ROADWAY EXPRESS INTRODUCES ONLINE CAREER RESOURCE CENTER
AKRON, Ohio - June 11, 1999 -- Roadway's Internet Web site is designed to market and deliver innovative products and services to shippers. Now, the motor carrier is expanding the use of its Web site to attract the best-qualified candidates for career and work opportunities open at Roadway Express. Interested job seekers are able to search for Roadway's job openings by logging into its Career Resource Center at www.roadway.com.
The center posts all current labor, management and professional positions open at Roadway, along with a general job description and specific requirements for the described position. It also allows job seekers to quickly and conveniently submit information in response to the postings. In addition, the Career Resource Center provides remarks from the Company's President, James D. Staley, employee testimonials, benefit information, company policies and the history of the carrier's growth.
"One of the biggest advantages of Roadway's online Career Center is the fact that we can begin recruiting immediately a fter a vacancy is realized," said Roadway Vice President of Human Resources, Tom Lopienski. "Persons in search of new positions have the convenience of being able to submit information online 24 hours a day for corporate office jobs and for instructions on how to contact a local facility for other jobs." Online candidates are screened by answering job-specific questions and will receive immediate acknowledgement of their submission.
