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On October 6th, 2011 several BCforward employees participated in the Lilly Day of Service. Lilly’s Global Day of Service in Indianapolis represents powerful community collaboration. It brings together 30 organizations, private companies and government agencies working together to improve our city. This partnership began in 2008 when Lilly engaged more than 7,500 volunteers in service. Through work at over 50 projects throughout Indianapolis, over 30,000 hours of service was completed in just one day. The results from this day were amazing with almost 2,000 trees planted, 18 school grounds...


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Two companies headquartered in Indianapolis have been selected by Gameday Management Group to provide contracted staffing solutions for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis slated for Feb. 5, 2012. BCforward, a leader in IT outsourcing and staffing solutions, and Knowledge Services, a technology and full-service professional staffing and training solutions company partnered to develop the winning proposal. Together, BCforward and Knowledge Services will source, train and manage workers for administrative, hospitality and parking duties surrounding the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. “Gameday...


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Over the past year, our recruiting demands have doubled and in turn our team size has nearly doubled as well. As BCforward continues to grow, opportunities have become available for our valued employees to take on more responsibility. We have always looked internally first for people to assume more responsibility. Christina Nash has accepted a new role as Director of Recruiting. In this new role Christina will be responsible for coordinating all recruiting efforts within BCforward. In addition, Christina will work to streamline and gain efficiencies for our recruiting processes, including the alignment...


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On Friday, August 12th, Congressman Andre Carson hosted the Central Indiana Job Fair in cooperation with Ivy Tech Community College and IUPUI. The job fair provides 7th District residents with an opportunity to speak with diverse companies from various fields who are seeking new employees in central Indiana. In addition, the job fair offers workshops conducted by Ivy Tech’s talented staff to help prospective employees make the right impression with employers. BCforward was one of several participating employers at the event.


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BCforward is happy to welcome three new recruiters to the team. Keisha Finch is an alumna of IUPUI where she studied Social and Behavioral Sciences. She has previous work experience in consumer lending, sales, financial aid and IT recruiting. During her free time she enjoys reading, spending time with her family and traveling. Jamie Barker is an alumna of Urbana University where she double majored in English and History. Prior to joining BCforward, she was an Admissions Representative at both Fortis College, and Kaplan College and Customer Service Manager at Best Buy. Jamie is engaged...


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The rise in popularity and functionality of social networks like twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have changed the way job seekers and hiring managers connect with one another. Social media can be an extremely powerful tool in landing the perfect job, but it can also give people the wrong impression and end your job search before it's begun. As part of our "Ask An Expert" video series, Allison Carter, Director of Communications at Roundpeg, talks about how social media can be useful for job seekers.


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Searching for a job is tough, but having a recruiter on your side can make the process shorter and easier. Working with a recruiter has a lot of value in the sense that you have someone to advocate for you directly, as well as someone who can direct you to positions that are open and available. Recruiters are a good source to help you network - they have direct relationships with clients. They put your name in front of a manager, versus being just one candidate out of a thousand that are applying for the same position. If a recruiter contacts you, don't be alarmed! They are there to help...


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Our own Justin Christian is proud to join the 500 Festival Board of Directors for 2011. In addition to the 500 Festival, Justin serves as a member of the boards of Goodwill of Central Indiana and the Indianapolis Bond Bank.


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