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DirectEmployers Named Recipient of the 22nd Annual Communicator Award of Distinction in Online Video Animation
DirectEmployers Association announced today that it received a Communicator Award of Distinction for Online Video Animation in the 22nd Annual Communicator Awards competition. Founded over two decades ago and hosted by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals and receives over 6,000 entries from ad agencies, interactive agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals, graphic designers and design firms across the US and around the world each year.
DirectEmployers Executive Director Bill Warren to Retire in December
Respected human resources executive, Bill Warren, will retire in December of 2016 after capping off a rich career in the industry. Warren is most notably recognized as the, “Founder of Online Recruitment,” having created the first online job board. Indianapolis–based...
3rd Annual DirectEmployers Member Award Winners Announced
At its recent Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM16), DirectEmployers recognized UPS and CDW as the winners of the Association’s third annual Member Awards Competition for their excellence and commitment in OFCCP compliance and recruitment marketing. The...
DirectEmployers Announces Keynote Speakers for 2016 Annual Meeting & Conference
For its 15-year anniversary, DirectEmployers Association will host entrepreneur and diversity expert, Max Siegel; Easter Seals’ President and CEO, Randall Rutta; and Social Talent’s CEO and Chief Sourcing Ninja, Johnny Campbell as keynote speakers at the 2016 Annual...
Agenda Announced for DirectEmployers 2016 Annual Meeting & Conference
DirectEmployers announced its 2016 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM16) and pre-conference agenda, featuring sessions geared at translating OFCCP compliance regulations and recruitment marketing trends and best practices. Taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana from...
DirectEmployers Association Announces 3rd Annual Member Awards Competition
DirectEmployers Annual Member Awards Competition announces call for entries for OFCCP Compliance and Recruitment Marketing categories Indianapolis-based nonprofit DirectEmployers Association announces its 3rd Annual Member Awards Competition, and invites members of...
Disney, Easter Seals Dixon Center And USAA Join Forces To Encourage Hiring Of Military Veterans, Military Spouses And Caregivers
The following press release was originally issued on October 27, 2015 and authored by DirectEmployers partner, Easter Seals Dixon Center. The Honorable Robert A. McDonald to keynote "Heroes Work Here" Seminar in Chicago on Nov. 3 to help Midwest-based Companies Expand...
Diversity is Why: New White Paper Released by American Heart Association & DirectEmployers
To benchmark diversity recruitment strategies of top employers and provide education around the topic, American Heart Association and DirectEmployers release a new white paper demonstrating how organizations have embraced workplace diversity. American Heart...
DirectEmployers to Observe and Support National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In collaboration with its disability partners, DirectEmployers today announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This annual awareness campaign is led by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy...
Federal Contractor Compliance—OFCCP Enforcement Trends and How to Survive an Audit
The following press release was authored by the Berkshire Associates Inc. and was originally posted on September 23, 2015. Beth Ronnenburg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, President of Berkshire Associates will help attendees during a DirectEmployers’ webinar event understand Office...