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Peopleclick Continues to Support Over Half of the DiversityInc Top 50 for Diversity
26 of the Top 50 for Diversity and 6 of the Top 10 Companies for Recruitment and Retention Use Peopleclick Software and Services

Jordan's Furniture Selects UltimateSoftware's Intersourcing
Ultimate Software(Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic humanresources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced todaythat Jordan's Furniture, a leading furniture company withapproximately 1,400 employees, has selected Ultimate Software'sIntersourcing service model.

Everest Rolls Out Innovative Employee Benefits Solution
Valued Employees Receive Assistance to Handle Difficult End of Life Issues

"Desk rage" rises 1% since 2000 survey, with 14% of workers experiencing it in 2007 survey
Workplaces With 'Kings' or 'Queens' Are Twice as Likely to Experience Desk Rage as the Typical Workplace, Says New Study

CORPORATE TRAINERS PRESSED TO LIMIT TIME-OFF-JOB
A new study finds that corporate trainers are being pressed to minimize employee time off the job.

Confusing Technology Hampering Efforts to Change Employee Behavior, Watson Wyatt Says
“Google Effect” Also in Play

Softscape’s Greatest Strength Is in Talent ManagementSolution, According to Study
Customers Recognize Softscape as Customer SatisfactionLeader forPerformance Management Category in Bersin & AssociatesStudy

Brandon Hall Research to Produce ‘Innovations in Learning’ Conference
Unique Program Stresses Hands-On Learning & Interactive Experience

Corporate Counseling Associates Announces Executive Coaching for Leadership Teams
CCA draws on strategic business understanding and clinical background expertise to help leaders align with their organization’s goals

TalentKeepers released its annual study of employee turnover trends
Only 3% predict turnover will decrease for their industry and nearly half - 45% - forecast an increase in turnover.

Allied Modular Announces Manufacturing Expansion Creating 40-50 New Jobs in Coming Months
Expansion in Goodlettsville brings new jobs to the local economy.

Intercultural Expert from U.C. Berkeley a Keynote Speaker at XMei’s U.S.-China HR Conference
In times past, Chinese hopefuls flocked to the gold rush of California, and those who settled in San Francisco dubbed the city “Gold Mountain.

HRLOGIX RELEASES NEW SOLUTION TO HELP ENSURE SOX COMPLIANCE
HRLogix, a First Advantage Company and a leading provider of Web-based, paperless talent acquisition systems, announced the addition of an innovative paperless solution designed to automate on-boarding and employee separation task management.

Online Recruitment Seminars Attract UAE's HR Community
Over two hundred delegates from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah debate optimal use of the Internet in recruiting top talent.

CEO Cites Direct Impact on Their Business
Business Performance Management Leader Hyperion Adopts SuccessFactors to Augment Human Capital Management Initiatives

SilkRoad technology Is On The Job With Kelly Management Services
Kelly Management Services chooses RedCarpet for Web-based onboarding solution.

Convergys Executive to Participate on Panel at The Hackett Group’sUpcoming 17th Annual Conference
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services

Relationship delivers integrated workforce management solutions to Latin America
Further broadening its global footprint, Kronos(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: KRON) has formed a relationship with Meta4 to empower organizations in Latin America to most effectively manage their workforce.

HCR Software Solutions Hosts Global Compensation Solutions Webinar
HCR Software Solutions, compensation and performance management software provider

FUTURESTEP NAMES ANDY WATT AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Human Capital Industry Veteran Joins Global Leadership Team at Korn/Ferry International's Outsourced Recruitment Subsidiary

VisionQuest Announces Expansion to Accommodate Client Growth
VisionQuest, a Change Management Consultancy focused on Culture Change is expanding their team to accommodate Client Growth and Market Demand associated with engagements for The New Reality series. The New Reality series is specifically designed to transform resistant, stagnant cultures into those that are forward-thinking, change-adaptive, and globally competitive on both professional and personal levels. For more info, view our website: www.VQSolutions.com

Vurv Adds Jim Perakis to Board of Directors
Former Chairman and CEO of Hyperion Software Joins Leading Talent Management Company’s Board of Directors to Further Propel Company’s Global Expansion

Manitoba Regional Health Authorities on Track to Achieving HR Standardization
QHR Software helping Manitoba health organizations to standardize workforce reporting, policies and processes across the Province.

