Right Management Forms Strategic Partnership with LinkedIn®
Press Release Date: 05 Mar 2009
Press Release Type: CORPORATE
Faster Access to Networking Connections Accelerates Job Seekers' Success
Philadelphia, PA – March 5, 2009 – Right Management and LinkedIn® have formed an exclusive partnership, integrating LinkedIn's functionality and networking capabilities with Right Management’s industry-leading outplacement solution – RightChoice™. This is the first partnership between the world leader in outplacement services and the largest global online professional network. Individuals in transition utilizing Right Management’s services will have an even greater edge in this challenging economic environment by leveraging the most relevant networking resource available today to expand and manage their professional relationships, make connections, facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing and uncover job opportunities. Right Management (www.right.com) is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, a world leader in the employment services industry.
Right Management research found that over 40% of those surveyed found their new job through some form of networking activity.
Networking is the most effective way to find new employment opportunities, advised Tony Santora, Executive Vice President of Career Management Solutions for Right Management. “In a challenging job market with hiring facing downward trends, job seekers need new tools and techniques to expand and manage their networks. LinkedIn provides this edge by facilitating faster, far-reaching connections to people, knowledge and opportunities.”
Santora noted that how individuals grow their networks and stay informed on industry news and trends is evolving beyond the traditional face-to-face meetings. “How organizations post job listings has evolved beyond newspaper ads and how hiring managers identify potential employees is evolving beyond a paper resume. LinkedIn is now recognized as the place to be for professionals to increase visibility, make valuable connections, collaborate with peers and uncover new jobs.”
"We're working together to ensure individuals achieve their career goals. LinkedIn’s research has found that the quality of an individual's profile and the number of connections dramatically impacts response rates to job opportunities,” reported Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Business Development of LinkedIn. “Right Management career consultants will work with candidates to develop profiles that showcase their knowledge and expertise and provide them with specialized training to ensure the benefits of LinkedIn are fully maximized to their professional career advantage."
Organizations that are undergoing a workforce reduction want to know that their former employees will be able to make the transition into a new role quickly and successfully, advised Santora. “Right Management is really setting the standard for excellence in outplacement services with an innovative, forward looking approach that is unique in the industry. The LinkedIn integration with RightChoice adds a new level of relevance to our outplacement services that allows us to provide direct, easy access to the premier source for connections, information and opportunities that individuals in transition need to achieve their professional career goals."
About Right Management
Right Management (www.right.com) is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, a world leader in the employment services industry. Right Management helps clients win in the changing world of work by designing and executing workforce solutions that align talent strategy with business strategy. Our expertise spans talent assessment, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement and workforce transition. Right Management has a global network of more than 300 service locations in over 50 countries, serving 80% of the Fortune 500 and 50% of the Global 1000 companies.
About LinkedIn®
LinkedIn takes your personal business network online, giving you access to people, jobs and opportunities like never before. Built upon trusted connections and relationships, LinkedIn has established the world’s largest and most powerful business network. Currently, over 35 million professionals are on LinkedIn, representing all five hundred of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as a wide range of household names in technology, financial services, media, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, fashion, and numerous other industries. LinkedIn is backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, the European Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures and now Goldman Sachs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, and SAP Ventures.
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Helene Cavalli
Right Management
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