Safira Selects SilkRoad technology's OpenHire

Press Release - Winston Salem, NC

SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today Safira has purchased SilkRoad's OpenHire recruiting management and applicant tracking system. Safira, a professional IT services firm working with companies that are leaders in their economic sectors, in both national and international markets, had four main goals in mind when searching for a recruiting management solution. With the purchase of OpenHire, Safira has implemented goals of a reduction in costs by cutting the time spent in recording applications, creating interview forms and completing administrative tasks associated with their recruitment process; reducing the length of their hiring cycle from application to job proposal; clearly defining their recruitment process; and increasing the quality of new hires, through better source selection and a better applicant selection process.

'OpenHire will serve as the central nervous system for all recruitment activities from marketing and selection, to contract negotiation and reporting. Recruiters will manage all marketing and selection activities from within OpenHire, including job definitions and postings, approval processes and interviews. Additionally, all communication with candidates, including our internal candidates will be managed though the OpenHire solution, which will act as the only entry point for submitting a resume to Safira,' said Pedro Penedo, Partner at Safira. 'Recruitment is vital in a Professional Services Firm such as Safira, and our Board of Directors is eager for the chance to support the new recruiting solution, and realize the benefits of OpenHire's reporting function.'

OpenHire, part of SilkRoad technology's Life Suite of web-based talent management solutions, is a market-leading recruiting and candidate management solution that turns the challenging task of attracting and hiring top quality talent into a more efficient, manageable and trackable process. OpenHire offers the best candidate sourcing, qualification screening, process management, career site portal and resume tools in the industry. OpenHire includes advanced intelligent search functionality and reporting to support the latest Equal Employment Opportunity and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs reporting regulations.

OpenHire's intelligent search feature reads and understands both resumes and job descriptions, automatically identifying individuals best suited to a specific position and returning a list ranked by probability of placement. The comprehensive OpenHire career site portal is directed specifically at providing information to candidates on careers and job openings, as well as a means to deliver an organization's talent brand.

About Safira

Safira is a professional IT services firm, working for companies that are leaders of their economic sectors, in both national and international markets. They are focused on high quality IT Project delivery, on time, on budget, the first time and every time. They value client satisfaction, employee satisfaction and shareholder satisfaction. In the marketplace since 1997, Safira has more than 40 clients and a team of 120 highly qualified professionals. Safira was once again ranked as 'Best Place to Work 2009' in the 2009's edition of Heidrick & Struggles national survey. Safira has offices in Lisbon, Portugal, and in Warsaw, Poland. For more information visit www.safira.pt.

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