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Global Recruiting Network Adds EMEA Managing Director

June 17th, 2013 by Veronica Blatt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Dave Nerz, President
dnerz@npaworldwide.com
+1 616.455.6776 x19

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, USA – June 17, 2013 – NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network announced that Alfy Zidan of PureAudit Executive Search (Netherlands), has been appointed managing director of the EMEA region by the NPA board of directors. The managing director is responsible for activating the existing member recruitment firms while working with NPA staff to add additional member locations throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Alfy Zidan’s experience with recruitment partners, candidates and clients in the region will be a distinct advantage for NPA. We have learned that our best successes come from global thinking that is locally-inspired and directed by volunteers,” said Dave Nerz, the president of NPA, a member-owned global recruiting network. “NPA’s goal is to bring independent recruiting firms together to facilitate cooperative split-fee placements and it is important to have someone of Alfy’s character and experience to lead the local effort.”

As a managing director, Mr. Zidan will provide leadership and direction to NPA’s efforts to grow the EMEA region and report to the chairperson of NPA. Like other NPA members, Mr. Zidan is a recruitment business owner and a voting member of the NPA member-owned cooperative. “NPA is a member-owned network, and member volunteer leadership is a key part of our success as an organization,” said NPA chairperson Kimberley Chesney. “Member-owners have provided the NPA cooperative with outstanding direction and support. We are delighted to have Alfy Zidan serving in this important position because of his insight, industry knowledge and business expertise.”

About NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network. NPA, www.npaworldwide.com, is a global recruiting network facilitating placements between its members. NPA has 400 member offices with more than 1,200 individual recruiters in 28 countries on 6 continents.

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Global Recruiting Network Survey Indicates Why Employees Leave

April 18th, 2013 by Veronica Blatt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Dave Nerz, President
dnerz@npaworldwide.com
+1 616.455.6776  x19

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, USA – April 18, 2013 – Results of a global recruiting network survey indicate the top reasons employees leave for new employment opportunities. NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network has released the results of its Global Retention Survey. NPA member recruiters, participating in more than 400 successful placements in 2012, were asked to document the reasons and motivations for candidates leaving existing employers for new employment opportunities.

“A recruiter becomes expert in understanding the reasons and motivation behind a candidate’s actions after multiple weeks or months, and sometime even years of working with a candidate,” said Dave Nerz, president of NPA. “This survey offers some insight into what employers must do to retain their best employees. Recruiters are rarely paid to attract and move poor performers or average candidates. Employers paying recruiting fees expect the top 10% of candidates available. Top employees are often leaving for reasons that are within the control of employers.”

The survey results of over 400 candidate placements in 2012 showed the following:

  • 47.9% of the surveys cited at least one organizational factor for the candidate’s change of employers. “Organizational” reasons refer to the size, stability, and direction of the company as well as training/development offered to employees.
  • 41.5% of responses included one job-specific motivator for an employee’s change of employers. These responses covered job travel, hours, compensation and benefits, relationship with peers and management, and job stability.
  • Only 10.6% of surveys listed a personal reason for the change of employers. “Personal” motivators such as seeking growth or challenge were offered as reasons most frequently.

“The top three reasons mentioned in the survey were seeking growth/challenge/ change; unsatisfactory career progression; and job stability lacking,” reports Nerz. “That means employers can, in large part, impact the retention of top employees with greater focus on these contributing factors.”

About NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network.NPA, www.npaworldwide.com, is a global recruiting network facilitating placements between its members. NPA has 400 member offices with more than 1,200 individual consultants in 28 countries on 6 continents.

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Global Recruiters Network Announces Results of Business Barometer Survey

March 20th, 2013 by Veronica Blatt

March 20, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dave Nerz, President
+1 616.455.6776 x19

Grand Rapids, MICHIGAN, USA — NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network announced the results of its business barometer survey. The survey is done twice annually and engages members of NPA’s global recruiters network as boutique and independent recruiters in documenting past results of the employment markets and predicting future results

“Our member recruiters are generally optimistic about the growth potential for the employment markets in the next 6 months and the positive impact on their contingent recruiting businesses,” said Dave Nerz, president of NPA. “This survey of recruiting firm owners showed that 76.1% of those surveyed see conditions improving for their businesses over the next 180 days.”

