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HRsmart Introduces New OffBoarding Solution
Simplifies the Employee Exit Process While Ensuring Efficiency and Consistency

TotalCompBuilder.com Helps Employers Communicate the Full Value of Employees’ Compensation Packages
On-demand software solution helps employers improve staff morale, increase productivity and retain top performers

Bernard Hodes Group Continues Support of Human Capital Institute's Innovative Talent Solutions
The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and Bernard Hodes Group, a leading provider of integrated talent solutions, announced today that Bernard Hodes Group has renewed its sponsorship of HCI's Innovative Talent Solutions learning and research track. The track is one of several topics addressed in HCI's Talent Leadership community of interest, a community HCI considers critical to organizations working to leverage human capital.

AJILON CANADA APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
The appointment became effective January 1, 2007.

Zywave Offers Free White Paper: 'Top Six Advantages of an Agency Management System' for Insurance Br
This new report explains how a good agency management system is an investment in agency growth, and increasingly provides a competitive advantage in the insurance broker world.

Popeyes(R) Chicken & Biscuits Company-Operated Restaurants Optimizes Employee Management with
Ultimate Software a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that AFC Enterprises, Inc., is "live" on UltiPro delivered through its Intersourcing service model and, after an on-time, under-budget implementation, is optimizing its employee management processes with UltiPro.

RES-Q® Releases Version 9.0 of RES-Q® Labor Resource Management
Web support of self-scheduling module is the primary new functionality of the latest version of the software, which RES-Q will demonstrate at HIMSS.

Free Training Calendar Creator Announced By FindaSeminar.com
New training and seminar search tool allows training seekers to create multiple personalized calendars of upcoming training seminars conferences and workshops from multiple providers in the U.S. and Canada.

TotalCompBuilder.com Helps Employers Communicate the Full Value of Employees’ Compensation and Benef
On-demand software solution helps employers improve staff morale, increase productivity and retain top performers

Employers Can Use Diversity to Drive Innovation
Companies that want to spark the fires of innovation, then, should actively encourage people from different backgrounds to work together on business issues that are outside their usual realm of experience.

Watson Wyatt Seminar in association with SearchWorks
Getting the best talent and keeping the talent in an organization has becoming intensely competitive.

Nexient Helps Corporate Canada Improve Sales Efforts as Exclusive Distributor of Quota
Nexient Learning Inc. (TSX: NXN), Canada’s largest corporate training company, today announced it has been named the exclusive Canadian distributor of Quota® - the Sales Performance Game.

Dr. Noel Tichy to Present at Human Capital Institute's 2007 Summit
The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a professional association and educator in talent management strategies, announced today that Noel M. Tichy, Ph.D., Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Ross School of Business and renowned leadership expert, will be a keynote speaker at HCI's 2007 National Human Capital Summit, to be held in Phoenix March 19-21.

MULTITASKING IS A MYTH, YET 85% OF PEOPLE DO IT
Habitual multitasking may even result in a situation where you can't focus even if you wanted to.

Designing an incentive compensation plan
One of the best ways to keep employees from walking out the door is to pay a higher salary.

Ask the Coach - Issue 27: Dissatisfaction Among New Hires?
Discover how companies can use onboard coaching to create a “win/win” scenario for both new hires and the organization. Don’t miss Executive Coach, Merry Marcus’, insights on onboard coaching.

CVTrumpet.co.uk Re-launches its Executive and Management CV Database
CVTrumpet.co.uk the UK's leading CV Sending Service has just released a new and improved version of its Executive and Management CV Database aimed at recruiters searching for candidates earning over £50,000.

Savvy Companies Get LinkedIn to Find Top Talent
LinkedIn Adds Over 350 Corporate Customers in 2006

Outreach yields cost and quality benefits for Kanawha HealthCare Solutions clients
Kanawha HealthCare Solutions [KHS], a TPA division of KMG America, has recently completed a study of its medical management and patient outreach programs that shows a decrease in costs and concurrent improvement in member compliance in risk areas including Diabetes, CAD, Asthma/COPD and women’s health issues.

iCIMS Announces Launch of iRecruiterPro
Software-as-a-Service Provider Brings the Industry’s Leading Applicant Tracking Solution to Small Businesses

NATION’S LARGEST LABOR LAW POSTER FIRM WARNS BUSINESSES THAT JANUARY 1 SIGNALS BIG CHANGES
Small to large businesses must post minimum-wage increases or face compliance violations Congressional action on federal wage floor likely in first quarter

Employee ratings of senior management shot upward earlier in the decade
Watson Wyatt’s WorkUSA(TM) 2006/2007 survey of 12,205 full-time U.S. workers across all job levels and major industries showed that senior management’s ratings from employees have dropped slightly since 2004.

