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New One-Stop Website for Cost-Effective Personnel Management
Indicator Ltd, publisher of the fortnightly newsletter Tips & Advice Personnel, launches a new website with essential tools and resources for employers. It contains employment documents, advice, information, Special Reports, key employment law data and all the tools needed to prevent and resolve personnel problems and manage staff in a cost-effective way.

Ultimate Software to Present at Wedbush Morgan Securities 5th Annual Investor Conference
) Ultimate Software to Present atWedbush Morgan Securities 5th Annual Investor Conferencein New York City

JWT Employment Communications Recognized With Creative Excellence Awards
JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with 33 Creative Excellence Awards during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Staffing Management Conference and Exposition in New Orleans on April 23rd. The 33 awards included the Dansker Award for Best in Show, 3 Grand Prizes and 10 First Place awards - representing a full spectrum of media, including newspaper and magazine advertising, collateral, outdoor and online.

Berkshire Hathaway’s TTI Seeks to Expand Direct Hire Positions Nationwide
Leading Electronics Distributor TTI Selects Veritude as a Value Added Resource for Talent Acquisition

Slade Consulting Group Tackles Alberta's Labour Shortage
Slade Consulting Group, a global recruitment solutions company, operates a leading practice designed to provide long term labour solutions to employers in Canada and the USA. The group has assisted scores of employers in Saskatchewan and Alberta in their recruitment of suitable foreign workers from Vietnam, China, Philippines, Mexico, Ukraine, Germany, Australia and El Salvador.

Human Capital Institute Names Robert Reich as Keynote for City Talent Summits
Human Capital Institute Names Robert Reich as Keynote for City Talent Summits in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and DallasConferences to take place in October and November

MARITZ AND DR. BOB NELSON, THE “GURU OF THANK YOU,” PARTNER TO LAUNCH COMPREHENSIVE SUITE
Formal and Informal Recognition and Reward Practices Combinewith Strategic Alignment of Business Objectives

TrueChoice Solutions and Marlabs Sign Global Development and Sales Alliance
TrueChoice Solutions, Inc. has signed a global development and sales alliance with Marlabs, Inc., a recent Inc. 500 Hall of Fame inductee, according to Sev Keil, chairman and CEO of TrueChoice Solutions.

Unum Named One of Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles
Among companies recognized nationally for promoting healthy workplace

Recruiter Brett Slade Launches Slade Consulting Group's Executive Recruitment Practice
Slade Consulting Group (SCG) provides recruitment solutions to select employers to solve their critical search dilemmas. The SCG process is engaged by clients who seek a definitive action plan after traditional internal sourcing methods such as advertising and word-of-mouth referrals have not generated the quality or volume of talent desired.

Unum expands absence management services
Creates unified tracking of employer-authorized policies, FMLA and disability

Fail to Prepare: Prepare to Fail
Failure to adequately prepare is the #1 reason for a bad job interview experience, according to recent survey carried out by financial recruitment website totallyfinancial.com. Jobseekers still putting the dream of their perfect financial job at risk through inadequate preparation for interviews.

Impact Achievement Group Debuts Innovative Manager Assessment Tool
Leadership Impact Survey™ pinpoints performance management competencies in managers.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Employees Achieve Impressive Quit Rates
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Employees Achieve Impressive Quit Rates with the Free & Clear® Quit For Life™ Program

Researchers: Accurate Medical Translations Are Desperately Needed
WhiteSmoke's Powerful Translation Dictionaries Aid Medical, Legal and Business Writing

FIRST ADVANTAGE ANNOUNCES HMS SIGNATURE SERVICE
Streamlined approach to professional and technical services enables customers to maximize use of First Advantage talent acquisition and applicant tracking system

EMPLOYERS, HHS LEAD PATH TOWARDVALUE-DRIVEN HEALTH CARE & CONSUMER INFORMATION
Secretary Leavitt Highlights Marketplace Changes as Progress TowardAffordable, Quality Care

NATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH HONORS BEST EMPLOYERS FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
41 Employers Recognized for Promoting Healthy Workplaces

Gaylord Entertainment Turns to Kenexa for Employee Assessment and Recruiting Solutions
Kenexa to Help Identify and Onboard Top Talent for Hospitality and Entertainment Industry Headliner

Health Fitness Corporation Lauds new Appointments to Federal Physical Activity Guidelines Committee
"Physical inactivity is at the heart of many of the most common chronic diseases," said Gregg Lehman, Ph. D., HFC president and CEO. "The committee members are recognized experts and will bring a broad array of knowledge to the table."

