BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Susan Marks, CEO of Pinstripe(r), Inc., a leading recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and recruitment services firm, was named runner-up in the Recruiting and Staffing Leader of the Year category at the Recruiting and Staffing Best in Class (RASBIC) Awards Dinner and Ceremony, held in conjunction with IQPC's 9th Annual Talent Acquisition and Staffing Summit, October 16-19 in Atlanta. The award, presented by a distinguished panel of recruiting/staffing experts and practitioners, recognizes excellence in integrating strategic staffing and recruiting processes, employee commitment, recruiting/staffing vision, team alignment and industry innovation.
"It is a great honor to be recognized as one of our industry's leading innovators by such an outstanding group of experts, and it validates what our team has worked so hard to deliver to our clients -- quality, value, fresh thinking and long-term strategic vision," said Marks. "I would like to congratulate all of the evening's winners and runners-up and thank the judges for this recognition."
Anne Nimke, Pinstripe's President and COO, spoke on key recruiting and staffing issues at the conference. Nimke's presentation, titled "Pulling Out Your Hair?' -- Using the OFCCP's New Definition of the 'Internet Applicant' to Improve Your Recruitment Processes," looked at changes in the Office of Federal Contract Compliance's rules concerning online applicants and their ramifications for employers. Tyler Weber, Director of Recruitment at Schwarz Pharma, Inc., and Bill Osterndorf, President of HR Analytical Services, co-presented with Nimke.
In addition, Nimke addressed new techniques in employee engagement and onboarding, including automation, and provided a roadmap to building and maintaining effective communications with new employees throughout orientation and beyond. Her post-conference presentation, entitled "What's Love Got to Do With It?" was offered in conjunction with Earl Mann, Sales Director at ADP-VirtualEdge.
"We were very pleased to be able to share our insights with those in attendance at this year's conference, and the feedback has been very positive," said Nimke. "With the OFCCP recently implementing new regulation on Internet applicants, and a shortage of top-quality talent, employers across a number of industries are facing increasing pressure to fill positions quickly while maintaining quality. However, if they choose to view these changes as an opportunity to use new tools and develop more effective processes, they stand a much better chance of recruiting and retaining the best qualified candidates."
About Pinstripe
An innovator in recruitment and employment process outsourcing, Pinstripe, Inc. designs, builds and manages talent acquisition and management systems for healthcare, financial services and technology companies. The company's proprietary Requisition-to-Results (R2R)(tm) platform is the first solution of its kind to integrate recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, and off-boarding practices into a complete, end-to-end outsourced approach to employee acquisition and retention. By partnering with Pinstripe, clients are able to maximize the economic, operational, and strategic benefits of a high performing workforce, while minimizing compliance, security and other risks.
Based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Pinstripe was co-founded by Susan Marks and Anne Nimke, both 25-year industry veterans who previously established the largest independent staffing company in Wisconsin and HRfirst, an enterprise-wide recruitment process outsourcing firm. Both companies were sold to Kelly Services in 2000. Baird Venture Partners, the U.S.-based venture capital affiliate of investment firm Robert W. Baird & Co., is a major investor in Pinstripe. For more information about Pinstripe, please visit www.pinstripetalent.com.