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airG Named One of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for 2010

airG is Recognized as One of Canada's Employers that Lead the Nation in Attracting and Retaining Younger Employees

VANCOUVER, British Columbia June 2, 2010 – airG, the global leader in powering mobile communities and wireless social networking, was named one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for 2010. First published in 2001, the Canada's Top Employers for Young People competition is organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the employers that offer the nation's best benefits for younger workers. The employers on this list are Canada's leaders in attracting and retaining younger employees to their organizations. Before 2007, this competition was published annually as an appendix to the Canada's Top 100 Employers paperback.


"We are very honored to be recognized on the list of Canada's Top Employers for Young People." said Lorie Corcuera, Director, Human Resources, airG Inc. "We believe attracting, developing and retaining young talent has been an integral part of airG's success and we are proud to have a culture that encourages innovation and learning. Our team's strength is due to having a diverse mix of young and seasoned talent, and creating a dynamic environment for our team to grow."

Each employer is evaluated by the Mediacorp editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers in terms of the programs they have to attract and retain younger workers. These include benefits such as tuition assistance and the availability of co-op or work-study programs. Our editors also examine each employer's mentorship and training programs, including benefits such as bonuses paid when employees complete certain courses or professional designations. They also review each employer's career management program, looking for initiatives — such as company-wide skills inventories — that can assist younger workers to advance faster in the organization. Lastly, the editors also look at the average age of employees at each employer to better understand the composition and profile of their workforce.

 

About airG
airG is the global leader in powering mobile communities and wireless social networking. airG's mobile community has more than 45 million unique users worldwide and is interconnected to more than 150 mobile operators and media companies globally including Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Rogers, TELUS, Virgin Mobile, Orange, Boost Mobile, Vodafone and MTV Asia. With more than 4 billion users worldwide, the mobile phone has proven to be a viable platform for bringing mobile users together in interactive communities, and with multiple access points including voice, video, SMS, MMS, WAP, Java, BREW and i-mode, airG's community solutions are commercially available across every wireless technology. For more information about airG visit www.airG.com.

 

About Mediacorp
Mediacorp Canada Inc. is a specialized publisher of quality employment periodicals and manages the annual Canada's Top 100 Employers competition. The company publishes directories and guides that let job-hunters find great employers and interesting new job opportunities in their field. Since 1992, over one million of Mediacorp's job-hunting guides have been sold. Mediacorp also operates the popular job search engine, Eluta.ca, which lets job-seekers find new job postings - and verified information on perks and benefits — directly from thousands of employers across Canada. More than 400,000 unique users in Canada use Eluta.ca each month. Each spring, Mediacorp also organizes a policy-oriented conference on the Canada's Top 100 Employers project called the "Top Employer Summit", which is Canada's largest annual gathering of senior-level human resources professionals.

 

MEDIA CONTACT:
Nadine Taing
airG Inc.
Tel: +1-604-408-2228
nadine AT airG.com



Rachel Caballero
Mediacorp Canada Inc.
Tel: +1-416-987-1464
ct100 AT mediacorp.ca