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DAN GRACE JOINS SKILLSTORM AS EVP, OPERATIONAL SERVICES

Expands division to tie tools to ROI for customers

Charlotte, N.C., 2016-Nov-15 — /EPR Network/ — Dan Grace has joined SkillStorm, an international technology services company, as Executive Vice President of the Operational Services Division (OSD). He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the OSD including service management, monitoring and availability. His experience includes integrating processes and emerging technologies, operational oversight, project execution and tool integration across platforms including ServiceNow, Remedy, Maximo and Service Manager.

In joining SkillStorm, Grace expands the Solutions division to incorporate a services and operations management practice. In this role, he is responsible for strategy, implementation and quality delivery of SkillStorm’s operational services across all customers. SkillStorm’s OSD offers a lean, solutions-oriented model powered by SkillStorm’s Cloud Workforce Solutions (CWS) platform. CWS is a proven alternative solution to OffShore and NearShore sourcing which provides highly skilled technology and operations based resources across the globe.

dan-grace-2-2“Our core clients in the banking and financial services sectors are working to achieve organic growth while dealing with ever-increasing challenges, from regulation and compliance to information security concerns,” says Paul Moura, SkillStorm’s President. “Operational efficiency, driven by effectively implementing today’s service management tools, provides a path that allows clients to deal with those challenges and achieve overall organizational goals while maintaining high service level expectations. Dan’s experience puts SkillStorm in the unique position to provide expert guidance to our
clients in these areas.”

“Service management tools and processes are the foundation for managing the quality of IT and business services. Their impact drives the overall success of any company, enterprise wide,” says Grace. “I’m honored and excited to join SkillStorm as part of the executive leadership team. My goal is to contribute to the continued success of the SkillStorm brand, achieving our company’s vision and exceeding customer expectations.”

Grace has served more than 23 years in managed and operational services executive
leadership roles for companies including Allstate Insurance, eBay’s PayPal division and Bank of America. He holds multiple patents and patent applications in automation, monitoring, integration, knowledge management and more. Grace holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of South Florida and will be based in SkillStorm’s Tempe, Arizona, office.

About SkillStorm
SkillStorm rapidly builds and deploys IT & Operations teams with critical skills in client facilities or in one of our U.S.-based delivery centers. Founded in 2002, SkillStorm specializes in providing services on the leading edge of technology. SkillStorm teams are tasked with executing high-impact projects such as developing applications in agile environments, building mobile apps, harnessing “Big Data’s” potential and strengthening information security efforts for Fortune 1000 and fast-growing tech companies.

SkillStorm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has offices nationwide: Tempe, Arizona; San Diego and Westlake Village, California; Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; New York, New York; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; McKinney and Plano, Texas; and Richmond, Virginia. Learn more at www.skillstorm.com.

skill-stormFor more information, contact

Andi Zitney
AZitney@SkillStorm.com
480.428.8309

USRoadWarriors.Com Launches with Four Niche Recruitment Sites for Professional Drivers

Lifestyle, careers, news and information sites focus on building a positive image of the transportation industry.

Round Rock, TX, USA — USRW LLC, parent company of USRoadWarriors.com (http://www.usroadwarriors.com), a lifestyle, careers, news and information portal for professional drivers and truckers, has announced the launch of four niche recruitment sites designed to appeal to a broad group of transportation professionals.

DriverJobCenter.com (http://www.driverjobcenter.com) focuses on all individuals that make their living behind the wheel including local delivery drivers, OTR or “Over the Road” truckers, dump truck drivers and even corporate drivers for companies like FEDEX or UPS.

“Most trucker sites unintentionally exclude these drivers. Having just returned from the GATS Great American Trucking show in Dallas, I found that there were many large employers seeking drivers of all kinds represented at the show,” noted Carl Braun, Co-Founder and Publisher of USRoadWarriors.com.

Braun has a 20-year history in the job board industry starting with his first site in 1996 called Hire-Power.com. He has since launched dozens of job boards in niche categories like diversity trucking and veterans. USRoadWarriors.com follows the trend with several sites designed to appeal to growth opportunity segments in the industry.

