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PayScale, Surpasses 7 Million Consumer Profiles and Reaches Over 3,000 Business Customers
PayScale, Surpasses 7 Million Consumer Profiles and Reaches Milestone of Over 3,000 Business CustomersIndividuals and companies across sectors select payscale.com to improve personal career and human resources salary decision-making.

Unum Group Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
Strong Earnings Across all Operating Segments; Continued Improvement in Unum US Group Income Protection Line; Operating EPS Guidance Revised Upward for 2007

Convergys Delivers Strong Revenue and Earnings Growth in First Quarter
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today its financial results for the first quarter of 2007.

Recruiters See Job Growth Increasing Through Summer
With No Signs Of A Slowdown In Sight, Search Firms Add Staff

Excellence in Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Celebrated at Third Annual ERE
Excellence in Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Celebrated at Third Annual ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards Ceremony

Plastics Industry Launches National Certification Program to Strengthen Canada’s Competitiveness
Canada’s plastics sector, with a value of $51.5-billion, today launched its new Certified Plastics Practitioner (Cert.PP) program, which will help make the industry even more competitive. The program was announced by the Canadian Plastics Sector Council (CPSC) as part of Plast-Ex 2007, Canada’s largest plastics industry trade show.

RecruitMilitary, The American Legion, and HireVets First To Present Career Fair for Veterans
RecruitMilitary, The American Legion, and HireVets First To Present Career Fair for Veterans in Atlanta on May 9 RecruitMilitary, LLC, in cooperation with The American Legion and HireVets First, a unit of the United States Department of Labor, will produce a career fair for veteran job seekers at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park (Greater Atlanta) on May 9. At this hiring event, corporate employers, law-enforcement and other government employers, educational institutions, and service organizations will conduct one-on-one interviews with veterans, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses.

TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN LEGAL SERVICES RAISE THE BAR
VISANOW Shares the Benefits of Implementing a New, Technology-Based Legal Services Model

Monster Names Joan Blackwood Chief Marketing Officer for North America
Monster®, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced the appointment of Joan Blackwood to the position of Chief Marketing Officer for North America. In her new role, Ms. Blackwood will lead all aspects of Monster’s overall marketing strategy to reinforce the Company’s position as North America’s preeminent online career site.

Accurate Background, Inc. Nationally Certified as Safe Harbor Compliant
Accurate Background, Inc., a leading provider of background screening services announced today that it is now among a select group of organizations which have achieved Safe Harbor Certification.

Survey: New-Employee Orientation Programs Plentiful, But Lack a 'Wow' Factor
Orientations are usually short and often fail to measure effectiveness.

CAI Launches HRCI-Approved e-Learning for HR Professionals
CAI, a non-profit employers’ association, focused on human resource solutions and services, launched over 90 short human resource-focused e-Learning programs.

Benelogic, LLC Hires Ted R. DellaVecchia as the Chief Strategic Officer
Benelogic, a best-of-breed provider of online benefit management portal applications, is pleased to announce that Ted R. DellaVecchia has joined the senior leadership team. As Chief Strategic Officer, he will be responsible for leading the product development, business planning and information technology functions at Benelogic.

Indiana's Jasper County Hospital Provides Unique Recruiting Experience
Jasper County Hospital of Rensselaer, IN has announced a new relationship with Career Tours, a national recruiting resource. Career Tours, which helps companies create "Virtual Tours" to showcase why they are employers of choice, will help the Hospital differentiate itself from among the large number of hospitals currently recruiting. The collaboration will create a unique recruiting experience for potential candidates; as they will be able to "experience" Jasper County Hospital through the Virtual Tour. Please contact me with any questions about this new approach to hiring. Respectfully, Jenn Brooks, 480.256.6624 jennbrooks [at] careertours.com

Albany’s 1099 Services Address Current Compliance Vulnerability Concerns
As companies increase their use of contract labor, they face new risks. Albany’s 1099 expertise is a welcome ally, helping companies protect themselves from misclassification of workers.

