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Jobvite, a creator of next-generation recruitment solutions, has announced the integration of its SaaS recruitment application with professional and social networks LinkedIn and Facebook and Twitter, the popular microblogging site.

Jobvite clients are now able to tap into their burgeoning networks to target job opportunities to qualified people. The product’s new matching technology recommends jobs to the appropriate people in these networks. These personalized invitations, called Jobvites, enable recipients to share them with other possible prospects on social networks, thus increasing the movement of the message through viral techniques.

“At this time, when so many people are looking for better opportunities through the people they know, and when companies have fewer recruiters and less money for job boards, our goal is to make it possible for companies to seize this opportunity to hire great available talent by empowering their own people,” said Dan Finnigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobvite. “Companies these days are filling their most critical open positions and don’t have money or time to waste. Our API integration into the leading social networks – with innovative matching of jobs to profiles – is seamlessly tied into our complete SaaS recruitment platform, enabling companies to find the best candidates most cost-effectively.”

Jobvite said this product release also enables their customers to increase the engagement and effectiveness of their company career sites. Job seekers can now connect the dots by utilizing LinkedIn’s Company Insider widget to see who they might know at the company. They can directly apply for these jobs using their LinkedIn profiles.

Recruiters who are reviewing candidates within the Jobvite Web 2.0 platform can also access a candidate’s public LinkedIn profile.

Jobvite’s new Facebook application enables a company and its employees to to publish jobs on a fan page or an an employee’s profile page, thereby enhancing Jobvite’s total engagement methodology and making it easier for everyone to become a recruiter.

Here is a list of all the new features and capabilities:

LinkedIn
· Send Jobvites to 1st degree contacts.
· Jobvite recommends the best matches for the position in your network.
· Candidates submit their LinkedIn profiles when applying for jobs.
· Career site visitors can use the LinkedIn Company Insider widget to identify connections at the company.
· Recruiters and hiring manager can use the LinkedIn Profile widget within the Jobvite eRecruitment application.

Facebook
· Send Jobvites to Facebook friends by notification, post, or status update.
· Jobvite recommends the best matches for the position in your friends.
· Add a Facebook application that features jobs on profile or fan pages.
· Facebook Connect is used to integrate with the Jobvite eRecruitment application.

Twitter
· Send Jobvites via Twitter by broadcast or direct message (140 characters).
· Jobvite recommends the best matches for the position in your followers.

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