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CALLIDUS TRUEANALYTICS 5.2 OFFERS NEXT GENERATION ANALYTICS
CALLIDUS TRUEANALYTICS 5.2 OFFERS NEXT GENERATION ANALYTICS FOR UNMATCHED INSIGHT INTO SALES PERFORMANCE New Features Include Strong Visualization, Rich Interactive Dashboards and Powerful Management Reporting

New Module Offers End-to-End Integrated Producer Administration and Compensation for Insurance
CALLIDUS TRUEPRODUCER 5.2 - INDUSTRY’S ONLY INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR PRODUCER AND COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT

Callidus Software Announces New Leadership
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), a leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced that Leslie J. Stretch, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing and On-Demand, will succeed Robert H. Youngjohns as President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 1, 2007.

Callidus Software Appoints Bryan Burkhart Senior Vice President Global Sales
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced the promotion of Bryan Burkhart to senior vice president of global sales.

PeopleFilter to Host Upcoming Web Seminar on Addressing Applicant Tracking System Challenges
Webcast Will Provide Insider Tips and Techniques on Maximizing ATS Power

Reed.co.uk Offers New CV Search and Guaranteed Response Job Posting Service
reed.co.uk, the UK's biggest job site, launch suite of new online recruitment products.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Unveils New Recruitment Campaign
A brand new and exciting employment brand, recruitment campaign, and career website were just recently developed and are now being rolled out for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts.

American Management Association Delivers Learning with SumTotal's ''ResultsOnDemand''
SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning management solutions, has signed a contract with American Management Association(R) (AMA) to provide AMA with ResultsOnDemand(R) -- Learning, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that will give AMA customers access to a hosted version of SumTotal's award-winning talent management suite, further expanding its successful Blended Learning initiative.

Tips for Handling a Difficult Boss
Work can be stressful enough without the added challenge of a difficult boss. Dr. Louellen Essex and Dr. Mitchell Kusy share some tips with how to make your workday a little easier.

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything - 600 Word Review
Influencer, is a collection of powerful influence strategies that can be combined to make change inevitable. Find out more! Read this review.

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything - 300 Word Review
Influencer, is a collection of powerful influence strategies that can be combined to make change inevitable. Find out more! Read this review.

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
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Influencer: The Power to Change Anything - Summary
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Get Ready to Pull Up Your Japanese SOX
Japan is SOX-ing it to companies. The country is getting ready to launch it's own version of Sarbanes-Oxley. International companies take note, you too will be affected. Info-Tech shares more.

Watch Out For Fake References When Buying Business Software
How do you know if the software you are choosing for your company is really all it's touted to be? Curt Finch has some suggestions.

Millennials’ Career Concerns and Priorities
Many of the career concerns typically associated with more seasoned workers may resonate with Generation Y – the latest group of individuals to enter the workforce. A new report from Robert Half International and Yahoo! HotJobs examines the issues.

Resume Liars Losing Jobs!
It's just like your mother told you... don't lie! As Robin Ryan explains lying about your past or education on a resume will ensure you will never prosper.

Consumer-Directed Choices and Pay-For-Performance Measures Share Common Link
Incentives motivate better results for both providers and consumers. Consumers and health care providers have more in common than they may know. Both respond to a slight financial nudge to use health care resources in ways that lead to better outcomes, according to a new issue brief from IncentOne that links pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives to the use of consumer incentives in health management programs.

The Motivating Manager
Louellen Essex, Ph.D. and Mitchell Kusy, Ph.D. offer five tips to help managers become motivating leaders in their organizations.

Bridging the Council-Staff Gap
Maintaining trust and teamwork in an organization takes a strong partnership between staff and council, advises Jim Clemmer.

Help Your Employees “Make” Time
What can organizations do to help employees feel less overworked? Karla Brandau shares some suggestions.

You Can Buy It On eBay — And So Can Your Employees
'Tis the season to check your lists twice. . . your internet lists, that is. An employee's holiday shopping habits could mean a lump of coal in an employer's stocking. M. Lee Smith Publishers has more.

The “M” Word: The Myth And Mystique Of Mediation
Litigation in the legal world is seen as being a negative way to resolve a dispute. Clare Connaughton explains that mediation is here to stay.

What’s Your Story?
What can take you to the next floor may depend upon your elevator speech. Catherine Kaputa explains.

