David Mezzapelle

Current

• Founder, Director of Marketing & Development at GoliathJobs.com

Past

• Founder, Director of Marketing & Development at Goliath Technology
• Admin Assistant/Intern at IBM

Education

• Fairfield University

Recommended

11 people have recommended David

Connections

125 connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

David Mezzapelle’s Summary

David's Professional Experience:

Founded GoliathJobs Inc., the parent company of GoliathJobs.com (for students & alumni) and JobsOver50.com (for baby boomers & retirees).

In 2009 GoliathJobs merged with SilverCensus to form the new SilverCensus.com, the premier online directory for senior living, health services and national placement . See http://tinyurl.com/mgu5e8 .

Prior to GoliathJobs, David founded Goliath Technology in 1990 - a data center procurement & integration company and a global leader in IT distribution.

While at Goliath Technology David created the Goliath ABA Program (Academic Business Advancement). This program included staffing of college students & recent graduates for jobs/internships throughout North America. This program yielded significant buzz and intensified the company’s growth at a rapid pace. David sold the company in 2007 and has focused his efforts on GoliathJobs.

David Mezzapelle’s Specialties:

Marketing, Promotion, Branding & Identity, Healthcare, Finance, Recruitment/HR, Development, Communications, Academics, Generational Demographics (Baby Boomers, Retirees, Generation X, Y, Z), senior living, assisted living, home health care, skilled nursing, independent living, placement, etc.

David Mezzapelle’s Experience

• Founder, Director of Marketing & Development

  GoliathJobs.com

  (Human Resources industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  GoliathJobs.com - The #1 Job Site on the Web for Students & Alumni across all Ages, Experience & Education Levels.
  
  We connect job seekers to employers via schools & alma maters. GoliathJobs creates partnerships with schools throughout North America which serve as liaisons. This model delivers a powerful career service edge to schools at no charge (and lifelong career services), a competitive edge to job seekers and high-quality results to employers. 100% Spam-Free.
  
  JobsOver50.com is a free web-based employment service for Baby Boomers & Retirees built on the same platform.
  
  We believe that employment starts with education regardless of age, experience or educational level. We also believe that connecting job seekers to employers through schools & alma maters is the optimum way to secure a job or find an employee.
  
  For more information about our concept, testimonials, recent press, etc please visit http://goliathjobs.com/pages/about/
  
  UPDATE: GoliathJobs and SilverCensus have merged to form SilverCensus, Inc. - “The Premier Directory for Senior Living, Health Services & National Placement” with the addition of employment services for this sector. Press Release available at http://tinyurl.com/mgu5e8.
  
  GoliathJobs has strength in many industries including healthcare. This merger benefits the sector nationally by offering a myriad of services to caregivers, patients & senior health orgs (i.e. hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health orgs, private duty, hospice, govt agencies, non-profits, for-profits, etc). We will still offer employment services to the 50+ population and will now include unlimited job posting accounts in the profile of every senior community that is featured on SilverCensus. See http://tinyurl.com/mgu5e8

• Founder, Director of Marketing & Development

  Goliath Technology

  (Computer Software industry)

  July 1990 — July 2007 (17 years 1 month)

  IT procurement & distribution as well as data center infrastructure, construction, staffing and outsourcing. Goliath was also a pioneer in recruiting students & recent graduates for positions throughout North America. Many students became full-time employees post-graduation or moved on to other occupations with experience and confidence gained from their positions at Goliath.
  
  Goliath Technology clients included Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Bristol-Myers, Wachovia, US Navy, Conde-Nast Publications, McGraw-Hill, Wind River, Irwin Home Equity, United Technologies and thousands of educational institutions throughout the US, Europe and Canada.

• Admin Assistant/Intern

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 1986 — May 1990 (3 years 9 months)

  Assistant to IBM Marketing staff. Part-time during school, full-time during the summers.

David Mezzapelle’s Education

• Fairfield University

  BS , Marketing , 1986 — 1990

  MBA, Finance
  1991 - 1994

Additional Information

David Mezzapelle’s Groups:

The Workplace, Connecticut's Regional Workforce Development Board
Dept of Labor's Global Intiatives Committee
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Jupiter/Northern Palm Beaches Chamber of Commerce
Mayor's Youth Advisory Board
ERE
National Honor Society
FUSA (Fairfield University Student Association)
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
New England Business Trust

•    eOffice
•    The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
•    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
•    HR Performance, Inc.
•    The JobsOver50.com Group
•    MedCareerVillage

David Mezzapelle’s Honors:

*Gold Medal Recipient, American Free Enterprise Day

*See our buzz in the Wall Street Journal and other publications: http://goliathjobs.com/pages/news/

*"Trends in Online Recruiting & Generational Demographics" Lecture: http://goliathjobs.com/uploads/RecruiterSummitLecture.pdf