Sergio , Author at Premier Virtual

What are the Best Virtual Hiring Event Platforms?

Sergio on January 19, 2021

When it comes to selecting the best possible virtual hiring platform for your organization, three companies continue to rise to the top; Brazen, V-Fairs, and Premier Virtual.

While Brazen and VFairs have been in the virtual space a long time, Premier Virtual has quickly emerged as one of the top virtual hiring event platform options on the market.

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In just over 1-year Premier Virtual has powered nearly 1,000 virtual hiring events, where over 10,000 employers have filled positions from among 100,000+ registered job applicants!

One particular segment of the hiring industry that has embraced the Premier Virtual platform is the Workforce Solutions sector. Across America, nearly 1 in 3 workforce boards have hired Premier Virtual to be their exclusive platform provider. In fact, Premier Virtual is the primary statewide provider for the workforce boards in Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Florida.

How Does Premier Virtual Compare?

Innovations – offering the most advanced features, and preparing to release all-new upgrades and additional features, scheduled for March.
Ease of use – the launch of a new ‘Set-up Wizard’ will make creating and launching events easier than ever before.
Customization – the ability to host virtually any type of event.
Affordable – Best-in-class experience for employers and job seekers at the best price point in the market!
Communications – Text and 1-on-1 integrated video chat!!

These benefits combined with the state-of-the-art technology combined with the superior customer service, has made Premier Virtual the clear choice when hosting a virtual hiring event. Already, Premier has powered thousands of events, more than they did in 9 years of hosting in person events. It was that experience and that knowledge that Premier Virtual took, and poured into their virtual platform to make hiring events as efficient and productive as possible.

If your organization is looking for a virtual hiring event platform option, please feel free to schedule a free demo by clicking on this link, or visit www.PremierVirtual.com

Florida Trend Magazine article with Steve Edwards

Sergio on January 14, 2021

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Planning for Successful Virtual Events in 2021

Sergio on December 29, 2020

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 accelerated the growth of virtual events by as much as 3 years. This is a rare phenomenon that happens when something outside of our control has such a drastic impact on events, the choice is to change (and change quickly) or go obsolete.

While we were growing steadily in 2020, after the lockdown in March our business increased 10-fold! Many schools, organizations, and corporations were forced to look for a virtual option for hiring events in order to meet their staffing demands and remain competitive in the marketplace.

A funny thing happened through all the chaos and uncertainty, something not many people would have predicted…we started to like it. First of all, even the most die-hard fans of in-person events and networking found virtual events to be quite enjoyable. The learning curve was not the ordeal many thought it would be, and the engagement and outcomes were for the most part, favorable.

As the year went on, virtual events went from being a necessary evil to a welcoming option and effective tool to get business and hiring done. In fact, it started to prove that in many ways it was better than in-person events.

Advantage number one is obviously productivity. No one has to leave their desk or home office, which means no travel time or travel-related expenses. These benefits also make virtual extremely efficient, as platforms offer many features that allow recruiters and job-seekers alike to find the exact information they’re looking for and act on it. All of this while keeping everyone safe from Covid-19.

Beyond the benefits of productivity and efficiency, virtual events have the ability to scale to any size and do not have the limitations that physical in-person events have. Participants can attend from anywhere in the world, and no one gets turned away due to over-crowded lobbies or sold out events.

As we near the end of the year, many companies have embraced virtual events and remote working to the point where it will remain the primary option going into 2021. In fact, many are planning accordingly to support and improve their virtual strategy, exploring how to create ‘hybrid’ events that offer both in-person and virtual in order to get the most out of each event.

Below are 6 steps from Yesler, which serve as a handy checklist as you plan for 2021.

1. Strategy: Analyze your market, current plans, and KPIs from past events. After that’s complete, look at the most beneficial activities and begin to think of how you might replicate them virtually. This could take time with your team to brainstorm or do some research to see how others are doing this. Keep your focus on the kinds of activities that have provided the most benefit and that align with your overall goals and integrated marketing approach. Resist activities that would be just for fun or that you can’t measure.

2. Infrastructure: Assess your ‘martech’ infrastructure and digital event management tools. The right martech infrastructure will help you run a successful virtual event from beginning to end and beyond to nurture, so you can get long-term value from your content. This means assessing not only your marketing automation and online meeting and classroom software, but the tools you will use to analyze the event when it’s over. And of course, it also means making sure you have the right-skilled staff to run it.

3. Operations: Consult with your marketing operations and automation teams early so they’re prepared to execute each event, deliver promotions seamlessly, and capture engagement data.

