Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion

Jobvite, a creator of next-generation recruitment solutions, has been named one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors for Human Capital Software 2009 in a report by analysts James Holincheck and Thomas Otter.

This report notes that social software is significantly impacting recruitment processes and Gartner recommends that “[Companies] include social software integration as part of a recruitment application portfolio.”

Jobvite does just that. They recently delivered new matching technology and comprehensive
integration with major social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

“Jobvite has grown rapidly in a tough economy because our approach delivers more value than ever at a time when companies must decrease recruiting expense when hiring great talent,” said Dan Finnigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobvite. “Our new technology matches jobs to profiles in leading social networks, making it effortless for any employee to share job opportunities with relevant connections. I am honored that Gartner has recognized us in the Cool Vendor report and I believe this is based on the innovative quality of our Silicon Valley-based team and our value proposition.”

Gartner defines a “Cool Vendor” as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are:

1. Innovative: Enables users to do things they couldn’t do before
2. Impactful: Have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology)
3. Intriguing: Have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in the past 6 months.

Past winners include InterviewStudio and Infohrm.

If you want to see who the other cool vendors are, you can shell out $195 for the entire report.

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