Some other results of this survey of 400 independent members of the global recruiters network showed the following:

  • The majority of respondents (56%) are from North America.
  • A significant percentage (28%) of responses came from Australia/New Zealand.
  • 44% reported improved conditions in the last 180 days, 30% indicated no change, and 27% reported worse conditions.
  • 63% reported employment markets performing at or above expectations in the last 90 days.
  • 40% of respondents see their market getting more competitive.
  • Only 11% of the respondents have a negative outlook for the next 6 months.
  • The majority (90%) project fees to remain at or above the levels realized in the prior 6 months.

“The reported information was positive on where NPA members are headed and perhaps the contingent recruiting industry as a whole,” said Nerz. “Globally, small independent recruiting firms are experiencing good growth and anticipating more in the months ahead.”

The survey also seeks to identify “strong” and “weak” industries/segments of the employment markets covered by members of the global recruiters network. The most active markets identified by the survey were chemical, fast-moving consumer goods, sales and marketing, supply chain, medical device and metallurgy related job openings. Weaker-performing segments were identified related to positions in the areas of mining, construction and executive leadership.

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About NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network. NPA is a global recruiters network facilitating placements between its members. NPA has 400 member offices with more than 1,200 individual consultants in 28 countries on 6 continents.

Global recruiting network elects board of directors

April 6th, 2012 by Veronica Blatt

April 6, 2012
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Contact: Veronica Scrimshaw
Director of Corporate Communications
+1 616.455.6776 x17

The membership of NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network has elected a new slate of representatives to its board of directors. The NPA board of directors is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the member-owned international recruiting network. Each NPA director also owns and operates a member recruiting firm. As board members, directors establish NPA’s business plan, identify strategic priorities, develop an annual budget, and oversee network administration.

“NPA has thrived for more than 50 years in large part because out outstanding volunteer leadership,” said NPA president Dave Nerz. He added, “As a member-owned cooperative, board leadership is crucial for advancing NPA’s mission and goals. NPA members have a long history of electing board members with remarkable passion, industry knowledge, and business expertise. This year is no exception.” Kimberley Chesney, chair, remarked, “NPA affords independent recruiters an incredible opportunity to compete globally. We have experienced a tremendous international expansion in our membership. I am excited to see the hard work of previous boards coming to fruition, and looking forward to the next stage in NPA’s rich history.”

Individuals elected to the NPA board of directors include the following:

Kimberley Chesney, Prime Management Group, Inc. London and Kitchener, Ontario, plus Victoria, British Columbia, automatically assumed the role of chairperson following a one-year term as chairperson-elect.

Russ Bray, Southern Recruiting Solutions, Tampa, Florida, was re-elected to a two-year term as a director. He will serve on NPA’s tools, services, and knowledge committee.

Geoff Crews, Forsythes, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, was elected to a two-year term as a director. He will serve on NPA’s tools, services, and knowledge committee.

Joshua Ro, People Consulting Group, Seoul, Korea, was elected to a two-year term as a director. He will focus on membership growth and retention throughout Asia.

Meri Laird Jones, Davidson, Laird & Associates, Inc., Southfield, Michigan, was re-elected to a two-year term as a director. Her role on the board of directors is to optimize member and network success.

Julie Parsons, Premium Consulting, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, was re-elected to a two-year term as a director. She will identify strategic growth areas throughout Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and the United Kingdom.

 NPA board members who were not up for re-election and who will continue to serve on the board include the following:

Rick Corey, OpticsProfessionals, LLC, Penfield, New York – immediate past chair

Anne Downing, Demetrio & Associates, L.L.C., Rio Verde, Arizona – director

Jeff McGraw, The Callos Companies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – secretary/treasurer

Cameron Gausby, KNG Technical, Shanty Bay, Ontario – director

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NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network, http://www.npaworldwide.com: NPA is an international recruiting network facilitating placements between its members. NPA has over 380 member offices with more than 1,400 individual consultants in 27 countries on 6 continents.