4. Promotion: Develop a targeted promotional plan for every virtual event, just as you would for any other event.

5. Digital experience: Create thoughtfully designed content and digital experiences to fully engage audiences. You can also use these assets to nurture prospects as part of an ongoing campaign.

6. Analytics: Make sure you have the right tools to manage the data you’ve captured and track leads after the event. As mentioned above, analytics tools need to be in place beforehand and set to measure your KPIs. They are a critical part of your overall strategy and pre-event setup. Use this data to measure your success and inform your strategy for future events.

Virtual events are not a fad or something that will go away when ‘things get back to normal’. Virtual is the modern way of hosting events, increasing productivity, and efficiency that will give your company a competitive advantage when executed properly. The companies that are future-focused and embrace this innovation will be far ahead of the curve in 2021 and best positioned to succeed in what has become the new normal.

Marketing Department – Premier Virtual, December 2020

Keeping Your Holiday Traditions in 2020

Sergio on December 24, 2020

Understandably, the pandemic forced many changes in our lives that we had little control over. As I scroll through social media feeds, I see posts that reflect some of those sacrifices. Most often people mention how they will miss seeing a family member or friend during this holiday season. I also see many posts about holiday traditions that ‘might not happen this year’. Granted, we all have certain traditions that will not be possible this year, but I believe it’s more important than ever to keep the ones you can or start some new ones.

Keeping traditions and making memories is very important to the Edwards family. In our house, my wife and I are continuing a Christmas Cookie baking tradition with original recipes that have been passed down to us by our grandparents. A benefit of virtual is that now when the grandparents can’t join us, we FaceTime them so they can still be a part of it!

The Edwards family making Christmas cookies.

We know the kids really enjoy it too (our boys just love making the mess and then devouring the cookies as soon as they’re ready). More importantly, we know that we are planting these very special memories that they’ll never forget, and hopefully will pass them along to their children someday as well. As adults, during very difficult years like 2020, it’s these memories that often get us through, bring a smile, and remind us of why it’s worth all the effort.

As the founder of Premier Virtual, we were fortunate that all of our hard work prepared us as the world was forced to shift to virtual and we were there to provide a quality service to meet the demand. I look at the growth of our company, as the growth of a family and as such we are planning to implement a new tradition starting the first week of the new year.

Our company will be hosting it’s first annual retreat, and in addition to the work that needs to get done, we will take part in a golf-driving range competition and we’re planning a dinner party. It’s a small first step but I know it will grow and it brings a sense of stability, comfort, and support to everyone that is a part of our company. In 2020, we realize many companies have canceled their holiday parties, and events or have pivoted to virtual whenever possible. While that is the responsible thing to do, let’s not completely abandon the traditions that remind our employees, why working at your company is more than a job.

Too often the first thing to go, or get cut out of the budget are these types of ‘items’. What that balance sheet doesn’t reflect is that these cuts also hurt the culture of the organization and can damage the pride or positive spirit of the workplace. As a person who has devoted his career to helping others find their careers, I’ve heard applicants mention all too often, that the reason they’re leaving is that ‘nobody cares’. In a company that puts culture first, traditions matter, and the people that work there, know they matter too.

Holidays are a time to gather and be a part of a tradition that goes back as far as any of us can remember. It gives us a sense of purpose and identity and that is why traditions are so important. At home, we hope you can make the extra effort this year to keep those traditions alive while keeping safe. At work, I encourage owners and senior-level managers to do everything possible to remind their most precious assets, their people, that culture matters and that they matter.

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday, and a safe and prosperous New Year!

Steve Edwards, CEO – Premier Virtual

Military and Veteran Focused Account List Continues to Grow!

Sergio on November 10, 2020

Veteran-owned Tech Company Premier Virtual, Helping Veterans Get Back to Work!

As part of a tribute to their fellow service members, Premier Virtual is promoting ‘Veteran’s Week’ from November 9th to November 13th, 2020, to bring attention to veteran-focused virtual hiring events and increase participation from employers and veterans alike.

CEO and founder of Premier Virtual, Steve Edwards, is a U.S. Army veteran. His company is the platform provider for a growing list of military and veteran-focused organizations hosting virtual hiring events in November.

‘It’s beyond my wildest dream to have once been recruited by the Army, and now I own a company that helps so many different branches of the military and associated organizations to not only recruit others, but to create employment opportunities for veterans like myself.” Said Steve.

After completing his service to our country, Steve moved to South Florida and attended Florida Atlantic University. Once he graduated, Steve joined a local recruiting agency and began putting on in-person job fairs.

