Avue Launches Online Talent Communities for Federal Job Seekers

Digital Makeover of AvueCentral.com(TM) Includes New Job Search Features Paired With Vibrant Web 2.0-Inspired Online Talent Communities

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Avue Technologies has unveiled the new “Avue Central(TM)” — featuring a new look and several revolutionary new applications that guarantee the fastest, most efficient and user-friendly Federal job application site available.

“Hundreds of thousands of hard working highly qualified Americans need jobs, while hundreds of thousands of Federal jobs need hard working, highly qualified Americans,” said Linda Rix, Co-CEO of Avue. “Our mission is to make this connection better, faster and much, much easier.”

Already lauded by Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as “the fastest and easiest way to find and apply for federal employment,” Avue Central’s new features further set it apart from any other Federal job site — and offers the only existing solution for Federal agencies to meet the hiring reform goals recently announced by the Office of Management and Budget.

Avue Central is a total re-design of the user experience — not just simplifying, but personalizing the application process. In the next few weeks, Avue Central’s “Job Match” feature will be released. This feature automatically connects an applicant’s specific talents and interests with job opportunities they may never have found. And applicants are regularly updated about the status of their application, as well as when new jobs are listed that fit their profile. Avue Central also lists all Federal job openings on a state-by-state basis — allowing applicants to focus on jobs in their immediate area.

New, Web 2.0 features allow applicants to network with others — current Federal employees or other applicants — sharing comments, tips and new job leads through Avue Central’s online professional talent communities.

For Avue’s Federal agency clients, Avue Central offers the ability to access a broad pool of qualified candidates without having to sort through stacks of paper resumes.

“Avue Central is one of the reasons our clients consistently achieve hiring cycle times substantially fewer than 45 days, with an average of more than 200 applicants for every job opening,” said Linda Rix, Co-CEO of Avue. “With as many as 380,000 Federal jobs currently unfilled, it is clear that the old way of doing things is not serving the national interest — the interests of the people or of the government.”

Avue Central also serves as an enabling vehicle for “The Insourcing Revolution” — the drive to reduce the vast number of private contractors now performing Federal jobs by helping to “insource” those positions with Federal employees. Insourcing has been heralded by both President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a way to reduce costs and improve accountability, and Avue is proud to offer Avue Central as a tool to support the rebuilding of America’s Federal workforce.

Originally launched in 2002, Avue Central is free of charge to applicants and does not contain commercial messaging. It currently has 7 million registered users, and has served millions more people since its inception. The site (www.avuecentral.com) is designed to assure applicants maximum privacy while giving them maximum access — and provides a wide range of information of interest to potential applicants, including a description of the federal hiring process, tips on how to best advance job applications, salary information, and more.

About Avue Technologies Corporation

Avue — where revolutionary ideas meet up with deep Federal expertise to support the best leadership, results, and management practices in human capital. That’s why Avue is the Operating System of the Insourcing Revolution — the movement to restore open and effective government services delivered by dedicated Federal employees. Our “Native Federal” fully hosted management platform enables collaboration that results in faster, more effective, and better informed decisions by Federal managers and employees, and connects millions of job candidates directly with each other and the Federal community.

Learn more about Avue Technologies at www.avuetech.com.

SOURCE Avue Technologies