Island will offer, and we believe we'll be able to connect with our candidate pool in a distinct way that is as entertaining as it is informative." "TMP Island represents the future of employment recruiting," said Russell Miyaki, VP, national interactive creative director, TMP Worldwide. "To reach a new generation of employees, successful recruiters will need to employ sophisticated, innovative technologies that extend their reach and demonstrate that they are smart and tech-savvy. TMP Island on Second Life is a great solution." TMP expects a number of notable events to take place on TMP Island throughout 2007, beginning in the first half of the year. "Virtual worlds like Second Life will allow for brand immersion like never before, from showcasing a company's capabilities in a dynamic environment, to getting a better understanding of a candidate's creativity, to the benefits of networking in real-time from disparate locations," said Louis Vong, VP, interactive strategy, TMP Worldwide. "TMP Island will provide our clients with a multitude of capabilities--and we are just beginning to scratch the surface of what's possible." About TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications (www.tmp.com) is North America's largest independent recruitment advertising agency and the only recruitment advertising agency recognized among the top 20 U.S. Interactive agencies. We are a single source for companies to communicate their employment offerings in order to recruit and retain the best talent. Through online and traditional communications, ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). campaign management services, creative and brand management, diversity enrichment, and media planning, TMP delivers Solutions with an Interactive Edge, achieving industry-specific results across virtually every sector in business and government. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and affiliates around the globe, TMP continues to set the standard for measurable and cost-effective HR communications |
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