A Vision of eHire...

One of the most fascinating phenomena in the scientific community is that of parallel discovery. When the time is right, researchers in one part of the world will discover something of incredible significance while scientists in another part of the world will come across the same findings within days, even as humanity had waited centuries for such a result. This phenomenon is similar to what occurred in the 1960’s when American scientists were the first to achieve the unthinkable scenario of having a man walk along the surface of the moon.

I’ve had for some time a vision of the perfect recruiting platform, which would be web-based, process-driven, and candidate-centric. I started pushing the idea, and consulted with my friend Ran Margalit, who is a genius programmer and has the greatest patience for my idealistic, if unpractical ideas. With Ran, everything seems to be feasible and achievable within the span of a few months. This time, he asked me to think about it, and I realized that this endeavor may have been considered large and difficult, even by my standards. Then I heard of eHire. It seems that Joe Sabrin, and Shaul Halevi, both brilliant entrepreneurs, had developed the exact platform I envisioned, and even made it better. It took them about 5 years of hard work and iterations, culminating in the much anticipated product release on March 1, 2009.

The really exciting part is that we immediately saw the potential for a great partnership, and as of Friday the 13th, I am officially the Chief Marketing Officer of eHire. I remain, of course, Managing Director of GoLAN Consulting, which I have built and grown over the past 6 years. We plan to capitalize on the unique synergy between the two companies, as I will be one of the platform’s most avid users on the recruiting side.

In short, they built the rocket, but they are gracefully taking me along for the big adventure. Honestly, I cannot think of a better way to get to the moon.

Written by Val Golan
Val@eHire.com
Val@GoLANconsulting.com

eHire's First Official Press Release

On February 6, 2009, eHire distributed its first official press release below to the New York metro region:

eHire to Launch Pilot Version of Ground-Breaking Job-Matching Technology on March 1, 2009

First 5,000 Job Seekers to Join eHire to Have Free Access Through Pilot Program
New York, NY February 6, 2009 --- eHire, an innovative online job matching community, announced today the upcoming March 2009 launch of its pilot program. The first 5,000 job seekers to join eHire will have free access through the pilot program.

eHire has built the first low-cost candidate-centric and transparent job matching online recruitment platform that gives both candidates a voice in the hiring process and enables recruiters/employers to efficiently find qualified candidates. In essence, the eHire community-based application is the "eHarmony" for online recruiting, and includes features such as a multi-layered matching engine, a robust scoring mechanism, social networking components, comparative application and qualification views, career check-up services, and the automatic parsing of resumes, and more.

According to Joe Sabrin, Founder and President of eHire, “Finding a job is a process fraught with uncertainty and anxiety for everyone involved. Employers worry about finding the right person. Candidates never know where they stand or if the job they applied for is truly right for them. These issues are heightened by the recession. Our goal is to help 1 million people get new jobs in 2009.”

Ultimately, revenue will be generated from both candidates and recruiters/employers; candidate pricing will utilize a subscription model while recruiters/employers will pay success-only fees.

“This platform has been evolving since the late nineties,” Mr. Sabrin explained. “It marries 40 years of recruiting experience to the latest Web 2.0 software innovations and leverages social networking to reflect the needs and perspectives of everyone participating in the process. eHire sees the job-search process as a mutually cooperative relationship which can be improved and accelerated by the skillful application of disruptive technology.”

To get in line for the eHire Community:

Candidates:
http://www.ehire.com/solution.html#candidates


Recruiters/Employers:
http://www.ehire.com/solution.html#recruiters

About eHire
eHire is the Web 2.0 job matching community that unites candidates with recruiters/employers. The time-saving, comprehensive and transparent eHire platform allows for the easy communication between candidates and recruiters/employers, and the meshing of these forces. It also provides a channel for the incubating and growth of important business relationships that benefits every member. For more information regarding eHire, visit www.eHire.com today.

Here are just some of the recipients of the release:

Yahoo! Finance:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090206/20090206005123.html?.v=1

MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ehire-launch-pilot-version-ground-breaking/story.aspx?guid=%7B3C454218%2DCF66%2D4302%2D8675%2D1FE445AD3ACC%7D&dist=msr_11

Morningstar:
http://news.morningstar.com/newsnet/ViewNews.aspx?article=/BW/20090206005123_univ.xml

GoogleNews:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=eHire+to+Launch+Pilot+Version+of+Ground-Breaking+Job-Matching+Technology+on+March+1%2C+2009&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

Yahoo News:
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news;_ylt=A9j8euzKSx5HdgoBPCfQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBhNjRqazhxBHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=eHire+to+Launch+Pilot+Version+of+Ground-Breaking+Job-Matching+Technology+on+March+1%2C+2009&c=&x=wrt

GoogleWeb:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=eHire+to+Launch+Pilot+Version+of+Ground-Breaking+Job-Matching+Technology+on+March+1%2C+2009&btnG=Search

Ask.com News:
http://news.ask.com/news?qsrc=167&o=0&l=dir&q=eHire+to+Launch+Pilot+Version+of+Ground-Breaking+Job-Matching+Technology+on+March+1%2C+2009