With only 6% of drivers being female, job board GirlsNTrucks.com (http://www.girlsntrucks.com) appeals to perhaps the largest hiring opportunity for the transportation industry. DiverseDriver.com (http://www.diversedriver.com) seeks out minority drivers and VeteranDriver.com (http://www.veterandriver.com) helps connect companies with returning military and veterans, a very active segment largely due to the patriotic nature of trucking companies and the unique skills many veterans bring to their future employers.

Each of these sites provides visitors with original content and articles written specifically for women, minorities and veterans along with thousands of job opportunities with companies highly motivated to consider them.

There is currently a 73.500 driver shortage in the US and the American Trucking Association projects an 890,000 driver shortage over the next decade.

“Transportation employers are faced with tough decisions today and in the future. The average age of drivers is 52 and the market is overwhelmingly white and male. Over the next several years, many of these drivers will retire leaving a huge gap in the space. Actively recruiting women, minorities and veterans will play an important role in filling the growing needs,” Braun said.

USRoadWarriors.com intends to help build the image of the trucking industry into one where everyone is welcome to join and the career opportunities are appreciated for their stability, pay and mobile lifestyle.

Media Contact:
John Fujii
USRW LLC
1000 Heritage Center Circle
Round Rock, Texas 78664
707-769-3067
jfujii@usroadwarriors.com
http://www.usroadwarriors.com

Adpointe Network Launches in Two New Cities

Recruitment Advertising Agencies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City can now buy niche recruitment networks direct.

Petaluma, CA, USA (March 7, 2016) — Adpointe Networks announced today that is will now be offering its niche recruitment networks direct to recruitment advertising agencies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The networks include those formerly available from the local newspapers in those markets and include Diversity, Veterans, Healthcare, Nursing, Call Center/Customer Service, Trucking, Energy, Green Employers, Sales and Marketing, Manufacturing & Engineering, ITJobs, SocialJobWorking (Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Google), and MaxRecruit. Each network includes some of the largest job boards in that category. MaxRecruit posts your jobs out to most of the major aggregators including Jobs2Careers, SimplyHired, and Beyond all for one low price.

Chris Stokesbury from Square Compass Media is excited about the prospects. “Previously you had to post a job out to the local newspaper to get access to these networks. Now, you can get the same great networks for a fraction of the price of a newspaper ad in these two new markets.” She said.

For more information and to obtain a free trial job posting contact Chris or your recruitment ad agency and tell them you want Adpointe.net.

Contact:
Chris Stokesbury
405-283-9957
advertising@squarecompassmedia.com

Cross-Post LLC Partners with NewsCheckMedia LLC

Company will power MediaJobCenter.com for the publishing, digital and broadcast media news sites.

Petaluma, CA, USA — Cross-Post LLC, the leader in niche recruitment network advertising and job center platforms for the newspaper and publishing industry, announced today a new partnership with NewsCheckMedia LLC, which publishes NetNewsCheck.com and TVNewsCheck.com. The company will power the MediaJobCenter.com job board that will focus on career opportunities for the industry.

“We are very pleased to have been selected as the platform provider for this excellent news site. NetNewsCheck.com and TVNewsCheck.com are incredible resources for news and information in the publishing and broadcast media industries. MediaJobCenter.com will be the “go to” career opportunity resource for people looking for a new job with media companies.” Noted Carl Braun, CEO of Cross-Post LLC.

Kathy Haley, Publisher of NewsCheckMedia agrees. “One of the biggest challenges our audiences face is placing the right talent into a changing mix of jobs in senior management, revenue generation, content creation and technology. MediaJobCenter.com will deliver the same quality leads and prospects as TVNewsCheck and NetNewsCheck classifieds have always done, but on an advanced, unified platform designed to streamline the process of posting jobs and simplify the task of looking for a new job.

MediaJobCenter.com will feature career news and information and products that enable employers to recruit and consider women, minorities, veterans and IT professionals. The job board is free to candidates and offers posting and advertising opportunities for employers at very reasonable rates.

“Targeted recruitment is the key to success in today’s market,” Braun said. “Niche recruitment websites like MediaJobCenter.com provide valuable tools for employers and candidates alike to excel.”

The Cross-Post Technology utilizes the “tracklet” tool that enables the candidates to search for jobs and fill out applications quickly and completely. It is mobile enabled and can operate fully on any size screen or mobile/desktop device.

