"I have CADD, better known as Corporate Attention Deficit Disorder. I learned as much as possible bouncing around as many careers as possible and took as many classes as possible to put myself in a place where I can make a significant difference. Now, it is time to create Frictionless Recruiting and bring CareerTours to the world." - Aaron Bare
Several weeks ago, CareerTours, the fast growing online recruiting company known for audio & video career "tours" announced it acquired an interest in WorkBlast.com, an innovator and industry leader in video resumes. According to a CareerTours press release, they will now host more than 15,000 Audio and Video CareerTours on WorkBlast.com. This whole segment of the recruiting industry is exploding, with new video sites launching to take advantage of Gen Y's preference for using rich media for everything from resumes to talking snowmen. Peter Clayton, host of Total Picture Radio, caught-up with Aaron earlier this week, to find out about the partnership with WorkBlast and how CareerTours is creating, what Aaron refers to as "frictionless
recruiting."
Aaron talks about CareerTours/WorkBlast: 2 Minutes
Aaron Bare is the CEO of CareerTours, a national recruiting resource that provides video and audio career tours. He was the founding member and director of JobingTV, a division of Jobing.com. From his experience of building a multi-million dollar business in less than 2 years, he decided to launch CareerTours, and quickly made it the fastest growing internet recruiting resource in the United States. Aaron has built a career in creating ideas and then marketing and selling them. He is also the CEO of the Nationals Association of Sales Professionals, the worlds largest Sales Professional Organization. His adventure with CareerTours has taken him far into exploring the world of recruiting and bringing it back to his Sales Background.
In Aaron's Entrepreneurial past he has built and developed a Recruiting Company, Cultural Assessment Company, TV Show, Consulting Firm & Several Internet Companies. Prior to that, Aaron was a consultant with Accenture and registered representative with the Vanguard Groups elite Flagship division. He has a Masters from Indiana University and has participated in Executive Education at Harvard, Columbia and Stanford Universities.
Press Release:
CareerTours Acquires Interest in Workblast; Partnership will create the largest career video website for career seekers and recruiters
Phoenix, AZ - August 2, 2007 - CareerTours, the fastest growing online recruiting company known for audio & video career "tours" has announced it has acquired an interest in WorkBlast.com, an innovator and industry leader in video resumes. CareerTours will now host more than 15,000 Audio and Video CareerTours on WorkBlast.com.
Career seekers, who can currently create video resumes on WorkBlast's website, will now be able to learn about career opportunities by viewing video messages (career tours) from organizations with positions to fill. CareerTours.com currently hosts over 15,000 Audio and Video CareerTours that give job seekers an idea of what it is really like to work at an organization.
Both companies are excited about the opportunity to work with one another. "WorkBlast has created the world's largest video resume database and has a strong hold on the college recruiting market; they understand Generation Y Recruiting" says Aaron Bare, CEO of CareerTours. Nick Murphy, CEO of WorkBlast agrees stating, "We are extremely excited about this partnership with CareerTours. This will enable us to focus solely on video resumes, while providing a complete recruiting resource for both Career Seekers and Employers at WorkBlast.com."
About Workblast
CEO Nick Murphy, a former NFL player, launched WorkBlast (www.WorkBlast.com) with co-founder/VP Marketing Travis Cloyd in April, 2007. WorkBlast is pioneering technology that will enable employers to quickly search, screen, and hire candidates on-demand via online video resumes.
About CareerTours
CareerTours (www.careertours.com) is a web-based recruiting resource that allows career seekers to experience companies through profiles and Video or Audio tours. The CareerTours solution was developed with the single purpose of eliminating friction in the hiring process and revolutionizing the way companies recruit talent.
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