OneWire President Brin McCagg recently sat down with TotalPicture Radio’s Producer and Host, Peter Clayton, to discuss his experience at SourceCon and OneWire’s single platform recruiting solution.  Listen to the podcast interview here.

OneWire President and COO, Brin McCagg, recently published an article, "Relationships: Your Ticket to Recruiting Success," on SourceCon, a leading event-driven resource for the sourcing community.  In the article, McCagg emphasizes the importance of a relationship-driven approach to recruiting.  He highlights the ways in which emerging technologies can contribute to this process, from candidate relationship management systems, to social sharing, to employer branding opportunities.  Click here to read the full article.

Recruiting Technology Provider Asked Facebook Fans to Explain Why They Love Their Jobs

NEW YORK, NY, Feb 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Putting the power of precise recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters, OneWire(R) today announced details of its Valentine's Day Love Your Job contest. The contest asked fans of the company's Facebook page to share stories of why they love their job, with the winning entry to receive a Valentine's Day gift basket.

"With Valentine's Day on the horizon, we decided to ask our Facebook friends to tell us what they love about their jobs," said Brin McCagg, co-founder, president and COO of OneWire. "As OneWire works to match employers with qualified candidates, we're also in the business of ensuring that candidates find the jobs that will keep them engaged and satisfied. The contest provided great visibility into exactly what employees find most rewarding about their positions."

Participants came from a wide range of industries and positions. Despite the differences, though, each submission highlighted the qualities that give these individuals the most satisfaction on the job. In keeping with the Valentine's Day theme, one respondent explained how much she enjoys her position as a couples therapist, helping people keep their love alive.

With common themes among the entrants, such as enjoying working with co-workers, working independently, learning new skills, and doing work that is personally fulfilling, the contest highlights the importance of loving what you do. Without a doubt, people who love their jobs are more likely to stay engaged and continue to work for their employers for a longer period of time. However, many businesses find it challenging to hire well-qualified people who will love their jobs.

OneWire aims to fix this problem through its comprehensive cloud-based recruiting platform by helping organizations to find the most qualified candidates and, thus, those who are most likely to stay engaged. The OneWire solution matches candidates to the positions for which their qualifications and career preferences are the most relevant. As a result, companies can streamline their recruiting process by ensuring they only pursue those qualified candidates most likely to be successful. At the same time, candidates are matched to jobs for which they have the relevant skills and experience, making them more likely to enjoy their positions.

"The goal of our 'Love Your Job' contest is to highlight the qualities that employees find most fulfilling about their positions," said McCagg. "When employees love what they do, they are more likely to perform at a higher level and remain with their company. OneWire's mission is to match candidates with the positions for which they are most qualified, ensuring that companies hire employees who will love their jobs."

About OneWire OneWire puts the full power of the most innovative recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters. Its comprehensive, cloud-based platform and proprietary matching technology can be used across the enterprise to deliver sourcing, candidate relationship management, applicant tracking, vendor management, and talent management. Hundreds of companies and thousands of candidates rely on OneWire as their single destination for the top candidates and top jobs. Get OneWired by visiting www.onewire.com today.

In John Zappe's ERE Weekly Roundup, "Sleeping Interviewers, Stale Resumes, and Social Analytics," results from OneWire's Most Memorable Interviews contest were highlighted.  Of all the terrible, uncomfortable, and outright embarassing stories we recieved from our Facebook followers, the winner had the unique experience of interviewing with a narcoleptic CFO who fell asleep in the middle of his interview!  

Read the full Roundup here.

OneWire Announces Winners of Most Memorable Interview Contest

Recruiting Technology Provider Asked Facebook Followers to Share Their Worst Interview Experiences

NEW YORK, NY, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Putting the power of precise recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters, OneWire(R) today announced the winners of its Most Memorable Interview contest. The contest asked fans of the company's Facebook page to share their stories of terrible interview experiences that did not go as planned.

"No matter the industry or experience level, everyone has had at least one interview that didn't go well," said Brin McCagg, co-founder, president and COO of OneWire. "The submissions we received from our followers clearly underscored costly missed opportunities and lost productivity. That's why it's so crucial for employers to place additional focus on improving the candidate experience."

During the two-week submission period, the company received more than 50 entries. Out of the uncomfortable, unprofessional and outright embarrassing experiences, the judges selected three winners:

• The winner met with a narcoleptic CFO who fell asleep in the middle of the interview

• The runner-up described a wardrobe malfunction that exposed her undergarments during her interview; however, happily, she still got the job

• The third-place winner got sick during an interview and, when it came time to shake the interviewer's hand, she reached for the garbage pail instead

The contest highlighted the problems many job seekers have in finding companies best suited to them, and the trouble many companies have in sourcing the right candidates. When interview practices aren't standardized and hiring managers aren't taught how to conduct a proper interview, candidates can have negative interview experiences. Even more common, unqualified or rejected candidates are often left in the dark about where they stand in the interview process as they usually don't receive any feedback or status updates.

