DirectEmployers Receives Recognition from the State of Arkansas

by DirectEmployers Association | Feb 1, 2012 | Archive: Soapbox Holland

Through our relationship with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), DirectEmployers continues to develop outstanding partnerships with state workforce agencies. Recently our efforts, and particularly efforts of DirectEmployers staff member...

Committee on Education and the Workforce Requests More Information from OFCCP on the NPRM Regarding Individuals with Disabilities

by DirectEmployers Association | Feb 1, 2012 | Archive: Soapbox Holland

The Committee on Education and the Workforce recently submitted a letter to Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, requesting additional information around the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) December 9, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...

Honored for Commitment to Military Spouses and Veterans Seeking Employment

by DirectEmployers Association | Feb 1, 2012 | Press Release

DirectEmployers Association’s Executive Director Honored for Dedication to Helping Military Families and Veterans Reenter the Workforce INDIANAPOLIS, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Now, more than ever, it’s important to recognize those who have...

New DirectEmployers Team Member to Lead National Disability & Employment Initiative

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 25, 2012 | Archive: Soapbox Holland

DirectEmployers Association (DE) would like to formally welcome to the staff, Julie Cook, Operations Manager for the National Labor Exchange (NLX). To many of you, Julie is no stranger. She has actively been working with the Business Development team for the last year...

Career Microsites Changing How Job Seekers Find Employers

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 25, 2012 | Press Release

Over 400 of the Fortune 500 Have Launched Career Microsites on the Intuitive .JOBS Internet Top Level Domain INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Large employers are increasingly turning to career microsites to advertise job openings. Over 400...

US.jobs Connects Job Seekers to 90,000 Employers

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 18, 2012 | Press Release

DirectEmployers Association and The National Association of State Workforce Agencies partner to launch a new National Labor Exchange website using the intuitive .jobs Internet domain. Indianapolis, IN, January 18, 2012 — DirectEmployers Association in...

What Do President Obama, Jon Bon Jovi and DirectEmployers have in Common?

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 18, 2012 | Archive: Soapbox Holland, Networking & Education, Partners

Simone Murray, VP – Member Services and several Members attended the announcement of the Summer Jobs+ initiative at the White House. She kindly agreed to write a guest blog post to share her incredible experience. We all support Summer Jobs+ DirectEmployers...

The White House Announces Federal and Private Sector Commitments to Provide Employment Opportunities for Nearly 180,000 Youth

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 5, 2012 | Press Release

Below is an official press release from The White House sent January 5, 2012 regarding the Summer Jobs+ initiative. Last year, DirectEmployers Association and many of its Members participated in this vital program for employing America’s young people facing...

2011 DirectEmployers Association Year in Review

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 4, 2012 | Archive: Soapbox Holland

Over the last 365 days, DirectEmployers helped connect job seekers with disabilities to employers, joined the Social Jobs Partnership, provided tools to help veterans and military families find work and launched The .jobs Universe. Not to mention we also celebrated a...

USA.jobs First Online Job Search Tool to Implement White House and Google’s Job Posting Schema

by DirectEmployers Association | Dec 20, 2011 | Press Release

DirectEmployers Association joins US Department of Labor and Google in making jobs easier to find for Internet users. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — DirectEmployers announces that USA.jobs is the first online job search tool to support a...