Kronos(R) Announces Kronos for Gaming
Offering of Software and Services Helps Gaming Industry Win War for Employee and Customer Retention

HRMS Solutions Announces Release of HROffice Connect for Deltek Vision Payroll Clients
HRMS Solutions, Inc, a national provider of Human Resources Software and HRIS Solutions announces the availability of HROffice Connect for Deltek Vision Payroll.

CEOs See Strong Bonuses, Equity Gains, Watson Wyatt Analysis Finds
According to the analysis, median annual bonuses for CEOs increased 13percent to $2.2 million last year.

TimeLink Solution Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver®" Status
TimeLink, a premier provider of enterprise workforce management and data collection solutions, today announced that its TimeLink solution has earned the "Powered by SAP NetWeaver®" designation from SAP AG. Achieving Powered by SAP NetWeaver status gives customers assurance that the TimeLink solution integrates mission-critical workforce data with SAP® solutions through the SAP NetWeaver platform.

Freelance Work Exchange has been relaunched as GoFreelance.com
The service we offer will remain unchanged, but from this point forward, the business will be trading under the name of GoFreelance. Service to existing members will continue unaffected.

First Internship Instructional Video Helps Employers Convert Student Talent into Business Gains
"Blueprint for Internship Success" reveals advanced internship program management methods and how managers can gain dramatic productivity.

Convergys Wins Top Honorfor Excellence in Measuring and Evaluating Training
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today it has been awarded the Excellence in Measuring & Evaluating Training Award at the Sixth Annual Excellence in Employee Development Awards from the University of North Florida (UNF).

CEOs SEE STRONG BONUSES, EQUITY GAINS,WATSON WYATT ANALYSIS FINDS
“Corporate America enjoyed a banner financial year in 2006,” said Steve Van Putten, a senior executive compensation consultant at Watson Wyatt. “

Google, U.S. Army and Other Recruiting Experts to Gather in San Diego for ERE Expo Spring 2007
Conference to Explore Top Recruiting, Hiring and Talent Management Issues

CareerJournal.com and Lucas Group to Hold Executive Diversity Career Fair in Chicago on April 19
CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s executive career site, and Lucas Group today announced that they are holding an Executive Diversity Career Fair sponsored by UBS on Thursday, April 19 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown in Chicago.

The American Legion Unites with RecruitMilitary To Promote Veteran Career Fairs Nationwide
The American Legion has joined forces with the military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary, LLC, to promote and help deliver more than 40 high-impact veteran career fairs throughout the United States in 2007. RecruitMilitary Career Fairs are free of charge to all veterans, personnel who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses.

HIREBRIDGE LLC REPORTS BANNER QUARTER
Applicant Tracking Solution Provider Tops Previous Results

IPAT ACQUIRES HILSON RESEARCH TO ENHANCE RANGE OF
Combined Forces Create Significant Entity in U.S. Market

Peopleclick Continues to Support Over Half of the DiversityInc Top 50 for Diversity
26 of the Top 50 for Diversity and 6 of the Top 10 Companies for Recruitment and Retention Use Peopleclick Software and Services

Ceridian's New Online Reference System Simplifies Employee Benefit Management
New Ceridian Reference System Gives Businesses 24/7/365 Access to an Easy-To-Use Resource to Help Them Manage Their Employee Benefits Plans

Monster Employment Index Rises Eights Points in March
Index increases for the second consecutive month, demonstrating broad growth in online job demand

METLIFE INTRODUCES FULL SERVICE DENTAL BENEFITS PLAN FOR RETIREE MARKET
Allowing employers to enrich their retiree benefits packages with minimal administrative effort and no additional benefit expense

URAC is currently putting the industry’s first-ever accreditation to the test
John DuMoulin, URAC’s vice president of government relations and product development, will be part of a panel discussion addressing prescription benefit quality initiatives April 13 at 8:30 a.m.

TempWorks Software Gains Windows Vista Certification
New TempWorks fx solution is designed and proven to maximize benefits of running on Windows Vista.