Pre-Employment Testing: 3 Critical Questions
One of the critical points of using an assessment can be early screening in the candidate selection process and helping you to get away from those manual processes like reviewing a thousand or more resumes per month, which is quite time consuming.

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful - 600 Word Review
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There aspires to help leaders identify behavioral flaws they may possess, see how those habits affect others, and begin to correct those behaviors. He defines twenty behavioral bad habits which can slow career advancement. Find out more. Read this review!

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful - 300 word review
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There aspires to help leaders identify behavioral flaws they may possess, see how those habits affect others, and begin to correct those behaviors. He defines twenty behavioral bad habits which can slow career advancement. Find out more. Read this review!

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
Enjoy this complete review of What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful.

Kronos(R) Establishes Presence in India
Hires industry expert to manage operation

Healthcare Services OrganizationAchieves Efficiencies with Ultimate Software's Intersourcing
Ultimate Software(Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic humanresources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced todaythat Dungarvin, a St. Paul-based healthcare service organizationsupporting people with developmental disabilities, is more efficientlymanaging its 2,600-person workforce in 900 locations using UltimateSoftware's UltiPro delivered through its Intersourcing service model.

BrightMove Applicant Tracking System Version 2.5 Goes Live
BrightMove ATS version 2.5 was released to clients on May 1. The focus of this newest version of BrightMove includes increased search capabilities, improved career website integration, and better ways to manage duplicate resumes. The new features are available at no extra cost. The development staff at BrightMove intends to help recruiters and HR Professionals meet their goals by continually improving the BrightMove ATS product.

Attendance on Demand, Inc. to Exhibit at American Payroll Association's Annual Congress
Attendance on Demand, Inc. web-hosted employee time and attendance system is exhibiting at booth 429 at the American Payroll Association's (APA) 25th Annual Congress held in Las Vegas, NV, May 22-26, 2007

Multiculturalism At Work: Great Tips to Take Note When Working with Global Team Members
Managing Global Teams can be both challenging and frustrating at times. In this article, Nicholas shares a few tips to manage and motivate global team members.

Just Graduated? Start Cultivating Your Alumni Network Now to Advance Your Career Later
Becoming active at your alma-mater can create opportunities for you throughout your professional life.

Employers Say Grads Lack Essential Workplace Skills
This month, men and women across the nation will graduate from college and enter the world of work. Yet, many will do so without the skills they'll need to survive and thrive in the workplace.

Allegiant Solutions Launches a New Self-Service Approach to Verifying Identity Documents
AllegiantSolutions.com announces the commercial availability of its new web based Document Verification Service to authenticate identity documents used to comply with I-9 employment verifications.

Halogen Announces Employee Performance and Talent Management Suite for Professional Services
Suite addresses specific needs of legal, accounting and other professional services organizations, enabling them to improve retention, focus on billable work

Company with Over 30 Million Members Standardizes on Callidus Software
One of the Largest North American Health Benefits Companies Selects Callidus Software TrueComp® Solution for Sales Performance Management

Impac Funding Corporation Chooses Callidus On-Demand Solution for Sales Performance Management
Callidus Software announced that Impac Funding Corporation, one of the nation's largest Alt-A mortgage lenders, has selected Callidus On-Demand solutions to manage incentive compensation for Impac's loan agents across the country.

Sun in Sync With Web 2.0
Reporter's Notebook NEW YORK -- Pop quiz. Was it the open sourcing of Solaris, the creation of multi-core, multi-thread computer servers, or Scott McNealy's departure last year that contributed to Sun's gradual climb out of the abyss?

