Human Resources: HireDesk(TM), announced that The MeetingConnection® has deployed the HireDesk system

Vancouver BC – November 7, 2006 – HireDesk(TM), a division of Talent Technology Corporation and an award-winning provider of on demand recruitment and employee selection solutions, today announced that The MeetingConnection® has deployed the HireDesk system as its recruiting solution. The MeetingConnection® is a specialized executive recruiting company and placement service that focuses exclusively on the meeting industry.

The MeetingConnection® selected HireDesk because it is a highly flexible and configurable recruitment solution that strategically aligns with the business goals of this rapidly growing company. By automating a number of manual recruiting processes that require a significant amount of time to complete, The MeetingConnection® recruiters are now able to focus on building relationships with candidates and clients -- a competitive advantage in an industry where creating and nurturing networks is as mission critical as establishing efficient and effective processes.

"The flexibility and configurability of the HireDesk system is phenomenal," stated Sheryl Sookman, Principal with The MeetingConnection®. "As we grow our business, we can easily change the system to match our evolving processes while also offering enhanced services to our candidates and clients. HireDesk is streamlining our recruiting process and helping us increase placements while reducing the time to place – this is a huge time and cost saver for us," continued Sookman.

HireDesk delivers on demand recruiting solutions that offer sophisticated candidate search, tracking and relationship management capabilities. The highly configurable solution automates and streamlines the steps involved in a company’s recruiting processes, from initial requisition approval, to resume processing, candidate assessment, interview, and placement. HireDesk is designed for rapid implementation and delivers companies the ability to place top quality candidates through a fast and efficient recruiting process.

"The MeetingConnection® is a niche recruiting firm that has been steadily growing within the meeting industry because of its ability to be highly responsive to the needs of their clients," said Peter Clare, vice president, recruitment market for HireDesk. "The HireDesk solution is highly flexible and is designed for growing firms like The MeetingConnection®, helping them reduce their time to placement and administrative overhead. Our experience as a high growth company allows us to act as a true business partner as our clients grow."

About The MeetingConnection®
The MeetingConnection® finds and places qualified meeting and event professionals for short-term assignments and full-time positions throughout the United States for corporations and associations. They have almost 1,000 candidates in their database with skills and experience ranging from junior-level all the way up to Vice President-level. In addition to their placement services, The MeetingConnection® offers resume design services and career coaching to candidates.

About Talent Technology Corporation
Talent Technology Corporation (TTC) owns and operates businesses that develop, market, and provide best practice technology solutions, services and components in recruitment, hiring, and workforce management. Through its divisions, HireDesk(TM) and Resume Mirror, TTC offers a range of award-winning recruitment and hiring technology solutions that automates and improves the quality of the employment process in a variety of industries, providing a clear return on investment for its clients. Learn more about us at www.talenttechnologycorp.com or call 604-244-1115 for additional details.

About HireDesk
HireDesk provides on demand recruitment and hiring software solutions for corporations and recruitment firms. HireDesk is the first company to seamlessly integrate competency-based assessment and hiring tools, a full-feature applicant tracking system, and post-hire performance metrics into a highly configurable, single-platform solution for mid-market corporations. HireDesk also offers solutions targeted to each recruiting discipline -- Executive Search, Permanent Placement, Temporary Staffing, Contract Staffing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) -- as well as hybrid solutions to support multi-discipline and multi-divisional recruitment environments. HireDesk was founded in 1999 and is a division of Talent Technology Corporation. Visit the Web at www.hiredesk.com or call 1-866-747-3375 to learn more about HireDesk and its offerings.

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