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The RightThing Acquires Capital H Group’s RPO Division
RPO leader continues to increase market share and gain momentum

Modis Named Tier 1 Vendor by ATB Financial
Modis, Inc., the information technology (IT) services business unit of MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE: MPS), announced that it has been chosen to provide technology staffing services as a Tier 1 vendor for Canadian financial institution ATB Financial.

ThriveOn Announces Open Enrollment and New Hire Training Modules
Rich media benefits education harnesses Web 2.0 functionality and increases engagement

Measure your cavity risk with Delta Dental's new online assessment
Your risk for cavities can be gauged in minutes, thanks to a new interactive quiz launched today by a group of Delta Dental companies.

HighRoads’ First Medical Travel Survey Shows Hospital Pricing Can Vary up to $40,000
66 U.S. and International Hospitals Represented in Medical Travel Request for Information as they Work to Reduce Health Care Costs

Accero Updates Accero Cyborg 6.0 to Meet Requirements of NACHA/IAT
Accero, (formerly Cyborg Systems), a leading Payroll, Human Resources and Human Capital Management (HCM)solutions provider with blue chip clients in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, announced today updates to Accero Cyborg 6.0 (and other supported versions) to meet the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) rules governing International ACH Transactions (IAT).

SHL Supports New Taleo Solution Exchange
Adds Global Assessment Solutions to World’s Largest Talent Management Cloud Community -- the Taleo Talent Grid

HCI Govt. Summit 9/21-23 attracts more sponsors
Additional Sponsors Join Human Capital Institute's Government Talent Management Summit in Reston, Virginia, September 21 to 23, 2009 More than a Dozen Industry Leaders Partner with HCI to Deliver Vital Talent Management Knowledge

Intelius Screening Solutions Takes Part in Taleo’s Solution Exchange
Company to Offer Single-Click Background Screening Integration Exclusively through the Taleo Solution Exchange on the Talent Grid

NorthgateArinso expands executive team in Americas appoints BPO veteran Trey Campbell as President
NorthgateArinso, the global provider of HR systems and services, has appointed Samuel V. (Trey) Campbell as its new president of Americas. In this role, Campbell will lead all management and operational activities for NorthgateArinso in both North and South America, including NorthgateArinso's operations in the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

New Horizons Expands Pilot with National American University
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers today reported that, together with National American University, they are in the process of expanding a program that was co-piloted by both institutions to now include the Indianapolis, Indiana market.

Employers Targeting U.S. Veterans for Hiring, New CareerBuilder Survey Finds
New Site MissionGetHired.com Launches to Help U.S. Service Men and Women Find Jobs

Bring Back the Beer
Leadership and performance turnaround expert Kevin Herring explains in this month's Management In Real Life column what happens when leaders no longer understand the day-to-day business.

Take the hard work out of matching jobs to candidates.
Users of Chameleon-i online recruitment software can now have Job board functionality from their own recruitment database with the newly launched Jobs by Email feature.

IHRIM to Offer Four Tests this Fall
The International Association for Human Resources Information Management (IHRIM), will offer four initial (pilot) exams this fall for its new Professional of Human Resources Information (PHRI) certification. The PHRI is the only independent certification program available in the field of human resources information management (HRIM).

Law Firm Co-founder Returns to Lead Governance Consulting Practice
Architect of the merger that created the largest Catholic health system in the U.S., Rex Killian co-founded Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman

Human Capital Institute Learning and Development Innovation Conference Attracts Top-Level Presenters
Talent Management Professionals to Gather for Two-Day Knowledge- and Skill-Building Conference October 27-28, 2009 in San Francisco

The Conference Board Annual Salary Increase Budgets Survey Reports Lowest Forecast in 25 Years
The Conference Board Annual Salary Increase Budgets Survey, released one week before Labor Day, reports the lowest yearly forecast for company salary budgets since the survey began 25 years ago.

