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PerkSpot is excited to announce two key additions to its technology team, Jeff Mahlmeister and Nathan Landis. Jeff and Nathan bring with them years of technology experience from top-tier firms, most recently serving at Kraft Foods and Lockheed Martin, respectively. PerkSpot clients can expect to soon see enhancements to PerkSpot’s best-in-class employee discount program platform technology.

The school year is almost here! Parents are making sure their kids have the school supplies they’ll need for the coming year. PerkSpot provides discounts on backpacks, computers, and school clothes at the retailers your employees shop.

Save 10% on nearly everything at Target.com. From the must-have backpack to the ever-important first-day outfit, Target brings the season’s most coveted products for the classroom and dorm room together in one place.

Save up to 12% on computers and electronics with the Dell Employee Purchase Program. Receive maximum savings when you couple a computer purchase with other electronics and a service plan.

Save 10% on all orders from eBags plus receive free shipping on orders over $35.

Human Resources administrators can simplify and enhance their employee discount program with PerkSpot. Offer your employees a voluntary benefit package that they can use in their everyday lives.

This past week Knowledge@Wharton published an article highlighting trends in the benefits and perks that companies are offering to their employees. PerkSpot CEO Chris Hill was asked to give his view on the landscape of employee benefits today.

“We have seen an expansion into voluntary benefits. As the costs of health care and traditional benefits are rising, employers are looking to provide — at no cost to them — something that’s perceived of as valuable to the employee.”

PerkSpot is the solution for Human Resources administrators looking to offer an employee discount program as part of their employee benefit package. To inquire about our programs contact sales[at]perkspot[dot]com.

This eye-opening article highlights the value of securing the identities of employees at work and off the job. The article suggests that the average loss to a company experiencing a security breach is as much as $92,000 per victim and 1,600 work hours per incident. Even when an individual loses their identity individually it can cost a company 600 hours. Never has security been a more crucial factor when considering employee discount program providers. PerkSpot offers human resources professionals a secure network of benefits for their employees in addition to discounts on identify theft and security services. Read more about the cost of identity theft here: http://www.voluntary.com/articles.cfm?articleID=139

PerkSpot offers an employee discount on LifeLock identity theft prevention services. LifeLock is the industry leader in proactive identity theft protection. They offer a proven solution that prevents your identity from being stolen before it happens. Better yet, they guarantee their service will work for up to $1,000,000. Ready to insure your good name?

Receive 20% off and 60 free days of LifeLock’s identity theft prevention services. Use offer code ‘PERKSPOT’.

Do you have a favorite pizza place or hair salon? Let us know about it! We make it easy for all employees to suggest a local merchant to have added to their employee discount program. PerkSpot will negotiate a discount and you can begin sharing your favorite places with your fellow employees on the PerkSpot site. Users can contribute to a large pool of local merchants, all without bothering their human resource department. PerkSpot takes pride in listening to all of our users’ merchant requests in order to provide them with the very best corporate benefits.

E-mail us a suggested merchant now:  help@perkspot.com

As we continue to grow and build our employee discount programs in today’s slowing economy, we are seeking to better serve the human resources industry by building up our team and planning for aggressive future growth.

We are hiring a professional sales representative who is eager to gain exposure to all parts of a business coupled with the desire to work in a startup environment. This position will be performing a variety of tasks and therefore is perfect for self-starters with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You will be working with a small team of talented people and will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact. Given the small environment, you will be expected to be a team player, wear multiple hats and be ready to work hard. We’re looking for someone who is bright, energetic, hard working and ready to spread their wings and work more independently. The ability to learn quickly and be focused on our prospects and customers is vital. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with PerkSpot executives to help set strategies and plans in addition to the opportunity to grow into other roles based on performance and growth of the company.

For a full job description, please visit our ‘Job Opportunities’ page in the ‘About’ section for the latest openings and be sure to check back often for updates. Please submit a resume to hr [at] perkspot [dot] com if you are interested in a full-time position or internship.

Summer is officially here around the country, and as employees start to plan their vacations and children are out of school, PerkSpot has procured some great ideas and discounts to help plan some family fun. These summertime discounts are just one example of the many discounts and voluntary benefits that PerkSpot can bring to an employee discount program. In fact, PerkSpot works with human resources departments to create programs from scratch or enhance and customize existing programs. Perks and voluntary benefits that PerkSpot can bring to your company have been and will continue to be an easy and cost-effective tool for human resources departments to successfully manage their human capital. And, you can use the discounts when you plan your corporate or department outings! Here’s a sampling of our summertime discounts:

Tickets are available for all of the Walt Disney World® Resort Theme Parks which include Disney’s Magic Kingdom® Theme Park, Epcot® Park, Disney-MGM Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, as well as the Disney Water Parks, Downtown Disney® Pleasure Island, Cirque Du Soleil® and much more!

With theme parks across the country, you’re always just a hop, skip, and turbo drop from the endless thrills of Six Flags.

Save $15 off tickets to watch your favorite Major League Baseball teams play!

Save $15 off tickets to watch your favorite NFL teams play!

PerkSpot is excited to announce we are hiring a Senior C# Web Developer. The Web Developer will play an important role in developing the technology to support the company’s employee discount programs. Candidates must have 3 or more years of experience designing and developing web based applications. Experience with Visual Studio, ASP.NET, C#, and SQL are also required. Please submit resumes to hr [at] perkspot [dot] com.

When it comes to employee discounts, deals and voluntary benefits, PerkSpot caters to the whole family. Pet insurance is an increasingly popular and affordable voluntary benefit that can keep your furry friends healthy and happy. A study by The Freedonia Group, Inc. estimates that U.S. spending on veterinary care, laboratory testing and pet insurance will increase 7.1% a year to $28.9 billion in 2011. At the retail level alone, pet owners in the U.S. are expected to spend over $10 billion on pet health products.

PerkSpot offers discounted policies with VPI Pet Insurance as part of its employee discount programs and voluntary benefits packages. As the nation’s oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, VPI offers coverage for diagnostic tests, treatments, office visits, lab fees, prescriptions, hospitalization, x-rays and surgical procedures. You can visit any licensed veterinarian, even when you are away from home. Whether you own a dog, cat, reptile or other exotic animal, insurance is the best way to provide your pet with a longer, healthier lifespan.

America’s current economic downturn is causing many employees to reevaluate their spending habits. Employees are looking to their voluntary benefit options to help save income on necessary purchases. According to a recent article from Voluntary.com about voluntary benefits, Bob Reiff, Senior Vice President for The Hartford’s Group Benefits Division states that: “We are predicting enrollment events to double from last year to this year. But it could be even greater, since we’ve already seen enrollment activities jump 51% from first quarter 2007 to the first quarter of 2008.”

PerkSpot helps corporations meet employee demand for voluntary benefit packages and enrollment education. PerkSpot creates voluntary programs that bring employees savings on necessary services like home and auto insurance, pet insurance and legal services. PerkSpot’s comprehensive voluntary programs easily fit into employer benefits communication materials and benefit enrollment events. This meets the demand and gives employees the opportunity to take advantage of their savings opportunities immediately.