OneWire helps organizations address these shortcomings to improve the candidate experience through its comprehensive, cloud-based recruiting platform. With OneWire's proprietary matching technology and talent assessment tools, employers can pinpoint the most qualified candidates at the click of a button, minimizing time spent on interviewing unqualified applicants. Candidates are only matched to positions that meet their qualification and career preferences, improving their job search experience and engagement.

"Though the interview stories shared in the contest may be entertaining, they also demonstrate the need for a better method to address the mismatch between candidates and employers," said McCagg. "OneWire aims to improve the recruitment process for both companies and candidates. Our goal is to reduce the number of terrible interviews and make sure job seekers -- and hiring employers -- have interviews that are memorable for the right reasons."

About OneWire

OneWire puts the full power of the most innovative recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters. Its comprehensive, cloud-based platform and proprietary matching technology can be used across the enterprise or as a single point solution to deliver sourcing, candidate relationship management, applicant tracking, vendor management, and talent management. Hundreds of companies and thousands of candidates rely on OneWire as their single destination for the top candidates and top jobs. Get OneWired by visiting www.onewire.com today.

OneWire Announces Release of Vendor Management System

VMS Provides Clients with Enhanced Capabilities to Improve Vendor Management and Recruiting Processes

NEW YORK, N.Y. (MarketWatch - January 31, 2012) – Putting the power of precise recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters, OneWire® today announced details of its new Vendor Management System (VMS). OneWire’s VMS enables employers to bring recruiting vendors into their hiring process with efficiency and control. VMS allows for enhanced collaboration between HR and procurement, enabling recruiters to manage the entire requisition process on one platform, and improve communication with vendors. Additionally, it gives employers the functionality to aggregate and manage candidates from a variety of sources on one platform, rounding out OneWire’s comprehensive sourcing suite to help recruiters be more effective in their hiring initiatives.

Currently, more than 200 companies rely on OneWire’s cloud-based recruiting solution to facilitate their sourcing and talent acquisition initiatives. Companies using the platform can now grant their approved recruiting vendors, including staffing firms and headhunters, secure access to OneWire’s VMS, allowing them to collaborate on sourcing, tracking, and approving candidates. As a result, VMS enables employers to aggregate and manage candidates from all potential sources on one platform. All activity is tracked in the system, ensuring employers have insight into the analytics they need to evaluate vendor effectiveness. In addition, VMS ensures that companies remain OFCCP compliant as all candidates are tracked within a single database of record.

OneWire’s vendor management system is a purpose built solution specifically designed to integrate third party recruiters into the hiring workflow. Traditionally, candidate flow from recruiting vendors has been difficult to manage; VMS now allows companies to utilize an efficient platform that will measure results, improve lead time and lower costs. OneWire’s new VMS system puts the last piece of the puzzle in place to complete a comprehensive sourcing suite with the capability to aggregate, filter, track, and nurture all incoming talent.

“OneWire firmly believes that a company’s greatest asset is its people, and we are 100 percent committed to helping our clients find the talent they need,” said Brin McCagg, co-founder, president and COO of OneWire. “With the release of our Vendor Management System, we’re improving the way our clients work with recruiting vendors to source the best candidates and hire the people who will help them achieve success.”

About OneWire

OneWire puts the full power of the most innovative recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters. Its comprehensive, cloud-based platform and proprietary matching technology can be used across the enterprise or as a single point solution to deliver sourcing, candidate relationship management, applicant tracking, vendor management, and talent management. Hundreds of companies and thousands of candidates rely on OneWire as their single destination for the top candidates and top jobs. Get OneWired by visiting www.onewire.com today.

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Media Contact:

Francesca Marshall

OneWire 

646.786.0869

fmarshall@onewire.com 

John Zappe of ERE.net discussed OneWire's promising position in the market for applicant tracking systems in his recent article "Take Our Quiz and See Who Else Is Thinking Seat at the Table."  Citing a recent investment report by Fetl & Company, an investment banker and advisory, Zappe highlights OneWire's unique value proposition as an ATS that uses a matching technology and cloud-based talent community to connect recruiters with the right talent.

Read the full article here.

OneWire Reports Successful Results for 2011

OneWire’s Innovative Recruiting Solutions Gain Significant Momentum

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Reuters - January 19, 2012) – Putting the power of precise recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters, OneWire announced today details of its successes in 2011, including new products and enhancements, new clients and contract renewals, and expansion into additional industry verticals and international markets.

OneWire helps its clients create successful workforces through predictable, precise matches to qualified talent, accelerating time-to-hire, increasing productivity and streamlining costs and workflows. The Company’s comprehensive, cloud-based recruiting platform helps organizations find the talent they need and enables job seekers to find the opportunities for which they are best suited. OneWire’s talent acquisition solution features proprietary matching technology that can be used across the enterprise or as a single point solution to deliver sourcing, applicant tracking, vendor management, candidate relationship management and employee referrals. 

