SmartPost Climbs Higher into Social Networking

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Climber.com joins the SmartPost e-media network of sourcing options
July 21, 2008 - NEW YORK, NY

SmartPost, the innovative online job posting product from Bernard Hodes Group, today announced the expansion of its e-media network by adding Climber.com to its impressive roster of media partners. SmartPost now tops over 10,000 job posting and sourcing options, and this new media relationship brings together the best-in-class sourcing technology and reporting metrics of SmartPost with an industry trend-setter in the Web 2.0 wave of social networking sites.

Today, finding and filling a company�s open jobs are distinctly different from just a few years ago. Employers are now experimenting with innovative strategies for spreading their recruitment messages and screening candidates online, and Web-savvy job hunters are taking advantage of new Internet resources aimed at helping them make better career decisions.

Sites like Climber.com have sought to provide great value to both passive job seekers (whom they call �Climbers�) and client organizations in its offering of linking people with open positions. Their proprietary Career Fingerprint� concept will help Climbers more selectively apply for positions that match their personal feelings about the most important aspects of their work environment and help organizations better select individuals who fit their culture. All candidates complete a Work Values Assessment and an in-depth profile, which Climber.com uses to match against an organization�s requirements.

�Using sites like Climber.com bring additional options to our customers and their sourcing strategies than those with traditional job boards,� said Carmen Doherty, product director, SmartPost. �SmartPost customers will now benefit from reaching a completely different passive candidate population than those using other more mainstream recruiting avenues.�
�We are extremely pleased to be a part of the SmartPost network,� said Nick Jimenez, executive vice president, Climber.com. �SmartPost clearly understands recruiters in today's business environment are looking for ways to increase productivity while controlling costs.

Through our proprietary process Climber.com delivers a diverse set of qualified, available and interested passive candidates, while investing 50% of each posting fee directly marketing that job."

ABOUT SMARTPOST

SmartPost, a product of Bernard Hodes Group, is an innovative solution for managing online posting strategies. Leveraging the extensive know-how of Bernard Hodes Group, SmartPost not only recommends the most effective job boards, communities, and affinity sites, but it also consolidates billing, and provides industry-leading effectiveness measurement to ensure return on investment. SmartPost is available fromwww.smartpost.comand through leading ATS/HRMS systems.

ABOUT BERNARD HODES GROUP

As a fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group (www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing; Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing Technology (www.smartpost.com). All solutions are developed and measured within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company is headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices and affiliates around the globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, Inc., (NYSE - OMC), one of the world's leading marketing communications companies. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.

ABOUT CLIMBER.COM

Climber.com is a ground-breaking career focused social networking site for today�s highly diverse, talented professionals and the companies who seek to employ them. Through its innovative matching system, Climber.com has created a double blind system that pairs recruiters and passive job seekers based on in-depth profiles. This reduces the applicant pool and improves the chances of a candidate being Qualified, Available and Interested (QAI). Climbers (passive job seekers) benefit by being introduced only to recruiters who have opportunities aligned with their employment preferences and career goals -- creating a perfect match! For more information, visitwww.Climber.com.

Stacey Havel, Bernard Hodes Group
954-966-3500

shavel@mi.hodes.com

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