ComPsych® Corp. Announces Health at Work Award Winners: Follett Corporation, Bemis Company, Nelnet
ComPsych recently announced the Gold winners of the fifth-annual Health at Work(SM)Award: Follett Corporation; Bemis Company, Inc. (U.S. operations); Nelnet, Inc. and Camerlengo & Brockwell, P.L. Winners were selected based on their wellness program's comprehensiveness, delivery, promotion, participation rates and results achieved. ComPsych Corporation is the world's largest provider of employee assistance programs and worldwide leader in GuidanceResources (EAPs, behavioral health, wellness, work-life and crisis intervention services).

Accenture names David Smith head of its global Talent & Organization Performance practice
Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has named David Smith managing director of its global Talent & Organization Performance practice. Effective September 1, 2009, Smith succeeds Peter Cheese who will retire from the company August 31.

Halogen Software Continues Strong Performance with a Focus on Innovation and Client Needs
Talent Management Leader¹s revenue growth reflects focus on brilliant customer experience and consistently delivering best to market solutions

LeaderNation Allows Companies to Create Custom Competency Models and 360 Feedback Surveys in Minutes
LeaderNation (http://LeaderNation.com) has just launched a cost-effective, web-based leadership development 360 feedback system. LeaderNation helps companies create powerful leadership competency models that are linked to the mission, vision, and strategy of the organization. Consultants, coaches and HR professionals are partnering with LeaderNation to gain access to a suite of leadership development tools that enable them to deliver reports to leaders that contain actionable feedback.

Enhanced HR Auditing Tool Released
Laurdan Associates, Inc. recently announced the release of the ninth edition of the Employment-Labor Law Audit™ (ELLA®), the nation’s leading HR auditing and employment practices risk assessment tool.

IHRIM Offers Back to School Webinar Series
The International Association for Human Resource Information Management’s (IHRIM) Back to School Webinar Series is now open for registration. Complimentary to members, the series highlights technology in use in HR and features the following webinars:

Hummingbird Coaching Services, gBehavior announce partnership to drive participation
Hummingbird Coaching Services, gBehavior announce partnership to drive participation in employer wellness programs

Ultimate Software Hosts Interactive Human Resources Workshop in Upstate New York
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, September 24, 2009 at the Renaissance Syracuse Hotel in Syracuse, NY.

UC IRVINE THE MERAGE SCHOOL'S CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT & POLICY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
*Comparative Effectiveness: Lessons From Abroad *Presented by The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine *Expert speakers from Britain, Canada, Germany & US *Sept 18 2009 -- Early bird registration deadline *Oct 01 2009 -- Beckman Center, Irvine CA USA (adjacent to UC Irvine campus) *http://merage.uci.edu/ResearchAndCenters/HealthCare/Content/Health-Care-Speaker-Series/159

Incentive Research Foundation's 17th Annual Incentive Invitational To be Held May 19-23, 2010
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) has announced that its 17th annual Incentive Invitational will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This year's Invitational will take place May 19-23, 2010, and be headquartered at The Broadmoor.

Transcentive Releases Express Equity™ Suite of Products, Version 11.0
Through the enhanced Express Options™ application, employee equity plan administrators will gain an unprecedented array of data control and reporting features related to "net-settled exercises," which are also commonly known as "immaculate exercises."

PeopleThink™ Announces 'The Get Real Guide to Your Career™ - Executive Version'
PeopleThink™, a leader in the development of high-performance individuals, teams and leaders for talent engagement, organizational excellence and corporate growth, has released a new addition to its popular series of "The Get Real Guide to Your Career™" workbooks, titled "The Get Real Guide to Your Career™ - Executive Version."