Makana Solutions Announces $3 Million in Series A Funding
TD Capital Ventures Recognizes Depth ofSales Comp and Software Expertise with Equity Investment

Halogen Announces Employee Performance and Talent Management Suite for Professional Services
Suite addresses specific needs of legal, accounting and other professionalservices organizations, enabling them to improve retention, focus on billablework

Gecko Hospitality, Chooses Sendouts Pro For Advanced, Cutting-Edge Software Technology
The Leader in Hospitality Recruitment, Gecko Hospitality,Chooses Sendouts Pro For Advanced, Cutting-Edge Software Technology

New ShirleyBOARD.com Web Site Provides Help to People Caring for Older Americans
Site Makes Patient’s Information Easy to Manage and Connects Users with Other Long-Distance Caregivers

PeopleFilter Technology Appoints Richard Post to Lead Hospitality Practice
PeopleFilter® Technology, developers of the PeopleFilter applicant tracking system (ATS), today announced that Richard Post has joined the company as Practice Lead, Hospitality.

American Community Mutual Insurance Company, announced today the following appointments
American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, announced today the following appointments, effective immediately

Just Graduated? Start Cultivating Your Alumni Network Now To Advance Your Career Later.
Becoming active at your alma-mater can create opportunities for you throughout your professional life.

Plateau Showcases its Leading Talent Management Solutions at Strategic HR Events
Plateau Showcases its Leading Talent Management Solutions at Strategic HR Events Throughout Europe and Asia. Company Demonstrates Commitment to Global Customers and International Expansion

Knowledge Infusion Launches Center of Excellence to be led by Industry Thought Leader Jason Corsello
The Knowledge Infusion Center of Excellence will deliver actionable information and tools to the HCM marketplace, shaping decisions focused on the goal of transforming HR to drive business outcomes.

LifeBridge(SM) Program Puts Money In Trust to Pay for Children's Educational Expenses
Owensboro Independent Schools and MassMutual Team Up to Enable Families to Apply For Free Life Insurance

Time and Attendance Panel to Feature CyberShift’s Vice President of Product Management
CyberShift to Conduct Demonstrations of its Workforce Management and Expense Management Solutions at the American Payroll Association’s 25thAnniversary Congress

NuView Systems Announces New Compensation Management Module
NuView Systems Announces New Compensation Management Module: Enables Organizations to Link Employee Compensation to Performance Latest Module in HRMS Suite Makes Strategic Impact on Companies - Significantly Improves the Effectiveness of the Compensation and Budget Planning Process

Fifth Third Bancorp Renews Contract with Convergys for Human Resource Outsourcing Services
Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today it will continue to provide human resources and payroll administration services to Fifth Third Bancorp(NASDAQ:FITB) under a five-year contract renewal.

New XMei Brief Highlights Business Solutions in China
China has become a must-win market in U.S. corporate growth strategies. However, what works in the U.S doesn’t always translate, according to a new brief offered by XMei International, a business consulting and development organization with expertise in Chinese business practices and their cultural impact.

Workplace Options Appoints Jean-Baptiste Gruet Vice President of Sales
Workplace Options (WPO), the largest provider of work-life employee benefits worldwide, announced today that Jean-Baptiste Gruet has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. In this position, Gruet will have responsibility for managing WPO's sales team, with a specific focus on working with customers to optimize their workforce productivity and performance

Joslin Rowe Reports Candidate Shortage Heats Up as Jobs in Investment Management Increase
City recruitment agency Joslin Rowe reports that London's investment management sector is suffering from a dearth of candidates and salaries are rocketing as a consequence

Award Tally Explodes for NAS
NAS Recruitment Communications announced it has added to its total number of creative honors for 2007 in not one, but two prestigious industry competitions.

ZeroChaos Expands into Europe and Canada to Meet Increased Demand for Contract Labor Solutions
ZeroChaos Expands into Europe and Canada to Meet Increased Demand for Contract Labor Solutions from Fortune 100 Clients

WorldatWork to Open Washington, D.C. Office in Fall 2007
The WorldatWork Washington office will enhance the Arizona-based organization’s efforts to help educate government decision-makers regarding effective practices involving compensation, benefits, work-life, performance and recognition, development and career opportunities. Media contact: Marcia Rhodes 480/348-7285.

Make Your Employment Offer Clear this Summer
Drafting an employment offer letter is quick and easy with LawDepot.com's automated form.

Black & Decker Selects GeoLearning's Managed Learning Services for International Learning Initiative
World renowned manufacturer and marketer taps GeoLearning's comprehensive content development services to deploy multi-language content in Latin America.