TotalCompBuilder.com Helps Employers Communicate the Full Value of Employees’ Compensation
On-demand software solution helps employers improve staff morale, increase productivity and retain top performers

Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., announced that it has completed its Standardization (ISO) Cert.
The certification ensures that Sterling’s products and services meet international standards for safety, quality, and reliability.

24x7 Software Technologies Launches RecruitPro 1.1i Expected to Rejuvenate Recruiters Worldwide
24x7 Software Technologies, a Software development & resume data migration company catering exclusively to Recruitment needs of clients, released RecruitPro 1.1i (International), a Complete Recruitment process automation & applicant tracking software.

BERNARD HODES GROUP BEGINS PODCAST SERIES
FOCUSING ON WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA

New Report: Critical Thinking Assessments are Vital for Determining Great Leaders
Harcourt Assessment paper cites psychometric tests as most practical and cost-effective for identifying leadership skills

EQ SQ Scores Challenge Workplace Gender Discrimination Says EQSQ.com
EQSQ.com, an online career and education resource, offers a personality assessment that determines whether respondents are empathizers or systemizers. Armed with their empathizing quotient (EQ) and systemizing quotient (SQ), EQSQ.com quiz-takers are better equipped to make career choices that suit their personality. Individuals choosing careers that suit their natural abilities are likely to experience greater job satisfaction. EQSQ.com's recent column explains how apparent workplace gender discrimination is in reality natural selection of the people best suited for a given career. Often this means that gender representation will be skewed, but because of ability and not gender, per se.

Nine-month preparation results in worldwide certification of HR screening provider’s products
Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., a leading provider of employment screening services, announced today that it has completed its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification 9001:2000. The certification ensures that Sterling’s products and services meet international standards for safety, quality, and reliability.

iCIMS Announces Launch of iRecruiterPro
iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, today announced the launch of iRecruiterPro, an on-demand delivery of the company’s industry-renowned Applicant Tracking technology targeted specifically around the needs of small businesses. Geared towards organizations implementing their first Applicant Tracking Solution, iRecruiterPro is pre-configured with Best Practice settings, enabling corporations to get up and running on a best-in-breed recruitment management platform in as little as 24-48 hours.

BDS Worldwide Inc. announces new identity
Specialized transportation company to be called Titan Global Distribution Inc.

Cadence Design Systems Chooses viaPeople and Successfully Implements a Senior Executive Leadership
"viaPeople provided us with a complete assessment and development solution and had the expertise to work with our most senior leadership team to truly enhance the effectiveness of this critical group," said Debi Muchow, Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources at Cadence.

E-Learning Standards Body Says SumTotal Officially Certifies Against New Guidelines
According to the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, SumTotal(R) Systems' newly released learning management system -- TotalLMS(TM) 7.5

Cytiva Caps 2006 with Another Record Quarter
Company Sets a New High-water Mark for New Sales of Its SonicRecruit Software

trovix selected by trend micro to automate and streamline STAFFING
Trovix Provides Applicant Tracking System with Intelligent Search Technology to Internet Security Software Services Company

The Power of Employment Branding
Tips from the Top for Attracting and Retaining Talent at Seminar Hosted by Workopolis

Rajan Srikanth joins Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Rajan Srikanth joins Mercer Human Resource Consulting to head the Asia region and to lead Mercer’s Human Capital Advisory Services in Asia

Job Opportunities Expected to Soar for '07 College Grads
Good news for college graduates of 2007: The job market is more promising than ever for young professionals entering the work force.

Zywave, Inc., named Oliver Degnan as chief architect of product development.
In this role, he will lead the process of creating and maintaining a technical roadmap for Zywave by identifying emerging technologies, maintaining high development standards, executing a comprehensive architecture roadmap, and overseeing the successful development of each Zywave® product.

Workscape Teams with WebMD to Provide Online Wellness and Benefits Decision-Support Tools for Employ
Workscape, Inc., experts in outsourced benefits and compensation solutions, today announced it has teamed with WebMD, the leading provider of health information, to provide an integrated solution that helps employees make more informed benefit, treatment and provider decisions.

