{"id":6060,"date":"2016-10-03T13:48:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=6060"},"modified":"2016-10-12T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T17:25:48","slug":"careers-government-named-2016-innovator-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/about-us-articles\/careers-government-named-2016-innovator-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Government Named 2016 Innovator of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

World\u2019s Largest Recruiting Association Names Careers in Government 2016 Innovator of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Careers in Government builds cutting edge recruiting solution for budget-strapped public sector; takes home top honor at Tatech Conference & Expo.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Within the next five years, 30-40%<\/a> of public sector employees in most U.S. states will be eligible to retire, sparking a workforce crisis for government agencies with limited recruiting budgets. Careers in Government<\/a> (CIG) has innovated a cost-effective, cutting edge solution: a public sector online job forum for which it was named 2016 Innovator of the Year<\/a><\/em> by The Association for Talent Acquisition Solutions (TAtech)<\/a> \u2013 the world\u2019s largest talent acquisition association.<\/p>\n

Winners of TAtech\u2019s annual Recruiting Service Innovation Awards (ReSIs) are selected by global online ballot engaged by recruiting and HR professionals. \u201cThere\u2019s no greater accolade than to be recognized by your customers,\u201d said Peter Weddle, CEO of TAtech. \u201cThey\u2019re the toughest judges on the planet. There are a lot of great recruiting resources in the market today, but these winners have proven their value to the recruiters who are actually waging the War for Talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

CIG\u2019s fresh approach to the traditional online job board facilitates meaningful connection among the 23-million people who have and want a career in state and local government. \u201cCIG was created and developed by public sector employees, so we went in knowing the unique needs to be met,\u201d says Michael Hurwitz, President and Co-Founder of Careers in Government. \u201cWe built the forum to provide unparalleled access to thousands of public sector jobs \u2013 positions that job seekers would otherwise have a hard time discovering.\u201d<\/p>\n

CIG provides not only the online platform for job seekers and employers in public agencies to find one another, but also a host of other recruiting and developmental resources, including:<\/p>\n