Optimal Resume Selected Finalist for the 2009 NCTA Award - Best Product or Service Technology Co.

Oct. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Technology Association today announced that Optimal Resume has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 NCTA 21 Awards in the category of “Best Product or Service Technology Company”.  Winners will be recognized at the annual awards gala on Thursday, November 12 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, N.C., presented in conjunction with title sponsor Grant Thornton. The theme for this year’s event is “Survivor: Outtech, Outdevelop, Outlead” and is expected to be attended by more than 500 business and technology leaders from across the state.
The NCTA 21 Awards are recognized as North Carolina’s most prestigious awards, celebrating innovation and excellence in North Carolina. This annual showcase honors companies and individuals in 21 categories who represent the best and brightest in technology and business.

Founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, Optimal Resume has established itself as the top innovator in career services technology, with an array of products that streamline workflow and improve key outcomes.  In its short existence it has amassed more than 600 institutional subscribers including colleges, universities, libraries, workforce boards, high schools, outplacement companies and trade associations worldwide and continues to grow rapidly.

“This is Optimal Resume’s first nomination for an NCTA 21 Award, and we are honored to be considered among the leading technology firms in North Carolina” says Mark McNasby, CEO of Optimal Resume.  

“The finalists for this year’s 21 Awards truly represent the best that North Carolina’s technology industry has to offer,” said Brooks Raiford, President and CEO of NCTA. “Optimal Resume has distinguished itself as a company leading the way in innovation, and we are proud to recognize them as a finalist.”

About NCTA
The North Carolina Technology Association’s mission is “Making North Carolina #1 in Technology and Technology #1 in North Carolina.”  The organization does this through three main focus areas: executive engagement, public affairs, and enabling member transition to a technology-enabled workforce.  For more information, visit our website at www.nctechnology.org.

About Optimal Resume
Since 2005, Optimal Resume has been the technology leader in career services software.  With an innovative suite of career services modules, Optimal Resume helps job seekers, career centers and employers succeed.  For more information, visit http://www.optimalresume.com.

# # #

Optimal Resume provides online technology that helps job seekers, career centers, and employers succeed. The software helps job seekers secure employment, career centers manage workflow, and employers locate talent and reduce cost per hire.