Workscape Launches New Performance Management Solution at WorldatWork Conference
Product Leverages Award-Winning Platform and Compensation Planner to Provide Comprehensive Performance-Driven Compensation Solution

Workscape Announces Record First Quarter Results; Sales Up 50% Over Same Quarter Last Year
Leading Provider of Outsourced Benefits Administration and Compensation Management Solutions Reports New Clients, Renewals and Successful Implementations

TrueAdvantage CEO Featured in Series of Digital Media Interviews
TrueAdvantage CEO Featured in Series of Digital Media Interviews to Share His Perspective on Effective Selling and Prospecting

HRsmart Enters Agreement With Rackspace Managed Hosting To Help Manage Rapid Growth
HRsmart Enters Agreement With Rackspace Managed Hosting To Help Manage Rapid Growth And Workforce Development

SuccessFactors' Passion for Customer Success Fuels Massive New Customer Adoption
Over 170 New Customers of All Sizes, 70 New Large Enterprise Customers, No Jerks, and Jack Welch Speaking at Upcoming User Conference

Summer Hiring Creates Challenges for Employers Batrus Hollweg Provides Tips for Seasonal Hiring
Many hospitality companies increase hiring during the summer months and at the same time increase their risk of selection mistakes. Batrus Hollweg International offers tips for “Hiring Right When It Counts Most: High Season.”

Peopleclick and Human Capital Institute Offer High Volume Hiring Education Track
CARQUEST to Present First Webcast Session on May 3

WorldatWork to Fund Grants for Total Rewards Research
WorldatWork, the total rewards association, has announced it will fund grants for applied research in the areas of Total rewards; Compensation; Employee benefits; Work-life; Performance & recognition; and Development & career opportunities. Media contact: Marcia Rhodes 480/348-7285 or mrhodes [at] worldatwork.org.

Fieldglass Recognized as a Leader in eProcurement Solutions for Services Purchases
Independent research firm cites that “Fieldglass garnered our evaluation’s best scores in services procurement.”

Position Manager, Inc. Demonstrates Continuing Leadership in Health Care HR Technology
Position Manager, Inc. Demonstrates Continuing Leadership in Health Care HR Technology with Release of its Onboarding SystemThe Position Manager Onboarding System speeds the hiring process for hospitals, provides a positive experience for their new hires, and ensures compliance with legal and policy requirements.

Most companies don’t spend a lot of time orienting new recruits, according to a recent survey
The survey, conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp – formerly HRI), also found that although the vast majority of companies have new-employee orientation (NEO) programs, more than one-fifth of them don’t bother to track their effectiveness.

OPV Integrates Recruitment Suite with Salesforce.com
New “PassITon” release reduces recruiting headaches by combining AppExchange directory with ease of use, customized features

RCI Recruitment Solutions is now expanding its consulting and educational services
RCI has appointed Frank Speer to the management team for the RCI Center of Excellence where he will work with fellow recruiting industry veterans Brett Hettrick and Scott Biggerstaff to launch an ambitious new expansion program of talent management consulting services and recruiter training events. Frank previously headed up recruiting training for various Acuity companies, most recently Zep Manufacturing in Atlanta, GA.

Excellence in Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Celebrated at Third Annual ERE Recruiting Excellence
The winners of the 2007 Recruiting Excellence Awards were announced last week at a black-tie gala dinner and ceremony at the ERE Expo 2007 Spring Conference and Exhibition, hosted by ERE Media, Inc. Recognizing excellence in corporate recruiting, the Recruiting Excellence Awards were given out in 10 categories, ranging from Best Employer Brand to Most Innovative Use of Recruitment Technology.

CollegeGrad.com Launches Virtual Career Fair
Exclusive online interview technology announced for the CollegeGrad.com virtual career fair.

A+ Moving & Storage Co. Inc. opens new office
Rossville, Ga., office is now part of one of the largest relocation networks in the United States

Four Generations in the Workforce
HR departments face more than staffing concerns and compensation questions in today's workplace. They face managing a workforce that spans four generations. Annette Merritt Cummings, V.P. of Diversity Services at the Bernard Hodes Group explains.

How to Attract and Retain Top Talent
Why is attracting and retaining top talent so important to an organization? Bill Larkin, Principal of Executive Alliance, and HR.com CEO, Debbie McGrath explore.

Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success? - 600 Word Review
Why do certain tasks seem easier for some people than for others? Why do some individuals excel in one job and flounder in another? Why are personal weaknesses relatively stable and difficult to change? Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success teaches readers how to obtain such knowledge and utilize it to increase personal and organizational satisfaction and productivity. Find out more! Read this review.

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RPh on the Go Announces New Continuing Education Project with University of Illinois
RPh on the Go and the University of Illinois-Chicago Drug Information Center are proud to announce a new continuing education unit focusing on drug allergies and cross-allergy reactions.

Position Manager Applicant Tracking System implemented at 780th. US Hospitals
The Position Manager Applicant Tracking System, designed to help hospitals cope with shortages of skilled personnel by enabling them to better manage their recruiting and hiring, announces record first quarter growth.