“Throughout 2011, we have continued to expand our brand recognition, grow our client base and offer new recruiting and job matching software,” said Brin McCagg, co-founder, president and COO of OneWire. “We believe that a company’s greatest asset is its people, and our matching technology makes it easier than ever for employers to fill their opportunities by connecting with the most qualified people. In the past year, we were able to help a large number of companies source, recruit and hire the talent they need to successfully grow their businesses.”

Business and Product Growth

 Several industry trends helped spur OneWire’s rapid growth in 2011, namely increased hiring in select sectors and an uptick in veteran recruitment initiatives. OneWire gained business from companies in financial services, as well as organizations seeking to hire insurance professionals and fill back-office and technology positions. OneWire’s single, integrated platform enabled these organizations to fill open positions with the most qualified talent while reducing recruiting time and increasing control and visibility.

Continuously innovating, OneWire made several enhancements to its platform throughout the year. In January 2011, the company unveiled a new public site redesign and job search functionality for candidates. In March, OneWire implemented enhanced project sharing and messaging capabilities for recruiters and full OFCCP compliance features across the platform. In May, OneWire announced integration with social media sites, allowing candidates to port their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to help them build their OneWire Profile. Further, this release provided additional job distribution capabilities through an integration with SmartPost, expanding OneWire’s candidate sourcing capabilities.

In August 2011, the company unveiled a two-way integration with Microsoft Exchange and iCal, streamlining the interview scheduling process with visibility into Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendars. This release also included a redesign of employee referral functionality to deliver faster connections to the right talent. OneWire also released a social media promotion feature that automatically distributes new opportunities at a company to employee’s LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook profiles, allowing them to receive referral bonuses when candidates who apply via social media pages are hired.

At the end of 2011, OneWire released its Vendor Management System (VMS), allowing clients to include headhunters in their hiring process with greater efficiency and control and to aggregate and manage candidates from all potential sources. In addition to VMS, OneWire improved its Project Teams functionality, which allows for robust collaboration among recruiters and their colleagues. The latest release also included resume parsing, which allows new candidates to upload their resumes and pre-populate their information, enabling them to build their OneWire Profiles with ease. 

New Clients and Renewals

OneWire significantly increased its client base in 2011 with 52 percent year-over-year growth, gaining new clients in the finance and banking, accounting, insurance and management consulting fields. Moreover, OneWire expanded its market reach, entering the information technology vertical. Throughout the year, the Company added clients such as Pacific Life, Sequoia Capital, Raymond James, Wells Fargo and one of the largest property and casualty insurance companies in the United States. While the majority of OneWire’s clients are U.S.-based, several new clients are international banks, including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Banco do Brasil, Commerzbank and BMO Capital Markets.

OneWire also renewed a majority of its clients and grew a number of key accounts, such as a 5,000 employee consumer finance company who expanded its relationship with OneWire from a paid pilot for campus recruiting to an enterprise-wide, global recruiting rollout. While clients continue to depend on OneWire for candidate sourcing and sorting, they have also deepened their adoption to include OneWire’s ATS, CRM and Talent Mobility solutions.

Strategic Vision for 2012

Moving forward, OneWire seeks to continue the rapid development of its end-to-end recruiting platform. Future planned upgrades include enhanced candidate sourcing and sorting features as well as improvements to CRM, ATS and talent mobility functionalities. The Company also aims to expand its sales efforts to increase new business and foster more usage among current clients. Furthermore, OneWire plans to deliver greater value to its talent community and increase engagement with enhancements to the platform’s candidate-based features.

“We created tremendous momentum throughout an economically challenged year and have processes in place to generate continued success in 2012,” said McCagg. “As we develop additional features and functionality for our cloud-based solution, we anticipate helping more clients to attract, engage and develop qualified talent that can contribute to positive business results. At the other end of the spectrum, we plan to increase our services to candidates, improving the way they connect with employers and giving them greater control over their careers.”

About OneWire

OneWire puts the full power of the most innovative recruiting technology in the hands of candidates and recruiters. Its comprehensive, cloud-based platform and proprietary matching technology can be used across the enterprise or as a single point solution to deliver sourcing, applicant tracking, vendor management, candidate relationship management, and employee referrals. Hundreds of companies and thousands of candidates rely on OneWire as their single destination for the top candidates and top jobs. Get OneWired by visiting www.onewire.com today.

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Media Contact:

Francesca Marshall

OneWire 

646.786.0869

fmarshall@onewire.com

Co-founder and President of OneWire, Brin McCagg, spoke to Business Insider about what it takes to get hired on Wall Street.  Offering his expertise and the hiring trends he sees at OneWire, McCagg highlighted areas of growth on Wall Street like technology and insurance.  

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