Bay Area Based Stride Center Joins Online Employment Search Outlet
Posted on: Thursday, 26 March 2009, 11:15 CDT
Partnership to aid job seekers and expand online accessibility of resources
By pairing with Jobing.com, The Stride Center now offers online curriculum for its four Bay Area locations and has expanded employment opportunities by directly integrating with the Jobing.com website. The Stride Center partnership continues Jobing.com's practice of offering job seekers additional training and workforce development, and exposes employers to a greater pool of prospective job candidates.
"Through The Stride Center's programs, we continue to provide men and women with the technical job training and career development skills necessary to become economically self-sufficient," said
The Stride Center is a nonprofit social enterprise that prepares its adult students for careers in information technology. Disadvantaged men and women come to learn new skills through a variety of programs, helping them achieve their goals of finding well-paying, vibrant new careers. The Stride Center's comprehensive career development program includes: professional and career skills training; technical and life skills development; industry recognized credentials (technical certifications); work experience through ReliaTech, a partner social venture enterprise; and job placement assistance.
The Stride Center currently operates training programs in four Bay Area locations, including
As the nation's largest locally-focused job site, Jobing.com strives to help employers utilize technology to save time and money while making it easier to recruit and hire future employees. Jobing.com provides the forum, resources and technology to connect employers, job seekers and community organizations in order to help provide a deep perspective and focus for applicants and employers. Jobing.com currently has local branches serving over 30 metropolitan communities in 19 states across the country. More than 15,000 organizations use Jobing.com as part of their recruiting efforts.
"We are very proud of our partnership with the Stride Center," said
About The Stride Center
The Stride Center is a nonprofit social venture that is harnessing the power of technology and changing lives. The Stride Center helps low income men and women start new careers with IT Training programs that teach life skills. The Stride Center also operates its own computer repair service called ReliaTech that helps sustain the programs and bring technology to Bay Area communities. For more information, please visit www.stridecenter.org and http://www.reliatech.org/.
About Jobing.com
A three-time Inc. 500 fastest-growing company, Jobing.com is a leading media provider of locally-focused recruiting, online job search and talent management solutions designed to connect local employers and job seekers. Jobing.com's portfolio of products include, among others: the largest locally-focused job search web site; Career Expo job fairs; JobingVideo; Jobing CareerCenter and Go Jobing magazine. Jobing.com is a privately held, employee-owned company, funded by investors Great Hill Partners and JMI Equity. For more information visit www.Jobing.com.
SOURCE The Stride Center
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