On October 31, 2008, JobDig will publish their first career section in the alternative weekly newspaper, the Nashville City Paper. This will be the first of three successful alternative weekly newspaper partnerships. In November, JobDig will also publish the local career sections for Louisville’s Leo Weekly and the Pittsburgh City Paper. JobDig is the exclusive local employment partner for these publications and will provide additional employment opportunities for jobseekers throughout these metro areas.

The Nashville City Paper, Louisville’s Leo Weekly and the Pittsburgh City Paper are all distributed in high-traffic locations within their respective communities. They each have extremely high pickup rates, offer valuable editorial content and are free to the public.

Local employers will now have the opportunity to maximize exposure amongst active and passive job seekers through JobDig’s multi-media approach to recruitment advertising. Beyond print, Human Resources professionals will have the opportunity to post jobs on jobdig.com and run low-cost radio commercials in each of these markets. JobDig is partnered with Cumulus Radio in Nashville, Cox Radio in Louisville, and Clear Channel Radio in Pittsburgh.

JobDig is excited to start working with these popular weekly publications. These partnerships are designed to help local employers connect with qualified candidates and reduce the cost of hiring!

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JobDig now publishes or partners with 19 local papers in 17 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information on JobDig’s new partnerships in Nashville, Louisville and Pittsburgh or on how to improve recruitment, please contact Hannah Catino at 952-277-4519 or email hannah.catino@jobdig.com.

When a user creates a job requisition, an application is automatically available through the company’s website via JobDig Tracker’s Applicant Portal. This allows required information to be quickly gathered and complement a jobseeker’s resume. It also makes it possible for jobseekers without resumes to apply for positions. When an application is completed, the candidate information is automatically stored, processed and tracked within JobDig Tracker.

“The Online Application Builder offers the flexibility required to build custom applications, which can be as diverse as the companies we serve” explained Jake Stupak, who is the Product Specialist for JobDig Tracker. “We are committed to developing such features that strengthen the ability of HR Professionals to effectively and efficiently manage their hiring process.”

JobDig Tracker delivers an on demand and intuitive applicant tracking system (ATS) for small and mid-sized businesses. Other features embedded within JobDig Tracker include a customized applicant portal which integrates seamlessly with a company’s web site, job order tracking, resume parsing, source tracking, candidate ranking, and automated job board posting.

The interview is here: http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/2008/07/14/an-interview-with-gl-hoffman/

“Essentially what we’ve tried to do with JobDig Tracker is bring the sophistication of a much larger talent acquisition system to smaller businesses and organizations, but make it simple to implement, easy to learn, and intuitive to use,” said Toby Dayton, President and CEO, JobDig. “And despite a broad range of innovative features and impressive functionality, JobDig Tracker is, by far, the least expensive applicant tracking system on the market today.”

JobDig Tracker enables users to streamline job postings, track and report on which sources are generating candidate flow, and centralize and better organize the multiple steps involved in the recruiting process. The system allows for customized automation and facilitates improved collaboration and sharing of information. “Every aspect of the application is designed to make it easier, more efficient, and less costly for companies to leverage new technology and improve how they hire new employees,” explained Jake Stupak, who is overseeing the development and rollout of JobDig Tracker.

Some of the features embedded within JobDig Tracker include a customized applicant portal which integrates seamlessly with a company’s web site, job order tracking, resume parsing, source tracking, candidate ranking, and automated job board posting. The system costs $179 per month for an unlimited number of users and a guided tour is available at www.jobdigtracker.com. Live demonstrations can also be scheduled with a product specialist to specifically highlight how JobDig Tracker could benefit the specific organization.

When Toby joined us from Cherry Tree, he introduced the company to Brad Norr, an independent graphic designer who had some ideas on a new direction for our dog. His idea was to infuse the dog with a bit of attitude and fun. After all, work is work…but the people who hold these jobs all want pretty much the same thing: respect, fairness, a sense of belonging and purpose. And, they wanted a bit of fun, too.

Over the next few years, Brad has designed over 150 special dogs for us…we have Minnesota State Fair dog, trucker driver dog and nurse dog. We have Amarillo dog that Toby just showcased over at Diggings.

We even made up basic dog as a plush toy and sent it out to our prospects a friends. Several thousand of them are now sitting on monitors and water coolers all over our markets. Customers call us and ask us for more dogs because “someone took mine.” We pass dogs out at trade shows, charity events like the CF Walk and many more. Each time, someone gets our dog, they smile. We win.

I am not too sure what branding experts like Becky Carroll of Customers Rock, Martin Jelsema of Signature Strategies, Oliver Blanchard of the brandbuilder or my friend Dan Schwabel at Personal Branding Blog would think of our brand, er, dog.

I know this: we like him. Which one is YOUR favorite dog?

You know what we say…because everyone should dig their job.