TempWorks Software Releases Innovative Web Portal Rebuild
New Microsoft® technologies and added integration produce valuable functionality in the latest WebCenter fx release.

Council on Education in Management Introduces HR Essential Tools
HR Essential Tools from Council on Education in Management provides Web-based access to vital information on a wide variety of HR-related topics. Information is targeted, on point and reliable.

DisabilityWORK.com Launches
Helping employers reach untapped worker pool.

eQuest and FusionBridge, Ltd Sign Agreement to Provide State of the Art Job Posting
Partnership Allows Recruiters using leading ERP packages such as J.D. Edwards, Lawson, Oracle, and PeopleSoft a Fully Integrated Job Posting Delivery Solution Accessing Hundreds of Domestic and International Job Boards

Fiserv, Inc. to Provide Webcast of Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Call
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) will provide a live broadcast and replay of its fourth quarter 2006 earnings conference call over the Internet. The live webcast and archived replay can be accessed on the Fiserv web site at www.fiserv.com.

CareerTours to Expand to 234 US Markets on January 15th
CareerTours, a national recruitment resource in Phoenix, Arizona, will be expanding its services to 234 US markets this month. The web-based service connects talent and organizations through a number of online resources, and will launch a new site on January 15th; please contact me with any questions. Respectfully, Jennifer Brooks, 602.561.0204, email protected from spam bots

Workscape Teams with WebMD to Provide Online Wellness and Benefits Decision-Support Tools
Workscape, Inc., experts in outsourced benefits and compensation solutions, today announced it has teamed with WebMD, the leading provider of health information, to provide an integrated solution that helps employees make more informed benefit, treatment and provider decisions.

TempWorks Software Releases Innovative Web Portal Rebuild
New Microsoft® technologies and added integration produce valuable functionality in the latest WebCenter fx release.

Cytiva Caps 2006 with Another Record Quarter
Company sets a new high-water mark for new sales of its SonicRecruit software.

Recruiting Process Improvement Expert, Bradley Pritchard to Join Riviera Advisors
Talent acquisition strategy consulting firm continues to grow. Riviera Advisors (www.RivieraAdvisors.com ), an industry leader in internal staffing and recruiting process consulting, has named Bradley H. Pritchard as Consultant.

Older and Wiser? New Research Challenges Assumptions About Age and Emotional Intelligence
Study confirms that while some aspects of emotional intelligence (EQ) develops with age, there's no guarantee that older means wiser. Using the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment, researchers found a slight but significant relationship between age and EQ. The study finds that many younger people are more emotionally intelligent than their older counterparts -- and that not all aspects of EQ develop without training.

Sterling Testing Systems Completes its International Organization for Standardization Certification
Nine-month preparation results in worldwide certification of HR screening provider's products and services.

New Audio Resume Service Provides Key Benefits of a Video Resume without the High Production Expense
Job seekers looking to gain advantage can now create an affordable voice only recorded resume, accessible to employers via URL link. Prospective employers who access Audio Resume URLs avoid the legal and ethical issues associated with video resumes.

January Features on FirstGov.gov
Visitors to FirstGov.gov can now use Web Chat for live online help in answering government-related questions.

Abiomed, Inc. “Goes Live” with EzMed Solution
Answerthink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSR), announced today the successful go-live of EzMed, an SAP All-in-One business software solution, at Abiomed, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of circulatory support technology for patients in heart failure.

JPMorgan Chase Helps Randstad Reduce Payroll Costs
Chase Payroll Card Helps Randstad Increase Direct Deposit Adoption Rate from 35% to 82% in Less than One Year

Paradigm Learning Launches New Talent Leadership Program
Talent "Crisis” Meets Its Match with Discovery Learning

Travis Software Corp., announced today the availability of WebCOBRA.com's January '07 upgrade.
The new version offers more enhanced features, including a WebAPI service, bulk mailing and additional reports and options.

ClearStar.Net Partners with BRB Publications to Streamline Education Verifications and Simplify MVR
ClearStar.net and BRB Publications have entered a partnership that will allow background screening firms using the ClearStar.net distribution network to obtain educational institution verification information directly from the BRB Public Records database. Employee and tenant screening companies using the ClearStar.net service will also be able to validate driver's license formats against the state motor vehicle records information in the BRB database.

GeoLearning’s GeoMaestro Platform Again Named “Best Hosted LMS”
GeoMaestro comes out on top for 2nd consecutive year in the e-learning industry’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

The total system workers' comp premiums, along with medical costs, are still on the rise.
Employers in the United States spend $80 billion per year on workers' compensation.

