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CyberShift Named One of New Jersey’s Fifty Fastest Growing Companies of 2009
Leading Provider of Workforce and Expense Management Solutions Ranked on NJBIZ’s List for Second Year in a Row

Special Counsel Continues Sponsorship of Partners / In House Counsel Dinner at NAPABA
Special Counsel, Inc., the legal staffing unit of MPS Group, Inc.(NYSE: MPS), today announced that it will again sponsor the Partners and In House Counsel dinner event at the 21st Annual Convention of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), to be held in Boston, November 18 - 22, 2009.

HROA Announces New Co-Chairs for European Chapter
HROA Announces New Co-Chairs for European Chapter Industry Experts Take Lead Positions for Two-Year Terms

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Are Managers accountable to their direct report associates?
Joan Lloyd shares her advice on if your manager goes AWOL, what should you do about it.

Simply Hired Encourages Employers to Optimize Online Job Content
New SEO and Social Media Guide Provides Strategies to Create Unique, Useful, "Findable" Postings for Job Seekers

ERISA Pros to Offer Seminar Series on ERISA for Group Insurance Brokers
ERISA Pros has announced it will offer a new series of exclusive lunch & learn round table seminars for employee benefit consultants and insurance brokers who sell group insurance. The first seminar is titled, "How ERISA Will Affect Your Group Insurance Clients in 2010," will be held on December 3, 2009.

iCIMS Hosted Webinar to Cover Post Recession & Seasonal HR Recruiting
iCIMS to offer complimentary webinar this Wednesday, November 18th at 1pm ET on applying the retail industry’s best practices for seasonal hiring in a post-recession HR landscape

Virtual Career Fair for Big East Students
Students and employers come together in a 3D virtual career fair.

New Zoomerang Text Import Feature Makes Online Survey Creation a Snap
Quickly Create Surveys From .DOC and Text Files with the New Zoomerang Text Import Feature

Infohrm Survey Predicts Increasing Investment in Workforce Planning for 2010
Findings from the 2009 Global Workforce Planning Survey Illustrate How Business Leaders are Integrating Workforce Planning, Risk Management, and Financial Modeling

Retention Expert Presents the Value of Exit Interviews
Nobscot president and CEO, Beth Carvin, dispels the idea that exit interviews cannot accurately measure the factors of employee turnover

$1 Million JobCannon Giveaway to Benefit Central Texas Job Seekers
JobCannon.com, an online solution that accelerates a job search, is giving away $1 million in JobCannon subscriptions to central Texas job seekers and their friends nationwide. JobCannon executives will first reveal the surprise giveaway on Friday, Nov. 13 to job seekers in Austin who have been instrumental in providing insight and support to the local company.

ASTD Releases State of the Industry Report
Despite economic challenges businesses invested $130 billion in employee learning and development.

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Continues to Rise in October
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ increased for the second consecutive month. The ETI now stands at 89.3, up 0.7 percent from the revised September figure. The index is down 13.2 percent from a year ago.

Accero (formerly Cyborg Systems) Adds Sales Veteran Phillip Cunningham as Senior VP of Sales
Accero, a leading HR and Payroll solutions provider with blue chip clients in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, announced today the appointment of Phillip Cunningham as senior vice president of sales.

Florida Aquarium Selects Pacific Timesheet
Leading Aquarium Using Pacific Timesheet to Track Projects and Match Contributions

Equity markets post gains for third quarter of 2009, Mercer reports
Equity markets continue strong 2009 performance

PAGEUP PEOPLE LAUNCHES PRE-EMPTIVE RECRUITING
Leading Talent Management solutions provider PageUp People, has today announced the latest enhancement to the Recruitment Management Solution that is set to further revolutionise the recruitment process for organisations across the globe.

HR Experts Get Vocal on Industry Hot Topics
Top HR academics, practitioners, and analysts discuss performance, succession, social media and more in Halogen Software¹s HR Raging Debates Forum

Mercer sees new client momentum building for its U.S. outsourcing business
Mercer, a global leader in benefits administration outsourcing, announced today that it has added 20 new organizations to its roster of nearly 570 U.S. outsourcing clients during the first nine months of 2009. These 20 clients include more than 260,000 employees and represent all of Mercer’s benefits administration services (see Figure 1).

