Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter Joins MBAinteract's Board of Directors

Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter Joins MBAinteract's Board of Directors



Dr. Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist of eHarmony and a recognized leader in personality assessments and matching, has joined MBAinteract's Board of Directors. Dr. Buckwalter will assist MBAinteract in developing advanced scientific matching algorithms to connect MBA job seekers with top employers.



Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) November 12, 2008



MBAinteract, Inc., the leading professional network for MBA students, alumni, and employers, today announced that Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter was elected to MBAinteract's board of directors. Dr. Buckwalter has previously served on MBAinteract's Advisory Board. He has extensive experience in personality matching through working as the Chief Scientist at eHarmony, Inc. and through authoring more than 100 papers in the fields of psychology, neuropsychology and health services.



Dr. Buckwalter will assist MBAinteract through the growth of an active research and development department to facilitate interaction between job candidates and appropriate employers. Dr. Buckwalter will personally direct research operations related to MBAinteract's proprietary matching technology. This system assures increased productivity among job candidates and companies by matching based on preferences, interest and personality. Dr. Buckwalter states, "MBAinteract has seized on a unique opportunity to improve life satisfaction for employees and productivity for companies. This is particularly important during the current economy that requires many MBA's to rethink their career goals and many companies to consider MBA's for a wider range of job positions." Dr. Buckwalter has also made a strategic investment in MBAinteract.



An established research psychologist and an internationally-recognized expert, Dr. Buckwalter is dedicated to the development of a world class research program on matching technology. As the Chief Scientist, Dr. Buckwalter was responsible for the design and development of eHarmony's various profiling instruments and for developing eHarmony's comprehensive research programs. Using science based research and statistics, Dr. Buckwalter is creating matching technology to uncover preferences and interests to provide information that will allow career seekers and employers to better understand their possible fit.



"We could not have found a more knowledgeable expert to help us understand the interaction between job candidates and employers." said Jeff Condon, CEO of MBAinteract. "Dr. Buckwalter brings not only unparalleled experience but a true passion to improve the human and capital outcomes of the job selection process by understanding the preferences, interests, and personalities of career seekers and the requirements of employers."



"The concept of matching and fit within the employment process offers a great opportunity to improve the lives of individuals and the economic productivity of companies." said Dr. Buckwalter. "MBAinteract is laying the foundation that will demonstrate that scientific matching can improve career satisfaction, boost the productivity of organizations and reduce human resources costs.



Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter

Prior to working with MBAinteract, Dr. Buckwalter was the Chief Scientist at eHarmony, an online relationship services provider. As the Chief Scientist, Dr. Buckwalter was responsible for the design and development of eHarmony's various profiling instruments and for developing eHarmony's comprehensive research programs. Dr. Buckwalter has authored more than 100 papers in the fields of psychology, neuropsychology and health services and served as a director of research at Kaiser Permanente. He holds a doctorate from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and was a former research professor at the University of Southern California.



MBAinteract, Inc. (http://www. mbainteract. com/ (http://www. mbainteract. com/))

MBAinteract is the leading professional networking system for top MBA schools and corporate employers. MBAinteract is designed to give students, alumni, employees and recruiters more levels of interaction and more opportunities to establish meaningful career interactions. Beyond a normal job posting site, MBAinteract provides a professional network, exclusive job board and proprietary matching technology to evaluate fit between job candidates and employers.



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