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Profiles International Releases New Study Identifying Key Factors for Strategic Workforce Planning
Profiles International, Inc. has released a report identifying 6 critical keys to strategic workforce planning.

Majority of Workers Plan to Get Flu Shot
This release shares the results of a poll asking American workers whether they intend to get a flu shot this year.

Join Arbita for Webinar, "Top 10 Ways to Generate More Recruiting Business in a Down Economy"
Upgrade your purchase and receive a DVD of the webinar, plus a PDF of the slide deck

Lean Manufacturing and Safety Important to Manufacturers
When comparing lean manufacturing practices, a 5S program is the most commonly used at 67.6 percent. Six Sigma followed at 58.5 percent with Kaizen process improvement close behind.

Morehead Presents Webinar on 'He Said…She Said: How Gender Differences Impact Physician Engagement'
This is Part II of II Part Webinar Series on "How Generation and Gender Impact Physician Engagement"

Geritrex Corp. Names New Vice President of Sales and Business Development
New York-based healthcare manufacturer introduces William Spinelli as key leader in building the company's profitability and market share.

WorkForce Software Reports Strong Growth in 1st and 2nd Quarters
Adds New VP of Software Development and Increases Staff by 25-Percent

New Opportunities to Train for Nursing Career
This fall CDI College, Canada’s leading private career-training provider, will expand the programming in its School of Health Care to include a Practical Nursing program. Lower Mainland residents interested in a PN career will have opportunities at campuses in Surrey and Vancouver this fall at CDI College.

Over 300 Clients Participate in Sogeti's PMP Prep Program
Sogeti's PMP Prep Program Proves Successful with Associates... and Now with Over 300 Clients

Seven How-To Tips for Background Checking Job Applicants
IntegraScan, in an effort to help small businesses save money, has compiled a list of seven tips for employers vetting job applicants, and maintaining a healthy budget while doing so.

Cornerstone OnDemand “Steps on the Gas” to Accelerate Aggressive Growth
Despite economy, Cornerstone achieves record-level success in first half of 2009, announces strategic investments across the company to ready growth into 2010

myStaffingPro Launches Open Platform Community Web Site for Partners
Partner site will provide hiring technology cloud to help customers increase efficiency

Lean Manufacturing and Safety Remain Important to Manufacturers
Whether adding safety incentives, gaining ISO 9000 certification or using lean practices, the manufacturing industry utilizes a number of unique methods to keep quality and efficiency high in their organizations. The 2009 Compensation Data Manufacturing survey collected data on each of these tactics to determine the degree to which they are used.

Critical illness insurance important to financial safety net
Strong critical illness insurance sales for Unum underscore important role the benefit plays in financial safety net

Not-For-Profit Pay Increase Budgets Decrease in 2009
The newly released Compensation Data Not-For-Profit survey results show pay increase budgets have fallen to 2.4 percent. With pay increase budgets down this year, survey respondents project a further decrease in 2010 to 1.9 percent.

Workscape Achieves Year-to-Date Growth with New Product Introductions
Workscape Achieves Year-to-Date Growth with New Product Introductions, Significant New Client Signings and Key Contract Renewals

HireAbility.com Announces its Resume Parsing Software's Support of 12 Languages
New languages answers demands from large, international clients

Right Management Appoints Jeffrey Adix New CFO
Jeffrey Adix has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Right Management. Right Management (www.right.com) is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, the global leader in employment services.

Zywave released HRconnection® 5.0, a Web-based HR communication tool
Zywave today released HRconnection® 5.0, a Web-based HR communication tool that enables insurance brokers to tailor their agency-branded HR employee communication solutions specifically to meet their clients’ unique HR needs without added complexity.

Employers Share Top 20 Strangest Complaints
Employers Share Top 20 Strangest Complaints They Received from Employees in New CareerBuilder Survey

Career Kids Educational Videos Featured in New Online Early Career Awareness System, Kuder® Galaxy
Educational videos and online activities for children created by Career Kids, LLC, have been selected to appear in Kuder® Galaxy, an interactive career awareness system launching in August 2009. Career Kids educational videos, DVDs and career resource manuals feature engaging life skills curriculum and career exploration tools for kids, high school students, adults, and people with special needs.