HealthCareerWeb.com is Redesigned to Integrate Healthcare Job Board
Healthcare recruiters and job seekers can now more easily interact with blogs, groups, forums, photos and videos

Sexual Harassment Part II
This week we will discuss the various ways sexual harassment can occur.

HealthcareSource Announces Performance Manager Version 3.0
Enhanced competency assessment capabilities highlight latest product version HealthcareSource showcases newest solutions to help hospitals manage talent at ASHHRA 2009, Booth # 611.

Unum adds H1N1 vaccine to wellness benefit in critical illness policies
Unum (NYSE: UNM) has enhanced the wellness benefit of its critical illness products by adding the H1N1 vaccine to the list of qualifying procedures.

eCornell Voted "Best Leadership Development Program" by Readers of eLearning Magazine
eCornell's suite of Leadership & Strategic Management Certificate Programs recognized in eLearning magazine's annual Reader's Choice Awards.

Sean Bisceglia, CEO of TalentDrive, to Speak at Onrec Online Recruiting EXPO 2009 November. 3-4
Sean Bisceglia, CEO of TalentDrive, will be speaking at the Onrec.com Online Recruitment Conference & Expo 2009, to be held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center, in Chicago, on November 3 & 4, 2009. Onrec.com EXPO 2009 is widely regarded as the “must attend” online recruitment event of 2009.

HR AND ETHICS DEPARTMENTS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
HR AND ETHICS DEPARTMENTS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE CULTURE New Report from The Conference Board Governance Center Points to Desire for More Collaboration

Sharing an Employer’s Core Values Is Leading Driver to Boost Employee Engagement
Global Study Tracks Key Factors in 15 Countries

ERISAclaim.com Announced The Nation's First Embezzlement Recovery Services
ERISAclaim.com Announced The Nation's First Embezzlement Recovery Services for Large ERISA Health Plans from the $6 Trillion Healthcare Denial Management Market 10-23-2009, Hanover Park, IL "ERISAclaim.com is offering a unique ERISA recovery service for midsized and large sized employer-sponsored ERISA health plans from potential or probable embezzlement, kickback, concealment and negligence as well as mismanagement from TPAs and ASOs to recoup potentially hundreds of millions of dollars from current healthcare industry overpayment practice and mismanagement. ERISAclaim.com has gained its unique industry in-depth knowledge and expertise from working with every segment of health care industry in more than 10 years. With unique knowledge of the industry known facts, ERISAclaim.com is dedicated to helping large ERISA plans to recover millions of dollars on a complete contingency basis."

Want a Better Way to Interview Job Candidates? There¹s an App for That: The Interviewer
Easy-to-use iPhone App Enables Hiring Managers to Conduct More Successful Interviews

Executive Pay Decreases in 2009
Over the last year, executive salaries have come under a firestorm of criticism from the media, politicians and the public alike.

The University of Scranton Adds Online Master of Science in Human Resources
Challenging curriculum reflects changes in an evolving field

The University of Scranton Adds Online Master of Science in Human Resources
Challenging curriculum reflects changes in an evolving field

Healthcare Web Site Boasts Thousands of Jobs in a Down Economy
HEALTHeCAREERS Network lists positions across medical disciplines

ILostMyJob.com Launches Specialized "Career Doctor" Help Section
Personalized job transition help is available from industry expert, Robert Shindell and his team of professionals online at ILostMyJob.com

Second-Ever Web Host Boot Camp Virtual Conference Scheduled for December
Web Host Boot Camp today announced its second-ever virtual conference for web hosting companies, hosting resellers, web designers, and other web hosting industry professionals will be held December 7-9, 2009, featuring nearly two dozen educational sessions, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall with a variety of industry vendors.

Limeade Wellness Program Chosen to Serve Washington State Employees
New joint venture between Bellevue, Wash. wellness firm, Washington State Health Care Authority and Institute for Health and Productivity Management helps those who help unemployed Washington residents.

Reeves Offers Unemployed Albertans a Way Back into the Workforce
Retraining options available as unemployment rate in the province continues to climb

New IT Jobsites to Focus on PHP Jobs and SEO Jobs Launched by CV Screen
CV Screen launch niche IT Job Boards to attract candidates to new PHP and SEO Jobs in the UK.

