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Association's partnership with Jobing.com promises alum rewards

It would be nice if getting a job were as easy as pressing a button, wouldn’t it? Career searches may not be that effortless—yet—but a new partnership between the Alumni Association and Jobing.com, may make access to “fresh, real, and local” job openings as simple as visiting the Association’s web site.

Under the partnership agreement, Jobing.com has developed a co-branded career web site with the Alumni Association. The site is available by clicking on the “Sun Devil Career Network” link located on the Association home page at www.asu.edu/alumni.

ASU alumni and other job seekers are able to search and apply for their next Arizona job across more than 40 comprehensive job categories, as well as post resumes and cover letters to the site for access by employers. Users can also register to receive jobs delivered via email that match their specific search criteria. Additionally, Jobing.com will work with the Alumni Association to deliver career seminars and other events targeted at alumni, and complement efforts of on-campus entities such as ASU Career Services.

Local employers and recruiters are able to post jobs directly to the site for fees that starts at $150 for a 28-day listing. Depending on employer preference, these postings are available for access across either the ASU Alumni Network or the entire Jobing.com local network.

The partnership has special meaning for Jobing.com founder and chief executive officer, Aaron Matos, a 1995 ASU graduate. Matos began the company as an offshoot of a publishing company where he was employed as a human resources director, with the company becoming independent in 2001.

“As an ASU alum, it is very satisfying to announce this partnership with the Alumni Association,” said Matos. “Since our inception, Jobing.com has been singularly-focused on helping connect local employers with top local job candidates. This partnership further enhances that commitment and the value we bring to the entire Valley community.”

Christine Wilkinson, president of the Alumni Association, noted that the agreement with Matos’ company was itself representative of the ways in which Sun Devils can help each other in the employment arena.

“We’re pleased to be working with one of our own graduates to offer a robust, locally-focused job board and menu of career tools for our alumni,” she said. “Linking ASU-supportive employers with our talented graduates is just one more way to facilitate Sun Devils hiring Sun Devils.”