About Cross-Post LLC
For over eleven years, Cross-Post LLC has been the industry leader in niche recruitment network upsells for newspapers and publishers serving over 200 clients like the Washington Post, Seattle Times, The Oklahoman and the Houston Chronicle Its technology recruitment classifieds platform utilizes award winning technology and niche networks in fourteen different categories like Diversity, Healthcare, Trucking and Social Media employ the largest job board providers in each category.

Contact:
Carl Braun, CEO
Cross-Post LLC
carl@cross-post.com

About NewsCheckMedia LLC
NewsCheckMedia publishes TVNewsCheck.com, the leading source of business news for the broadcast television industry, and NetNewsCheck.com, a leading source of business news for media executives, managers and professionals competing on the front lines of digital disruption.

Contact:
Kathy Haley, Publisher
NewsCheckMedia LLC
khaley@newscheckmedia.com

Cross-Post Classified Networks Partners with the Salt Lake City Weekly to Launch the UtahJobCenter.com

The new job board is powered by the award winning CareerPointe Recruitment Classifieds Platform.

Petaluma, CA, USA (June 30, 2015) — Cross-Post LLC, a leading provider of recruitment classified networks and the award winning CareerPointe job board platform, has partnered with the Salt Lake City Weekly newspaper to power their new UTAH JOB CENTER – http://www.utahjobcenter.com – serving jobseekers and employers statewide.

Cross-Post has also partnered with the Planet Jackson Hole newspaper in Wyoming and the Coachella Valley Independent in California to launch job boards later this summer.

The CareerPointe private label job board platform provides a new and unique approach for media company partners to maximize their audience growth and revenue potential in the recruitment advertising category. CareerPointe’s enhanced candidate experience tools like the CareerWidget provide for a much better user experience and candidate engagement process than legacy job boards can offer.

“The launch of the UTAH JOB CENTER comes during a time of significant changes in the online recruitment market that require technology solutions to meet the changing expectations of job candidates and employers. The unique job-seeker centric approach of the CareerPointe platform serves the needs of our audience best,” said City Weekly Publisher John Saltas. “The superior performance of the CareerPointe platform will help us grow market share and increase recruitment ad revenue significantly.”

“We are very pleased to be partnering with the Salt Lake City Weekly and other AAN (Association of Alternative Newsmedia) newspapers who have recognized the need to more effectively serve job seekers and employers in their audience. Our platform makes managing the job search much easier for candidates and filling positions easier for employers”, said George Dratelis, Director of Business Development for Cross-Post LLC.

About Salt Lake City Weekly
Utah’s Independent Newspaper for 31 years: Arts & Entertainment, Music, Dining, Nightlife, Culture & Politics.

About Cross-Post LLC
Cross-Post LLC was founded in 2004 by recruitment industry executives Carl Braun and John Fujii. It provides niche classified recruitment networks to publishers and today has nearly 200 newspaper clients. The addition of the CareerPointe™ Recruitment Classifieds Platform offer customers increased flexibility with no long term contracts and dramatically reduced costs.

Media Contact:
Carl Braun, CEO
Cross-Post LLC
PO BOX 5425
Petaluma, CA 94955
619-575-6577
carl@cross-post.com
http://www.cross-post.com

CareerWallet.net Deploys iPhone, Google and Android Apps

Tools give mobile users the ability to search and apply for jobs with their smartphone or tablet.

Petaluma, CA, USA (June 16, 2015) — CareerWallet.net, the innovative jobseeker website developed by Cross-Post LLC, deployed a new App today for iPhone, Google and Android users. The tools enable job seekers to search and apply for jobs using their mobile device, check out the latest career news and tips, or sign up for free and low-cost online college courses from schools like Harvard, MIT and the London School of Economics.

“Over 70% of our visitors are using mobile devices. It just makes sense to provide them with all of the resources they need to find great careers or improve their skill level to get promoted in the job they have.” noted Carl Braun, co-founder and CEO of Cross-Post.

New users of the site can sign up quickly with LinkedIn, upload resumes and cover letters, and create a professional, shareable online profile with a unique URL. CareerWallet.net is mobile-responsive and lets job seekers track their applications and opportunities on the go.