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

Panoramic Feedback Provides 360-Degree Feedback In Chinese, Japanese, Korean
360-degree feedback is now available to managers in China, Japan, and Korea, following a major multi-language release from service provider Panoramic Feedback.

Panoramic Feedback Provides 360-Degree Feedback In Chinese, Japanese, Korean
360-degree feedback is now available to managers in China, Japan, and Korea, following a major multi-language release from service provider Panoramic Feedback.

IHRIM Workforce Analytics Webcast Scheduled for June 13
) “Making Workforce Analytics a Reality in Your Organization: ARoadmap to Success, an IHRIM webcast, will be presented by Joanne Bintliff-Ritchie, chief strategist for DoubleStar, Inc. on Wednesday, June 13 at 11:00 a.m. CST.

TALX to Present Six Workshops at the American Payroll AssociationÂ’s 25th Anniversary Congress
Event takes place May 22, 2007, through May 26, 2007.

Thought Leader Interview with Flip Flippen: Breaking Free From Constraints That Derail Your Success
Flip Flippen believes that finding personal constraints is the key to changing oneself. Flippen shared his views with HR.com’s Karen Elmhirst recently in an informative webcast that talked about breaking free from the constraints that derail your success.

MassMutual Announces Bundled Plan for $1 to $5 Million Market
MassMutual PlanSmart(SM) - Innovative "Behavioral(k)" Encourages Retirement Savings Behavior That's in Employee's Best Interest

Albany’s 1099 Services Address CurrentCompliance Vulnerability Concerns
Legal blows to corporate giants Microsoft, HP, and Fed Ex has brought 1099 compliance issues into sharp focus.

University of California Selects SumTotal Software to Manage Systemwide Learning
SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUMT), a global provider oftalent and learning management solutions, signed a contract to providethe University of California with TotalLMS(TM), a learning managementsystem (LMS) that will host the reporting, tracking and delivery ofcompliance training for 170,000 faculty and staff located across theuniversity's 10 campuses.

Kathy King Appointed Vice President of Client Financial Services
Primacy Relocation, a leading provider of employee relocation and global assignment management services, today announced the appointment of Kathy King, CRP, GMS as Vice President of Client Financial Services. Based in Primacy’s Memphis office, King will head the Client Financial Services division overseeing expense administration, client expense services and management reporting.

Intrepid Selects SumTotal as Technology Partner for Learning Outsourcing Offering
Intrepid LearningSolutions, a leading provider of training solutions, has selected theSumTotal(R) Enterprise Suite(TM) as a partner to support its LearningBusiness Process Outsourcing (LBPO) offering. Intrepid offers itsclients a way to outsource all aspects of their training functions,including the technology for distributing learning, managingclassrooms, handling registrations and tracking instructors.

HR Outsourcing Company Encourages Use of Heath Savings Accounts
CBR, an HR outsourcing company, strongly urges business owners to understand that their employees can benefit from a new trend in health insurance, Health Savings Accounts (HSA). According to the American Health Insurance Providers (AHIP), the number of individuals enrolled in an HSA-type insurance plan went from 438,000 in 2004 to 3.2 million in 2005 ... a seven fold increase in one year! And, by the year 2010, the Treasury Department projects 40 to 45 million people will be covered.

Business Training Library Named SkillSoft North American Channel Partner of the Year
Business Training Library announces that it has been named North American Channel Partner of the Year by SkillSoft PLC.

Video Resume Service Launched at CollegeGrad.com
CollegeGrad.com is the first major job site to provide online video resume services.

TALX and Shell Oil to Present Workshop at International Association for Human Resource Information
Event to take place May 20, 2007 through May 23, 2007.

Recruiters Reach Hard to Find Passive Candidates with Audio & Video
CareerTours, a national recruiting resource, is providing organizations with a resource to reach passive candidates. The company's newly enhanced website combines Audio & Video CareerTours with a Word of Mouth Recruiting Tool that helps recruiters reach traditionally hard to find passive candidates. Please contact me for more information regarding CareerToursÂ’ and its unique approach to reaching passive candidates. Respectfully, Jennifer Brooks, 480.258.6624 jennbrooks [at] careertours.com

Employers Reveal Hidden Value of Compensation and Benefits Packages with TotalCompBuilder Software
Premium compensation statements help organizations keep top performers, while improving workforce morale and productivity

Aussie Wazza Revolutionises Online Recruitment
A groundbreaking new Australian-developed website, WWW.WAZZA.COM, is changing the face of online recruitment.

