Reading, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/29/2012 -- Thames Valley based recruitment software developers 2LS Limited have been nominated in the Best Micro Enterprise category at the 2012 National Council for Work Experience Awards. The Reading-based business, makers of recruitment database GRIP, is one of only four Reading based companies be nominated for an award.

"Offering a local student the opportunity to noticeably impact and be involved in every aspect of a company is something that only a micro business can offer" says 2LS Managing Director Neil Thompson, who recalls similar experiences early in his career. "I learned a great deal from my internship, so I see this as a chance to give something back."

The student in question, 22 year old Akshay Koregaonkar, has worked for 2LS during his vacations from the University of Reading and, with Thompson's guidance, has developed an iPhone and Android based version of the applicant tracking system, named GRIP Mobile.

Thompson concludes "Helping, guiding and supporting Akshay as he develops an entirely new recruitment tool for our business has been an excellent symbiosis, as well as most personally and professionally gratifying."

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Recruitment software experts 2LS, creators of leading recruitment database GRIP, are offering a chance to win a cutting-edge and new to market mobile app.

Reading, Berkshire -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/30/2012 -- Recruitment software experts 2LS, creators of leading recruitment database GRIP, are offering a chance to win a cutting-edge and new to market mobile app.

Throughout February, any business that takes a free, no-obligation demonstration of 2LS' specialist recruitment software will be entered into a draw to win a GRIP Agency iPhone and Android app tailored for their business.

The business world is becoming more mobile and the recruitment industry is evolving in line with this. GRIP Agency offers jobseekers a simple, time-effective way to review, shortlist and apply for the best vacancies, as well as offering the recruiter the opportunity to engage and stay in touch with in-demand candidates.

GRIP Agency can be completely branded to the agency, including corporate styling, logo, name and even a twitter feed. This innovative application allows recruitment agencies to increase their brand and truly compete with large national and multinational recruiters.

"This application is ideal for specialist agencies who work in niche markets" says 2LS Managing Director Neil Thompson. "GRIP Agency is going to be a huge time-saver for both recruiters and jobseekers alike. For the recruiter, it marks the end of having to fill in numerous forms to market a role – after registering a job on GRIP one click and the vacancy will be available on GRIP Agency."

Thompson continues "For a candidate, finding relevant roles from the major jobseeker websites can be a time consuming process, especially when attempting to use a mobile device. GRIP Agency takes the candidate directly to where the most appropriate vacancies will be, allowing them to quickly apply for jobs whilst on the move."

For more information or to arrange a GRIP demonstration, please contact 2LS Sales Manager Chris Grimes on 0845 685 2230 or chris.grimes@2ls.com.

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Reading, England -- (SBWIRE) --11/01/2011 -- Reading-based Recruitment Software company 2LS has announced that the first in a series of free recruitment Webinars will be held on the 23rd November.

The 25 minute session, focussed on the subject of properly qualifying a vacancy, will be an invaluable crash course in ensuring a successful first step in any recruitment process. Delivered by recruitment training expert Ross Williams, the Webinar will be lively and thought-provoking, with time for questions and answers to finish.

"What 2LS are putting together here is exciting" says Williams. "All too often, recruiters are given limited training and expected to succeed without a clear understanding of how or why they should be doing something. This proposed series of Webinars will get recruiters across the country thinking about some key subjects and improving their professional capabilities."

The development of the 2LS Webinar series comes following the recent release of the 2LS Recruiter's Toolbox, a collection of free recruitment tools including an online recruitment calculator and the 24 page Recruiter's Book of Checklists (found at http://www.2ls.com/tools).

"Our attitude is that everyone in Recruitment should strive to be the best" says 2LS Managing Director Neil Thompson. "We at 2LS are dedicated to making GRIP the best database for recruitment and we believe recruitment firms share this passion for quality and improvement.

This Webinar series presents the chance for us to provide a free service to existing and potential customers that will positively impact their bottom line and help raise industry standards."

The 2LS Vacancy Qualification Webinar will be held at 12.30pm on the 23rd November. To register free for the event, please go to http://2lswebinar1.eventbrite.com.

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Reading, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/07/2011 -- Leading recruitment specialists, GCS, have moved their GRIP Recruitment Software infrastructure from a Microsoft Windows Server to a Linux Server platform to enable greater performance, flexibility and cost savings.

Founded in 1989, GCS has over 20 years recruiting experience, a staff of highly skilled consultants and a proven track record in recruitment. GCS represents both permanent and contract candidates and is recognised as a leading supplier of top tier professionals working with some of the UK's largest companies, and a diverse range of SMEs.

With over 50 consultants GCS need a recruitment system that is fast, reliable and cost effective. For that they have GRIP recruitment software from 2LS, an easy to use system that has been serving the business well for the past five years. Looking to the next five years GCS wanted to ensure that they got the best out of the system and saved money at the same time and so elected to move to a Linux platform.

