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TaxDiversity.com Addresses Shortage of Corporate Tax Professionals

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:20:18 GMT

URL:http://www.taxdiversity.com

A new initiative addressing the lack of diverse personnel within the tax profession aims to stave off a potential shortage of corporate tax professionals at a time when government regulation and financial requirements of large corporations are increasing. Tony Santiago, owner of Tax Search, Inc. and TaxTalent.com, recently launched TaxDiversity.com, a collaborative tax profession project focused on improving the diversity of both minorities and women in the tax profession as the traditional white male population begins to retire in large numbers. “As a recruiting firm and industry resource, we saw a lack of diversity particularly among minorities in the tax profession, as well as a lack of women in senior leadership roles,” says Santiago. “With the number of retirees increasing fast and a long retraining time required for new hires, we must reach out to all populations quickly or there could be dire consequences. While individual companies have developed certain initiatives, no one has stepped up to create a comprehensive plan encompassing the entire tax profession.”

In fact, a recent survey of U.S. tax professionals conducted by the company found that more than 68% said that racial diversity at the senior executive level within the tax profession was below average or poor, and nearly half said that the availability of support systems to promote diversity among tax professionals was below average or poor. The center of the effort is TaxDiversity.com, a Web site where students and professionals can view job openings, participate in forums, read case studies, watch video commentary from successful minority tax professionals and...Click to read more.

Tags: tax, accounting, diversity, minorities, business

Layover.com Truck Driver Recruiting Site Speeds Driver Recruitment - Eliminates Faxed Documents

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:01:11 GMT

URL: http://www.Layover.com
Layover.com has added another feature to streamline the truck driver recruiting process for trucking companies. Now truck drivers applying for truck driving jobs on Layover.com can sign a driving history release form with the sweep of their mouse. The signed release form will then be emailed in real-time along with their driver's application to the carriers they are applying to. The release form authorizes the trucking company recruiter to verify the applicant's work history, and drug and alcohol testing information. In the past, this release form had to be sent to the applicant for a signature then faxed or mailed back to the recruiting company. With Layover.com's electronically signed release forms, there is no waiting time for driver recruiters. Carriers are immediately authorized to check an applicant's employment, performance, and drug and alcohol testing history. "It's one more step to connect qualified drivers and interested carriers in the fastest way possible, cutting down on lost time and revenue," said Bruce Martin, Layover.com's President. Layover.com offers powerful online job search and recruiting tools to drivers and carriers. With one application, drivers can send their application to multiple carriers based on the preferences they have chosen. Carriers receive real time applications from drivers that match their hiring criteria, or they can search the data base of thousands of applications...more

Tags: Bruce Martin, truck driver recruiting, trucking companies, truck drivers, truck driving jobs, Layover.com, driving history release form

New Vertical Search Engine Chimby.com Crawls Web For Best Career Advice

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:04:10 GMT

URL: http://www.chimby.com
Chimby.com is an exciting new tool that both job seekers and career coaches will find extremely useful. Available for free, this vertical search engine crawls a unique and powerful collection of career advice sites & blogs, and then categorizes their information into an easy to use interface. Users can conduct keyword searches on their favorite career topic or choose from a handy list of topical subjects ranging from job hunting tips to career change advice. There are no jobs on CHIMBY.com, just career advice. Currently, the Chimby.com index contains information from over 360 of the best career advice sites on the web and has categorized over 150,000 pages of content. This includes sites like CareerJournal, QuintCareers and a number blogs written by career coaches and recruiting professionals. more...

Tags: jobs, employment, career advice, search engine, chimby.com

Site Offers Safety Training Resources for Increasingly Diverse Workforce

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:16:10 GMT

URL: http://safety.1800inet.com
The Workplace Safety Store offers a comprehensive selection of English and Spanish safety training resources on key OSHA training topics, as well as kits, videos, books, manuals, and posters related to regulatory compliance and workplace safety training. The store also offers volume based discounts and free shipping. more »

Tags: workplace safety, workplace hazards, OSHA, hispanic worker safety, safety training, URLwire
Headline: Site Offers Safety Training Resources for Increasingly Diverse Workforce

Fired Google Blogger Helps Launch SimplyFired.com

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:44:43 GMT

Fired Google Blogger Helps Launch SimplyFired.com

http://www.SimplyFired.com

Amidst the sea of corporate layoffs announced recently, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com), the world's largest search engine for jobs, today launched SimplyFired.com, a website for fired and laid off workers to share and submit their stories. Joining to help launch the site is Mark Jen, the infamous blogger who made headlines after being fired by Google for his blogging earlier this year. Jen, who now works for Plaxo, will be featured on the site along with his account of getting fired. He will also serve as a judge for a “Simply Fired Contest” to uncover the most captivating and compelling stories about people who have lost their job.

Announcement URL: http://www.urlwire.com/news/080105.html

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OnlineJobMatch.co.uk Simplifies Employment Recruitment Process

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:36:10 GMT

OnlineJobMatch.co.uk Simplifies Employment Recruitment Process

OnlineJobMatch.co.uk has been designed to provide Employers and Recruitment Agencies with the tools to effectively manage their candidates, employees, vacancies and clients - reducing the time and cost required to fill positions. In many cases the required back office systems required to support good candidate relationships have not been available due to their high cost or in some cases have not been fully utilised to track and maintain contact with candidates or placements.

URL: http://www.OnlineJobMatch.co.uk

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