Diversity Recruiters International (DRI) Launches Website and Recruitment Practice.

Minority owned firm addresses the need for skilled "Diversity Recruiters" in corporate america Today. Provides skilled and certified contract and permanent recruitment talent across all industries and career fields.

(PRWEB) September 8, 2003

Petaluma, CA- Diversity Recruiters International (DRI), a minority owned firm, announced today the creation of a website http://www.DiversityRecruitersIntl.com and business practice aimed at providing contract and permanent "Diversity Recruiters" to companies and organizations. The business is believed to be the first of it's kind to specialize in this niche. A "diversity recruiter" is defined as an individual with specific skills, training and expertise in locating, sourcing and recruiting multicultural professionals. "The demand for these candidates is very high and skilled recruiters who are capable of delivering to their company or client a competitive edge in this area are very valuable" according to John Fujii, company founder and President.

In recent years the demographics in the United States have shifted dramatically. The ratio of Caucasian workers to their multicultural counterparts has reached near parity. The number of diverse professionals in the marketplace though, still lags behind and only amounts to about 15% to 18% of the total. With the focus placed on appealing to a growing diverse population, companies need to recruit and retain top minority talent to stay ahead of the competition and add cultural competencies to their workforce. Finding and recruiting these individuals requires a specific skill set.

Diversity Recruiters International boasts a database of hundreds of these recruitment professionals in most major industries and with experience recruiting for most career fields. DRI partnered with StaffingSoft of Dallas Texas, a leading provider of online applicant management systems, to provide the technological backbone of the job posting capabilities and resume database. “At StaffingSoft, our goal is to enable organizations to hire, manage and retain talented and qualified employees in an effective, timely and cost-efficient manner by providing an integrated solution. We realize the necessity for organizations to find solutions for their hiring practices that are efficient, and cost effective" according to Michael Sojdie, President and CEO of StaffingSoft Inc. This makes us the ideal tool for Diversity Recruiters International and their clients.

It is believed that the services provided by DRI will help companies better comply with State and Federal EEO and Affirmative Action guidelines. "Our goal is to help companies build a diverse slate of candidates for each of their open positions from which they can select the most qualified candidate. It is very important that all qualified applicants for a given position be offered an equal opportunity to compete for that role. " Fujii said.

Recruiters have been specially trained and in many cases certified in the complicated process of identifying and recruiting top multicultural talent. Additionally DRI provides them with a "tool box" of resources and contacts that they can bring to their respective employers. Recruiters are available for assignments in the US and Canada on a contract or permanent basis. With contractors, DRI acts as the "Employer of Record" and is responsible for payroll, benefits and taxes. Permanent full or, part-time recruiters are available on a fee paid basis. Companies can post their openings and interested candidates can post their resumes at http://www.diversityrecruitersintl.com/jobs.html.