PKS Six Flags

Six Flags Selects Deploy Solutions(TM) for Recruiting, Hiring and Talent Management for All of its U.S. Theme and Water Parks A significant reduction in turnover is achieved while simultaneously increasing guest compliments WESTWOOD, Mass., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Deploy Solutions(TM), a premier provider of applicant tracking, recruiting and talent optimization solutions for large companies with multiple worker types, announced recently that Six Flag (NYSE:PKS) has signed a service agreement to roll out Deploy Solutions' human resources management tools across all of its theme and water parks in the U.S. Six Flags used Deploy at two of their theme park locations to see how well the system would work for them. The tests were conducted at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas and Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas. Based on the results, the solution was presented to the Six Flags corporate management team for use at their parks across the country. An initial implementation of Deploy tools for maximizing performance in recruiting, hiring and retaining staff at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags AstroWorld provided quantifiable results of the system's capability for increasing applicant flow, prescreening candidates, and reducing employee turnover, terminations, and theft issues, while lowering hiring costs associated with advertising positions and interviewing candidates. Employing Deploy's web-based and kiosk-based recruiting strategies, the Houston park experienced a 73% rise in applicants from 2003 to 2004. Pre- employment screening and assessment applications saved the Houston park over 1,550 hours of interview time by effectively screening out non-qualified applicants. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington experienced similar successes. Both parks experienced significant declines in turnover. The Arlington park also reported terminations for negative reasons were cut nearly in half while Houston attributed an increase in park compliments due to improved employee attitude and morale. "Six Flags commitment to use our services at all of their facilities in the U.S. is a testimony that our solutions provide great business value," said Sham Sao, Deploy Solutions' Global Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "Our services streamline the hiring process, track talent to job position and retain the employees you want to keep." About Six Flags Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company. Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of 30 parks in North America and Latin America. Six Flags parks serve 34 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City. The company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS. About Deploy Solutions Deploy Solutions, Inc. provides companies a competitive advantage in the marketplace by optimizing performance in recruiting, hiring and retaining top employees. The Deploy Enterprise Talent Suite(TM) is a proven solution that improves the quality and performance of the workforce, reduces the cost of talent acquisition, and ensures regulatory compliance. The company draws upon flexible technology, deep domain experience and a comprehensive approach to HR metrics and analytics to drive measurable results for customers that include Advocate Healthcare, Bank of America, Prudential, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, British Petroleum, Six Flags and FedEx. For more information, call 877-GO- DEPLOY (877-463-3756) or visit http://www.deploy.com/. DATASOURCE: Deploy Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Jonathan Goodman for Deploy Solutions, +1-817-288-5000 ext. 61, Web site: http://www.deploy.com/

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