Dallas and Boston - March 15, 2005 - The Empower Network (TEN), the leading provider of corporate staffing solutions, and H3.com, a cash reward referral hiring tool, announced today at the Electronic Recruiting Exchange [ERE] conference that they have formed a strategic alliance designed to optimize employee referral programs.
Through this alliance, TEN can now take advantage of H3.com's patented referral technology to source quality candidates and will incorporate H3.com into its Managed Employee Referral ProgramTM [ERP]. TEN's Managed ERP ensures a high touch candidate experience allowing employers to offload the administrative burden associated with most ERPs. Through the use of H3.com technology, TEN's Managed ERP will enable customers to extend their ERPs' reach to a broader audience of qualified prospects resulting in a short list of quality candidates and a more efficient hiring process.
"Employee referrals are broadly accepted as the best source for quality candidates, but very few employers are really satisfied with the way their ERPs function," said Scott Dow, founder and CEO of TEN. "TEN's Managed ERP helps employers build and maintain momentum with both the referred and referring parties, and H3.com is the tool for connecting the parties."
"Employees are increasingly connected to external online networks and employers ought to rethink their employee referral programs to leverage this rich resource," said Hans Gieskes, president and CEO of H3.com. "Since our launch in September, our customers have come to us and asked for support in screening and processing the candidates we yield for them - this is where TEN will make the difference."
About The Empower Network
The Empower Network (TEN) is a business process outsourcer recognized for helping employers conquer complex staffing challenges. Operating as an extension of the corporate staffing department, TEN's service suite allows customers to focus on adding strategic value to the business units they support. Headquartered in Addison, Texas, TEN is backed by EFO Holdings. For more information about TEN visit www.theempowernetwork.com.
About H3.com
H3.com is a cash reward based referral hiring tool that unleashes the power in your trusted network to identify relevant candidates. Unlike current ad-hoc approaches to referrals, H3.com maximizes efficiencies and minimizes administration associated with engaging your network and tracking referral candidates. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA and backed by Draper Atlantic, The Grosvenor Funds, and CI Fund, H3.com was officially launched in 2005 and has its sights set on transforming how dynamic companies find and hire top talent. For more information or to start a candidate search, visit www.h3.com.