E-recruitment firm HireStrategy.com is adding a new media practice to round out its existing recruiting practices in technology, finance and accounting, and sales and marketing. The company formed the new practice in response to increased demand for new media talent, and plans to dedicate a team of new media recruiters to support clients' requirements.

According to Forrester Research, the number of new media specialists is expected to grow ten-fold by the end of 2002. A growing number of the 500,000 technology workers in the Greater Washington area work in new media jobs. These include writers, editors and Internet content producers; web architects, developers, designers and administrators; Internet strategists and financial analysts, and interactive marketing consultants.

HireStrategy Vice President John Qudeen will head the new practice. Qudeen worked in graphic design and technology management before becoming a technology recruiter. At HireStrategy, Qudeen's focus has been on identifying executive management talent and senior-level Internet professionals for companies building their e-commerce business.

"New Media professionals have high impact on building the Internet economy because they integrate and apply the converging disciplines of business, design and technology in their organizations," said Paul Villella, HireStrategy president and chief executive officer.

Qudeen added, "We have been working with New Media professionals all along, finding them great places to work where they can use their highly sought-after skills and develop their personal career strategies. We find some of the best and brightest people in business today are working in new media."

HireStrategy's Web site at http://www.hirestrategy.com offers career development resources and tools for candidates and proven recruitment and retention strategies for companies.

The Reston, Va.-based HireStrategy's affiliates and strategic business partners include Columbia Capital, The McLean Group, Fast Company, Red Herring, Business 2.0, Brainbench, AllBusiness.com, PlanetIT.com, Microsoft and Salary.com.

The company's customers include Andersen Consulting, America Online, Marriott International, Apptus, Bell Atlantic, Xpedior, Nextel, Etensity, OneSoft, Network Solutions and 86.com.

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