- working.com benefit from Adicio’s North-American network
- LesPAC updates its job section;
- Taleo selected by the University of Toronto;
- Korn/Ferry International acquires leadership training provider Lominger Limited
The Canadian job board working.com announced a new partnership with Adicio, on August 22, 2006. As a developer of web-based job-board solutions, Adicio is working.com’s technical provider since its creation. The Canadian job board can now take advantage of Adicio’s 200 site network, owned by American press group. “With a growing number of individuals on both sides of the border casting employment nets beyond national boundaries, working.com now offers direct and exclusive Canadian access to one of the most powerful job databases in North America” says Kim Peters, working.com’s General Manager. The recruiters must pay an additional CAD $2 500 a year to add the North American network exposure.
working.com
Adicio
LesPAC.com [Quebec first classified ads site] launched the updated version of its job section on July 20, 2006, using a job board-type model. This section is now adapted to the specific market of on-line job postings and stands out from other classified ads thanks to the following functionalities.
- Search engine: The search engine was enhanced with an advanced entry tool comprising five target job search criteria, including sector, education, required experience, job category and language skills.
- Local postings: LesPAC has set up a "Nous recherchons dans votre région" [we are seeking in your region] tab on the home page of the job section, which informs candidates about jobs available in their area. It's a free service for job posters.
- Visibilité Plus package: The Visibilité Plus package provides employers with an opportunity to improve the visibility of their ad, in the form of a job offer with a frame around it displayed in the other sections of the site. The package costs $298, and is designed to attract applicants who are not actively searching for a job.
- Special rate of $99 per job posting: Rates were adapted to the job posting market, which differs from the other classified ads at the present time.
"With more than 1,100,000 unique visitors a month, LesPAC has an incredible reach throughout Quebec," stated Suzanne Moquin, President of LesPAC. The site intends to benefit from this audience to become a leading force on the job board market. This year, LesPAC will therefore attend the Montreal Job and Training Fair, to be held September 26 and 27 at the Palais des Congrès.
LesPAC.com
Taleo, an application service provider (ASP) of talent management solutions, announced the acquisition of a new Canadian public sector client on July 26, 2006—the University of Toronto. This university, which has 17 faculties, selected Taleo to optimize employee recruiting and assessment for its three campuses. It totals 70,000 students and 10,000 employees, including professors and other staff members. With this new client, Taleo has 50 Canadian companies that use its talent management solutions. Worldwide, the company has 630 corporate customers with some 580,000 users in more than 100 countries.
Taleo
University of Toronto
Korn/Ferry International, the global provider of talent management solutions, finalized the acquisition of Lominger Limited, a provider of leadership development tools, on August 8, 2006. Under the agreement, valued at US$24 million, Lominger becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Korn/Ferry. Founded in 1991, Lominger offers a range of training products and services known as the Leadership Architect Suite. The tools in the Suite have a number of applications, including performance management, team development and succession planning. The firm's product's will be a part of Korn/Ferry's Leadership Development Solutions (LDS) business. Founded in 1969 and based in Los Angeles, Korn/Ferry International today operates in 40 countries around the world, including Canada, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
Korn/Ferry International
Lominger Limited