More Americans Have Discretionary Income
Total Discretionary Income now tops $1.7 Trillion, according to a report from The Conference Board.

Stress: The Major Health Problem in the U.S.?
APA recently conducted their annual nationwide survey that examines stress levels, events causing stress, how people deal with stress, and the impact stress has. John Schinnerer, Ph.D. examines the findings.

Poll Reveals How Caregiving Duties Interrupt the Workday
One quarter of workers caring for children and elders make calls and care giving arrangements during work, according to LifeCare®. Nearly as many people leave work early.

JTL Services, Inc. Offers a $1,000.00 Referral Fee in North Carolina and Connecticut
Jeff LeFevre, Managing Partner of JTL Services, Inc. an executive search firm is sharing the wealth with their candidates.

HR.com (www.hr.com) is launching the first virtual and online conference
HR.com (www.hr.com) is launching the first virtual and online conference designed for HR professionals, including specialists in Benefits, Sourcing, HRO, Compensation, Incentives, Training, Consumer Directed Healthcare and Staffing, December 12-13th, 2007.

Holidays Turn Your Inner Voices into Inner Noises? Ten Ways to Manage
During holidays, the quiet inner voices that may give us routine guidance the rest of the year can escalate into noise—out of control, irritating, and exhausting. Dr. Jim Loehr offers ten "voice lessons" from his new book "The Power of Story" to help manage inner conversation and emotions during the holidays. Free online storyboard tool and self assessment available.

Infohrm Announces the Schedule for its 2008 Workforce Planning and Analytics Workshops
The Infohrm Academy Workshop Series offers Human Resources Professionals a Practical Approach to Conducting Workforce Analytics and Workforce Planning

Total Access from Interaction Associates™ embeds learning into the workplace environment
The 40-year innovator of collaboration methods and solutions - Interaction Associates - helps clients extend beyond workshop-based learning with a new product, Total Access, that embeds the firm’s collaboration tools, processes, and learning aids on the job.

Motivate Employee Health Awareness and Responsibility with Online Communications and Tools
Motivate Employee Health Awareness and Responsibility with Online Communications and Tools, Advises Hummingbird Coaching Services New white paper explores why wellness programs often fail to meet goals and delivers stinging indictment of corporate health initiatives.

American Community Introduces APEP Choices(TM), an Affordable Plan For Small Groups
American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, announced today of the introduction of APEP Choices(TM), an affordable plan for small groups in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio.

DMT Solutions, Inc. Provides Campus Crusade with On-Site PeopleSoft Training
DMT Solutions, Inc., an Oracle Partner and leading consulting company for PeopleSoft software for over 9 years, successfully delivered on-site PeopleSoft training to the PeopleSoft staff of Campus Crusade for Christ, International (CCCI).

Simply Hired Shows Fifty Percent Growth in U.S. Holiday Jobs Over Last Year
Simply Hired www.simplyhired.com, the largest search engine for jobs and online recruiting network, today announced employment trend data that shows the total number of U.S. "holiday jobs" available in their online database has increased by more than fifty percent over the same time period last year.

'Tis the Season for Job Hunting
Don't give up the job search during the holidays. Check out these tips for job seekers to keep the job hunt humming.

Sick Time Source of Debate
With flu season in full swing, many workers are paying more attention to their organizations’ sick day policies – and so are many of the presidential candidates. According to the Compensation Data annual survey of more than 5,000 employers, exempt employees have 8.4 sick days on average, while non-exempt have 7.6.

Solve the Issues of Benefits Outsourcing
On almost a daily basis, the human resource professionals who work with third-party providers must resolve some sort of problem with that relationship. As a road map through the issues that inevitably arise from outsourcing benefits, the new WorldatWork publication of Strategic Benefits Outsourcing: How-to Series for HR Professionals by Dianna Smith, CCP, CBP, provides a holistic approach to the overall outsourcing process.

Penn State Online Human Resources and Employment Relations Master's Degree Opens for Applications
Penn State announced today that their new online master's degree in human resources and employment relations (HRER) is accepting applications for the summer 2008 semester. The online master's degree program is centered on the growing challenges of hiring and retaining talented employees, managing complex benefit plans, and staying up-to-date with labor laws and employment relations trends. The HRER degree allows busy human resources professionals to stay employed while earning an education that can advance their careers. Students can choose a concentration that best meets their professional goals: benefits and compensation; employment and labor law; labor and collective bargaining; or staffing, training and development.

