Exhibit 2
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADP CANADA AND E-CRUITER.COM FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
ADP CANADA TO OFFER CLIENTS INTERNET RECRUITING SOLUTIONS
Toronto, ON - (November 10, 2000) -- ADP Canada, the country's leading provider
of Employer Services, and E-Cruiter.com, a leading provider of Web-powered
hiring management solutions, today announced an agreement that will provide ADP
Canada's clients with the ability to leverage the power of the Internet to
attract, select and hire talent more quickly and cost effectively.
Under the terms of this exclusive strategic agreement, ADP Canada will offer
clients E-Cruiter.com's Internet recruiting solutions which allow companies to
maximize hiring efficiency and quickly fill job vacancies with qualified talent
while significantly reducing the time- and cost-to-hire.
"In today's world of competition for skilled resources and the need for
efficiency of operations, businesses require advanced tools that can be tailored
for their specific needs and integrated into their operations," said Garry
Caughlin, vice-president of new business development at ADP Canada. "With ADP
e-Cruiter, we can provide our clients with the best-of-breed solution to address
their recruitment and hiring management challenges."
The services, to be known as ADP e-Cruiter, include the following innovative
offerings:
ADP E-CRUITER ENTERPRISE - comprehensive corporate recruiting portals that
turn the career section of a company's Web site into a talent magnet, and
power the process with an end-to-end hiring management system. ADP
e-Cruiter also brings together some of Canada's premium job sites, and
skill testing and selection services to provide a total environment for
corporate recruiting.
ADP E-CRUITER EXPRESS - a recruiting solution for small companies or
recruiters that lets them write a job posting once, send it out to multiple
job boards, and manage the subsequent resume flow and applicant
communication process.
"E-Cruiter.com is very pleased to be partnering with ADP Canada to provide
leading Canadian Web-based recruiting solutions to ADP's corporate clients,"
said Gerry Stanton, President and CEO of E-Cruiter.com. "This partnership
clearly illustrates how rapidly the demand for Internet recruiting services is
growing in Canada. This is an excellent opportunity for E-Cruiter.com to
increase our market share through a significant new distribution channel while
facilitating the continued growth of client and shareholder value."
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ABOUT ADP CANADA (WWW.ADP.CA) ADP Canada is the leading provider of Employer
Services in Canada, paying one in five Canadians in the private sector. The
company provides a comprehensive range of payroll, human resources management
systems, time and labour management and tax filing and reporting services. The
company's more than 1,700 associates are dedicated to providing a level of
personalized attention and expertise unmatched by any in-house software package
or systems vendor. With ADP Canada as a partner, companies gain the freedom to
focus more of their human and financial resources on those areas that give a
company its competitive edge. For more information on ADP Canada's services and
products visit their website at www.adp.ca.
ABOUT ECRUITER.COM INC. (WWW.ECRUITER.COM) E-Cruiter.com (NASDAQ: ECRU), a
leading Internet recruiting application service provider (ASP), offers corporate
recruiting portals that empower companies to attract, select, and retain talent
more quickly and cost effectively than traditional recruiting methods.
E-Cruiter.com's corporate recruiting portals link a company's Internet career
site with the entire applicant supply chain. The recruiting portal provides a
central, multi-functional hiring platform to greatly enhance recruitment
performance by harmonizing the management of all candidate sources with an
e-communications and process-driven solution. For more information visit
http://www.ecruiter.com or call toll free 1-877-ECRUITER.
Except for the factual information contained in this press release, within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 certain of the matters regarding product and
services and market dynamics herein may constitute forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. E-Cruiter.com Inc.'s (herein referred to
as `The Company') actual results could differ materially from those set forth in
the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference
include changes in technology and industry standards, increased competition and
market acceptance of the Company's products and services and those of its
competitors.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
For ADP Canada: For E-Cruiter.com:
Sheryl Boswell Sarah Spence
ADP Canada E-Cruiter.com Inc.
(416) 207-7660 416-222-6344 ext. 568
[email protected] [email protected]
Terrie Tweddle Maggie O'Lett
Trillium Corporate Communications High Road Communications
(416) 322-3030, ext. 236 A Fleishman Hillard Company
[email protected] 613-236-0909, ext. 314
[email protected]
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