Global Recruiting Organizations Strengthen Strategic Partnership

January 18th, 2012 by Veronica Blatt

NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network with global headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA originally entered into a strategic alliance with TEAM – The Employment Agency Movement, based in the UK in late 2009. Both organizations are engaged in the business of facilitating networking between their member firms offering independent recruiting, executive search and temporary staffing. The alliance has been formed to increase global recruiting opportunities for the cumulative membership. Clients and candidates represented by these two networks have benefited from the worldwide connections and boundary-breaking reach available from the combined networks of NPA and TEAM.

As a result of recent negotiations between the two organizations, arrangements have been agreed to permitting all NPA members a joint membership in TEAM on trial basis.  “Whilst our UK membership and regional networking continues to grow” comments Liz Longman, TEAM MD, “there have been many instances where the skills of our members UK-based candidates are keenly sought after by our overseas clients and vice versa. The world is ever shrinking and certainly many skills and abilities are portable.  We welcome this opportunity to provide a truly international network of opportunities to our membership.”

The arrangement provides NPA with a larger presence and more points of connection in the UK and across Europe. The NPA-TEAM alliance creates a combined global recruiting network of over 800 locations with coverage in a broad range of occupations and industries. “NPA is excited to have a working relationship with TEAM. We believe there is value for NPA members, TEAM members and for the clients and candidates represented by each,” states Dave Nerz, President of NPA.

NPA job board promotes jobs advertised by recruiters

August 5th, 2011 by The Imagination Factory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2011

Contact: Veronica Scrimshaw
Director of Corporate Communications
vscrimshaw@npaworldwide.com
+1.616.455.6776 ext. 17

NPA job board promotes jobs advertised by recruiters

NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network (http://www.npaworldwide.com), has launched a new job board for job seekers. The board is the first to allow candidates to search local jobs, regional jobs, and international career opportunities exclusively offered by NPA international search firms.

“These are only jobs posted by recruiters” said Russ Bray (Southern Recruiting Solutions), NPA Regional Director and strategic leader of NPA’s project to make public recruiter advertised jobs. “The advantages are simple. There is no employer access to the jobs listed by recruiters on the NPA site. Most boards allow employers to advertise and also allow employers to buy access to the database. So you could be applying to your current employer. This board provides a private job search, exclusively through international search firms and worldwide recruiters.”

“Job seekers will have the ability to post a resume to a group of recruiters focused on international career opportunities”, says Dave Nerz, President of the NPA network of international search firms. “Registration is optional which makes it easy for candidates to use the NPA job board site to post a resume or to just apply for jobs by recruiters. Posting a resume allows over 1400 recruiters worldwide to view you as a candidate for active career opportunities they are working.”

NPA is a worldwide network of independent recruiters. The recruiters work together to find the best fit candidates for the job openings they fill on behalf of an employer. NPA has been facilitating local job search as well as regional and international job search for over 55 years.

The NPA Job Board is located at https://searchnpaworldwidejobs.com.

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NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network, http://www.npaworldwide.com: NPA is an international recruiting network facilitating placements between its members. NPA has over 380 member offices with more than 1,400 individual consultants in 27 countries on 6 continents.

Job Growth Evident to NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network

June 24th, 2010 by The Imagination Factory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2010

Following nearly 18 months of below-average placement activity by its member recruiting firms, NPA (www.npaworldwide.com) reports a significant increase in job fills as a result of candidate placements. “Some members are seeing a return to more normal levels of recruiting activity but it is still very dependent on industries, geographies, and specialty,” says Dave Nerz, the president of NPA, an international split-fee recruiting network. 

A recent report issued by ExecuNet, an executive level job board, echoed the findings of NPA. ExecuNet’s president and chief economist, Mark Anderson, indicated in his post that recruiters are more confident in future employment by clients. The averages of the ExecuNet Recruiter Confidence Index are at the highest level since July 2007.  Mr. Anderson goes on to list the strongest industry areas as:

   1. Healthcare
   2. Clean/Green Technology
   3. Energy
   4. Manufacturing
   5. Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices/Biotech

NPA indicates that the most active placement areas in the recruiter-owned network are business analysts/IT, manufacturing-related engineering, and sales and marketing positions. “While this is great news for recruiters and those seeking work, it is a cautionary signal to CEOs and those responsible for retaining and developing talent in organizations…hold on to the talent you have,” says Nerz. “There is also a perception by client companies that candidates are plentiful and that speed of action is not an issue when the right fit candidate is located. While it may still be some time before candidates routinely have multiple offers, the best candidates are not available indefinitely and do have alternatives in this rebounding employment market.”

