Reminis Adds New Products and Services, Partners with Founder of My Linking Power Forum

April 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Two years ago, Vic Mangino, President of Reminis Consulting, had a moment of clarity.  He had been running his business as a recruiting agency, searching for qualified IT candidates for the “needle-in-the-haystack” types of professionals staff recruiters typically have an extremely hard time finding.  He would often find highly qualified candidates that in all respects seemed perfect for filling the open positions he was working.  But Mangino realized he was spending an inordinate amount of time helping these candidates rewrite their resumes.  After a year or so of seeing this process over and over, he realized there was definitely a need for resume writing services to augment his recruiting function.

“Many people that have found themselves unemployed in the last couple of years have been people who had been with companies for many years, often their entire career.  These were people who in many cases had never had a resume, or were senior managers who had not bothered to keep their resume current or build and maintain a network of peers or thought leaders in their field”.  Very few of the recently unemployed have kept current on job hunting methods, resume writing techniques or knew what to expect during interviews.  

“I decided to change my business model from purely recruiting to offering a wide array of services.  I’ve been involved in all parts of the employment life cycle for almost 30 years, and there never seemed to be any resources available to tie it all together in a way that made sense.  I decided to build a business model that offered something for everyone.  I know Reminis (http://www.reminis.com) can’t be all things to all people, but I wanted to share the things I’ve learned during my career to help put hard working Americans back to work”.  Resume writing, interviewing, job searching and the recruiting process shouldn’t be a big mystery.  The more people can educate themselves about the whole process, the less scary the process will be for them.    

“We started revamping our website to fit the new business model, but experienced some difficulties with the contractor that led to scrapping the entire site and starting over.  We’ve spent the last six months building the site from the ground up, and we’ll continue to improve it as we learn and grow”.  The Reminis site has a great deal of information for Job Seekers, Recruiters and Employers, not to mention our blog at http://reminis.wordpress.com.  We’ll also be adding much more content in the EBook section of our online store in the coming weeks.  

Job Seekers can search our free job board, submit their resume for a free critique, review articles and tips on our site and on our blog, review our list of recommended tools to make their search easier and download EBooks – some free, others ridiculously cheap.

Recruiters will have access to a list of highly qualified candidates available for “splits” and can post open positions to our job board, review recruiting articles, tips and EBooks, and learn the latest sourcing methods to fill their open requirements.

Employers can also post to our job board, review our list of available candidates, read our tips, articles and EBooks, review our recommended tools for simplifying their business, and help their HR departments do their own recruiting more effectively and efficiently.  Employers can also learn about the latest news through our newsfeeds to ensure they remain in compliance with the ever changing employment laws.

We also offer Branding Services through a number of formats.  We offer basic, yet elegant template websites that come preloaded with basic text and images for your business.  Many of these sites can also be used to develop a personal brand for those job seekers who want to post their resume on the web (Hint! That’s how many recruiters find their candidates!).  We also offer custom built websites that can included virtually any functionality you need or can imagine.  We can design your logo, business cards, stationary, pamphlets, brochures and everything else you use in your business so that your brand is instantly recognizable, professional looking, and incorporates line and color theory.  We can also fix your broken site, add functionality to your existing site, set up hosting or add remote backup capabilities.

Perhaps the most foreign concept to the new generation of job seekers is the concept of self-branding.  Just like businesses, individuals should consider establishing their own personal brand.  We can help people buy helping them with various social media sites, their own personal website, a blog, and numerous other methods.  A personal website is a great place to showcase an extended version of your resume, and both our template solutions and our customized sites can be setup as your own online resume.

I feel very lucky to have found Austin Kotynski, who made the things in my head magically appear on my computer screen.  Austin has many years of experience building hundreds of websites, a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and a Master’s in 3D Animation; I haven’t found anything he can’t accomplish.  He lives, eats and breathes Reminis and worked with me side-by-side as we sometimes worked 30 and 40 hours straight.  As Reminis’ Creative Director, Austin will personally be involved in each and every graphics or website project and will ensure every project meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.

We’ve also formed a strategic alliance with a man considered to be one of the preeminent experts in the area of social networking.  Mr. Vincent Wright, founder of My Linking Power Forum (http://mylinkingpowerforum.ning.com) has aligned with Reminis to help our customers get the most utility from their use of social media.  Both Vincent and Vic share similar backgrounds, with military experience, a strong interest in technology, helping others succeed in their job search, and experience in helping others establish their own brand.  “We both agreed we could have the most impact by joining forces.  By using both of our extensive networks, discussing the lessons we’ve learned along the way, passing along information or helping others connect via social media, we both agreed this was an idea worth trying, according to Wright.”

“I know the products and services Reminis provides will be useful to those who need them.  We’re already making a difference, with resumes we’ve prepared helping people find jobs, websites built that have already added to companies’ bottom lines, and jobs being found on our job board resulting in being hired in less than two days – amazing even me in the process”, according to Mangino.

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Reminis started as a recruiting agency but has evolved to offer "full employment cycle" products and services in reaction to the economy. Now, Reminis helps job seekers present their best qualifications and helps recruiters and employers who need them.

Job Seekers can search our free job board and use our resume writing services. Recruiters will have access to a list of highly qualified candidates available for “splits” and can post open positions to our job board. Employers can also post to our job board, review our list of available candidates, read our tips, articles and EBooks, review our recommended tools for simplifying their business. We also offer Branding Services through basic, yet elegant template websites that come preloaded with customized text and images as well as custom websites that can include virtually any functionality you need. We can design your logo, business cards, stationary and everything else you need to make your brand instantly recognizable.