The Perth Leadership Institute announced the availability of its White Paper
The White Paper sets out a new approach to identifying and developing executives with innovation styles that are most likely to have a high commercial impact, using formal assessment instruments developed by Perth.

What Should You Do If An Employee Gets Arrested?
It’s a question more employers find themselves asking today: “What should I do if one of my employees gets arrested?”

Protuo.com Career Portfolio Management Web Site Launches at 2007 CES in Las Vegas
Protuo(TM), the first Web-based career management service to provide candidates, HR executives and recruiters with patent-pending, best-fit career matching solutions and tools to easily create sophisticated multi-media career portfolios, will officially launch January 9th in Las Vegas at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Study Finds Most Respected U.S. Companies Make Widespread Use of Nonqualified Retirement Plans
The Todd Organization, Leading Nationwide Executive Benefits Consulting Firm, Reviews Practices at 276 Companies in Eight Broad Economic Sectors

More Employers Plan to Observe Martin Luther King Day in 2007
In observance of Martin Luther King Day, one-third of employers (33 percent) will give all or most workers a paid holiday on Monday, January 16, according to BNA's most recent survey of holiday practices.

CEOs from FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work for"(R) to Speak at the 2007 Great Place to Work(R)
Executives will address over 700 business leaders at the fifth annual Great Place to Work® Conference, April 18-20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency, Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

'Book Release: Talent IQ'
TALENT IQ The follow-up to the New York Times best seller Leadership IQ

VNU BUSINESS MEDIA DRAWS ON THE POWER OF LEADING BRANDS TO LAUNCH “ONE-STOP-SHOPPING”
Employers and job seekers now have access to a robust career database and search engine reaching across Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, Editor & Publisher, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and The Book Standard job websites

CDW Named Among Best Places to Work by FORTUNE Magazine for Ninth Straight Year
In a reaffirmation of its strong coworker culture, CDW Corporation (NASDAQ: CDWC) has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” list for the ninth consecutive year.

ASTRAZENECA REACCREDITED FOR MEETING PRESTIGIOUS “CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD”™
Recognition of Initiatives to Lower Employee Cancer Risk Just One of Several Recent Company Honors for Superior Commitment to Employee Wellness

RES-Q® Healthcare Systems to Demo Dynamic Staffing Control for Hospitals at HIMSS
With Dynamic Staffing Control, the RES-Q® Labor Resource Management Staffing and Scheduling System helps hospitals anticipate and solve staffing problems.

Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America ''Live'' on Ultimate Software's UltiPro
The manufacturer had been using a payroll service bureau, but decided to move to an integrated end-to-end talent management solution to streamline processes, reduce its reliance on paper, and increase reporting capabilities, particularly for compliance reporting.

Korn/Ferry Adds LeaderSource to Strengthen Leadership Offerings
Korn/Ferry International, a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today announced that it has acquired LeaderSource, LLC, a leadership development, executive coaching and team effectiveness consultancy based in Minneapolis.

HireAbility Expands to New Londonderry, NH Location for its Headquarters
HireAbility® a leader in integrated recruiting software and services, announced today that they have moved their corporate offices to a new larger headquarters located in Londonderry, NH. HireAbility also invested in additional staff, new office space, and infrastructure in order to facilitate their impressive continued growth.

Industry leading recruitment solution to support executive search firm’s rapid growth plans
HireDesk™, a division of Talent Technology Corporation and an award-winning provider of on demand recruitment and employee selection solutions, today announced that it was selected by Charles Aris and will be used by their consultants worldwide.

Brandon Hall Research to Present Free Webinar Series
Industry Leaders Share Unbiased Information in Unique Interactive Format

Brent Thomson Joins Peak Sales Recruiting
Proven sales exec from Borland, Rational, brings understanding of what makes sales teams succeed to growing search firm that focuses exclusively on staffing sales positions for technology companies.

American Community Mutual Insurance Company has introduced two new consumer-choice health insurance
The new plans are designed to make health insurance more affordable, especially for small employer groups that may not be able to afford traditional coverage, the self-employed, and those not in employee-sponsored group plans, such as young adults who may no longer be eligible under a parent’s coverage.