Workscape CIO to Present at the IHRIM 2007 Conference and Technology Expo
Workscape, a leading provider of outsourced benefits administration and performance-driven compensation solutions

Position Manager Continues to Show Leadership in Health Care HR Technology Market
Position Manager Continues to Show Leadership in Health Care HR Technology Market With Release of a Performance Appraisal/eLearning System Specifically Designed for HospitalsThe Performance Appraisal / eLearning System helps hospitals cope with shortages of skilled personnel by increasing employee satisfaction and reducing turnover. It couples performance appraisals with eLearning and seamlessly links training with career development to provide employees with a clear understanding of their goals and objectives and give them the tools to prepare for career advancement.

Executives, Recruiters, And Human Resource Professionals Agree On Talent Shortage
A talent crunch is coming in 2007, according to the ExecuNet Executive Job Market report.

iCIMS Partners with The Hershey Company; Supports Organization’s Talent Initiatives
Leading chocolate manufacturer implements iCIMS’ iRecruiter to streamline hiring management processes.

Workplace Options Appoints Anne Medin Vice President of Provider Services
Workplace Options, the largest provider of work-life employee benefits in America, announced today that Anne Medin has joined the company as vice president of provider services. In this newly created position, Medin will have responsibility for the growth and strategic oversight of WPO's many provider networks.

Hummingbird Coaching Services to Speak on Health Coaching Models at Medical Wellness Summit
Hummingbird Coaching Services has been invited to speak on health and wellness coaching at the Medical Wellness Summit, scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2007 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cartus Again Selected as Human Resources Outsourcing Relocation Provider of the Year
Leading global relocation firm earns HRO Association's top award for second time in three years

Rada Advertising Measures up to Their Success at 2007 Creative Excellence Awards
Rada Advertising, Inc., one of the nation's leading employee communications agency, won the Grand Prize in the Employment/Internal Communications category and 1st Place in the Referral Program category at the annual Creative Excellence Awards ceremony at the SHRM Staffing Management Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 23, 2007.

Empyrean Management Group Expands Training Program Offerings to Include New Leadership Seminar
First seminar to audience of police officers a success.

Authoria Welcomes Hundreds of Customers to 9th Annual Customer Conference
Launch of Authoria Community and Introduction of Authoria Communications 2007 Highlight the Premier Industry Event for Strategic Talent Management

Ultimate Software Reports Q1 2007Financial Results
Recurring Revenues Up by 35%, Total Revenues Up by 48%, and New ARR of $6 Million

World's Largest Business Federation Will Manage Learning and Talent with SumTotal
To build its online university, the Washington, D.C.-basedorganization selected SumTotal's ResultsOnDemand(TM) platform, whichis SumTotal's software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for analyzingemployee performance and delivering learning over the Internet.

Nano-Learner™ Provides Transformational Approach to Leadership Excellence World-Wide
Image Dynamics™ have developed a new break through in leadership development through a transformational approach using powerful miniaturized animation modules. Based on neuro-psychological research the modules are designed to accelerate learning by engaging users at a deep emotional level through a multi-sensory experience. The process is called Nano-Learner™, with each module lasting between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Leading organisations and universities are using this innovative learning technology as it delivers fast results

Best Employment Web site of 2007 to be Named by Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 11th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at http://www.07webaward.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Employment Web site of 2007.

Alsbridge to Participate in Upcoming Outsourcing Conferences
Morton Meyerson, Alsbridge client to offer thought leadership for world-class outsourcing

Assault Prevention Expert Returns from Japan in Wake of Violence
In the wake of the recent violence at Virginia Tech and elsewhere, an internationally-recognized expert on self-protection and personal security is filling a much overlooked niche in the corporate workplace violence training arena. Today's workplace violence prevention plans, not just in the US but around the world, are typically filled with "zero-tolerance" statements, banned-weapons lists, and reporting procedures. However, OSHA and other safety organizations suggest employee training and procedures that are seriously lacking in most companies, placing them, their employees, and others at risk.

Organization and Information Are the Keys toLong-Distance Adult Caregiving
Two of the most important aspects of long-distance caregiving are getting organized and staying informed about a loved one's condition. Here are some tips that will help make these challenges much easier:

Speech Highlights Increasing Interest by Senior Financial Executives
Speech Highlights Increasing Interest by Senior Financial Executives in Improving Financial Performance by Applying Behavioral Approaches

HCR Software Solutions Closes Series A Funding
Financing will Accelerate Growth of Workforce Compensation and Performance Management Solutions Provider

HR Onboarding
Read how web based onboarding can engage new hires and helps speed up productivity. Barbara Levin, Vice President of Marketing of Enwisen shares her tips.