5th Annual Aggie 100 Proves That Companies Can Grow During Tough Economic Times
Despite many businesses struggling to make ends meet over the past few years, the Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University today announced the recipients of the 5th Annual Aggie 100 which honors Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses that experienced significant growth from 2006-2008. Almost all 100 companies attended the luncheon event held at The Zone Club at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field.

AspireHR Moves Up Ranks in Dallas 100
AspireHR Moves Up to #24 in Dallas 100

Educational Method Emphasizes Alternative Approaches to Child Development
Vancouver Career College launches Montessori Certificate in Burnaby in January 2010

Claims and Risk Management Service Provider Avizent Appoints Shirley Collinsworth
Claims and Risk Management Service Provider Avizent Appoints Shirley Collinsworth to Lead Newly Created Transportation Liability Unit Collinsworth, a 22-year veteran of the transportation claims industry, has an in-depth understanding of employers’ needs and a track record of program success

Respect For Employee Role Is Key To Engagement
Senior management respect for worker contribution has been found to be the top leadership factor promoting engagement, according to a global survey of 28,000 employees in 15 countries by Right Management.

Booz & Company “Goes Live” on NuViewHR®
NuViewHR has generated cost-savings, improved functionality and enabled true Global capabilities

"Identity Strength" Directly Impacts a Company's Business Performance, According to New Research
"Identity-Based Management" is an Untapped Lever for Value Creation and Business Recovery, According to Identity Impact Survey of 2000 Employees Across a Range of Industries

S.i. Systems Grows as IT Talent Continues to be in Demand
Staffing Company Rebrands and Launches "People Who Click" Campaign

Hostile Work Environment: Employee Warned to 'Find God' or 'Go to Hell'
Excerpted from North Dakota Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Vogel Law Firm

Respect For Employee Role Is Key To Engagement
Senior management respect for worker contribution has been found to be the top leadership factor promoting engagement, according to a global survey of 28,000 employees in 15 countries by Right Management.

DoubleStar’s Hiring Trends Survey Reveals Positive Shift in Mid-Atlantic Region’s Employment
Results indicate, amid a mostly stagnant market, there is cause for optimism as more companies report hiring increases in Q4.

Gilsbar is Sole Louisiana Company to Win National Award from the American Heart Association
Gilsbar receives Platinum-Level recognition by the American Heart Association for the Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Award.

The RightThing Sees Growth as Companies Look to Restart Hiring
–As more companies begin to rebuild their hiring processes, The RightThing, leader in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), has seen a surge of activity in the past ninety days.

Cheer Leaders Inspire Others
"I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval, than under a spirit of criticism." — Charles Schwab, legendary steel industry pioneer

NAM DISAPPOINTED WITH HOUSE PASSED HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION
NAM DISAPPOINTED WITH HOUSE PASSED HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION; PLEDGES TO SEEK BETTER RESULTS IN SENATE

Solutions EAP Weekly Etip: Sexual Harassment Part I
Recently we have heard about some high profile sexual harassment cases in the media.

High Performance Organization Structures and Characteristics
The search for an ideal or perfect structure is about as futile as trying to find the ideal canned improvement process to drop on the organization (or ourselves).

TweetMyJOBS Announces Job Channels For EVERY Country in the World
Becomes first job board with true global reach using Twitter

Bond yields aid pension plan funded status as equities falter
After a run of seven consecutive months of positive US equity performance, equities returned negative 1.9 percent in October.

“Passionately Pink for the Cure®” -- Workscape Employees Raise Money & Awareness for Susan G. Komen
Supporting Breast Cancer Research is One of the Many Ways that Workscape Gives Back

BLUEVOLT RESPONDS TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH UPDATED FREE H1N1 TRAINING
BLUEVOLT RESPONDS TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH UPDATED FREE H1N1 TRAINING FOR THE WORKPLACE: “SWINE FLU AND YOU”

REED GROUP TO OFFER MDGUIDELINES FREE TO MEDICAL STUDENTS
Return-to-Work Durations and Treatment Guidelines Will Help Future Doctors Consider Work Issues When Treating Patients

Aflac Partners with ScottsMiracle-Gro for NASCAR Races in 2010
Scotts Makes Leap Back Into Sprint Cup with Sponsorship of Carl Edwards

CANADIAN SURVEY FINDS THAT FOUR-IN-TEN CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERERS ARE NOT WORKING
Of those working, nearly 60 per cent of sufferers say chronic pain affects their ability to do their job

Management Support Can Make or Break Workplace Wellness Program
Latest Health Enhancement Systems white paper offers research summary plus 15 ways managers can promote a culture of health.