Mercer's 2007 Guide to Social Security and Medicare now available
35th edition provides simple explanations with easy-reference tables

STG International, Inc. Named Washington SmartCEO/Grant Thornton Future 50 Winner for Second Year
Award Based Upon Employee and Revenue Growth Over Past Three Years

BIO® Analytics Corp. Introduces BIO® Business Intelligence Solution for Microsoft Dynamics™
Meets Growing Demand Among Middle Market Companies for a Powerful, Affordable and Flexible Business Intelligence System

TEDS v. 8.0 Enhances Talent Management Suite
TEDS®, Inc., originator of the only fully integrated enterprise-wide talent management solution, announced the general release of TEDS® Talent Management Solutions Suite v.8.0.

NAS Wins Prestigious iNOVA Award for Wendy's Employment Website
NAS Recruitment Communications announced today that, in recognition of work done for its Wendy's International account, it has won a Bronze Award in the 2006 iNOVA Awards competitio

Texoma Medical Center Achieves ROI of Nearly $640,000 with Kronos for Healthcare
Reduced Staffing and Overtime Costs as Well as Improved Payroll Efficiency and Accuracy Main Contributors to ROI

Electronic I-9 Compliance and the Federal Government’s “Basic Pilot” Program Hot Topic for HR
Interest in the U.S. federal government’s “Basic Pilot” Employment Verification Program for I-9 compliance continues to gain momentum, as evidenced by the record response to a recent HR.com webcast hosted by TALX Corporation.

New HR.com Career Network Leverages PeopleFilter Technology’s Applicant Tracking System
PeopleFilter® Technology, developers of the PeopleFilter applicant tracking system, today announced details of its critical role in HR.com’s new vertical job board, which supports the North American human resource (HR) industry.

HRO Today Magazine Recognizes Pinstripe® CEO Sue Marks for Exceptional Achievements in HR
Industry Visionary Named HRO Superstar for Second Consecutive Year for Outstanding Client Service, Thought Leadership

Employee Evaluations Made Easy
LawDepot.com releases online employee evaluation forms.

Despite the 2003 Reforms, Workers' Comp Costs Continue to Rise in Florida
Workers' Comp costs in Florida continue to rise, and it can be increasingly difficult to find solutions for reducing costs. To help Florida employers contain costs and learn effective workers' comp strategies, Council on Education in Management is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Florida Workers' Comp Forum.

WPO's 2007 Work-Life Promotional Kit Helps EAPs and Employers Increase Awareness
Workplace Options New 2007 Work-Life Promotional Kit includes customizable and attention-getting marketing collateral designed to increase employee participation

Kronos(R) announces first quarter release date of Jan. 29
Kronos(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: KRON) will release its first quarter Fiscal 2007 results on Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, and will review the results during a conference call on the same day, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.

ASTRAZENECA REACCREDITED FOR MEETING PRESTIGIOUS “CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD”™
Recognition of Initiatives to Lower Employee Cancer Risk Just One of Several Recent Company Honors for Superior Commitment to Employee Wellness

HR Workshop: Learn How to Create Employee Surveys that Get Results
New two-day workshop to cover employee survey design, with a focus on action planning and follow-up to improve employee engagement.

Dr. Beth A. Brooks Achieves Fellow Status in the American College of Healthcare Executives
Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world’s largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, achieved the status of Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as of January 1, 2007. The ACHE is an international professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, health care systems and other health care organizations throughout the country.

Z University.org Breaks Business Time and Space Barriers With Five-Year Study on Intern Productivity
‘Live’ program demonstrates how prioritizing intern management can add 200-plus days of productivity per supervisor

HRMC’s Automated Candidate Assessment Platform to Integrate CareerMetaSearch’s 'Push-Posting 2.0'
Partnership to provide companies with a comprehensive solution to identify, source, and assess the most coveted yet hard-to engage passive candidates—those who are not actively pursuing job opportunities.

Leading Best Practice Sharing Conference "Sharing at LearnShare" Returns To Toledo
LearnShare, LLC, the consortium of Fortune 1000 companies organized to research, design, purchase, package and share best practices in the training and development field, today announced that its spring conference will be held April 23-25, 2007 at the One SeaGate Complex in Toledo, Ohio. Early bird and group specials will be offered.

GeoLearning’s GeoMaestro LMS Suite Named a Finalist for 2007 Codie Award
“Oscars of the Software Industry” select Software as a Service LMS solution as finalist for Best Corporate Learning Solution.

Managing the Generation Mix - Part IV
The brand new second edition of MANAGING THE GENERATION MIX contains so much new information because it is the latest update on our 13 years of research on generational differences.

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