SmartPost Further Expands Its Niche and Gen Y Reach

Enhanced alliance with AfterCollege opens up 7,000 new academic career networks
July 22, 2009 - NEW YORK, NY

SmartPost, the innovative online job posting and sourcing product from Bernard Hodes Group, announced an expanded partnership with AfterCollege, a leading college web site powering the largest number of career networks on the Internet. Through the alliance, SmartPost customers will now be able to post jobs and internships to more than 7,000 academic career networks in engineering, finance, allied health, nursing, diversity, technology and life sciences.

Through SmartPost’s industry leading e-media library of more than 10,000 job board destinations, users will be able to locate and post to relevant academic departments and student groups with AfterCollege-powered career networks. SmartPost customers will also have the option to post to bundles of groups and departments organized by discipline and location. An April 2009 survey conducted by AfterCollege found that nearly 80 percent of graduating college students are having difficulty finding work and many are evaluating jobs that they would not normally consider. As a result, employers will benefit from an unprecedented pool of talented entry-level candidates through which they can strengthen their branding and recruitment efforts.

SmartPost users will be able to post to individual departments and groups on AfterCollege for a $45 per-posting fee. Alternatively, they can choose to post to specific bundles containing multiple AfterCollege career networks for a $149 per-posting fee. This represents a significant discount for SmartPost customers offering them more than $175 off standard bundled rates.

“The trend towards niche media continues to grow and we are pleased to offer these targeting capabilities through AfterCollege,” said Carmen Doherty, senior director, SmartPost . “Employers will benefit from being able to target specific groups of candidates in highly sought-after disciplines such as allied health, engineering and accounting.”

The partnership saves employers time by allowing them to take their existing posting on SmartPost and expand their reach through AfterCollege’s growing network.

“SmartPost’s sophisticated search interface and their ability to target postings to each of our individual career networks will streamline employers’ college branding and recruitment initiatives,” said Sukie Dhami, director of partnerships, AfterCollege. “SmartPost has scalable infrastructure and we look forward to growing our network with them.”

ABOUT SMARTPOST

SmartPost, a product of Bernard Hodes Group, saves companies money while also improving recruiting effectiveness. SmartPost’s unique combination of innovative job posting and sourcing technology, customer service and strategic consulting delivers an unmatched solution for optimizing an organization’s investment in recruitment marketing. SmartPost offers the largest job distribution channel and posting destinations available in the industry with thousands of sources, including posting opportunities only available to their clients. These wide-ranging and solid relationships with media partners allow SmartPost to deliver improved recruiting results and bottom line ROI. SmartPost also provides one-stop billing services with the most descriptive and accurate metrics capabilities available to enrich recruitment management and decision making. SmartPost is available from www.SmartPost.com and through leading ATS/HRMS systems.

ABOUT BERNARD HODES GROUP

As a fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group (www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing; Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing Technology (www.SmartPost.com). All solutions are developed and measured within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company is headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices and affiliates around the globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, Inc., (NYSE - OMC), one of the world's leading marketing communications companies. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.

ABOUT AFTERCOLLEGE

Founded in 1999, AfterCollege, Inc. (www.aftercollege.com) is an online professional platform that connects students, faculty, alumni and employers through customized career networks at colleges and professional organizations across the country. Today, AfterCollege powers the largest number of career networks on the Internet, using its patented process to deliver thousands of exclusive opportunities to students and alumni each day. Its proprietary platform and job distribution technology translate into substantive job content for job seekers and into more qualified applicants for employers. AfterCollege’s unique approach is patented under U.S. Patent Number 7,213,019. AfterCollege is certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Media contact:
Stacey Havel, Bernard Hodes Group
954-966-3500
shavel@mi.hodes.com