Company History
It began with a personal mission: Create networking and learning opportunities for recruiters
In January 1998, ERE founder David Manaster was working for TMP Worldwide — now Monster Worldwide — and he saw the need for a valuable online community where he could share best practices, network, and learn about the latest trends in the recruiting industry.
Rather than wait for that community to take shape, David created it himself — and so ERE was born. What began as a discussion forum with a few hundred people has since flourished into the premier online community for recruiters, with more than 95,000 unique visitors per month.
Blazing a Trail in the Recruiting Industry…
March 1998
ERE launches as an email-based discussion forum for recruiting professionals.
July 1998
ERE publishes the first “ERE Daily” email publication
March 2000
ERE releases the first edition of its buyers’ guide (focused on Application Tracking Systems).
March 2001
ERE hosts the first annual ER Expo Conference. Over 600 recruiters attend.
September 2003
The ERE network launches as the first online professional network exclusively for recruiters and HR professionals.
February 2005
ERE adds blogs from industry experts and begins building the ERE Blog Network.
September 2005
ERE publishes the first edition of its subscription-based, print publication: Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership.
November 2005
ERE hosts the first annual Global ERE Expo, held in Brussels, Belgium.
Summer 2006
ERE launches “Inside Recruiting” — daily online news and features about the industry.
November 2006
ERE purchases the most widely read third-party newsletter in the industry, The Fordyce Letter
Spring and Summer 2007
As the labor market continues to heat up, ERE is quote as an expert source on Time.com, the Wall Street Journal’s career site, USA Today, and more.
February 2007
ERE launches its much-anticipated free Webinar Series
September 2007
ERE launches its new and improved job board, ERE Jobs
November 2007
ERE’s global conference includes attendees from an unprecedented 27 countries.
June 2009
ERE holds the first of what becomes many #socialrecruiting summits
October 2009
ERE buys SourceCon, a conference/website/newsletter for the sourcing field.
April 2010
ERE buys the Creative Excellence Awards, which for three decades have recognized excellence in recruitment advertising.
June 2010
ERE launches the TLNT website covering human resources.
ERE Today
ERE contains thousands of pages of content relating to recruiting, and continues to drive traffic from more than 58,000 loyal members, most of whom receive its publications in their inbox each day. Having established a strong brand associated with the cutting edge of the recruiting industry, the website continues to add new content and functionality regularly.
The audience of ERE represents a mix of corporate and third-party recruiters, who take advantage of its many services including:
ERE Daily – A daily column on recruiting issues, written by leading experts in the field, which goes out to more than 30,000 subscribers daily.
ERE Awards – The annual award for best-practices in the corporate recruiting field.
ERE Forum – A professional email forum with over 10,000 participants who share their ideas and questions about recruiting via email.
Vendor Watch – A different kind of product and service directory, with profiles written by our staff rather than listings bought by vendors.
Recruiters’ Job Board – A job board exclusively for recruiting professionals.
The Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership – A paid print publication for leaders in the recruiting field.
ERE Webinar Series – A series of free webinars that are offered to our members on the hottest recruiting trends and topics.
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