NEW YORK CITY, NY - April 4, 2006 - Bernard Hodes Group, a leading provider of integrated talent solutions, announced today that work produced for their health care clients received accolades at the annual Employment Management Association (EMA) Creative Excellence Awards. The Company walked away with a total of 39 awards across 13 categories in a variety of industries (http://www.hodes.com/ema). Bernard Hodes Group, with its dedicated health care division, is a unit of Omnicom (NYSE:OMC) a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company.
First place awards were presented to Hodes for Recruitment Advertising Effectiveness for its creative work for Richmond-based client CJW Medical Center and in the category of Print Promotions and Collateral Material for Hodes client Trinitas Hospital, based in Elizabeth, NJ. .
"Year after year, Hodes continues to produce high quality, creative recruitment tools and materials that meet the needs of our health care clients," said Alan Schwartz, CEO of Hodes. We are proud that our creativity is being honored and extremely pleased that the results of our work have received recognition as well.
In addition to the awards won by Trinitas Hospital and CJW Medical Center, awards were also won for the following Hodes health care clients: Huntington Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Baylor Healthcare System, and All Saints Healthcare System. These entries stood out among the competition for their creative solutions using a variety of media in print advertising, job fair/event marketing, print promotions and collateral, retention programs, among others.
About EMA
Founded in 1969, EMA is the nation´s leading association for employment and staffing professionals. EMA is the largest professional emphasis group of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world´s largest human resource management association. Judges chosen from the nation´s major professional and creative organizations determine award winners. Entries are judged on the basis of effectiveness of communication, visual impact and creativity. This year´s winners were selected from more than 1600 entries. The Awards were presented at the annual EMA Creative Excellence Awards dinner March 30 in San Diego, California.
About Bernard Hodes Group
As a fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group (http://www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing; Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing Technology (see http://www.hodesiQ.com). All solutions are developed and measured within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company´s Health care Division is staffed by RNs with clinical, managerial and recruiting experience. In addition, Bernard Hodes Group has health care strategists in many of its offices nationwide. The company is headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices and affiliates around the globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, Inc., (NYSE - OMC), one of the world's leading marketing communications companies. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.