Nearly nine years in, Steve began looking for a better way to recruit, as in-person job fairs performance and effectiveness continued to decline. His quest to find a suitable option came up empty. He decided he would have to build the answer he was looking for, and Premier Virtual was born.

To launch his new venture, he partnered with his lifelong friend Gary Chambers, and together they took Premier Virtual from concept to reality…then Covid hit!

Unlike many other industries that have been decimated by the pandemic, the virtual world has increased, and that put Premier Virtual in high demand. The platform mirrors in-person job fairs that allow job-applicants to meet and interview with recruiters efficiently and safely.
Needing to scale quickly, Steve reached out to fellow veterans he served within the Army. Now they work side by side with Steve and Gary as part of Premier Virtual’s management team.

• Zach Shifflett, Director of Sales
• James Richardson, National Account Manager

Premier Virtual is not only Veteran-owned but also managed at the highest levels.
Keeping true to their pledge, Premier Virtual has secured agreements with a growing list of military and veteran-focused groups that host virtual job fairs to provide employment opportunities for Americas’ Veterans.

In November and the coming months, Premier Virtual will be powering the virtual hiring events for:
• Paychecks for Patriots – CareerSource Florida
• Red, White & You – Workforce Solutions Texas
• NC4ME (North Carolina for Military Employment)
• U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce
• Soldier For Life
• MassHire – State of Massachusetts
• Veterans Advantage
• The American Legion
• Maryland Dept. of Labor for Veterans
• Virginia Statewide Veterans Job Fair

“Being veteran-owned, we always take a little more pride whenever we can power military or veteran-focused virtual hiring events like these. It means that what we’re doing is truly making a difference in helping military personnel to get recruited and then to re-enter the workforce.” Said Jamie Varraso, Vice President of Business Development.

Powering virtual hiring events for CareerSource Florida

Sergio on October 27, 2020

The demand for Premier Virtual’s platform has grown exponentially, resulting in virtual hiring events across a wide spectrum of industries. In June, CareerSource Florida, the Governor’s business-led workforce policy board for the state of Florida, partnered with Premier Virtual to provide the platform to power virtual hiring events with local workforce development boards statewide.

To learn more about the virtual hiring events offered by Premier Virtual, please visit https://premiervirtual.com/.

Premier Virtual hosted previous virtual hiring events with the CareerSource Palm Beach County office, which Vice-President Michael Corbit said were very successful. “Being based in South Florida, we felt it was important to work with a local provider. Premier Virtual turned out to be such an effective platform, that I was pleased to support as a potential statewide solution,” Corbit said. “With a statewide unemployment rate approaching 14 percent in April, we knew economic recovery would take a massive effort, and collaboration was going to be the key to successfully get Floridians back to work. Premier Virtual is an important partner in that process,” Corbit added.

Premier Virtual, a South Florida start-up, has quickly grown in the ranks of the virtual event platform

providers. CEO and Army Veteran Steve Edwards worked for nearly nine years in the recruitment industry, putting on many in-person events himself.

“After so many in-person events, I continued to see the effectiveness declining and knew there had to be

a better way. At the time, no one else in the industry believed virtual was the answer,” said Edwards.

Unable to find a virtual hiring platform that met Steve’s expectations as a recruiter, he set out to build Premier Virtual. In only a couple of years, Premier Virtual has become one of the leaders in the virtual hiring event platform space.

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The rise of virtual career fairs was fueled in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the success

of the platform demonstrates it is here to stay. In just the past several months, Premier Virtual has:

• Licensed to clients that have hosted over 400

virtual hiring events across the U.S.

• Attracted more than 4,000 employers with a strong demand for qualified talent.

• Attracted over 75,000 registered candidates, and filling

thousands of job vacancies.

“Providing a virtual career fair platform statewide eliminates geographical barriers and expands

access for both career seekers and employers,” said CareerSource Florida Board of Directors Chairman Kevin Doyle. “The investment by our board enables all our

partners to harness this new technology to create a modern, safe way to help businesses connect with Floridians seeking new jobs while supporting economic recovery. We also are delighted to work with this veteran-led Florida business in opening doors for recruitment and hiring.”.

The Premier Virtual platform replicates in-person events and provides recruiters and candidates with an immersive experience. From customizable lobbies and booths, to live chat and video interviews, the entire look and feel ensures job candidates will enjoy all the benefits of an in-person career fair.

Recruiters find this method much more efficient and effective. Logging into their own dashboard, recruiters can quickly review resumes, initiate or respond to chats and begin

live video interviews with qualified candidates. Post-event reports make follow-up easy, resulting in more qualified new hires after each event.

