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Former Vice President of Jobplex, Terry Shade, joins TalentDrive's management team.
May 14th, 2007

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF JOBPLEX, TERRY SHADE, JOINS TALENTDRIVE’S MANAGEMENT TEAM

CHICAGO (May 14, 2007)— TalentDrive, an online resume sourcing and screening company that

enables growing and established companies to effectively leverage the recruiting potential of

the Internet, announced today that Terry Shade has joined its team as COO. Terry will oversee

the day-to-day operations of TalentDrive, along with managing TalentDrive’s proprietary

technology and experienced industry experts.

“Terry’s impressive technology recruiting background makes him a valuable addition to our

management team, and we are excited to have him on board,” said Sean Bisceglia, CEO and

majority owner of TalentDrive. TalentDrive, recently launched by accomplished entrepreneur,

Bisceglia, provides growing and established companies with a new way to source and create

demand for talent through a combination of proprietary technology and comprehensive

screening by experienced industry experts.

A seasoned leader in the technology recruiting space, Terry has led technology recruiting

projects spanning several industries including engineering and technology, financial services,

private equity and law firms, as well as worked with small and mid-sized companies in start

up/rapid growth mode. Before coming to TalentDrive, Terry was Senior Vice President with

JobPlex in Chicago, where he served the hiring needs of his clients, as well as lead Special

Accounts & Projects. He initially joined JobPlex as Research Director and quickly moved into

the Chief Operations Officer role, leading the expansion of the research and technology

development teams.

Prior to joining JobPlex, Terry completed his master’s and doctorate in Clinical Psychology. He

has worked as a Crisis and Management Consultant in both corporate and industrial settings

and served as a Researcher, Clinician, and Consultant to government organizations.

“As the demand for quality talent continues to intensify, it’s crucial for companies to focus on

effective online candidate sourcing methods. TalentDrive’s technology and services allows

companies to increase their quality of hire while decreasing their time and cost per hire quickly

and efficiently,” said Terry. “I am excited to have the opportunity to join Sean and his team and

look forward to contributing to TalentDrive’s rapid growth in the coming months.”

About TalentDrive

TalentDrive provides growing and established companies with a new way to source and screen

quality talent through a combination of proprietary technology and eyes-on review by

experienced industry experts. With millions of resumes dispersed over tens of thousands of webbased

locations, TalentDrive provides a sourcing solution that enables companies to better

leverage the Internet to find talent within Sales, Manufacturing and Distribution, Information

Technology and R&D/Engineering. TalentDrive’s advanced technology and expert screening

enables companies to spend less time sifting through unqualified resumes, helping to increase a

hiring managers’ productivity by 90%.

TalentDrive was founded by accomplished entrepreneur, Sean Bisceglia in Chicago, Illinois. Sean

started TalentDrive as majority owner in 2007 with minority investor Aquent, the world’s largest

marketing and creative services staffing firm. With revenue over $400 million a year, Aquent has

over 70 offices in 17 countries, including European headquarters in London and Asia Pacific

headquarters in Sydney.

For additional information on TalentDrive’s services and solutions, please call 866.912.2249