MedHunters Launches Redesigned Web Platform
Web site features enhanced recruitment, career and networking resources

RecruitingBlogs.Com Announces 2nd Annual RecruitFest
RecruitingBlogs.com, a recruiting community 18,000 strong, recently announced its second annual unconference, to take place at The Intercontinental Hotel (Yorkville) in Toronto on September 23rd and 24th.

CyberShift Certified as European Union Safe Harbor Compliant
RecruitingBlogs.com, a recruiting community 18,000 strong, recently announced its second annual unconference, to take place at The Intercontinental Hotel (Yorkville) in Toronto on September 23rd and 24th.

Extreme Athletes Share Business Success Tips in “Business Lessons from the Edge”
Perhaps their own success in using the experience they have gained as extreme athletes to get ahead in business is what inspired motivational speaker Jim McCormick and author Maryann Karinch to create their new book, “BUSINESS LESSONS FROM THE EDGE

Jobs2Web Ranks No. 228 on the 2009 Inc. 500 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 925%
Inc. Magazine Unveils 28th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 500

Electronic Health Records Help Cardiac Patients Remain Healthy
First randomized study to evaluate follow-up for cardiovascular risk reduction service

Human Capital Institute Opens Registration for Specialty Conference
"Managing Talent in the Oil & Gas Industry: From Retaining Top Performers to Developing the Skill Pool," November 3-4, 2009 in Houston $300 Discount for Registrations Received by August 30

The Conference Board Reveals Flaws in CEO Succession
Planning by Corporate Boards; Urges Five-Step Roadmap

BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE DRAWS ON THE TEAM EXPERTISE OF THE McNEILL GROUP EXECUTIVE COACH
Pat Thomas discusses "maximizing your staff's time and potential despite economic worries"

Sendouts, introduces Sendouts Recon, the latest feature of Sendouts Surge(TM)
Sendouts, the premiere provider of software solutions for professional recruiters, introduces Sendouts Recon, the latest feature of Sendouts Surge(TM) recruiting software.

SIA Offers Only Project Manager Certification in Security Industry
Courses scheduled for September, November

Vancouver College of Art and Design to Offer Web Design Program This Fall
Vancouver College of Art and Design (VCAD) is proud to announce the addition of a new Web Design program to the fall curriculum, with the first class of students starting in October 2009.

Over-C To Launch Free Hosted Near Field Communication Software
On Thursday 20th August, a glittering event held in London's prestigious Altitude 360 in Millbank Tower was attended by the industry's key representatives in anticipation of being the first to hear exclusive pre-launch information from Over-C and about the future of NFC.

iChurch Network Partners with Non-Profit to Offer Resume Reviews
iChurchNetwork.com, one of the fastest growing social-academic networks on the Internet, is partnering with Uplift Life Foundation to offer free resume reviews to members of its site.

Come See the Lighter Side of Public Speaking at the Toastmaster District 65 Conference
Come See the Lighter Side of Public Speaking at the Toastmasters International District 65 Leadership and Communication Conference in November On November 6th and 7th, 2009, Toastmasters International District 65 will host a Leadership and Communication Conference at the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel in Niagara Falls.

Annual Study From Robert Half International and CareerBuilder
In the next 12 months, more than half of employers polled plan to hire full-time employees, four in 10 will hire contract, temporary or project workers, and four in 10 will hire part-time employees.

Butcher, Baker or Candlestick Maker...Avoid the Accidental Career with Online Counselling
mytalentplace.co.uk helps students to take control of their career choices by engaging with experienced businesspeople online to gain clarity on potential career options as well as building plans to achieve career objectives. Parents can also contribute their career advice in the form of video and pod casts.

New White Paper from Summit Health Helps Employers Choose the Right On-Site Wellness Provider
Report offers scenarios and sample questions to help companies navigate largely unregulated employee health screening industry, avoid legal pitfalls.

GettingHired.com and Abilicorp CEO's To Speak at U.S. Business Leadership Network Conference
GettingHired.com and Abilicorp CEO's To Speak at U.S. Business Leadership Network Conference on Technologies and Strategies for Finding Qualified Job Candidates with Disabilities GettingHired.com's Thomas Capato and Abilicorp's Neil Jacobson will lead an informative, interactive break-out session scheduled for the September USBLN® Annual Conference at the National Harbor near Washington, DC, focusing on innovative and effective approaches to finding qualified workers.

