DeVaughn is well-known throughout the industry as an innovative leader in social communications and recruitment strategy
NEW YORK CITY, NY—February 5, 2010— Bernard Hodes Group, a leading provider of integrated talent solutions, is pleased to announce that Jenny DeVaughn has joined its vast digital team serving the southeast and Florida regions. DeVaughn, who is well-known in the recruitment, social and emerging communications market, will serve as one of Hodes’ directors of social strategy.
“What Jenny brings to Hodes is an infectious enthusiasm for providing burgeoning social media solutions, training and consultation to our clients, as well as helping them stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing online marketplace,” said Vince Vitti, senior vice president, Bernard Hodes Group.
Prior to joining Hodes, DeVaughn owned and operated her own social media consultancy, Social Precision. Known as the Chief Enthusiast Officer, or CEO, she worked with clients ranging from small companies to large corporations in providing best practices and strategic consultation and training in deploying social solutions to increase revenue, discover new clients, gain a competitive advantage, demonstrate value, engage talent, genuinely connect with targeted prospects and monitor brand online.
Her experience as an executive recruiter who utilized social media as a means to increase business and contacts, combined with her consulting expertise, provides Hodes clients with first-hand knowledge of best practices in social recruiting, sourcing and communications.
“Bernard Hodes Group is an industry leader in digital and social solutions, and I am pleased to join this group of talented individuals who bring smart solutions and know-how to their clients,” said DeVaughn. “Social media is an area that will continue to grow and make an impact on the day to day activities of human resources and recruitment professionals, and I am excited to be able to lend my knowledge and expertise to current and future Hodes clients.”
DeVaughn is known as one of the top five most connected individuals in the metro Atlanta area, with more than 19,000 contacts through LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennydevaughn. She is also actively involved with community organizations, serving as the Executive Vice President of Marketing and PR for the Society for Human Resource Management – Atlanta Chapter (SHRM-Atlanta), and the Director of Career Advancement for the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP Atlanta). DeVaughn has also coordinated the national networking events for the Social Recruiting Summits and other recruiting conferences.
About Bernard Hodes Group
Bernard Hodes Group (http://www.hodes.com), a leading fully integrated talent solutions provider, 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 (see http://www.hodesiQ.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 part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE – OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com). Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, interactive, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications
services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.
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