JobPro™ BC Employers Directory

Why Choose JobPro?

JobPro makes finding better employment faster and easier by providing you with company and contact information for employers predisposed to hiring you based on your interests, experience and abilities.

Employers want to hire someone they know, trust and like, and so finding work is largely about getting to know, and becoming known by people having the power to hire you. JobPro saves you time expanding your network of contacts to include these people.

JobPro developers have been proudly working with clients including BCIT, IBM, SFU and UBC since our start in 2002, and offer the best BC companies directory together with the best job search/employer research and job application software and the best product support. We can also provide you with regular directory updates through our optional, affordable subscription service, and free program updates delivered to your desktop as they become available.

An investment in the JobPro Directory provides your clients with the most up to date and complete company and contact information at the lowest cost. Compare our directory to the BC Manufacturers Directory, a quality competing resource published by BC Stats:

	The JobPro Directory	BC Manufacturers' Directory (electronic version)
Size	35 MB	3.5 MB
Number of Companies	8,173 and growing (as of Jan. 31, 2007)	4,300
Number of Key Contacts	13, 360 (as of Jan. 31, 2007)	8,000 (estimated, based on fewer than 2 contacts per company average)
Regularly Updated?	yes	yes
Data Format	database	CSV (comma-separated values) file
Software Included?	JobPro software for Windows        (click for sample)	no - opens in Excel or text editor             (click for sample)
Easily Searchable?	yes	no
Microsoft Word Integration?	yes - Creates personalized, template-based cover letters in a single click.	no
Mapping Software Integration?	yes - Maps companies and routes using Google, Yahoo and MapPoint maps. Satellite imagery enables you to distinguish between home-based businesses and larger companies.	no
Google Search Integration?	yes - Supports single-click searches for companies and contacts, as well as keyword searches within company web sites.	no
Product Support	We are available to work with you to help exceed your clients' expectations and offer free, on-site demonstrations of how your clients can best use this resource to find better employment faster. JobPro software includes How-to Video Tutorials, and we offer free phone and email support to JobPro Directory clients.	none
Free Trial Available?	yes - 30 day trial for organizations assisting job seekers	no
Price	$299 + tax (in quantities of 4 or more)	$350 + tax

   -- Call us now at 778 834-9424 (Vancouver, BC) to get started with JobPro today --    


Engineered for Job Seekers Actively Targeting Employers (click to expand)

Engineered for job seekers actively targeting employers, JobPro enables you to find better quality job leads, get interviews and better jobs faster by helping you become known to decision makers while bypassing HR departments and recruiters.

JobPro makes it easier for you to research and contact employers to make your qualifications and interest in their company known to them as part of your active job search instead of waiting for them to post jobs or find your résumé. JobPro works with you to find and target employers and to put you in full control of your job search.

Better Quality Employer Information & Contacts => Better Quality Job Leads
=> More Interviews => More Job Offers

JobPro designers created this leading-edge job search resource for the following audiences: (click following headings to view content)

• Organizations assisting job seekers / Career development practitioners

The JobPro Directory:
 
* Provides your clients with useful, up-to-date employer and contact information for thousands of BC employers. JobPro provides career development practitioners with an extensive, BC-specific, user-updatable information resource base that enables your clients to easily find valuable employer and contact information.

What happens when you (typically your centre's Career Resource Advisor) add your own companies and contacts? The answer is that any Companies and Contacts you add to your copy of the JobPro Directory may be easily shared with Directory maintainers for inclusion in future Directory updates.

* Strengthens your Client Resource Centre by complementing existing resources.

* Empowers community practitioners to provide job placement assistance more efficiently and effectively, and is designed to be among your organization's most useful employer information resources.

* Assists skilled immigrants and others to integrate into the BC labour market in ways most relevant to their competence, education and experience.

* Is an investment that helps improve client service.

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• Co-operative education programs at universities and colleges

The JobPro Directory:

* Is designed for both co-op professionals and student job seekers to help students integrate paid, relevant work experience with their academic programs.

* Enables co-op staff to save time and build better student-employer matches.

* Quickly finds the Employer and Contact information you need to set up a Job Mentoring program on your campus.

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The Importance of Work Experience
Research has shown that students' job placement after graduation is often most closely related to the amount of time they have spent gaining work experience as undergraduates and their understanding of appropriate job searching techniques.

As a result, it's extremely important for students to take advantage of co-operative education job-placement services early in their academic career. The earlier and more involved students get in their long-term career aspirations, the greater the likelihood they will land satisfying employment after graduating.

Job Mentoring
Students need to begin building contacts with people in companies and non-profit organizations that might appeal to them early in their academic careers. Connections made early and developed while students are in school often prove invaluable during their job search.

Job mentoring programs assist students in connecting with professionals in relevant career fields, and encourage them to get involved in work or professional related clubs on campus that will help them build their portfolios and work experience prior to interviewing for jobs.



• Schools Working to Increase their Attractiveness to Current and Prospective Students

The JobPro Directory:

Boosts enrolment for public and private colleges and universities by helping to differentiate your school from competing schools not offering quality job search assistance. 

Prospective students can more easily realize that your school best meets their current and future career development needs when you make known via your web site and other marketing material that you use the JobPro Directory to assist graduates in finding quality employment faster.

An investment in JobPro is also an important step toward enabling your school to provide quality job search resources to current students in the form of co-op placements and internships, or simply as a  cornerstone of your school's Student Resource Centre.