UCLA Extension Offers Professionals 'Green' Courses
UCLA Extension announces a new Global Sustainability Certificate Program designed to give professionals the skills they need to navigate the new green economy. The program offers four areas of concentration: Design, Business Strategy, Energy & Technology, and Environmental Law & Policy.

Arbita, Onrec.com and Kennedy Information Collaborate On Recruitment Genome Project
Special Edition of Arbita’s Recruitment Genome Project will Compare Onrec.com and Kennedy Information Community to Broader Recruitment Community

SUCCESSMAPPING® Helps Readers Realize Their True Potential
CHANGE MANAGEMENT EXPERT AND PERFORMANCE COACH, ARLENE JOHNSON, PRESENTS INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING CAREER AND PERSONAL SUCCESS IN NEW BOOK

Productivity Drain Survey Finds That Many Employees Feel Productivity was a Casualty
Productivity Drain Survey Finds That Many Employees Feel Productivity was a Casualty of the Recession

HRMC and Emerald Software Partner to Provide an Integrated Candidate Screening & Onboarding Platform
Partnership delivers end-to-end talent acquisition solution, dramatically decreasing the time it takes to identify, hire, and onboard top talent.

LD Management Becomes Eco-friendly and Efficient with Perryman Software's Performance Appraisal
Performance Appraisal Management (PAM) software developed exclusively for Sage Abra HRMS introduced LD Management to an innovative way of managing and automating the performance appraisal management process.

Lucia Bone of The Sue Weaver CAUSE Speaks on Critical Screening Measures
Lucia Bone of The Sue Weaver CAUSE Speaks on Critical Screening Measures for Employers and Home Owners during Live Webinar Complimentary presentation and interview to take place during National Safety and Security Week for business owners, hiring managers and consumers on the topic "De-Mystifying Background Checks: What Every Person, Family and Business Needs to Know Right Now"

Healthcare Organization Recommended for National Award Based on Business Improvements with UltiPro®
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Mass. Eye and Ear), a teaching hospital with 1,400 employees, has been recommended for a highly respected national award as a result of in-depth reporting, using UltiPro’s human capital management solution, that the hospital was able to deliver during a federal audit.

Vangent Research Study Demonstrates Value of Assessments in Selecting Highly Reliable CSRs
Findings show pre-assessment of call center CSR applicants improves process integrity and business outcomes

Career Matching Services, Inc. announced the exclusive launch of Career Matching Assessment Tool
CMATool, a proactive retention tool that uses patent-pending technology and a scientific questionnaire, to Launch exclusively at the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters Annual Conference CMATool is the ONLY internet recruiting-hiring solution that rates candidates to jobs based on intrinsic qualities

Most Companies Fail Agility Test; 3/4 Can't Drive Sufficient Cost Reductions
Most Companies Have Failed Agility Test; Three out of Four Global 1000 Companies Cannot Drive Cost Reductions That Match Declines in Revenue, Profits Companies Can Net up to $1 Billion Annually By Cutting SG&A Costs

GreenJobInterview.com Helps Conduct Live Virtual Interviews Across Six Continents
GreenJobInterview.com, the leader in live virtual interviews, has expanded its global reach by assisting hiring organizations and job candidates across six continents in conducting interviews. Since January, the company has facilitated interviews in dozens of countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, including China, Iraq, Venezuela, and Ukraine.

Pay Increase Budgets Decrease in 2009 for Banking and Financial Organizations
The newly released Compensation Data Banking & Finance 2009 survey results show pay increase budgets have fallen to 2.9 percent. With pay increase budgets down this year, the banking and financial organizations surveyed have projected pay increase budgets will stay the same in 2010. These numbers further reinforce predictions of little economic growth in the coming year.

Staffing Employment Shows Stabilization
Results of the Second Quarter National Survey

Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions Adds Time and Attendance Module to Global HR and Payroll Offering
Provides Employee, Manager Self-Service via Web; Integrates Data from Company Time Clocks for Payroll Processing

Value-Based Insurance Design: Helping Employers Improve the Value of Health Care
Focus of New Report Funded by the National Pharmaceutical Council

Innovative Employee Solutions Announces Corporate Promotion
Orlando Kleen named Vice President of Finance at leading payroll and HR administration company

MasterCard and CyberShift Announce Alliance
MasterCard and CyberShift Announce Alliance to Provide Corporations with Integrated Expense Management Solution

HR in Hospitality Conference Year Four Delivers More
MORE learning options, MORE plenary sessions, MORE value; Agenda now live on Web; Register before Jan. 8, 2010, and save $350.00!