“It is an incredible time saver and a powerful tool for job seekers,” said Zach Chapman Project Lead and developer of the mobile Apps for Cross-Post LLC. “CareerWallet is perfect for early career or college students or individuals in job transition,” he added.

Jillian Phelan, VP of Human Resources and Talent Management agrees: “I believe that I am officially obsessed with Career-Wallet. I know, that sounds strange but (as I am sure you know) your product is amazing.”

CareerWallet joins its sister site, USTruckerjobs, in the App stores. Both sites’ user groups are uniquely mobile in their use of job search resources where mobile plays a key role. USTruckerjobs.com sees mobile usage at over 90% which makes sense, as Truckers find themselves on the road more often than not. UStruckerjobs also incorporates the Tracklet™ feature.

The CareerWallet and USTruckerjobs apps are free and feature rich content. You can find them on the iPhone Appstore, Android Marketplace, or on Google.

About Cross-Post, LLC
Cross-Post LLC is the industry leader in providing digital employment solutions to the publishing industry. The company’s many niche recruitment networks allow employers to leverage their hiring dollars by utilizing their local newspaper as a single source of top talent. More than 200 newspapers nationwide offer Cross-Post products.

Contact:
Carl Braun, CEO
Cross-Post LLC
PO BOX 5425
Petaluma, CA 94955
619-575-6577
carl@cross-post.com
http://www.cross-post.com

Cross-Post LLC Launches Career-Wallet.com

New website helps job candidates manage their careers, apply for job opportunities, or take a college course using any mobile device.

Petaluma, CA, USA (March 23, 2014) — Cross-Post LLC, owner of Cross-Post Digital Recruitment Networks and co-owner of the CareerPointe Recruitment Classifieds Platform for publishers, announces the launch of its newest career management tool.

Career-Wallet.com is a web portal that provides free employment and career search tools, along with free and low-cost online educational opportunities from colleges and universities around the world. It is one of the first products of its kind and utilizes the ONREC 2014 award winning Tracklet? technology from Careerleaf of Canada.

“After considerable research, it was determined that job candidates viewed the job search and hiring process negatively. At the top of the list was having to fill out dozens of applications and then throwing them into a black hole. They would search for jobs in the morning on their mobile devices and have to wait to apply for them that evening on their desktop. We set out to improve the candidate engagement experience and, with our partners, have created a truly unique job search and career enhancement tool that candidates can use for the rest of their lives.” Noted John Fujii President of Cross-Post LLC.

Career-wallet.com allows candidates to create their own personal job search portal quickly, using their LinkedIn account or resume to fill out their profile. They can upload multiple resumes and cover letters and keep track of every job lead and application for the rest of their careers. Though not a job board, Career-wallet.com gives them access to every job board on earth through the website. To apply for a job online, they simply have to drag their Tracklet? to their browser toolbar to the apply button, fill in the application with one click, retrieve their resume and cover letter, and hit apply. That job then appears in their Job Manager where they can track the progress of the application, and get tips and reminders to research and follow up with employers.

Everyone is a job candidate at one time or another, and passive and active candidates can use Career-Wallet.com to improve their skills by taking free and low cost courses from some of the top educational institutions in the world. Through a partnership with the folks over at MoocTracks, candidates can search a global database of more than 14,000 Mooc’s or massively open online courses.

“This is such an awesome resource for early career and college students as well as the more seasoned professional who may be looking for a career change or finds themselves in outplacement. My son signed up for a free course in Business Theory at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in about five minutes and it is being taught by some of the top business minds in the country today. What a great resume builder. ” Said Carl Braun CEO of Cross-Post LLC.

“Mobilizing your job search is particularly appealing to candidates that are on the road often. From truckers to road warriors, everything available on Career-wallet.com can be done on a smartphone or tablet. The website is responsively designed, so it work on any size screen or mobile device. Applying for a job on your smartphone with a few clicks is a huge advancement in the marketplace.

Cross-Post plans to work with outplacement firms, college sites, veterans groups and others to extend this free tool to any and all candidates interested in finding a new job or building their knowledge base. The tools found on Career-Wallet are built into all CareerPointe job boards.