Workscape Experts to Discuss Best Practices at Upcoming Texas Total Rewards Conference
Sessions to Focus on Maximizing Compensation Value, Outsourcing Benefits Risk

HODES IQ LAUNCHES LATEST UPGRADE, HODES IQ 5.1
Product enhancements bring greater ease of use to recruiters for talent acquisition and management

Fall 2009 Sees Spike in Enrollments at CDI College
Economic slump encourages more people to head back to school

TalentDrive and HarQen Team Up to Bring Recruiting Industry First Combined Sourcing and Telephone In
Optimizes Recruiting Process, Decreasing Time Spent Interviewing

83% Do Not Trust the Social Security Administration Will Handle Their Social Security Disability Cla
A poll taken by the website Ultimate Disability Guide asked the question, "Do you trust the Social Security Administration to handle your Social Security Disability claim fairly?" 83% of the people responded "no".

Kenexa Unveils HR Thought Leadership Series
Kenexa PODS Episodes to Feature Views on Hot Topics in Human Resources

LEDBETTER ACT CREATES EXPANDED EMPLOYER EXPOSURE FOR UNEQUAL PAY CLAIMS
After the Supreme Court ruled against Lilly Ledbetter, the Congress got busy passing the Ledbetter Act.

Additional Sponsors Join Human Capital Institute's Government Talent Management Summit in Reston
More than a Dozen Industry Leaders Partner with HCI to Deliver Vital Talent Management Knowledge

STATE LAUNCHES EFFORT TO NOTIFY LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED ABOUT FINAL PAYMENTS, SAFETY NET RESOURCES
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce (EOLWD) has launched an effort to notify long-term unemployed residents who have exhausted their unemployment benefits about state resources and safety net services that can assist them during these challenging economic times.

Kronos Retail Labor Index™ Indicates Signs of Recovery in U.S. Retail Hiring
New Index Shows Retail Hiring Up 9 Percent from Three-Year Low in January 2009

Secure and Streamline Employee Onboarding and Offboarding Processes
Join us for this FREE, exclusive eSeminar with special guest Twin Technologies, an Adobe partner, to learn how Adobe Solutions for Human Capital Applications can help HR departments streamline and secure onboarding and offboarding processes to increase employee productivity, reduce operational costs, manage legal and financial risks, and enhance your corporate brand. September 30th, 11:00 AM. PST

Specialist design website launched for the recruitment industry
Having enjoyed a steady growth in sales of Chameleon-i online recruitment software, Remedy HCMS Ltd has announced the launch of Aventine design, a dedicated service that delivers a full spectrum of design requirements to the recruitment industry.

Employee Training Falls Prey to Shrinking Corporate Budgets
Employee Training Falls Prey to Shrinking Corporate Budgets Employer-Sponsored Training Programs Aren't Making the Cut, According to a Recent Survey

BlueVolt Announces Winner of One Million $BlueBucks Promotion
BlueVolt® announces the winner of its “One Million $BlueBucks” promotion is Richard Kidder, 51, of Bellevue, Ohio.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing Industry Poised to Double in Post-Recession Recovery Market
The 2009 Black Book of Outsourcing survey of global client experience in nearly five thousand vendor organizations by thirty thousand users reveals that the human resources niche of Recruitment Processes will be among the fastest growth sector as the global economy recovers. 88% of users indicate the weakened economy has modified their corporate sourcing strategies to significantly increase RPO business within the next two years

Dresser & Associates Offers Competitive Upgrade Promotion With Savings of up to $5,200
Cash for Clunkers trade-in program, offered by leading Sage Abra HRMS solution provider Dresser & Associates, provides generous incentive for companies to make the switch to Abra payroll software.

Coaching for Leaders: Career Survival Strategies in a Recession
Excerpts from Executive Coach Pat Thomas' recent Harlem YMCA Black Leaders in Industry Summit

Create the Perfect Resume for IT Jobs with New Writing and Evaluation Firm IT Resume Service
IT Resume Service is a new company offering resume writing services for information technology professionals seeking employment in new IT jobs, as well as for those looking for career advancement. The company helps create high-impact resumes and cover letters through use of its Career Advancement Assessment Tool.

