Why Employee Referral?

PRESS RELEASE
SwingGroup and Universal Communication launch SwingJob
A new milestone in recruitment communication and employer branding

Mariakerke (Ghent), Belgium, 9 December 2011 – Finding and keeping talented people is more important than ever in today’s market. But it's by no means easy in a labour market that is becoming increasingly complex. A new employee referral platform called SwingJob now enables companies to leverage the formidable strength of referral and social networks to identify and select top candidates faster. They are able to expedite recruiting through the social networks of their employees and reward them in a personal and original way. Companies that embrace this approach save time and also significantly reduce the cost price per recruited employee.

Why employee referral?

The search for the ideal employee is becoming more and more fraught. The upshot is that it is proving increasingly difficult to fill specific vacancies. There are obvious advantages to employers mobilising their employees to find potential talent in their own circle of acquaintances and via their social media networks because it is usually highly successful. This form of referral enlarges the pond, yields high-quality candidates, strengthens employee commitment and motivation and enhances the attractiveness of the company's employer brand. On top of all this, a good employee referral programme means more predictable and lower recruitment costs.

But a successful programme requires the smart communication of vacancies and of priorities, an appropriate reward, tools for mobilising personal networks, fast feedback to employees and permanent high-quality info about the results. SwingJob now enables you to turn every employee into an ace recruiter.

Unique partnership

SwingGroup and Universal Communication have joined forces to provide the means necessary for this effective method of recruitment. The result is called SwingJob, a completely integrated and automated Employee Referral Platform. The platform is being developed by SwingGroup, the Benelux market leader in online incentive marketing solutions, and marketed in association with Universal Communication, the Belgium/Luxembourg market leader in human resources, employer branding, recruitment communication and internal communication. 'What makes this solution unique is the combination of proven knowledge of incentive marketing and strong employer branding know-how,' stressed Gunther Everaert, Managing Director of SwingGroup. 'It puts companies in a position not only to attract candidates faster and at lower cost, but also to find better candidates.' Universal Communication CEO Mick Daman added: 'If you add in the strength of employees’ social and personal networks, you instantly understand why this platform opens up enormous opportunities for ambitious companies keen to make the difference by taking on new talent'.

Personal introduction

The SwingJob platform was premiered for a select HR audience on 6 December 2011 in the rooms of the Brussels business club Cercle de Lorraine/Club van Lotharingen. The platform’s features include prioritised job postings, mobilisation via various social media, complete employee personalisation, transparent communication, bespoke motivation and permanent tracking of results.

Over the coming months SwingJob will be presented at information sessions at different places on different dates. The schedule includes Antwerp (31 January 2012), Ghent (14 February 2012) and Brussels (28 February 2012).

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About SwingGroup

Since its establishment in 2002 SwingGroup has grown into the Benelux market leader in online incentive marketing campaigns. Enterprises that regularly use the company’s services include

Alcredis, Beckers, BMW, Brunel, BührmannUbbens, Citroen, Deceuninck Plastics, GE, Hansen Transmissions, Insites, Jaguar, Land Rover, Manpower, Mensura, Philips, Pioneer, Q8, Quick, Simac, Truvo, Unilever, Unilin, USG People, Vaillant, VDAB, VMW and Würth.

More info: www.swinggroup.eu/NL/Press.aspx.

Links: http://www.swinggift.com – http://partners.swinggift.com – http://corporate.swinggift.com – www.facebook.com/SwingGift – www.twitter.com/SwingGift

About Universal Communication

Universal Communication is market leader in Belgium for HR Communication: employer branding, recruitment communication and internal communication.

Links: http://www.uc.be – http://www.facebook.com/universalcommunication – http://blog.uc.be – http://www.twitter.com/ucww – http://www.linkedin.com/company/universal-communication

Contact

Gunther Everaert Mick Daman

Managing Director SwingGroup CEO Universal Communication

T. +32 9 218 89 24 T. +32 2 676 43 06

F. +32 9 218 89 29 F. +32 2 660 62 57

G. +32 495 23 23 47 G. +32 475 48 71 70

E. E.

SwingGroup bvba Universal Communication

Kleimoer 16 I.Vandammestraat, 5-7D

9030 Mariakerke 1560 Hoeilaart

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