Talking About A Recruiting Revolution: Recruitment Expert Speaks On The Power Of Social Media
NAS Recruitment Communications announced today that Matt Kaiser, Vice President and Talent Strategist, will offer a seminar on the power of social media in today's recruitment market. This presentation will be held on November 4th at 9:30 a.m. during The Onrec Expo 2009 (www.onrec.com/conferences/031109/) at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, IL.

m62 Releases Job Interview Tips Based on Expertise in High-Value Sales Presentations
m62 visualcommunications Draws on Sales Presentation Expertise to Produce Tips for Performing Well in a Job Interview.

Surviving the Economic Downturn: Good Deeds Make A Difference
How a husband and wife run gift basket company found a surprising way to survive the downturn by helping others.

Perryman Software to Showcase Custom Solutions at Sage Summit 2009
Perryman Software will be showcasing their premier custom solutions at Sage Summit 2009. Exhibition guests may visit Perryman Software at booth #817 to view demonstrations and learn more.

Recession Has Surprising Effect on Workplace Injuries
The recession may be having a surprising effect on fatal and non-fatal workplace injuries, according to Paul Dansker, a New York City-based personal injury lawyer. The Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer recently reported that a poultry company there failed to report all employee injuries, "at times dismissing workers' requests to see a doctor, even when they complained of debilitating pain."

Moving Service Driver Honored as a Highway Hero
Stanley Gorczak ,a driver for nationwide moving service provider ABF Freight System, Inc., was recognized as a “Highway Hero” for coming to the aid of a Nebraska hotel employee

New Employment Law Guide for HR Helps Reduce the Risk of Costly Litigation
Just-published HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference answers questions about 14 legally-complex areas of the employer-employee relationship.

ERIS Announces this Year’s Training Excellence Awards Call for Entries Deadline: December 4, 2009
In search of the top training developers and instructors in the business, ERIS Awards is accepting entries in its annual ERIS Training Excellence Awards, the industry's only awards competition solely recognizing top training and development organizations and individuals. The deadline for entries is Friday, December 4.

CGS Launches VirtualEvents365℠ for E-Learning
New solution delivers an enhanced profile, social media integration, global delivery and robust collaboration capabilities.

HOW TO RESOLVE WORKPLACE CONFLICT
Conflict in the workplace is a painful reality and a key reason for poor productivity and frustration. Do you have people in your workplace that cause problems for everyone else? Do they create additional work for others? One point is clear--conflict does not magically go away and only gets worse when ignored.

GeoLearning Offers No-Cost Pandemic Flu Preparedness Training
Organizations prepare for H1N1 with 3 e-learning courses offered on-demand.

Two-hour webinars offer certification on Leadership skills coaching
Leadership Skills Coaching Webinars

Excentive® Brings Total Compensation Management to North America
Establishes North American Headquarters in Houston, Names Brad Burnaman Managing Director of North America

Halogen Software Closes Record Third Quarter
Talent Management leader records best ever third quarter for new bookings, revenue and ARR; sees year over year growth in new customer wins

Truro and Penwith College score top marks with NorthgateArinso
college implements flexible HR and payroll platform to deliver more efficient HR to all staff

Jobmagic Empowers Recruiters With Social Media-Enabled Job Postings
New free Jobmagic application allows recruiters to add their Facebook®, LinkedIn® and Twitter profiles to their job postings and to automatically publish them to major social media.

Aflac Duck Makes It Easier to Give This Holiday Season
Aflac, the company that pays policyholders cash benefits when they have been injured or become ill, and Macy's Department Stores are helping Americans who want to give back, even in a down economy.

Ascentis Welcomes New Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Andrew Keenan
Ascentis Corporation, a market leader in easy-to-use human resources software and online payroll services, has named Andrew Keenan as the company’s new vice president of sales and marketing. With extensive sales management experience, Mr. Keenan will be assuming responsibility for the strategic vision and tactical execution of all sales, marketing and partner initiatives for Ascentis Corp.

