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Feature in Twin Cities Business Mag: MHTA Rolls Out New Skills-Focused Job Board

RealTime Talent’s newest platform, the Exchange, was featured in Twin Cities Business Magazine this week in a story highlighting the Minnesota High Tech Association’s new site. The story was picked up at MHTA’s Tech.2017 breakfast which was held at the Metropolitan Ballroom last week and drew around 200 leaders in high tech innovation.  Featured in the article are insights from Margaret Anderson Kelliher, President and CEO of MHTA, and WorkFountain’s Program Manager for Minnesota, Dave Kornecki.

The full article by Andrew Eggert can be read on the Twin Cities Business Magazine website at: http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2017/February/MHTA-Rolls-Out-New-Skills-Focused-Job-Board

 

 

The RealTime Talent Exchange Network Grows

This month, four organizations launched branded portals of the RealTime Talent Exchange.  Ranging from trade and employer associations to local economic development corporations and chambers of commerce, these additions to our network of platforms signal that Minnesota businesses have a big interest recruiting talent differently.

The RealTime Talent Exchange is a cutting-edge web-based job platform that  away from resumes, position descriptions, and traditional recruiting practices toward a new matching technology that leapfrogs other online tools.  The Exchange uses statistically-validated questions for specific positions and sophisticated matching to create high quality connections and increase the diversity of candidate pools.  It surveys candidates and employers about needs, interests, abilities, and preferences and then uses WorkFountain’s patent-pending matching algorithms to create matches, instantly connecting job and internship-seekers to opportunities. By matching candidates to employers based not only on skills and requirements, but also on job interests and workplace preferences, the Exchange ensures that candidates are well-suited for positions and provides employers with access to candidates who are the best possible fit.   It was developed by Michigan-based process engineering company Digerati (under the name WorkFountain) to help create a more efficient labor market and reduce bias in the hiring process.  The Exchange also:

  • Cuts the time and cost of recruiting and job searching
  • Provides rapid and high quality matches
  • Serves the unique needs of small, mid-sized, and large employers
  • Delivers integrated resources to support recruitment goals and compliance reporting
  • Provides customer-centered tools for employers, job-seekers, educators, industry organizations, economic developers and others

The first portal to launch in Minnesota belongs to the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation, titled the VHEDC Talent Exchange. Within a few hours of launching the site, three employers had jumped at the opportunity to leverage the unique matching technology.

Second to launch was the AgriGrowth Job Exchange.  AgriGrowth immediately saw the benefit of a talent matching platform that would help ag employers more effectively and efficiently find the talent they needed.  The volume of job posts on their portal has been growing at the trade association’s network of employers experience the platform and see how powerful it can be.

Launching within 24 hours of each other, the MHTA Talent Exchange of the Minnesota High Tech Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce’s MN Job Match platform have already created a lot of buzz.  With more hosted portals preparing for launch in March, the RealTime Talent Exchange continues to grow. If you have questions about the Exchange or becoming a host, please contact RealTime Talent’s Executive Director, Sandee Joppa or the Exchange Director, Jess Niebuhr.

Revolutionize How Your Company Finds Talent: The RealTime Talent Exchange

The RealTime Talent Exchange Leapfrogs Other Posting Systems

 

Hey Minnesota employers! Every day you work hard to attract, develop, and retain the talent your organization needs for today and for the future. This important and time-consuming work starts with hiring the right people for the right roles. The RealTime Talent Exchange can help!

 

The Exchange provides cutting-edge technology that creates a more efficient and effective labor market by moving away from the sole use of traditional recruiting practices toward a new matching technology that leapfrogs other online tools. This innovative technology helps employers fill open positions by easily accessing candidates who are the best possible fit.

 

Here’s how it works.

The Exchange surveys employers and candidates about needs, interests, abilities, and preferences using a set of statistically validated questions for the specific role. Then, the system uses patent-pending algorithms to create matches, instantly connecting employers and job seekers. This cuts the time and cost of recruiting and serves the unique needs of small, mid-sized, and large employers. Built on WorkFountain technology, this innovative platform allows your organization to make meaningful connections and find the best person for the job–faster than ever before.

 

Some key benefits for employers:

  • One-stop exposure to top talent, regardless of recruiting budget or name recognition
  • Job board broadcasting and social media promotion
  • Centralized scoring, screening, and stack ranking of candidates
  • Prioritized shortlist of top matches to consider first
  • Cost effective ($39 per job posting and $19 per internship posting)

 

Now in the pre-launch phase, this new online labor Exchange will be officially launching in February. View the site now at www.realtime.workfountain.com. There are early opportunities for large employers, regional economic development bodies, academic institutions, and others to become hosts or create enterprise accounts on the new platform. If your organization is interested in this kind of opportunity,  please contact Jess@realtimetalentmn.org

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