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About NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network. NPA is an international, member-owned recruiting network facilitating cooperative, split-fee placements between its members. In 2008, NPA members shared over US$9 million in split-fee revenue. Founded in 1956, NPA has over 350 member offices with approximately 1,300 individual consultants in 25 countries on 6 continents.

Contact: Veronica Scrimshaw
Director of Corporate Communications
+1 616 455-6776 x17

NPA and TEAM Announce Strategic Alliance

November 2nd, 2009 by The Imagination Factory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2009
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Contact: Veronica Scrimshaw
Director of Corporate Communications
vscrimshaw@npaworldwide.com
+1 616 455 6776 ext. 17

NPA and TEAM
Announce Strategic Alliance

NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network with global headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA has entered into a strategic alliance with TEAM – The Employment Agency Movement, based in the UK. Both organizations are engaged in the business of facilitating networking between their member firms offering independent recruiting, executive search and temporary staffing. The alliance has been formed to increase global business opportunities for the cumulative membership. Clients and candidates represented by these two networks will benefit from the worldwide connections and boundary-breaking reach that will be available from the combined networks of TEAM and NPA. Read the rest of this entry »

NPA and Main Sequence launch new web platform to benefit NPA members worldwide

August 26th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory

For Immediate Release

NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network (www.npaworldwide.com), is pleased to announce the launch of an entirely new generation of SplitZone, its online platform for NPA members to transact shared recruiting business in a secure, reliable, and repeatable way.

SplitZone leverages NPA’s experience with earlier technology and the expertise of Main Sequence (www.mainsequence.net) in building and hosting enterprise recruitment transaction platforms. The design process for the latest SplitZone included careful consultation with key contributors throughout the NPA network, third-party technology consultants, and Main Sequence.

“NPA’s goal is to provide a state-of-the-art system that is more usable to all of our members, and can help attract new members interested in split-fee recruiting”, said NPA President Dave Nerz. “This new SplitZone is better in so many ways, it really is a compelling value-add for our current and prospective members.”

VP Marketing at Main Sequence, William (Bill) Kubicek IV added, “From time to time opportunities come along to do custom or semi-custom projects that meet the strategic needs of key customers. Our relationship with NPA is a great example of just such a strategic alliance and we are delighted to launch this platform and enhance our role as the supplier of choice to NPA, and to NPA members using our PCRecruiter solutions to manage their recruitment businesses.”

Dave Nerz concluded, “We are thrilled that so many members are actively engaging in NPA activities with a new level of enthusiasm and excited to see how this tool saves time for our members while helping them boost revenue.”

SplitZone is immediately available to NPA members using PC or Mac with an Internet connection and has been designed to interface seamlessly with PCRecruiter.

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About Main Sequence:

Founded in 1998, Ohio based Main Sequence Technologies Inc. creates talent acquisition technology solutions wherever and however organizations are built. The flagship solution, PCRecruiter, is the technology of choice for thousands of third party recruitment, direct-hire, and outsourced staffing teams. Main Sequence provides customizable CRM and Applicant Tracking functionality converged into one database, voice, and email interface for both On-Demand and Self-hosted (licensed) versions.

About NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network:

NPA is an international, member-owned recruiting network facilitating cooperative, split-fee placements between its members. In 2008, NPA members shared over US$10 million in split-fee revenue. Founded in 1956, NPA has over 400 member offices with more than 1,600 individual consultants in 25 countries on 6 continents.

Diego Ghidini of GRUPO GHIDINI-RODIL named South American ambassador for international recruiting network

April 16th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory

For immediate release

Manny Rao, chairman of the board of directors of NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network announced that Diego Ghidini of GRUPO GHIDINI-RODIL in Buenos Aires has been appointed the South American ambassador to the NPA board of directors. NPA, www.npaworldwide.com, is an international, member-owned recruitment network that brings independent recruiting firms together to facilitate cooperative, split-fee placements. Sr. Ghidini has been instrumental in fostering NPA’s membership expansion throughout South America.

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