New testandhire productivity tool from Pointer International manages and automates the process flow for screening and recruiting, to deliver best performance to value ratio.

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Pointer International, Inc.
4812 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-986-0996     Fax: 240-465-0526
http://www.pointint.com/

Contact: Ed Kay, Chief Marketing Officer
301-986-0996        
ed_kay@pointint.com

http://www.testandhire.com/

NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Pointer International unveils testandhireÔ its new-age productivity tool to manage and automate the process-flow for screening and recruiting candidates. Beta customer installations are now paving the way for commercial implementations.
                        

Washington, DC, March 27, 2001 ---- Pointer International, Inc., a software solutions provider established since 1997, announced today the beta release of its newly developed testandhireÔ system; uniquely designed to meet the needs of recruiters and candidates. Through its robust features and functions, testandhireÔ facilitates full cycle interactions, with coordinated follow-through to conclude with decisive end-results. testandhireÔ is a time and money saver. It is quick and easy to implement and use, either as a hosted application, or as a server based add-on to a corporate website.

From the candidate side, testandhireÔ is straightforward for applicants to enter on-screen details, to match posted positions. A relevant test may also be taken to evaluate skill levels and qualifications, and an applying candidate can upload his/her resume, and other supportive documents. The corporate side facilitates the organized selection, interview scheduling, coordination, and various inter and intra-company correspondence. While the process and criteria are uniformly applied, testandhireÔ may be flexibly customized to fit particular company needs.

testandhireÔ serves Human Resources (HR) hiring managers, search and personnel recruiting organizations, along with candidates. In addition to improving the performance to value ratio, testandhireÔ competes as a powerful new alternative that overcomes the prevailing shortcomings and effectively addresses unmet market needs.
                                
Pointers CEO, Rina Levy stated that we are extremely excited to invite beta customers to test and hire" testandhireÔ. Carefully chosen businesses will now start to conduct practical field evaluations. Initial feedback on this product has been outstanding."

Ed Kay, Pointers CMO, added that Pointer continues to accept expressions of interest from prospective customers who wish to participate in the beta test program, or to place conditional orders for the commercial release of testandhireÔ. At this juncture, we are also meeting with investors and strategic partners to leverage our launch efforts." He added that Responses to our Try Before You Buy promotion are very encouraging. Our business model suggests a Return On Investment (ROI) estimated at 6 months or less."