The Launch of eMergent Benefit Solutions Delivers Efficient HR Administration Solutions
The Launch of eMergent Benefit Solutions Delivers Efficient HR Administration Solutions with Six Sigma Focus Combining innovative administration and technology solutions with the structured principles of Six Sigma methodologies, eMergent Benefit Solutions (www.emergentbenefits.com) challenges standard thinking to deliver optimal solutions to meet HR strategies and business goals.

HRsmart ranked Number 362 on Deloitte’s 2007 Technology Fast 500
HRsmart today announced that it ranked Number 362 on Deloitte’s 2007 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America.

MICROTEK ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH KNOWLEDGEADVISORS
New training analytics module enables organizations to measure learning effectiveness, conduct ROI modeling and strategically manage learning investments.

'Tis the Season for Job Hunting
Tips for Job Seekers to Keep The Job Hunt Humming During the Holidays

The Perth Leadership Institute announced the availability of its White Paper on the credit crisis
The Perth Leadership Institute (http://www.perthleadership.org/), the industry leader in business acumen assessment and development programs, today announced the availability of its White Paper on the current credit crisis and its link with leadership development practices, both in the financial services companies and on other companies that consume these services.

The Virtual Interactive Educational World for HR December 12-13th, 2007
HR.com (www.hr.com) is launching the first virtual and online conference designed for HR professionals, including specialists in Benefits, Sourcing, HRO, Compensation, Incentives, Training, Consumer Directed Healthcare and Staffing. Attendance is complimentary for all HR Professionals.

American Community Offers Wisconsin Residents a New Choice in Health Insurance
American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance since 1938, announced today that it has entered the state of Wisconsin with competitive health insurance products for individuals and families.

CareerDoor.com to be First to Offer Live and Fully Interactive Online eCareerFairs in Canada
eJobFairs.net expands their partnerships to include international jobboard.

LifeCare® Poll Reveals How Caregiving Duties Interrupt the Workday
One quarter of workers caring for children and elders make calls and caregiving arrangements during work. Nearly as many leave work early.

Penn State Launches Two New Psychology Degrees Online
Penn State has become the first public university to offer two online psychology degrees--a bachelor of arts (BA) and a bachelor of science (BS) in psychology. Penn State will begins accepting applicants later this month, and courses in the two psychology bachelor's degrees will begin in summer 2008. The BA program is geared towards professionals who want to pursue psychology with a focus on the human-services aspects of the field, or plan to continue on to a master's degree in psychology. The BS program follows a business track--for professionals interested in psychology-driven aspects of business--such as human resources, management, leadership development, and marketing.

CAA Selects Halogen Software
Organization replaces existing Web-based solution with more flexible offering.

The Booth Company Releases Updated Executive Leadership 360 Feedback Survey
The Booth Company introduces the new Executive Leadership Survey (ELS), an updated version of its popular 360 feedback survey for developing executive leadership talent. The newly-added emotional intelligence dimensions and their time-tested counterparts combine to provide the executive with a realistic and comprehensive view of the executive role, and feedback that is used to develop relevant skills.

Property/Casualty Marketplace to Remain Soft in 2008, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Says
The market for property and casualty insurance will stay soft in 2008, as premiums are expected to either decline or remain flat, according to actuarial and risk management experts at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a leading global consulting firm.

CareerTV Launches 'Celebrities' Job News' to Attract More Young Professionals to its Site
CareerTV continues to climb the corporate ladders; New services, new partnerships and new clients – CareerTV’s number of unique visitors doubled for second consecutive month.

Reliable Leadership Methods Lead to Better Employee Performance
A common leadership method is the best way to inspire great employee performance, says Impact Achievement Group.

Crouch, Slavin & Company's President Appointed to Sage Software's Business Partner Advisory Council
Gary Crouch has been selected as the secretary for Sage Abra HRMS partner advisory board.

Study by Human Capital Institute Reveals Workers’ Attitudes about Relocation
Survey Highlights Workers’ Top Three Most and Least Preferred Cities

Peter Hart Champions IMA Recognition Council
Rideau's Peter Hart dons the new hat of Acting President of the Incentive Marketing Association's (IMA) Recognition Council.

Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here - 600 Word Review
Do more media platforms mean an even greater bombardment of advertising? Americans have perfected the avoidance of advertising (commercials) into an art; it is not the advertising, however, that people hate as much as the uninvited disruption. Read more in this review of Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here: Inside the 300 Billion Dollar Business Behind the Media You Constantly Consume.