RCI Center of Excellence Strengthens Management Team with Recruiting Veterans
Florida-based talent management consulting and recruiter training organization rolls out new practice areas and leadership

Andrew Horvath Appointed Director of Client Services
Primacy Relocation, a leading provider of employee relocation and global assignment management services, today announced the appointment of Andrew Horvath, CRP, GMS, as Director of Client Services. Based in a remote office in Cleveland, OH., Horvath will oversee client relationship management for Primacy’s Client Services division. He will report to Peggy Ahern, CRP, GMS, Vice President of Client Services.

RSM McGladrey Taps Kimpa Moss to Lead Human Resources Team
Kimpa Also Named Member of the Executive Operating Team

SumTotal Systems Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
GAAP Revenue Up 20% Year over Year

PayScale and Spectrum Form Alliance to Deliver Real-Time Compensation Benchmarking Solution
PayScale and Spectrum Form Alliance to Deliver Real-Time Compensation Benchmarking Solution to HR Professionals -- iVantage HRIS to Provide Integrated Market Salary DataPayScale, a leader in real-time online compensation data for employers and individuals, and Spectrum Human Resource Systems Corp., a leading provider of human resource information systems, today announced an alliance to provide comprehensive workforce management solutions and compensation tools to their customers.

AllExecutiveJobs.com Launches
AllExecutiveJobs.com is the UK's new executive job board for positions starting at £50,000+.

Kronos(R) Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results
109th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth 80th consecutive quarter of profitability

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful - Summary
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Fifty-One Percent of Employees Underestimate the Value of Their Total Compensation
Survey of Full-Time Employees Indicates a Strong Correlation Between Understanding and Satisfaction With Compensation and Benefits.

Success in the Workplace for Employees with ADHD
The inefficient and low performing employees in your organization may not be who you think. They may be suffering from a neurobiological disorder called Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). So what do you do? William Dodson has some suggestions.

Ten Truths for Working Across Generations
Generation gaps can create a challenge for leaders in the workplace... so, how do you manage both with out losing your cool? Jennifer Deal from the Center for Creative Leadership explains.

Most People Fail To Fully Follow Up
The after-process of job searching is equally as important as the actual search. Many job seekers fail to follow through with important steps, according to ClearRock.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing in the Small Business Market
With a surplus of more than 10 million jobs expected to flood the United States, there are fears that traditional recruitment processes won't meet hiring standards. Bob McKenzie shares tips on how to effectively use Recruitment Process Outsource providers.

Update on Federal Immigration Legislation
Changes to the Federal Immigration Legislation have created problems for HR departments. A cap on H-1B visas underestimates the need for highly sought after foreign national professionals. M. Lee Smith Publishers shares more information.

Raise Your Intuition to the Power of ting! - Intuition As a Business Advantage
The use of intuition as a business tool has been undervalued in the past because of it’s intractability, says Arupa Tesolin. Yet, well known business moguls cite intuition as a major factor in their successes.

The Top Seven Management Myths in Today's Workplace
Bruce Tulgan shares his top seven management myths he's heard from managers in today's workplace.

Ask the Coach - Issue 35: Coaching Candidate Eligibility Criteria?
Executive Coach, Merry Marcus, suggests guidelines for coaching candidate eligibility that will have the greatest impact on ROI.

IP Telephony Demands a Shift in Staffing Strategy
Enterprise IP Telephony (IPT) is used in many organization, but most don't realize that in order to operate such an infrastructure, there are staffing issues. Info-Tech explains.

Diversity: Understanding What Lies Beneath
There are many different races, colors and religions in the workplace, which leaves us wondering... are we the same or different? Abhay Padgaonkar has some answers.

Few Employees Want To Be Told What To Do
Doing your job is one thing, doing what your boss tells you to do is another. A recent CO2 study showed most don't take kindly to the latter.

Using 360-Degree Reviews
Charlie Wonderlic shares how 360-degree reviews give management the whole picture on an employee.

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Childish Behavior
When a boss gives the silent treatment, Joan Lloyd has a method to deal with the manager's madness.

Executive Development: Get to the Heart of What Really Matters
Many executives today are rejecting training approaches that deliver stock content. As Gayle Lantz explains, executives can drive results through real-time learning.

