Jordan's Furniture Optimizes Applicant Tracking and Hourly Hiring Efforts With Recruiternet's Projectix Software

Business Wire, Oct 5, 2004

PORTLAND, Maine -- Projectix Platform Will Enable Furniture Chain to Speed Time-to-Hire for New Stores, Distribution Center

Recruiternet, Inc., a leading provider of applicant tracking and talent management solutions, announces that Jordan's Furniture of Natick, MA, has chosen the Projectix applicant tracking and talent management software solution. As the company continues to grow, Jordan's has determined that it needs to streamline and optimize its processes to find and recruit both hourly and salaried employees. It recently purchased the Projectix solution and launched the new service in August 2004.

"With a new store and a new distribution facility coming on line this fall, our staffing needs will continue to increase. Projectix will enable us to reduce the time required to fill open positions, and help us find better qualified candidates," says Jill Franklin, VP of Human Resources for Jordan's Furniture. "After looking at various vendors, we felt the combined hourly and salaried hiring capabilities of Projectix, teamed with Recruiternet's reputation for outstanding service and support gave us the best option available."

"Jordan's Furniture is a forward-thinking company that is willing to embrace new solutions to improve operations," said Robert Neveu, president of Recruiternet. "We are pleased that Jordan's has joined our growing list of retail clients, and we look forward to helping Jordan's reap the benefits of an optimized talent-acquisition strategy."

Projectix, Recruiternet's flagship applicant tracking system, offers high levels of flexibility through technologically advanced configuration capabilities and a collaborative services approach. By leveraging Microsoft's .NET technology from the ground up, Projectix is tailored to a company's particular recruiting process, including seamless HRMS integration and advanced workflow support. Projectix supports both hourly and salaried recruiting across an organization and around the globe, offering 13 standard language translations and complete localization of the data scheme.

About Recruiternet & Projectix

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, Recruiternet is the enterprise behind Projectix, a leading recruiting technology solution for human resources professionals around the globe. Projectix supports a wide range of clients, including Allied Domecq, CVS Corporation, Mercy Hospital, The TJX Companies, Inc. and SGI. Recruiternet is exclusively focused on partnering with its Projectix customers to cost-effectively enhance the recruiting and staffing process. Recruiternet Europe, headquartered in the U.K. and dedicated to supporting European Projectix clients, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Recruiternet. Recruiternet is a Microsoft Certified Partner. More information is available at www.projectix.com.

About Jordan's Furniture

Based in Avon, Massachusetts, Jordan's Furniture provides well-built, quality furniture to the people of New England. The company opened its first store in 1918, and sells more furniture per square foot than any other furniture retailer in the country. It has four stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and is launching a fifth store in Reading, MA in the fall of 2004. The company has been named Retailer of the Year in the U.S. by the National Home Furnishings Assoc., Entrepreneur of the Year/Social Responsibility by Ernst & Young, and as one of Boston Magazine's "101 Best Places to Work." More information is available at www.jordans.com.