AlignMark Indian Venture, Global Talent Metrics, Launches New Service to Help Companies Win the War for Talent

Maitland, FL, May 12, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Global Talent Metrics (GTM), a leading talent technology company, announced the launch of StarReferral - An innovative Web 2.0 based talent referral system today. Considering the current market need for an innovative consumer-centric reward system to enhance the efficiency of online referrals, GTM has exclusively partnered with imint, India’s first multi-partner consumer rewards program. Hence every succesful online referral will be rewarded with the unique rewarding structure of imint points.

Dr. Cabot Jaffee, Chairman, Global Talent Metrics (and CEO of AlignMark) said, “StarReferral is a revolutionary talent sourcing system that leverages the power of social computing to help companies win the war for talent by providing unprecedented access to passive candidates at 20-75% lower cost per hire.”

“Global Talent Metrics is committed to bringing innovation to companies that are competing for talent and hence our investments in research and development are focused on helping companies attract and retain the best candidates”, added Dr. Jaffee.

Mr. Vijay Bobba, CEO, LSRL said, “Developing new partnerships is a key business strategy and constantly providing value to customers is imperative; therefore, it is critical to partner with innovative businesses such as GTM that strive to achieve the highest standards in customer satisfaction. i-mint has a strong presence in the retail, banking, aviation and telecom sectors and it has been a conscious call to enter the sector of employee rewards.”

“This collaboration with GTM gives provides the opportunity to explore the upcoming sector of online referrals which is still nascent but has a lot of potential. In i-mint, GTM has a strategic and powerful business tool that will allow them to provide unparalleled value to their customers”, added Mr. Bobba.

Commenting on the unique reward structure, Dr. Jaffee added, “The GTM/i-mint partnership provides companies immediate access to a pre-qualified talent community of 5.5 million i-mint members creating the largest platform of this nature. GTM will offer i-mint points as a reward across several stages of the referral process instead of cash incentives. It allows companies to run multi-stage programs and frees them from the administrative challenges and legal issues of disbursing cash. With i-mint on board, GTM customers will not only earn thousands of i-mint points but will also have access to shop within the vast i-mint network and redeem these points for exciting rewards.”

Mr. Ranjan Sinha, Chairman, Summit HR Worldwide said, “Companies today are exploring various ways and employing different recruitment tools to hire the right talent in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. STARREFFERAL™ service has helped will help find hard to find talent for companies like Yahoo!, Textornix, Max New York Life and Thomson Financial at record speed and lower costs per hire. A platform like StarReferral is a “must have” for any company as they strive to win the war for talent”. StarReferral is simple to use. Companies post job vacancies onto the System which then targets pre-qualified members of the talent community such as a friend, colleague or relative. After the referred person is selected by the Company and spends a minimum of one month on the job, the referrer becomes eligible for i-mint points. In addition, the referrer has the opportunity to earn i-mint points at other stages of the referral process.

About AlignMark:
AlignMark, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative talent leadership products and services. With headquarters in Maitland, Florida -- their vision is to help all organizations optimize their investment in human capital by offering leading-edge, cost-effective solutions to their most pressing business problems. Through their expertise—as leading industrial/organizational psychologists and technologists, proven products and solutions, they are able to help their clients achieve and sustain both a “mindset” and real capability to implement and execute talent leadership strategies which yield impressive improvement in the key metrics that determine their success. For more information, contact AlignMark at 800.682.4587, or visit www.alignmark.com

About Global Talent Metrics
Global Talent Metrics (GTM) is a global talent research collaboration that has brought the best minds in talent engagement worldwide to create unique tools and IPs that help organizations manage new age challenges in recruiting and retaining the right people. In India, Global Talent Metrics has partnered with Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and AlignMark to create selection tools customized to the Indian talent landscape. Apart from providing validated instruments for identifying and attracting the right talent, Global Talent Metrics also provides globally tested frameworks for addressing key issues like attrition and retention. GTM markets a series of solutions called StarTM (System for Talent Attraction and Retention): Star is a series of psychometric tools that help organizations isolate high attrition risk candidates early in the selection process and also helps in managing their current employee pool by highlighting risk factors that may cause employees to leave. For more information contact GTM at +91 99 72 81 15 56 or visit www.globaltalentmetrics.com

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