Contact:
George M. Dratelis
Director of Business Development
Cross-Post Classified Networks / CareerPointe.com
george@cross-post.com
Office: 508-413-2630
Web: http://www.cross-post.com / http://www.careerpointe.com

About Cross-Post LLC
For more than a decade, Cross-Post LLC has been the leader in niche recruitment networks and technologies for newspapers and publishers. With more than 250 newspaper clients and dozens of niche network partners, Cross-Post has helped hundreds of thousands of job candidates over the years find gainful employment. Visit http://www.cross-post.com for more information.

About Careerleaf
Careerleaf Inc is a technology company whose mission is to make job search and online recruitment simple, effective, and more humane through its software and services. Everything we do at Careerleaf is guided by our fierce dedication to providing great user experiences, beautiful and practical design, and technology that makes it easy to adapt to change. For more info, please visit http://www.careerleaf.com.

About MOOCtracks
MOOCtracks provides a comprehensive directory of MOOCs, allowing users to quickly find the course that best fits their needs. By compiling information about a wide range of classes and making it easily accessible through their robust search engine, MOOCtracks offers a valuable resource for individuals as well as corporate training departments to access free and low-cost online education opportunities at the click of a button. Visit http://www.mooctracks.com for more information.

Cross-Post LLC launches CareerNews Portal For Newspapers

Unlimited articles from the top thought leaders in recruitment and careers.

Petaluma, CA, USA (February 25, 2015) — Cross-Post LLC announced today the launch of a CareerNews Portal as part of its CareerPointe Newspaper Recruitment Classifieds Platform. The move allows newspaper partners to offer up-to-the-minute career advice from the thought leaders and social media influencers in the careers/recruitment market segment. The platform is powered by Sociative and includes software that measures article performance against social media exposure. This enables newspapers to filter through all of the content receiving those that are generating the most interest in the Twitterverse and other social media venues.

“There is so much content out there and candidly much of it is recycled and “spun” articles. Our Sociative software enables us to weed through the thousands of articles daily and provide a white labeled content stream for our newspapers of only the best relevant articles and videos.”, noted John Fujii, Cross-Post President and COO.

Newspapers and broadcast media publishers can bolt the white-labeled content stream onto their existing recruitment platform or get it for free with Careerpointe with a rev share income opportunity as well. Content changes daily and articles are ranked by the number of people visiting them and trends on Social Media.

“One of the biggest complaints we here from publishers is that the careers/recruitment space is so niche that existing staff members are limited in what they can write on the subject. Content drives traffic and top content drives even more visitors to their websites and job pages. Having the best and brightest thought leaders in the industry providing content helps the publishers and those writing the content as each click often generates revenue to them.” Said George Dratelis, Director of Business Development.

An example of the news feed can be found at http://CareerNews.Careerpointe.com.

Contact:
George Dratelis
Director of Business Development
Cross-Post LLC
508-309-3012
George@cross-post.com

About Cross-Post LLC
Since 2004, Cross-Post has been a leader in the niche recruitment advertising market providing more than 200 newspapers and publishers, low cost or no cost revenue generating opportunities.

About Sociative
Sociative technology provides the best real-time content on any subject, curated by the world’s top influencers and tuned to engage any specific audience. (http://www.Sociative.net)

Media Contact:
Carl Braun, CEO
Cross-Post LLC
PO BOX 5425
Petaluma, CA 94955
619-575-6577
carl@cross-post.com
http://www.cross-post.com

Cross-Post LLC Doubles Down on Technology Events

Social Media, SEO and Predictive Analytics lead conference topics in Europe and USA.

Athens, Greece (October 26, 2014) — Cross-Post LLC, parent company of Careerpointe™ Recruitment Classifieds Platform and Cross-Post Classified Networks, is attending two international recruitment events this week focused on Social Media, SEO and Predictive Analytics.

The International Classified Media Association #ICMAAthens annual conference was attended by CEO Carl Braun and Director of Business Development George Dratelis. The event, held in Athens, Greece featured speakers from Europe, Africa and the USA and was held at the Intercontinental Hotel.