WHAT ABOUT 'ME TIME'?
Survey Finds Inquiries About Work/Life Balance More Common During Job Interviews

Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here - 300 Word Review
Do more media platforms mean an even greater bombardment of advertising? Americans have perfected the avoidance of advertising (commercials) into an art; it is not the advertising, however, that people hate as much as the uninvited disruption. Read more in this review of Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here: Inside the 300 Billion Dollar Business Behind the Media You Constantly Consume.

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MG Assessments Hires Account Executive
HR Consulting Company brings on account executive to meet the markets growing needs for effectively addressing the workforce crisis.

The Conference Board and Duke University Team for a Unique, Global Offshoring Research Project
The Conference Board to Form Research Working Group on Achieving Global Strategic Sourcing

Interaction Associates Announces 2008 Professional Workshops
Interaction Associates, Inc. (IA) today announced open registration for its highly popular workshops to develop collaborative skills, facilitative leadership, and change management skills scheduled for 2008 in Cambridge, MA and San Francisco, CA. Discounted registrations are available through December 31, 2007.

American Association for Affirmative Action Mourns Passing of Augustus F. Hawkins
"Champion of Education and Equal Employment Opportunity"

Consumer-Directed Choices and Pay-For-Performance Measures Share Common Link
Incentives motivate better results for both providers and consumers. Consumers and health care providers have more in common than they may know. Both respond to a slight financial nudge to use health care resources in ways that lead to better outcomes, according to a new issue brief from IncentOne that links pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives to the use of consumer incentives in health management programs.

Taleo and AIRS Form Strategic Partnership to Launch Taleo TalentReach CRM and Sourcing Solution
Newly formed partnership and tight integration offers organizations the most comprehensive set of sourcing tools to find the people they need

Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here - Summary
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CareerDoor.com, has partnered with eJobFairs.net innovators of the electronic job fair venue
CareerDoor.com, the Canadian leader in HiTech professional recruitment services, announced today it has partnered with eJobFairs.net, innovators of the electronic job fair venue, to offer CareerDoor.com branded online eCareerFairs for the HiTech sector.

Taleo and AIRS Form Strategic Partnership to Launch Taleo TalentReach CRM
Newly Formed Partnership and Tight Integration Offers Organizations the Most Comprehensive Set of Sourcing Tools to Find the People They Need

LifeCare® Poll Reveals How Caregiving Duties Interrupt the Workday
One quarter of workers caring for children and elders make calls and caregiving arrangements during work while nearly as many leave work early

Watson Wyatt Introduces VIPitech in the United States
Actuarial Modeling Tool for Life Insurance Industry Already in Demand in Europe, Asia

Christopher Young has joined Buck Consultants as a Principal in its New York office
Christopher Young has joined Buck Consultants as a Principal in its New York office, where he will lead the Talent Management and Rewards Strategies practice in the metropolitan New York region.

Standing Out: Benefits That Impact Recruitment
The number of North Carolina and South Carolina organizations actively recruiting has increased over the last five years from 82.5 to 97.1 percent. In this competitive market, employers must look to a variety of benefits to stand out.

TIME.com Names the Federal Student Aid FAFSA4CASTER Site in Top 50 Web Sites
Time.com named the new online FAFSA4caster, created by the Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, and designed by JWT Specialized Communications, as one of the Best Web sites of 2007. The FAFSA4caster (http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov) was created to help families figure out if college is possible financially.

Health Care Shoppers: Get Wise and Save Up to 30 Percent in 2008 with an FSA
Ceridian details savings employees can realize by taking advantage of flexible spending accounts (FSAs); offers tips for efficiently managing FSAs.

Foley new chairman of Council for Disability Awareness board
Joseph R. Foley, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Unum Group, has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors for The Council for Disability Awareness (CDA).

Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico Health Care Costs Increase in 2007
Fifty-seven percent of companies in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico had a health insurance premium increase, according to the Compensation Data 2007 – Southwest annual survey of 170 employers.

Engineering Firm Improves Human Capital Management with UltiPro
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that TBE Group Inc., which provides engineering solutions in civil, environmental, transportation, construction services, right-of-way services and subsurface utility engineering (SUE), has used Ultimate Software's UltiPro delivered through its Intersourcing service model to automate administrative HR processes, lessen its dependence on paper for environmental and financial benefits, and help its HR staff focus on more strategic, value-added initiatives.