Job- seekers are equally impressed, being able to logon from anywhere and participate without the requirement of travel, reducing time and expenses, and most importantly meeting

with recruiters and walking away with a new job.

Premier Virtual continues to update its software and is poised to become the number No. 1 virtual hiring event platform in its industry. ‘Our tagline is ‘the first virtual hiring event platform created by recruiters, for recruiters’, and we’re very proud of that,” said Edwards.

“To date, we’ve focused only on virtual hiring events, which makes us different than a lot of virtual event companies out there. Our goal is to make Premier Virtual the most efficient and effective tool for hiring managers to find and hire the best possible job applicant for their position.

We’re really happy with the results thus far, and being such an integral part of getting America back to work.,” Edwards added.

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WE’VE DIGITIZED RECRUITING!

Sergio on September 1, 2020

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Maryland Army National Guard Chooses Premier Virtual!

Sergio on July 14, 2020

COVID-19 has forced everyone to consider alternative options to in-person events, and our nation’s military is no exception. That’s why the Maryland Army National Guard will host a virtual recruitment job-fair on Saturday, July 18th from 1PM to 4PM EST.

Sergeant First Class Chris Smith recognized the need to implement a digital strategy that could connect military recruiters with the unprecedented number of job-seekers due to the disruptions form the Corona virus.

The Military Views Virtual as a Great Option to Recruit.

PV: What was the reason you decided to host a virtual recruiting event?

MANG: We’ve been part of several virtual events in the past but only as one of many participants. Quite frankly we did not have much success. We figured we should host our own event, so that attendees can focus on everything we have to offer with no distractions.

PV: Besides being able to showcase yourselves exclusively, what other advantages do you anticipate?

MANG: We love the fact that it’s safe, everyone can attend with out worry of social distancing. I’ts also a very accessible format, in that you don’t have to interact, chat or even participate in the live-video chats until you are ready to do so. An attendee can simply look around and get information as they see fit, and move forward with the process once they are comfortable.

PV: What role do you see virtual recruiting events playing in the future?

MANG: There’s no doubt Covid has accelerated this virtual process, but at the same time we believe it’s a great option and one that will play a major role in all our recruitment efforts moving forward. With so many people, unemployed or furloughed, we need to let them know all of the great benefits and stability we have to offer, and this just makes that process so much easier on everyone. We are excited about our first event, and reaching people who may have never considered this option before.

Virtual Hiring Event Strategy

Sergio on July 7, 2020

On Tuesday, the 21st of July at 2PM join CEO of Premier Virtual,

Steven Edwards as he hosts the second of their new monthly series entitled: Tech Tuesday Live!

In a round-table format, Steven will welcome guest panelist from workforce development boards in Florida, Texas and Virginia.

The event is free, and will focus specifically on the workforce development agencies and how virtual job fairs are quickly becoming the most effective way to stimulate job growth. Join us for a round-table format webinar to discuss the role that virtual hiring events play as part of a recruitment strategy specifically as it applies to workforce development boards throughout the United States.

CEO of Premier Virtual, Steven Edwards will host this

round table format and ask our panel of experts how

they have embraced virtual hiring and the strategy they

see moving forward.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE VIRTUAL HIRING EVENT WEBINAR

Tech Tuesday Vol 2 Issue 6- July, 7th 2020

We’ll also focus on the high levels of unemployment and what organizations and companies are doing to help get America back to work. Our goal is to better understand an employer’s perspective during these particularly challenging times and how the virtual hiring events are allowing them to increase exposure and the opportunity to adjust their traditional hiring procedures.

Here We Grow Again!

Sergio on June 30, 2020

Although launched in late 2018, start-up Premier Virtual has really taken off in the past several months.

As the demand for top-quality virtual event software continues to increase, Premier Virtual has expanded it’s team, and launched a new version of their chat feature. The future looks

bright, and the team is ready for what lies ahead!

Pictured from Left to Right: Drew Ummel, Jordan Ambers, Glen Bressalmo (in laptop), Gary Chambers, Lena Hendricks, Steve Edwards, Summer Myers, Jamie Varraso (in laptop), Jason Einbinder & John Garcia.

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What are the Best Virtual Hiring Event Platforms?

Florida Trend Magazine article with Steve Edwards

Planning for Successful Virtual Events in 2021

Keeping Your Holiday Traditions in 2020

Military and Veteran Focused Account List Continues to Grow!

Powering virtual hiring events for CareerSource Florida

WE’VE DIGITIZED RECRUITING!

Maryland Army National Guard Chooses Premier Virtual!

Virtual Hiring Event Strategy

Here We Grow Again!

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