DIVERSANT News
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August 2010
We're an Inc. 5000 Company!
We are very pleased to announce that DIVERSANT has been ranked in the top quarter of The Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine's 2010 list of the fastest growing private companies in the US! In the highly competitive New York/New Jersey Area we are ranked #89. This just confirms what we already know: that DIVERSANT is going places – fast!
May 2010
Resume writing guide published
As part of our program of ongoing support for consultants, we're compiling a series of guides to help applicants best market themselves for the jobs they want. The first in the series, Resume Writing Tips is now available for download. Others will follow.
April 2010
Gene Waddy Talks about Social Networking
DIVERSANT CEO Gene Waddy shared his thoughts about the importance of social media as a recruiting tool in the April issue of Staffing Industry Review ("Developing a Social Media Plan"). As quoted in the lengthy article, Gene noted that "You have to be on social media." Gene went on to describe the benefits of having a deliberate social media strategy, and how DIVERSANT's plans are already bearing fruit.
To read the entire article, click here.
DIVERSANT Personnel share texting tactics
DIVERSANT Service Delivery Manager Andrea Lambert, and Senior Technical Recruiter Nazreen Seecharran were both quoted in a recent SI Review article about the business benefits of texting ("Recruiters (and Staffing) Text Messaging" SI Review. April 2010). In the article, Nazreen observed that texting was a good way to reach candidates quickly; "Everyone wants to know who is texting them" she noted. Her colleague Andrea uses texting to communicate with clients as well as with her own staff; it's "a good follow-up" she remarked.
To read the entire article, click here.
Come meet some of our senior recruiting staff
Senior DIVERSANT recruiters will be present at the Monmouth University Spring Career Day 2010 in West Long Branch, NJ on April 14th from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. We'll be looking for talented people to fill part time and full time staff positions as well as skilled individuals interested in IT consulting opportunities. We hope to see you there. If you can't make it, please contact Deborah Margl, Service Delivery Manager (732.759.6052).
February 2010
Merger Covered on CNBC.com
CNBC.com reports that a "Major African-American Owned IT Staffing and Workforce Solutions Firm Emerges" from the merger of Diversant Inc. and Info Technologies on its February 1st business wire.
CEO Waddy Interviewed
In an interview with The Asbury Park Press, DIVERSANT CEO Gene Waddy talks about the company's plans for expansion.
DIVERSANT Formed
It's official! DIVERSANT Inc. and Info Technologies have taken their long-time partnership to a new level and merged to become DIVERSANT. The newly-formed DIVERSANT will retain the combined talent and expertise of its constituent companies, but will now become one of the largest African-American owned IT staffing and solutions companies in the country. To celebrate, we're launching a new brand with a new look and new service offerings, all provided with the same level of expertise and quality that earned us a reputation for service excellence.
January 2010
Diversant Inc. Named Outstanding Technology Firm
We are honored to announce that the National Minority Business Council (NMBC) has awarded us the title of Outstanding Technology Firm for 2009. We are equally grateful to the Bank of New York Mellon for having nominated us for this award. The NMBC is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding opportunities available to small, minority, and women business owners and we are pleased to be affiliated with them.
November 2009
Diversant Inc. Awarded Prime Vendor at BMS
We are pleased to announce that Diversant Inc. has been awarded prime vendor status by Bristol-Myers Squibb, an innovative leader in next-generation biopharmaceuticals. Diversant will join a select group of companies providing Bristol-Myers Squibb with industry-experienced IT and related talent as part of their contingent staffing program in the United States.