Sendouts, introduced its learning management system, Sendouts University
The leading recruiting industry trainer, Barb Bruno, has partnered with Sendouts enabling their clients access to valuable on-demand Web-based training that includes her renowned 80-day course, Top Producer Tutor.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Again
The competition for top performers is heating up as 96.1 percent of organizations are actively recruiting, according to the results from the Compensation Data 2007 - Kentucky/Tennessee survey of 444 employers.

VISANOW Predicts 2008 Immigration Trends
What can HR professionals, recruiters and legal departments across the country plan for in the coming year? VISANOW investigates.

ClearPicture Appoints Ron Stewart as President and CEO
ClearPicture Corporation, a premiere feedback-management solutions provider announced today the appointment of Ron Stewart as the company's new President and CEO.

Net Detective Online Web Detective Program Endorsed by Ntl. Association
Net Detective (http://Net-Detective.com) is one of the most inexpensive ways to perform background checks and find out information on just about anyone in North America. With its extensive online database resources in the United States & Canada totaling almost 212 million records, Net-Detective.com has information on over 90% of all U.S. and Canadian residents. A one time flat price of $29 allows users to search and find people, perform unlimited background checks, locate birth & adoption records, perform employee screening, , find hidden assets, perform property searches, locate court records, & DMV motor vehicle records -- all for one flat price under $30. Plus, a 100% money back guarantee!

Boon or Boondoggle? Maui Conference More than a Write-off for Business Leaders
Success With People announced today the Maui Deep Dive, a conference for business executives and owners to be held at the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa from April 27 – May 3, 2008. Is this another opportunity to write off vacation as a business expense, or is it real business?

Complimentary HR Best Practices Webinar on Employee Mentoring
"Passing the Torch" event on November 14 will discuss how organizations can build and benefit from successful mentoring programs.

Christian Faculty Jobs Launches with 1,400+ Christian Jobs Postings: Twice its Competitors
The new Christian jobs site caters to professors. Christian Faculty Jobs is a free service to both Christian professors and to the Christian colleges, universities and seminaries. Not only is it free, searching for a new job and posting a job opening is as easy as ever.

Adult day care centers are becoming an increasingly popular option for aging loved ones
Adult day care centers are designed for older adults who benefit from structure, personal supervision and guidance due to physical frailties or mental impairments.

New Medical Insurance Requirements for Foreigners in Singapore
A New Year and new regulations for foreign employees in Singapore. Pacific Bridge explains.

Tips For A More Satisfying Recruiting Process
How do you recruit effectively when the process is so complicated? Kevin Wheeler has some tips.

Technology: The Other Side of the Story
Is the lack of face time caused by an increase in technology helping business performance? Tom Bodin of Oi Partners shares his views.

Accolo, Inc., announced that it has been recognized as fourteenth fastest growing private company
More Effective Hiring Model Takes Center Stage - Propels Accolo to #14 in the Top 100 San Francisco Bay Area’s Fastest Growing Private Companies Accolo, Inc., an innovator in professional-networking based Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), today announced that it has been recognized as fourteenth fastest growing private company in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Traditional Faxing: A Compliance Pitfall and Costly to Boot
Many organizations work tirelessly to ensure compliance when dealing with electronic corporate data. What most organizations aren't remembering is the beloved fax machine that is by all means enduring the test of time. Info-Tech has more.

Can Learning Exist in a Vacuum?
Higher Education is now ready to deploy the vehicle of online learning. . . Nathan Greeno explains.

Nine Steps to Finding the Right ERP Implementation Partner
Implementing an ERP project is an overwhelming task. . . it takes the right team to run it. Info-Tech has some tips to help organizations choose a partner.

Retaining Good Employees
Employee retention may be a major issue for your organization. How do you keep good employees and avoid the high cost of turnover? Oi Partners shares this article by Vicki Adair.

Women Play Increasingly Influential Role in Philippine Workforce
Unlike in the United States or in the United Kingdom, more than half of top management positions are held by women in the Philippines. Pacific Bridge shares the statistics.

Eight Tips for Customer-Friendly Surveys
David Youssefnia shares tips on how to make your customer surveys more customer-friendly.

Study Shows Gift Cards A Top Gift for Employees This Holiday
The holiday season is a time for employers to reward the work their employees have done all year. Do mugs and t-shirts really cut it?

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