According to GCS' IT Manager Paul Taylor, "With the business continuing to expand even in the current economic climate GCS needed a scalable solution that was both cost effective and offered the performance our users demand. By moving to GRIP's Linux platform we were able to save on licensing costs." Taylor said "Already we are seeing more efficient searches and a three-fold improvement in our disaster recovery times."

Speaking about the migration 2LS Managing Director, Neil Thompson, said "It is important that we are able to offer a variety of options in order to fit the needs of a disparate market of recruitment agencies both in terms of size and disciplines."

Thompson continued "By offering GRIP on a Linux as well as a Windows platform we have a flexible solution that offers both a rich and easy to use front office system but also a scalable server component too."

About GRIP
GRIP was developed by recruitment specialist 2LS to meet the exacting demands of a recruitment consultancy. It manages and underpins all aspects of the placement process covering clients, candidates and vacancies. GRIP Hosted provides a cloud based solution for consultancies wanting all the advantages of GRIP but with access anywhere. GRIP is currently in successful use by recruiters in the UK and overseas.

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Reading, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2011 -- Red Top Resources "Red Top", a recognised leader in IT security recruitment, has selected GRIP recruitment software from 2LS to underpin all its placement activities. Red Top chose the GRIP Hosted solution which not only gives them access to the easiest to use recruitment solution in the market but also enables them to access GRIP from anywhere.

Red Top was formed in 2002 to service the highly specialised information security and business risk consultancy areas, providing permanent, contract and 'ad hoc' candidates, including those that are SC and DV cleared, into a variety of security roles for the public and private sectors. The ability to quickly source and place these highly skilled and sought after individuals is essential to Red Top's business.

With the growth in the importance and activity of the security sector Red Top recognised that its existing recruitment software solution was no longer capable of meeting the demands of the business and so has migrated across to the more powerful GRIP from 2LS.

By selecting the GRIP Hosted solution Red Top consultants are able to get all the advantages of the GRIP software from anywhere, whether this be in the office, at home or when visiting a client. Having this access significantly increases productivity of the consultants and enables Red Top to provide a better service to their client base.

According to director Mike Case, "Red Top recognised that our existing recruitment software solution wasn't keeping pace with the growth and demands of the business. Therefore, we evaluated a number of potential solutions before selecting GRIP. We liked the features such as the extensive use of drag and drop and the ability of have multiple contacts open and visible at once. Having 2LS host GRIP for us also means that we can concentrate on our business without any of the associated IT worries."

GRIP was developed by recruitment specialist 2LS to meet the exacting demands of a recruitment consultancy. It manages and underpins all aspects of the placement process covering clients, candidates and vacancies. GRIP Hosted provides a cloud based solution for consultancies wanting all the advantages of GRIP but with access anywhere. GRIP is currently in successful use by recruiters in the UK and overseas.

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Reading, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/14/2011 -- Recruitment software specialist 2LS today announced that its popular GRIP system is now also available as a hosted option.

GRIP Hosted has everything needed to get any recruitment business started including a server, Microsoft Office and Outlook, anti-virus protection and GRIP Recruitment Software. And as the server is cloud-based it enables consultants to access this most user-friendly and easy to use recruitment system from anywhere.

Neil Thompson MD of 2LS said "We have developed this system for clients who like to be free to run their recruitment business while we take on the responsibility of managing their server and recruitment software."

Thompson continued, "2LS recognises that businesses want to concentrate on the job and not their IT infrastructure and GRIP Hosted gives them the ability to do just that."

Steven John, Managing Director of Release Recruitment, a new boutique consultancy specialising in digital media and online technology, commented "GRIP enables me to manage every recruitment assignment, working simultaneously with clients and candidates, and with GRIP Hosted I can do this from anywhere."

GRIP Hosted is available immediately.

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Reading, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/13/2010 -- Reading, UK. Recruitment software specialist 2LS Limited (2LS) has today announced that it has become a Microsoft Silver Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner.

2LS is the company behind GRIP, the usable recruitment system. GRIP is an advanced recruitment solution that is designed for Microsoft Windows running on both Windows Server and Windows desktop operating systems.

The Microsoft partner programme recognises those businesses that have demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers' needs.

In order to gain silver status 2LS had to demonstrate both its commitment to and compatibility with Microsoft and its products. This included having its GRIP recruitment software certified as being compatible under Windows 7 and submitting a number of validated customer references.

2LS Managing Director, Neil Thompson, speaking on the announcement said ''This is a great achievement for 2LS coming at the end of a very successful year for the business. 2LS have worked hard to ensure a high level of compatibility with a range of Microsoft's products on both server and desktop including Windows Server, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook."

He continued "Customers look for products that are best of breed and work with the tools that they already have, such as those from Microsoft. This latest achievement highlights our commitment to ensuring that the GRIP recruitment solution is recognised as having this important compatibility."

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