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2. DirectEmployers Association represents 375+ employers, most of which are Fortune 500. Approximately 90% are Federal Contractors. The creation of our association reflected the need of employers to reduce recruiting costs, while finding the best talent. (2001) Together the member companies created an association which provides them with relevant industry intelligence, monthly think-tank sessions and of course, a robust internet recruitment tool -- JobCentral. 2

3. AJB ceases to exist July 1, 2007 NASWA and DEA created an alliance to fill the void left by the AJB shut down. Driving the alliance is the fact that our respective members have a common mission – to find job seekers good jobs, and provide employers with great talent. This unique public private partnership has transformed JobCentral to JobCentral National Labor Exchange (NLX) and has brought DEAs advanced technology and experienced staff to the table with state workforce agencies. 3

4. Corporate Career Site Jobs are O*Net coded and made available to States on a daily basis State jobs uploaded to JobCentral are not distributed to partner sites Members corporate career site jobs are automatically indexed to JobCentral daily JobCentral pushes members jobs to partner sites and hundreds more.. 4

5. Progress Report 44 States have signed Data Sharing Agreements with more in process 35 states are uploading jobs to NLX and 24 states are accepting NLX download of jobs We are actively educating and encouraging the download, stressing the benefits for local employers and job seekers Operations Committee created to meet quarterly and determine initiatives of the alliance – consists of 6 states & 6 DEA member companies & members of NASWA and DEA. 5

6. JobCentral National Labor Exchange Fosters employer to state relationship DEA provides executive level employer contact information to the state administrators to the states that receive the JobCentral download of jobs Fosters job seeker to state relationship Job seekers are directed to your site to register and apply – building your candidate/talent pool 6

7. Parallel Lines COMPLIANCE FCJL delivered to local offices & state job banks Daily email alerts delivered to Vet Reps RECRUITMENT Flexible feeds into the State system 7

8. NO CHARGE TO COMPANIES For services previously provided by AJB Single jobs entry (from States) Indexing / Bulk uploads FCJL job entry (includes receipt) ** Charged only for services provided over and above those previously provided by AJB ** 8

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11. Distribute job postings to the state job bank with states that accept NLX downloads. Through permission-based indexing Through bulk uploads if indexing does not work Through State sites (if State uploads to NLX) Federal Contractor Job Listing distribution via VetCentral for single jobs with e-mail confirmation of receipt only. All free services plus Distribution of indexed jobs to over 1000 sites with special tags that allow for source tracking. Distribution within NACE Alumni system. DEA organized conference calls and Think Tank webinars. DEA Research, Surveys & Archives. VetCentral distribution of all indexed FCJL jobs with reports of distribution and an audit trail. FreeMembers What Membership Offers 11

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13. Everyone Working TOGETHER!! Partners, not vendors Recruiting in a tight labor market Deliver more job opportunities to seekers AND more hires to the employers Compliance, in accordance with regulations Low Cost and No Cost Solution Sharing Issues & Information Responsiveness 13

14. JobCentral & VetCentral site redesign to enhance SEO and drive job seekers to your jobs City – State – Metro pages added, additional content of 600 pages launched in February 08 Customize your links for YOUR state page on JobCentral. Ultimately we are adding thousands of pages of relevant content 14

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16. Questions? Christy Merriman christy@jobcentral.org 317-874-9021 OR Pam Gerassimides pgerassimides@naswa.org 202-434-8020 16