iCIMS to Sponsor Prestigious Award Focused On Candidate Experience

MATAWAN, N.J., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, the candidate experience has become a movement within the talent acquisition space. It is no longer solely about the recruiter and their work objects, but also about the experience a candidate has during the application and overall recruitment process. To shed light on the ever-growing movement, iCIMS, Inc., a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses, announces their silver sponsorship of Talent Board's third annual North American Candidate Experience Awards.

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"We are thrilled to be sponsoring an award that recognizes a topic that we are so passionate about, the candidate experience," said iCIMS Chief Marketing Officer, Susan Vitale. "At iCIMS, we believe job seekers should have a positive experience each step of the way. It is important for recruiters, as well as talent acquisition solution providers, to know what candidates think about the process and what they identify as areas for improvement. For many candidates, it is about making the entire application process social- and mobile- friendly."

The Candidate Experience Awards (known as "The CandE Awards") are designed to provide every participating organization with feedback on how they can improve their candidate experience. The award program consists of three survey rounds that are designed to evaluate and recognize organizations that produce outstanding candidate experiences. CandE Award winners will be recognized at the 2013 HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas.

"The Candidate Experience Awards offer significant insight and information into the state of recruiting and the candidate experience year after year," Elaine Orler, Talent Board co-founder and chairman, and president of Talent Function Group, noted. "Given the recent flurry of activity we've seen as more and more employers move to embrace modern recruiting methods including referral programs, talent communities, social mobile platforms, Talent Board anticipates that the 2013 CandE Awards will show increased innovation and improvement among participating employers."

iCIMS will be releasing the latest version of its Talent Platform- 13.2, which offers candidates a full social and mobile application process from start to finish. The new release offers externally-facing career portals, talent Connect portals as well as social recruitment portals that are mobile-optimized with responsive design, allowing candidates to browse, search, and apply for jobs from any mobile device including tablets and smart phones. Once a candidate finds the perfect job, he or she can apply using a Social Profile login (LinkedIn, Facebook, or Google+) or upload a traditional resume from Dropbox and Google Drive directly on the device from which they found the job.

"There are several trends within HR software that come and go, but improving candidate experience is something that is essential to source, recruit, and hire effectively," said Vitale. "The user experience is something that iCIMS takes very seriously and will continue to focus on in all future upgrades of our software." 

To learn more about the upcoming release, visit http://care.icims.com/Releases/Current-Release.

About Talent Board:

Talent Board is a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience. The organization, awards program and its sponsors are dedicated to recognizing the candidate experience offered by companies throughout the entire recruitment cycle and to forever changing the manner in which job candidates are treated. More information can be accessed at http://www.thecandidateexperienceawards.org.

About iCIMS, Inc.:

iCIMS, a leading provider of innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, is an Inc. 500 and Software Satisfaction honoree focused on solving corporate business issues through the implementation of easy-to-use, scalable solutions that are backed by award-winning customer service. iCIMS' Talent Platform, the industry's premier candidate management solution, enables organizations to manage their entire talent acquisition lifecycle from sourcing, to recruiting, to onboarding all within a single web-based application. With more than 1,700 clients worldwide, iCIMS is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent acquisition system providers with offices in North America, UK, and China. To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organization, visit http://www.icims.com or view a free online demo of the iCIMS Talent Platform.

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iCIMS, Inc.
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