Salem, NH - December 20, 2005 - HireAbility®, a leader in integrated recruiting software and services, announced today that it signed a partnership agreement with iXmatch®, a leader in advanced search and matching technology. Under the agreement, the companies will integrate and co-market their solutions: HireAbility’s ALEXsm automated résumé processing, and iXmatch’s iXfind® matching engine. The partnership recognizes the high value that the two companies’ products can deliver synergistically to Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), job boards, and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS). It will combine highly accurate document processing with intelligent matching that takes into consideration individual preferences at a very granular level. The companies also collaborated to produce an article that will be published in the forthcoming Fordyce® Letter’s ATS Guide.
The integration of ALEX and iXfind creates a solution that is greater than the sum of its parts. iXfind searches and matches any permutation of HR-XML formatted data that ALEX identifies from résumés, and it lets users weight various factors to reflect their personal preferences in order to provide the best match. For example, if a recruiter cares most about finding a candidate who worked in development at Oracle Corporation, and cares little about the candidate’s location, iXfind is able to weight those factors with its patented technology to locate candidates that are the best matches. It learns from users’ stated preferences and adjusts its matches accordingly, as well. The hybrid approach of using structured and relative matching delivers the best search results, and should be an important decision criterion for any forward-looking company evaluating new HRIS solutions, as mentioned in the upcoming Fordyce ATS Guide.
“It’s a perfect combination of smart product technologies that deliver immediate ROI for our customers, who see their human capital as a key competitive lever,” remarked Ken Smith, Director of Business Development for HireAbility. “When Fordyce approached us about writing a technology article for their ATS Guide, iXmatch was a logical company to tap for a collaboration.”
Automatic résumé processing minimizes time spent on manual data entry by interpreting detailed information from résumé files, accurately and quickly. ALEX clients gain the convenience of accepting e-mailed cover letters and resumes, while greatly reducing their administrative effort. The high quality of the resulting structured data makes searches even more powerful and accurate.
iXmatch’s matching engine provides a giant step up in finding data and making it available to recruiters at the right time. iXfind does more than just search for documents via arbitrary or global criteria. iXfind enables candidates and recruiters to specify all their skills and requirements easily, and delivers a ranked list of matches based on how well each fits a request. Recruiters receive a personalized list of candidates that best fit their requirements. Candidates receive a personalized list of jobs that best fit their requirements. iXfind provides this personalized match while learning user requirements dynamically.
Daniel Bork, Chief Technology Officer for iXmatch, remarked, “iXmatch recognized the customer-demand for a variety of résumé document processing technologies. Further, it recognized that HireAbility does the best job of providing it. We welcome the opportunity to associate our two complementary technologies.”
About HireAbility
HireAbility.com, LLC is a privately held recruiting services and software company based in Salem, NH and San Mateo, CA. Since 1999, HireAbility.com's recruiting network and services have raised the bar for industry excellence by offering convenient access to comprehensive resources for recruiters, clients, and professionals seeking the ideal career match. HireAbility's ALEX Resume Processing software technologies power solutions from leading providers of Applicant Tracking Systems, HR Information Systems and services to the human capital industry. For more information, visit
hireability.com.
About iXmatch
iXmatch is a leading provider of advanced searching and matching software. It creates a positive impact on a customer’s business by presenting people with the most contextually-relevant information. iXmatch is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its customers include Broward County, Florida, Carlson Companies, Edgenet, F.W. Webb, HighJump Software, Pfizer Health Solutions, Pro Staff, Sagebrush Corporation, ShopNBC, Thomas Publishing, TrueBeginnings, U.S. Department of Defense, and Xiotech.For more information, visit iXmatch.com.
Media Contacts
Ken Smith
Director, Business Development
HireAbility.com, LLC
603.890.1099 x118
ksmith(at)hireability.com
Daniel Bork
iXmatch Corporation
612-325-5386
dan(at)ixmatch.com
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