experiencenet.com Extends Global Work Force into Africa.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 In order to significantly expand its global presence experiencenet.com, a leading IP recruitment services company that links Independent Professionals with companies for consulting and contract assignments, today announced a partnership with South African contracting and recruitment specialist, add-IT. The deal gives experiencenet.com an immediate presence in sub-Saharan Africa and extends the reach of add-IT to the US and other markets in which it previously had limited influence. Under the terms of the agreement, add-IT will market and sell experiencenet.com's global work force service to African corporations in need of their services. The global demand for skilled people in IT, Healthcare, Accounting, Manufacturing, and Education exceeds the current availability. Rather than pursue extensive searches for full-time employees, many corporations are 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. expertise in certain areas to implement key projects. "Like most markets world-wide, Africa suffers from a dearth of expertise," said Lynne Scullard, general manager of add-IT. "In the IT market particularly, technological complexity is also a factor, with many corporations opting for contractors over full-time employees in certain key areas. In addition, since there are not enough skilled people available locally to meet the high demand we signed this agreement to provide our clients with access to an extensive global pool of available talent." "add-IT works closely with the major implementers of technology solutions in the region including e-Business specialist, Unihold Business Solutions (listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Established in 1886, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is the only stock exchange in South Africa. Gold and mining stocks form the majority of shares listed. as UHS UHS University Health Services UHS Universal Hint System (gamingy) UHS University High School UHS Urbana High School UHS University High School (Australia) UHS Union High School )," stated Sheila Bednar, Chairman 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. of experiencenet.com. "This partnership is consistent with our policy of seeking win-win scenarios with all our associates. add-IT expands its solution offerings offering its clients access to a global pool of skilled professionals, while experiencenet.com extends its global presence still further." About experiencenet.com Founded in 1999, experiencenet.com (www.experiencenet.com) is an Internet community architected to bring organizational human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. needs and independent professionals, including consultants, contractors and freelancers, together quickly and easily. experiencenet.com offers corporate clients a quick and cost-effective method for identifying and contracting with qualified professionals worldwide. Independent professionals benefit from experiencenet.com through reduced downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. , reduced management/sales efforts, and greater exposure to organizations that require their skills by maximizing exposure to available opportunities. About add-IT Based in Johannesburg and styling itself as "leading the recruitment challenge", add-IT is a contracting and recruitment specialist operating almost exclusively in the IT industry. The company works on the premise that its clients are in its fact partners and developing strong, mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationships with them. add-IT offers a full range of recruitment solutions, supplying contractual and permanent professionals. The company has offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. and Durban, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . |
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