September is the 20th Annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
This year's theme: “Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal”

New Alliance Helps Banks Reduce Risk of Fraud and Customer Identity Theft
New Jersey Bankers Association Endorses Accurate Background For Pre-Employment Screening Services

American Laser Centers Selects UltiPro® to Enhance Employee Service and Optimize HCM Practices
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that American Laser Centers LLC, America’s largest provider of laser hair removal services, has selected UltiPro for its unified human capital management (HCM) functionality, including HR, payroll, benefits, performance management, onboarding, learning management, salary planning and budgeting, and time management.

Take Advantage of Discounted Registration for IHRIM's HR Metrics & Workforce Analytics Workshop
Take Advantage of Discounted Registration for IHRIM's HR Metrics & Workforce Analytics Basics Workshop

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Remains Unchanged in July
The ETI Has Been Flat for Three Consecutive Months

For Third Consecutive Year Ergotron Achieves Inc. 5000 Industry Recognition
Inc. magazine has ranked Ergotron No. 3973 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Ergotron's recognition marks the third consecutive year the company has received this prestigious honor.

Controversial Goose Attack Video Launches Intellectual Property Recruitment Firm
Controversial goose attack video with a mixed professional and non professional cast sourced via social networking sites forms the basis of the launch for Patent and Trade Mark Attorney recruiters Fellows and Associates. Film was made guerrilla style in the UK.

New Online Job Site: Cheaper Than Craigslist Better Than Career Builder
This job site has everything. Job listings, resumes with video cover letters, personal inbox, job and resume rankings, resume alerts, web video interviews, local job fairs and more.

Competitive Advantage in Unexpected Places
Strategic assessment answers the question, “How can we be better than our competition?” The answer isn’t always obvious nor need it be. Indeed, according to Henry Miles, CEO of Waypoint Associates, “Firms often find competitive advantage in areas that have little to do with their primary business.”

Liberty Tax Service Teaches Tax Preparation During Fall Tax Schools
Liberty Tax Service offers fall tax schools that can be the entry point to securing flexible seasonal part-time and full-time jobs as tax preparers and employees. The company is planning to staff up and fill hundreds of positions in the greater Cincinnati area.

Free Webinar Reviews Seven Proven Strategies for Achieving Profit-Focused Customer Care
John Goodman, author of "Strategic Customer Service", and VIPdesk President Sally Hurley present live Webinar addressing seven proven strategies for achieving profit-focused customer care on September 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

SmartSearch Adds ‘org-chart’ Features to Support CRM/Sales and Account Management for Recruiting
Leading recruiting software enhances sales and business development tools

BRAND OWNERS COULD HAVE PREVENTED $220 MILLION IN DOMAIN NAME RECOVERY BY SPENDING $1MILLION
Corporation Service Company® (CSC), the leading domain management and brand protection company, announced today the findings of a recent study they carried out on trends of disputed domain names.

Aflac Launches 'Soccer' - Its Eighth New Television Ad for 2009
National Campaign Focuses on Family and Financial Security

ORC WORLDWIDE AND SHRM OFFER GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT BOOK SERIES
Multinationals today face far more complex global mobility issues than ever before. Deciding on compensation policies, as well as how to communicate and administer these policies, has become a major strategic and logistical challenge.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. Increases Again
Fourth Consecutive Increase

HEALTHWAYS AND MARATHON HEALTH SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ONSITE SERVICES AT HEALTHWAYS HEADQUARTERS
Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY) and Marathon Health today announced an agreement under which Marathon Health will provide integrated, onsite health services for Healthways employees and spouses in the company’s world headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee .

HIRERIGHT, NOW AN ALTEGRITY COMPANY, LAUNCHES NEW LOOK AND WEB SITE
HireRight , a leader in on-demand employment background and drug screening , today announced that it is part of the Altegrity (www.altegrity.com ) family of companies. The new Altegrity holding company was established in late July. As part of this announcement, HireRight is also launching a new appearance and logo, as well as a new look on its web site (www.hireright.com ).

Jobs2Web Continues to Succeed in the Interactive Recruitment Market
Company Achieves New Customer Growth Over 100% and Expands Operations and Product Offerings Despite Tough Economy

CSC named Best in the Business list for third consecutive year
For the third consecutive year, The News Journal (Delaware’s leading newspaper) has named Corporation Service Company® (CSC) as a “Best in the Business” company. CSC, a privately held company, provides legal and financial services to corporations and law firms.