ARAG White Paper Profiles Legal Needs for Four Generations of Americans
Legal-related matters span the generations, but individual concerns and experiences often differ by life stage, life style or personal circumstances.

Locate Jobs Network Rolls Out Five Niche Job Boards
The Locate Jobs Network launched five niche job sites, serving job seekers and employers in the aerospace, logistics, paralegal, NICU and environmental industries.

OnPoint Digital and Channel Content Partner on Learning Motion
Learning Motion, a library of business skills training courses made up of short, topic-specific video clips that support tutor-led and self-paced learning, can now be delivered and viewed on a comprehensive array of smartphone devices using OnPoint's CellCast Mobile Library.

Aberdeen Finds High Percentage of Best-in-Class Hiring Organizations Among PreVisor Clients
Using pre-employment assessments for talent measurement takes on increased importance with the current large labor pool

HRchitect Beauty Pageants For Top Vendors in the HR Technology Arena Returns with a Full Schedule
HRchitect, the leader in HR systems strategic consulting and the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management systems consulting firm, announced the return of the wildly popular and groundbreaking webinar series entitled, “Assessing the Talent Management and HR Systems Landscape, an HRchitect Beauty Pageant.”

Addressing the Needs of an Aging Workforce
Excerpted from Georgia Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP by Isabella Lee

iPhone Apps Break into Human Resources
Excerpted from HR Insight by David Kaufman

Employer's Guide to Writing Employee Handbooks
Excerpted from New York Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Employer May Be Liable for Actions Taken Against Alcoholic Employee
Excerpted from Oklahoma Employment Law Letter, which is written by attorneys at McAfee & Taft by Dara Wanzer

PRESCRIPTION SOLUTIONS MODERNIZES CONSUMER WEBSITE WITH NEW CONTENT AND TOOLS
PRESCRIPTION SOLUTIONS MODERNIZES CONSUMER WEBSITE WITH NEW CONTENT AND TOOLS, INCLUDING REAL-TIME DRUG PRICING FOR MEDICARE PART D MEMBERS Site provides educational components powered by OptumHealth and new features to help customers make informed health care choices

Leading Los Angeles Area Medical Center Selects Halogen for Talent Management
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center to create a performance-based culture and support employee engagement

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, August 2009
Demand for temporary and contract employees increased markedly from July to August, according to the ASA Staffing Index.

CREATING TRUE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: THE VITAL SIGNS OF YOUR BUSINESS
To survive in today’s business environment, healthcare organizations must become more sophisticated and more mature in the way they measure, compile and use data. By harnessing the discipline of business intelligence, healthcare systems and hospitals can make giant leaps forward to better predict the impact of their decisions.

Kenexa’s Fourth Annual World Conference Challenges Customers to Exceed Expectations
Professionals from Around the World to Share Insights, Innovative Strategies for Human Resources

Prevue Guarantees HR Assessment Results
Prevue is providing a Hiring Assessment System with a money-back performance guarantee to companies making their 1st Hire with Prevue

Infohrm Announces Speakers and Themes for 2010 Workforce Analytics and Planning Conference
Industry-Leading Event Will Focus on Minimizing the Risk and Maximizing the Return of Investments in Human Capital

HRMC and Emerald Software Partner to Provide an Integrated Candidate Screening
Human Resource Management Center (HRMC), a pioneer in applying cutting-edge technology to talent acquisition, today announces a strategic alliance with Emerald Software Group, LLC (Emerald Software), a world leader in business solutions based upon Business Process Management (BPM) technologies. Under the partnership, HRMC will integrate Emerald Software's onboarding platform with its phone- and web-enabled candidate screening and assessment solution, streamlining and simplifying an otherwise disjointed and time-consuming process. Candidates are whisked through a fully automated job screening and assessment process and those who are hired are onboarded quickly and easily.

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.