Manpower Business Solutions to Align Key Outsourcing Service Offerings
Realignment Taps Manpower’s Global Reach, Status as Leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing to Improve Client Performance

METLIFE STUDY ILLUSTRATES HOW POOR HEALTH CAN IMPACT CURRENT AND FUTURE FINANCIAL CONCERNS
Desire for Good Health Trumps Financial Incentives as Top Motivator for Employees Participating in Workplace Wellness Programs

Bond Talent Announces 100% Configurability
Bond International Software boldly enters US market offering complete configurability of its globally successful online recruiting and talent management solution

Pharmaceuticals Giant Selects MBO Partners and Atrium Staffing for Independent Contractor
MBO Partners has been selected to provide enterprise-wide contingent workforce risk mitigation and compliance solutions to one of the largest pharmaceuticals companies in the world. The program, in partnership with diversity supplier Atrium Staffing, will allow the client to safely and cost-effectively engage highly valuable independent contractors and SOW consultants.

Healthcare, IT industries show robust hiring in third quarter, says Beyond.com
Q3 2009 Career Trend Report provides overall job market picture, indicating that consumer confidence and corporate momentum will ultimately determine economic rebound

401K RATINGS FIRM BRIGHTSCOPE PARTNERS WITH TARGET DATE ANALYTICS
401K RATINGS FIRM BRIGHTSCOPE PARTNERS WITH TARGET DATE ANALYTICS TO UNVEIL THE BRIGHTSCOPE ON TARGET INDEX Partnership Enables BrightScope to Establish a National Standard Target Date Benchmark for the 401k Industry - to Help Millions of Americans Retire on Time

Free Access to Pandemic Flu Awareness Course
GeoLearning is offering free access to three courses designed to help organizations prepare for a possible flu pandemic, such as H1N1 flu or other disasters. By taking the Pandemic Flu Awareness Course you will learn:

Ultimate Software Hosts Interactive Human Resources Workshop in Atlanta, GA
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, today announced it will host a free, interactive human resources workshop on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA.

CyberShift Appoints Paul Winn to Board of Directors
Company Focuses on Continued Growth, Further Global Adoption of Award-Winning Solutions

PIONEER HUMAN RESOURCES MASTER'S PROGRAM WITH GLOBAL CONCENTRATION LAUNCHED BY PACE UNIVERSITY
Pace University's Lubin School of Business has launched what is very likely the first MS degree program in Human Resources Management (HRM) with a global concentration.

Sorenson Communications Accelerates Global Recruiting with UltiPro®
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Sorenson Communications, a provider of industry-leading Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, is using the UltiPro human capital management solution and its talent acquisition tools to enhance and accelerate its recruitment processes.

Beeline Featured as Panelist, Exhibitor at the 2009 Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit
Beeline, the workforce solutions business unit of MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE: MPS), today announced that it will exhibit at the Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Summit, to be held November 3-4, 2009, at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

FIELDGLASS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FUELS BEST IN CLASS CONTINGENT LABOR AND SERVICES PROGRAMS
New Solution Reveals Actionable Information for Smarter Decision Making

Talent Management Is a Top Priority For 2010
Senior Executives Most Focused on Hiring and Developing Talent

Sorenson Communications Accelerates Global Recruiting with UltiPro®
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Sorenson Communications, a provider of industry-leading Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, is using the UltiPro human capital management solution and its talent acquisition tools to enhance and accelerate its recruitment processes.

Avizent’s New TeamCOMP Approach Helps Ensure Lower Workers’ Comp Costs and Faster Claims Resolution
An innovative service that brings medical experts into the claim on day one

ASSESSING LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY IN HEALTHCARE IS VITAL TO CREATE CONSISTENT HIGH PERFORMANCE
Countless books and articles have been published about the definition of leadership ability and whether it is a talent people are more born with or develop over time. At Healthcare Performance Solutions, the belief is that it is most likely a combination of both nature and nurture. Quite simply, leaders are first born and then they are made better over time. The more important question that needs to be asked about your front-line managers is, do they actually demonstrate leadership ability consistently with their demonstrated behaviors and results?

Wellness Programs Keep Employees Hard at Work
According to the newly released Benefits USA 2009/2010 survey, the percent of organizations providing wellness options increased significantly from last year. Eighty-seven percent of organizations offer flu shots and immunizations, compared to 57.5 percent last year.

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