Sendouts, announces the release of Sendouts Surge(TM)
Sendouts, the premier provider of staffing and recruiting software, announces the release of Sendouts Surge(TM).

Human Capital Institute Opens Registration for Employee Engagement Conference, October 27-28, 2009
$300 Discount for Registrations Received by August 30

Badenoch & Clark Named One of Britain’s Top Employers
MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE:MPS), a leading provider of specialty staffing, consulting and business solutions, today announced that Badenoch & Clark, its United Kingdom-based professional services unit, has been named to the list of Britain’s Top Employers by CRF International.

RiseSmart Featured in Wall Street Journal Story on Outplacement Firms
Silicon Valley outplacement provider is presented as low-cost, high-tech alternative to overpriced, underperforming traditional firms.

Centennial College of Excellence Helps Employees Advance Careers
Employees can chose from dozens of courses based on career goals

Formatta Presents 'Forms-Driven Business Process Optimization' Webinar for Higher Education
Formatta Enables Higher Education Institutions to Optimize Paper Forms for Cost Savings and Improved Service to Students

Baudville Encourages Daily Recognition with the Release of Free Recognition Ecard Service
ePraise is a free employee recognition ecard service available on Baudville.com

STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING ENABLES SMARTER HR DECISIONS
The Conference Board Highlights Four Businesses That Got it Right

Summit Re Granted ACAP Preferred Vendor Status
Summit Reinsurance Services, Inc. (Summit Re) is pleased to announce it is now a “Preferred Vendor” for The Association of Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP). Summit Re, in association with Swiss Re, provides consultation, analysis and products to effectively manage or eliminate catastrophic claim exposure.

Half of Workers Who Were Laid Off in the Last Three Months Have Found New Jobs
Job Seekers Willing to Make Adjustments to Pay, Appearance, Location and Industry to Secure New Positions

Many Companies Move to Automate and Integrate Talent Management, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
At a time when talent management has become a much higher priority for companies, many are planning to replace their manual talent management processes with automated ones that integrate compensation, recruiting, performance management, learning management, career development and succession planning, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm.

It's Up to You Part II
Nine Lessons on Happiness, Learned from a House

Louisiana State University System "Geauxs" With Gilsbar for FSA Administration
Louisiana State University System selects Gilsbar, Inc. for administration of its Flexible Spending Account Administration Services

Webinar to Discuss Clinical, Legal and Financial Implications of Mental Health Parity Legislation
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, which goes into effect on October 3, 2009, prohibits group health or self-insured plans covering more than 50 employees from imposing caps or limitations on mental health treatment or substance use benefits that are not also applied to medical and surgical benefits. On August 27, 2009, at 1:00 p.m.

Inc. Magazine Ranks Cornerstone OnDemand Among Top 100 Fastest-Growing Private Software Companies
Third-annual Inc. 5000 list recognizes Cornerstone for three-year sales growth of 278 percent; also ranked among the top 100 Los Angeles-area companies

Knowledge Infusion Named to Inc. Magazine List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
In its first year of eligibility for the Inc.500/5000, Knowledge Infusion ranks #1091 overall, #22 in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region, and #34 in the HR Industry

Nationwide, Targeted Job Board Network Launches with First Niche Site
The Locate Jobs Network, a nationwide network of highly-targeted, "vertical" job boards, launched today along with the first site in the network, "Locate Sales Jobs."

Foster’s Selects Futurestep As Its Strategic Talent Partner
Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company (NYSE: KFY) specializing in talent acquisition solutions, announced that it has been chosen by a premium global drinks company Foster’s Group Ltd. as the strategic talent partner in evolving Foster’s recruitment function.

iEmployee Announces Partnership with TeamWorks
Technology and services collaboration between companies delivers automated approach to payroll processing.

Orion Recruiting Provides A First-Of-Its Kind Social Networking Forum For Financial Industry
Utilizing the Web 2.0 social & business networking sites of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, Orion Recruiting is launching a real-time job search advice round table, dubbed "Ask the Recruiter".

Uncertain Economy is Forcing Companies to Innovate Recruiting
HRO Today Magazine survey confirms Accolo's lead in the RPO industry providing small and medium size companies with increased hiring performance

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