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• Small companies and non-profit organizations marketing their products and services

JobPro's extensive directory of Vancouver and area companies and contacts offers superior value over directories costing more than twice as much. The JobPro Directory offers considerably more useful company and contact information and includes custom software enabling you to quickly and easily find the company and contact information you need.

JobPro makes it easier for you to selectively market your products and services to clients predisposed to buying from you based on criteria of your choosing.


• Individual job seekers

The JobPro Directory is a proven job search aid guaranteed to help you find better work faster by reducing the number of hours you spend looking for information relevant to your BC job search. Simply put, an investment in JobPro more than pays for itself when you save thousands of dollars in lost wages by minimizing your time spent "between jobs."  

Ask your local job search resource centre to investigate purchasing JobPro if you would like to use this valuable resource for free, or contact DataCentrik Solutions to purchase your own copy.

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Learn more about how an investment in JobPro can help make life easier for: Organizations Assisting Job Seekers Schools Offering Co-op Placements and Internships Schools Working to Increase their Attractiveness to Current and Prospective Students Individual Job Seekers

JobPro Features and Benefits

JobPro Directory Features	Benefits
Draws on an unequalled wealth of Company and Contact information to get you past company "gatekeepers" and open communication channels between you and people having the power to hire you. JobPro includes Company Name, Full Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, Web Site, Company Notes, Contact Notes, Business Category, Products/Services offered and more. JobPro also supplies Key Employer Contacts including  Name, Title, Phone, E-mail and Contact Notes.	JobPro more than pays for itself when you find better employment faster and save thousands of dollars in lost wages by minimizing time spent "between jobs".
Quickly finds Company and Contact information stored in  the JobPro database, employer and other web sites leveraging built-in Google and internet WhoIs database integration.  JobPro shows related companies within seconds by finding web sites linking to any selected company's web site. JobPro searches all database fields,  including 7 user-defined fields.	You save time using  pre-selected, quality employer contacts and learn about employers you would otherwise not have known existed. JobPro is by far the best job search resource for job seekers proactively targeting Vancouver and area employers to take advantage of job openings within the "hidden job market".
Launches employer web sites in your browser automatically or at the click of a button.  Includes built-in E-mail sending and AutoDial phone support.	You save time researching and contacting companies.
Instantly creates personalized, template-based E-mail and Microsoft Word cover letters. Both E-mail subject and message body may include  'custom tags' which JobPro replaces with Contact Name, Title, Company Name, Street Address, etc. The JobPro Registered Email service alerts you by E-mail when contacts open your cover letter, enabling you to make follow-up phone calls timed for maximum effectiveness.	You can make yourself known to employers more easily and without error. You know when to call and introduce yourself - immediately after your qualifications have been viewed by company decision makers.
Maps company locations based on any searchable criteria including Street Address, City, Postal Code, Business Category, etc. using Microsoft MapPoint integration. Location mapping and all directory searches may be filtered by business category, so that for example, only Manufacturing companies within postal code 'V5L' are mapped and listed in search results. Creates simple routes from your location to any chosen company within seconds.  Also creates optimized routes which include numerous stops. JobPro in addition leverages Google Hybrid Maps (satellite imagery with streets overlay) to map individual companies and simple routes.  This feature helps you distinguish larger employers from home businesses.	You save time using optimized routes and driving directions. Knowing company locations helps you more selectively target employers, saving you time and money during your job search and also later when you are working.
Program administrators may hide and disable JobPro's company and contact editing and E-mail functionality at the click of a button. JobPro is self-updating via the internet, enabling you to take advantage of program and directory enhancements as they become available.	Using JobPro becomes even easier while Company and Contact information is protected from unwanted modification. Organizations offering JobPro in their Employment Resource Centres will find this "read only" mode invaluable.

System Requirements and Pricing  System Requirements Operating System: Windows 2000 or XP Memory: 128 MB RAM (256 MB when used with MapPoint) Processor: Pentium II @ 400 MHz Video: 1024 X 768 or higher resolution Optional Hardware: any dial-up modem (for dialing phone numbers) Data Backup Space: 500 MB on hard drive Optional Software: Microsoft MapPoint 2006/2004 for full mapping functionality and Microsoft Word (all versions) for template-based cover letter creation.   Additional Information: Internet connection required for E-mail, web browsing, WhoIs lookup and web site/internet search functionality. Periodic program and database updates also require an internet connection.        Pricing (Canadian Funds, not incl. GST) Additional Information Organizational Use Single Seat License Please note that per seat licensing is enforced by product activation. A purchased license is required for full directory access.    $399 Includes automatic program updates during year 1. Personal Use License Individual job seekers receive a 50% discount by purchasing JobPro's Personal Use License.    $199 Includes automatic program updates during year 1. For non-profit use at home only. Volume License Discounts  From  To  Price per Seat  4 Seats  20 Seats  299.00 Annual Subscription to Automatic Program and Quarterly Database Updates  $call

                           
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Download the JobPro Directory

Email* your name and your organization's name and address (if you represent an organization) to evaluate@datacentrik.com to register to download the JobPro Directory. We will then send you a Username and Password to be entered at the following prompt. By registering to download this software, you consent and agree to allow DataCentrik Solutions to contact you by email for the purpose of soliciting feedback on JobPro.

Call 778 834-9424 to contact us right away about JobPro, or email us at sales@datacentrik.com.

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DataCentrik Solutions also offers JobPro together with a blank database to those seeking jobs outside British Columbia.