New Career Center Launching for Minnesota Paralegal Association
February 16, 2010

New Career Center Launching for Minnesota Paralegal Association

The Minnesota Paralegal Association (“MPA”), announces its newest offering to association members—a Web-based career center that connects job seekers with prospective employers in the paralegal industry. The new job board, powered by career services leader JobTarget, can be found at www.mnparalegals.org. Access is available to MPA members.

“Our association promotes the paralegal industry knowledge, networking, and excellence,” says Lori Boris, MPA President.  “Launching an online career center for professionals in our field—and in our geographic region—is a natural extension of that mission.”

The MPA’s employment marketplace, like other JobTarget-powered career centers, distinguishes itself from generalist job boards in a number of ways. These include

•    a highly targeted focus on employment opportunities in a certain sector, location, or demographic;
•    anonymous resume posting and job application—enabling job candidates to stay connected to the   
     employment market while maintaining full control over their confidential information;
•    an advanced Job Alert system that notifies candidates of new opportunities matching their own
     pre-selected criteria;
•    access to industry-specific jobs—and top-quality candidates—often not seen on Monster,
     CareerBuilder, or HotJobs.

“Niche job boards, like the one we’ve designed for the MPA, are an ideal way to recruit top candidates,” says JobTarget CEO Andrew Banever. “Our customized career centers also attract new members—both individuals and businesses—to paralegal associations such as the MPA. That helps drive participation in conferences, professional development workshops, award programs, and other exclusive benefits.”

To visit the Career Center, log onto the MPA website www.mnparalegals.org, log in and click “Employer.” Once there, you can immediately create your employer account and/or post a new position.  MPA members will see your posting as soon as it is approved (usually within the same business day).  For additional information, please contact Gini Bergstrom at jobbank@mnparalegals.org.

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About JobTarget. JobTarget is an industry leader in job board development, integration, and management. Founded in 2001, the company is the nation’s largest provider of third-party career services software for professional associations, powering over 1,000 custom-designed and private-label job boards. To learn more about JobTarget’s innovative technology, visit www.jobtarget.com.