New High-Tech Muscle for Smaller Outplacement Firms

New electronic career showcases help independent Outplacement firms compete with larger companies for new business

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA (PRWEB) September 15, 2003 -- Concord Research Associates, Inc. unveiled today a new service enabling independent outplacement firms to provide electronic career portfolios to professionals in career transition.

Dubbed a "career web portfolio," Concords internet showcase graphically enhances a candidates key career assets for viewing online by prospective employers.

Career web portfolios give outplacement clients a universally-accessible, compelling presentation of their most significant strengths and achievements," stated Concord Research CEO David Evans. These online portfolios convey a client's business accomplishments with visually-powerful graphs, charts, artwork and images," he said.

Clients can co-browse their career web portfolio over the internet with prospective employers during telephone interviews, showing and explaining their achievements.

Psychological tests have proven that people remember 11% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 27% of what they see, and 52% of what they hear and see," Evans explained. Co-browsing a web portfolio can yield 400% more impact than a resume alone," he said.

Independent outplacement firms incorporate Concords web portfolios into the services offered to client candidates to gain competitive advantages in the marketplace and close new sales.

Career web portfolios are an exciting new opportunity for the outplacement industry as a whole to impart greater value to the clientele we serve," said Joseph Heard, President of Plan-B, Inc. in Boston. This new service puts customers on the forefront of emerging technology."

Concords revolutionary ease-of-use and comprehensive education and support are the vehicle our industry has been waiting for to actualize the promise of electronic career portfolios," added Mr. Heard.

For more information, contact David Evans at (561) 279-9560, or david@GroupConcord.com.

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