Hire A Hero is making a difference for US Service Personnel coming back from duty. The mission for this non-profit organization is finding companies and employment opportunities for returning personnel. The challenge; identifying target companies, and there appropriate contacts. Once identified, the goal is to educate key contacts on the mission of Hire A Hero and encourage them to offer career opportunities to qualified service members.. Enters Broadlook Technologies.
“For us, it is all about find the right companies, the right contacts and increase the number of employment opportunities extended to our members, said Rob Barr, Executive Director of Hire a Hero. “We needed to find a better way to accomplish our mission, so we reached out to Dan Hughes at Broadlook. Dan showed us some ways to solve our needs we did not even know were possible.”
Broadlook Technologies, a leading provider of Internet research solutions for the recruiting space, provides its suite of applications and services to organization needing to improved their marketing, sales and business development efforts. “It was simply a matter of understanding what would work best to fit Hire A Hero’s needs, said Dan Hughes, Co-Founder of Broadlook. Our solutions have unique capabilities that find the right people and companies, with real-time information. It equates to real results, fast. I can’t think of a better place to help drive results than for people that are making a difference.”
Since implementing Broadlook’s solution, we have quadrupled the number of company registrations. “I would say the solution has helped identify thousands of jobs for our returning service members and has paid for itself in less than two weeks”, said Rob Barr
About Hire A Hero.Org
Hire A Hero is a non-profit initiative founded by the Armed Forces Support Foundation. The Armed Forces Support Foundation helps to keep the promise that military service has value and that those who serve our country deserve more than just a "thank you" for serving our country.
Hire A Hero brings together military job seekers and military friendly employers by utilizing web 2.0 networking features. Our technology facilitates service members re-introduction into the civilian world. Hire A Hero is a community for people who want to do more for the troops than put a yellow ribbon on their car. It allows people with a variety of backgrounds to participate in helping those with military experience find meaningful employment. Find out more at: www.hireahero.org/
About Broadlook
Broadlook Technologies is the leader in the development of innovative software applications and services that empower B2B business professionals to leverage the Internet for the market, sales, candidates and competitive intelligence necessary to grow revenues and improve productivity. For more about Broadlook, visit their website at www.broadlook.com.
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Broadlook Technologies
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