Best Practices for Preparing a HR Implementation
Lori Morgan is the marketing manager for HRsmart and Greg Strange is the director of product development for HRsmart share their best practices for preparing to implement HR software.

Color is Only Color
The color of one's skin is not necessarily the identity of one's race, says Yvonne LaRose.

Winning Too Much?
When is it more important to win. . . when it counts or when no one is counting? Marshall Goldsmith has the answer.

The Venders
A consultant or a vender. . . Alan Weiss shares his views.

Your Own Career Crisis
It's a tough job to work in HR and burnout can be a problem. Despite daily stresses, it's important to remember to manage your own career.

Employers & Employees Must Know Their Responsibilities Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
When is it an employer’s responsibility to accommodate a disabled employee? Pepper Hamilton LLP explains.

Achieving Peak Performance: Education Without Motivation Serves No Useful Purpose
You can learn all of the lessons available, but if you aren't motivated... Alan Zimmerman shares his views.

Why Executive Coaching Works
Executive coaching is a way to improve performance, recruit and retain talent, says Carla A Messer of OI Partners.

Baby Boomers Defy Traditional Retirement through “Re-careering”
A Korn/Ferry Survey finds that boredom with retirement and a need for challenge top list of reasons for a rise in retirement careers.

Engagement – The Cost of Loss
Engaged employees are more innovative, more productive, more committed to customer satisfaction, and accordingly, produce more profits for their organization, says Ray Halagera, President and COO, Career Systems International.

Why Employees Hate to Track Their Time - And What You Can Do About It
It's no secret that many employees hate tracking time, according to Curt Finch. So, how do you get the hours logged while keeping employees happy?

Transforming Public Sector HR with Outsourcing
Outsourcing has been a popular means to gain access to new technology, processes and best practices for many companies. Terrence McCrossan, Vice President of Vertical Markets for ADP National Account Services, shares information on the benefits of outsourcing.

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Turnover
It will be a battle against turnover within the next few years. Joan Lloyd has some advice on just how employers can hold on to the best.

Performance Management: Ensuring a Return on Your Talent Investment
Is hiring expert employees enough? What happens when the experienced workers are on board and can't achieve expected results? Karen Tracy explains, it's all in how you manage their performance.

Baby Boomer Workers Tap into EAPs for Help
Baby Boomers find EAPs uniquely positioned can handle emotional and physical sides of the issue.

Today’s new employees are clearly a new generation
Often referred to as Generation Y, Millennials and Echo Boomers (all three of these terms can be used interchangeably), this rapidly growing group of workers comes to employers not only with high expectations, but with high performance capabilities as well.

ICONTENT EXPANDS WITH PREMIER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FROM NINTH HOUSE®
Strategic Partnership Adds 280 New Leadership and Development-Focused Content Titles, Increasing iContent’s Total Talent Management Content Assets to More Than 20,000

PayScale.com Launches Real-Time Salary Syndication Center
Company provides new technology and data tools for salary and compensation insight

Halogen Software Named as One of Ottawa's Fastest Growing Companies 2007
Leading employee performance and talent management company experiences 124 percent profitable growth.

IHRIM Workforce Analytics Webcast Scheduled for June 13
“Making Workforce Analytics a Reality in Your Organization: ARoadmap to Success, an IHRIM webcast, will be presented by Joanne Bintliff-Ritchie, chief strategist for DoubleStar, Inc. on Wednesday, June 13 at 11:00 a.m. CST.

Shaping Up its HR: Parisi Sports Clubs Selects CheckPoint HR to Automate and Streamline HR Operation
CheckPoint HR's Web-Based Platform is Enabling the Growing Sports and Fitness Center Chain to Manage Payroll, Recruiting and Benefits

Victorian Public Health Agencies Select Kronos for Healthcare to Provide Leading Rostering Solution
The Victorian Department of Human Services has selected Kronos for Healthcare from Kronos(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: KRON) to provide state-of-the-art workforce management solutions for Victoria's $11 billion public health sector.

Parity Predict IT Professional Competency Model Will Help Simplify 'Skills And Competencies'
Parity hails a new model for IT skills unveiled by e-skills UK for a sector-wide approach to expressing IT professional capabilities.

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