ASU and Jobing.com have teamed up to enhance and increase employment in Phoenix.
Jobing.com, a local online job recruitment company, partnered with the ASU Alumni Association to offer employers and job seekers an opportunity to post jobs and resumes on the Association's Web site. They also partnered with the W.P. Carey School of Business to create a customized 22-month MBA program.
"We will definitely benefit from the partnership," said Greta Suda, senior director of community relations at Jobing.com. "The University will also benefit from the additional exposure we do for them through our various media outlets."
The online-based company is devoted to connecting local employers and job seekers, Suda said.
Aaron Matos, a 1995 ASU graduate, founded Jobing.com in Phoenix in 2000.
The agreement between Jobing.com and the Alumni Association will allow local employers to post jobs directly to the Association's Web site for $150 for a 28-day listing - less than half the site's standard rate, said Rhonda McClintock, director of business relations for the Alumni Association.
ASU graduates will greatly benefit from the partnership, McClintock said.
"The No. 1 thing alumni ask for is career services," she said. "We will be able to help them and provide an entire support system."
Alumni would also be able to post their resumes on the Association's Web site free of charge, McClintock added.
"We have a local focus dedicated to helping employers find great candidates," she said. "Because of the partnership, we will be able to provide high-caliber candidates."
In the agreement with the W.P. Carey School, a customized 48-credit-hour MBA program will be developed for Jobing.com associates, said Andy Atzert, managing director of customized corporate MBA programs.
The 48 credits will cover the core disciplines of business. There will be 12 three-credit classes online and the remaining 12 credits will be offered "face-to-face," Atzert said.
Jobing.com employees will not be the only ones who benefit from the program, Atzert said.
"First, it builds the MBA program by bringing in more students," he said. "Second, it will put faculty in contact with companies, and finally, it gives us the chance to explore with new learning technologies."
There are no plans to continue the current MBA program after employees finish the first set of 48-credit hours, Atzert said.
Reach the reporter at: gary.levison@asu.edu.
