INDIANAPOLIS, June 23, 2013 — Maryland Works and Indianapolis nonprofit, DirectEmployers Association, announce their partnership as an added member benefit to help Maryland Works expand their job leads and for DirectEmployers’ members to diversify their workforce.
Maryland Works is a statewide membership association that expands employment and business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. DirectEmployers Association is a leading Human Resources trade association of global employers formed to provide cost effective solutions and services for compliance, diversity recruitment and technology. The partnership will provide Maryland Works members access to more than 22,000 jobs available throughout the state of Maryland.
“This partnership will give a wide variety of employers the opportunity to hire qualified and dedicated Maryland workers with disabilities while creating another avenue for Maryland Works’ members to find employment opportunities for their constituents,” stated Bill Warren, Executive Director, DirectEmployers Association.
Maryland Works’ members can search the job leads provided by DirectEmployers by visiting the Maryland Works website at http://www.MDWorks.com and clicking on ‘Resources & Links’ and scrolling to http://MDWorks.jobs.
About Maryland Works
Maryland Works, Inc. is a statewide membership association that expands employment and business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Our members include non-profit community service organizations and individual workforce development professionals who specialize in creating workforce and economic opportunities for thousands of motivated and qualified Marylanders with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a leading HR consortium of global employers formed to assist in the sharing of ideas, incorporating of best practices, and research and development of technology where labor practices are concerned. Through this consortium, business standards are shaped and technology is used with respect to the diversity that is reflected in the various cultures embodied in a global workforce. Our recognized expertise in compliance, recruitment and cost effective technology enables our members to reach the largest, most diverse pool of quality job seekers worldwide.
Media Contacts: Bob Hofmann, President & CEO, Maryland Works, bobh@mdworks.com, 410-381-8660
Jay Stewart, Director of Marketing & Training, Maryland Works, jays@mdworks.com, 410-381-8660
Nancy Holland, VP of Marketing, DirectEmployers Association, nancy@directemployers.org, 317-874-9022
