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Akken Unveils Staffing and Recruiting Industry's Most Powerful Instant Social Media Search, Connecting More Than 40 Social Networks with All-In-One Staffing Software Platform

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Akken customers first to gain deep insight into real-time client and candidate information by instantly searching and connecting customer relationship management and applicant tracking records with more than 40 social media sites

Nashua, NH – July 9, 2009 - Akken (www.akken.com), provider of the first All-in-One, on demand staffing and recruiting software, today unveiled the industry's most powerful Instant Social Media Search, allowing users to search candidates and contacts on more than 40 social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Myspace and Twitter in real time, without ever leaving their All-in-One staffing software. Instant Social Media Search saves sales and recruiting staff hours of manual work, increasing productivity throughout the entire sales, sourcing and recruiting process while giving staff the strategic, personal information needed to win new business and supplement background checks.

"There has been an explosion of social media use in staffing and recruiting firms, but up until now there has not been an efficient way to search these networks collectively" said Giridhar Akkineni, President and CEO of Akken. "With new social networks added every day, the process of finding relevant information about people has become cumbersome. Akken's social media search solves this problem, instantly providing sales and recruiting staff with deep information to engage people on a personal level and close more business. This is just one of many innovations Akken is unveiling in the second half of 2009 that provide tremendous value and immediate results to our growing customer base."

Akken's Instant Social Media Search Benefits:

  • Get to know prospects, customers, candidates and employees on a personal level
  • Stop wasting time searching social networks one-by-one. Find candidates, clients and contacts immediately on more than 40 social media websites with a click of a button
  • Warm up cold prospects and candidates to improve lead generation and placement rates
  • Instantly supplement background checks with personal information candidates post on their social media profiles

As companies look for ways to get more done with fewer resources, Akken allows staffing and recruiting firms to replace up to 9 core software applications with its integrated front and back office software-as-a-service platform.

Companies that currently use Akken Staffing to manage their business have:

  • Increased revenue up to 300%;
  • Reduced software and IT expense up to 50%;
  • Beat their competitors by immediately responding to clients;
  • Streamlined their on boarding, timesheet, expense, and invoicing processes;
  • Greater insight into company operations with real time reporting.
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About Akken

Akken Staffing is the only cloud-based all-in-one business management platform for staffing and recruitment firms. The Akken Staffing suite is a modular web-based service that seamlessly integrates all front and back office functions including email and calendaring, applicant tracking, customer relationship management, job management, accounting, human resource management, self-service, payroll processing, reporting and more. Hundreds of staffing and recruitment firms run their businesses on the Akken Staffing™ platform. For more information visit please http://www.akken.com or call 1-866-590-6695.

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