On Monday, October 27, Braun will be flying from Zurich to Las Vegas to participate in the International Association of Employment websites, (IAEWS) Fall Congress, which will be attended by more than 100 CEO’s of employment websites and associated services.

“In the history of the job board business we have never seen more attention paid to advanced technologies delivering improved results from SEO, Social/Mobile and Predictive Analytics. The future of our industry will be controlled as much or more from activities in the back of the house as from marketing efforts on the customer side. Mobile will top the list and events like these are a wonderful opportunity to network and share ideas,” noted Braun.

According to Google, mobile search eclipsed desktop recently with 54% of users on a smartphone or tablet.

“Europe has a fresh way of looking at traffic development and innovative strategies for employment websites I think,” said Braun. “Several of the folks that are here in Greece at this event will also be attending IAEWS.” He added.

Cross-Post launched the Careerpointe™ Recruitment Classifieds Platform earlier this year from a partnership meeting they had with CareerLeaf of Toronto, Canada at the Spring IAEWS Congress in Nashville. Their award winning (ONREC2014) Tracklet™ technology is now a key component of the Careerpointe™ platform.

Braun and Dratelis plan on taking information and partnerships made at these events to create the next generation of candidate-focused job boards.

“Don’t be too surprised if International plays a huge role in the next product launch.” Dratelis said.

About Cross-Post LLC

Cross-Post LLC was founded in 2004 by recruitment industry executives Carl Braun and John Fujii. It provides niche classified recruitment networks to publishers and today has nearly 200 newspaper clients. The addition of the CareerPointe™ Recruitment Classifieds Platform and the WheelPointe™ Auto Platform offer customers increased flexibility with no long term contracts and dramatically reduced costs.

Contact:
Carl Braun, CEO
Cross-Post LLC
PO BOX 5425
Petaluma, CA 94955
619-575-6577
carl@cross-post.com
http://www.cross-post.com

Cross-Post Classified Networks Partners With Recruitics

First step towards guaranteed network results for client newspapers.

Petaluma, CA, USA (September 22, 2014) — Cross-Post Classified Networks, the leader in the niche newspaper recruitment space, announced today that they have partnered with Recruitics, a NY-based recruitment marketing agency and automation platform to manage their promotion and marketing of client classified advertisements on specific niche job boards. The move is aimed at increasing response rates for employers placing ads with their local newspaper.

“We’re committed to providing the highest quality advertising options for our clients. By working with Recruitics, we are able to leverage their real-time reporting capabilities to identify underperforming job postings and apply additional marketing resources to improve results. It is the first step in what we hope will be guaranteed results for our clients in the very near future.” noted Carl Braun Cross-Post LLC CEO and Co-Founder.

Recruitics has developed a sophisticated recruitment marketing analytics and automation platform that uses established rules to gauge conversion rate, clicks and applies and matches it to marketing spend. The Recruitics marketing platform is used by major companies, staffing firms, and recruitment advertising companies worldwide.

“The web is a very dynamic advertising environment and it is constantly evolving. What works today may not be as successful tomorrow. Recruitics automatically keeps us ahead of the curve as search engines modify the algorithmic playing field to generate more revenue for themselves.” Said John Fujii Cross-Post COO and Co-Founder. “The marketing effort began on September 1, 2014 in partial response to these search engine limitations and we have committed to a six figure ongoing campaign to boost traffic,” he added.

About Cross-Post LLC

Cross-Post LLC was founded in 2004 by recruitment industry executives Carl Braun and John Fujii. It provides niche classified recruitment networks to publishers and today has nearly 200 newspaper clients. The addition of the CareerPointe™ Recruitment Classifieds Platform and the WheelPointe Auto Platform offer customers increased results with flexible terms and dramatically reduced costs. For more information, visit http://www.cross-post.com.

About Recruitics

Recruitics makes it easy for companies to get amazing results from their online recruitment advertising. Recruitics combines a revolutionary recruitment marketing analytics and automation platform with agency services to ensure its clients drive maximum results from their pay-per-click (PPC) advertising strategy. Recruitics is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit http://www.recruitics.com.

Contact:
Carl Braun, CEO
Cross-Post LLC
PO BOX 5425
Petaluma, CA 94955
619-575-6577
carl@cross-post.com
http://www.cross-post.com