US Business Leadership Network, GettingHired.com Announce Partnership to further Promote Recruiting of Qualified Job Seekers with Disabilities

For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon M. Macsata
February 4, 2009
Phone: 305-519-4256
info@usbln.org

WASHINGTON, DC (February 4, 2009) - The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®), together with GettingHired.com, today announced a partnership aimed at further promoting the recruitment and hiring of qualified job-seekers with disabilities. The partnership is designed to build upon the strengths of the USBLN®´s national business-to-business network and GettingHired.com´s innovative internet-based portal.

"We´re excited about this new opportunity to advance the workplace inclusion of workers with disabilities seeking employment based solely on their collective talents," summarized USBLN® Executive Director & General Counsel John D. Kemp on the partnership with GettingHired.com. "Our partnership strengthens the national network the USBLN® has been building for over ten years, combining it with new accessible technologies designed to put qualified job-seekers in touch with interested companies. This partnership is a win for everyone - including the USBLN® and its affiliates and corporate members, GettingHired.com, and most of all, Americans with disabilities seeking employment."

In November 2008, GettingHired.com announced its launch as the first employer subscription-based online career center and social networking community for people with disabilities. Incorporating advanced, ADA- and 508-compliant technology, GettingHired.com is the first job portal and social network that enables the nation´s 22.3 million working age people with disabilities to connect to peers, mentors, employers, advocacy groups and a national registry of qualified job seekers.

Said Thomas Capato, CEO of GettingHired.com, of its new relationship with the USBLN®: "Our partnership could not have come at a better time for potential workers with disabilities. As our economy continues to struggle, businesses will be searching for new ways to improve their bottom-line, and what better way than utilizing an untapped source of qualified new workers."

The USBLN® is the only national business organization currently representing 54 BLN affiliatess in 32 states - including the District of Columbia - and more than 5000 employers using a ´business to business´ strategy to promote the business imperative of including people with disabilities in the workforce and marketplace.

For additional information about the USBLN® and GettingHired.com partnership, please contact Brandon M. Macsata by phone at 305-519-4256 or email at info@usbln.org.

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