Latest Research Examines Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Employee Opinions
Mergers and Acquisitions Typically Disengage Employees, But Kenexa Research Institute Finds that Effective Leadership Can Help Ensure Employee Retention

Taleo Launches New Business Unit Focused on Small and Medium Businesses Headed Up by Jason Blessing
Proven industry veteran joins talent management leader to accelerate Taleo's leadership in the SMB market

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RCI Recruitment Solutions is now expanding its consulting and educational services
Florida-based talent management consulting and recruiter training organization rolls out new practice areas and leadership

LayoffSpace.com Gives Newly Unemployed Chance to Get Reacquainted
LayoffSpace.com Gives Newly Unemployed Chance to Get Reacquainted, Re-employed Through Social NetworkingNew free social networking site, LayoffSpace.com is the place for people serious about getting reemployed. Site lets users create a profile and offers tools like blogs, groups, a forum and chat to help guide people through unemployment.

WorldatWork Press Publishes Excellence at Work – The Six Keys to Inspire Passion in the Workplace
How can managers create a passionate workforce? A new book by WorldatWork Press titled Excellence at Work – The Six Keys to Inspire Passion in the Workplace provides some answers. Author Sandy Asch, principal of Alliance for Organizational Excellence, presents six simple yet powerful principles for creating a an engaging work environment.

Jobscience Renews Alliance with Sterling Testing Systems
Partnership integrates automated staffing and background screening services.

FindaSeminar.com Training Search Engine Reports Record Growth In Q1 2007
Company Officials at the worlds largest training search engine say the company has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of website visitors and seminar registrations processed.

Crouch, Slavin & Company Participates in National HRMS Group
Crouch, Slavin & Company, a leading professional services firm offering HRMS and accounting applications to businesses in the Southwest, is pleased to announce its participation in the HRMS Group.

Fast Growing Medical Jobboard Integrates Cross Posting Software With Major Jobsites
BioHealthRx provides a single resource to post medical jobs to major jobboards as well as many niche jobsites.

HumanConcepts Releases OrgPlus® 7
New Version Adds More Than 30 New Features for Creating and Communicating Org Charts and Managing Reorganizations

Minnesota Businesswoman Honored by Women's Organization
The Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) granted its 2007 "Woman on the Way" award to Mary Gorski of Apple Valley, Minnesota. Gorski, founder and president of MG Assessmen

IncentOne released “The Art and Science of Health Incentives”
. The brief lends IncentOne’s expert voice to explain how and when employers should offer incentives.

Valtera Affiliate Selected by Doosan to Streamline Global Selection and Hiring in China
Valtera Asia Pacific to Lead Doosan China Project to Establish Standardized Global Selection Model

Janice Deringer Joins Granite Solutions Groupe as Senior Search Consultant
Granite Solutions Groupe, a leading provider of recruiting and placement services to the financial services and technology industries, today announced the addition of investment industry expert Janice Deringer to its ranks as a Senior Search Consultant. Ms. Deringer will lead recruitment efforts for GraniteÂ’s clients in the securites, asset management and quantitative investment channels.

Hospitality Industry Releases Lucrative Career Ladder
There's a lucrative career ladder in the hospitality industry, often known only for its entry level jobs, according to WageWatch, Inc., (http://www.wagewatch.com), the leading Web-based compensation and benefits survey company. The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (http://www.ahla.com) has published a flyer based on information gathered by WageWatch as part of its annual Compensation and Benefits Survey for the hospitality industry. The information in the career ladder flyer is used to encourage high school and college students to consider the hospitality industry as a career.

California Supreme Court Enforces Strict Labor Laws
EmpCenter™ Workforce Management Suite ensures California law compliance.

Fairfax County, Virginia, to Host First National Conference on the Creative Economy
Florida, Friedman, Toffler, Allen keynote conference in October 2007.

New Optimal Thinking Online Assessment Enables Organizations to Optimize Mediocre Performance
This new Optimal Thinking Online Assessment empowers organizations to evaluate the core thinking level of potential candidates and existing personnel, determine where they best fit in the organization, and optimize - not just improve or manage - their performance. The Assessment also uncovers and resolves the thinking that compromises personnel engagement, satisfaction and loyalty.

Hudson Highland Group Reports 2007 First Quarter Financial Results
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP), one of the world's leading providers of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.

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