Granite Solutions Groupe a Vendor of Choice for Financial Services and IT Employers
Granite breaking new ground as primary recruiting partner

SumTotal Appoints Kim Lewin as VP Sales for EMEA
Lewin joins SumTotal from Attunity Ltd. a leader in the dataconnectivity market.

Training and HR Execs Give SumTotal Top Marks in Customer Satisfaction
The researchers found that 75percent of respondents were either "somewhat satisfied" or "verysatisfied" with their LMS, which is software for delivering, trackingand analyzing enterprise learning.

BOSTON ENGINEERING SEES REDUCTION IN COSTS SINCE USING JOURNYX TIMESHEET
BOSTON ENGINEERING SEES REDUCTION IN COSTS SINCE USING JOURNYX TIMESHEET FOR TIME TRACKING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Granite breaking new ground as primary recruiting partner
Granite Solutions Groupe a Vendor of Choicefor Financial Services and IT Employers

SeibCo Consultancy Adds In-Depth Sales Staff Profiling to List of Services
Jeannette Seibly, founder of SeibCo, LLC, announces the addition of a new “Job Fit” assessment tool to her Executive Coaching and Management Consultant services for businesses.

METLIFE INTRODUCES FULL SERVICE DENTAL BENEFITS PLAN FOR RETIREE MARKET
Allowing employers to enrich their retiree benefits packages with minimal administrative effort and no additional benefit expense

Empyrean Management Group Profiled in New Book 'Chief Talent Officer'
Empyrean Management Group, Inc. of Blue Bell, PA is featured in Accenture's new book, chief talent officer. The book features companies and their innovative Best Practice approaches to attracting and retaining talent in today's competitive marketplace.

Celebrating Twenty Years of Excellence
Career Partners International, llc (CPI) salutes Maria Persico, President, and staff of Career Management Consultants, Inc. for 20 years of dedication in providing excellent consulting and training services to executives and corporations.

IT Workforce is Significantly Lacking a Chromosome, Warns Parity
The shortage of Women in IT is still worrying, says Parity and the European Commission (EC) with women filling only 15 percent of IT jobs.

Wendy Richardson Appointed Vice President of Client Services
Primacy Relocation, a leading provider of employee relocation and global assignment management services, today announced the appointment of Wendy Richardson as Vice President of Client Services. Based in Primacy’s Dallas office, Richardson will head a Client Services division to ensure seamless service delivery to the growing list of Primacy clients.

Brandon-Hall.com Recognizes New GeoMaestro 5 Series LMS Suite
Leading industry analyst firm calls GeoLearning's new 5 Series LMS "simple to configure" and commends its ability to support "quick implementations."

Circles Company Associates Selects GeoLearning's SaaS LMS Suite
Leading loyalty and experiential marketing company chooses GeoMaestro LMS platform delivered Software as a Service with 3-year e-learning contract.

Parity Provides New Portal for Fire Gateway Launch
Parity provides new portal as part of the e-fire government initiative to modernise Fire and Rescue Services.

SilkRoad Technology Honored With Two HR Industry Award Nominations
HROA Technology Provider of the Year Award and ECM Connection ACE Award

Primacy Relocation Enters Northeast Market With New York Office
Primacy Relocation, a leading provider of employee relocation and global assignment management services, today announced it has opened a New York City office in an effort to further support the needs of its clients operating in the northeast region.

MENTTIUM Seeks Corporate Leaders to Mentor High Potential
Thousands of corporate women have benefited from the MENTTIUM 100®, a unique cross-company mentoring program. The MENTTIUM 100 program has grown exponentially to meet the needs of multinational clients whose high-potential women are located across the globe. To meet increased demand, MENTTIUM is searching for mentors worldwide -- men and women in corporate leadership roles (typically Vice President or higher working for companies with 5,000+ employees) who are eager to mentor a high-performing, high-potential woman for 1-2 hours a month.

Talent Management Leader Offers New Insight into Workforce Management and Strategies
WisdomNet Releases New White Paper: “Advanced Workforce Planning: The New Core Process for Making Strategy a Reality”

HireAbility Launches Talent Trader Recruiter Networking Platform for Staffing Associations
HireAbility's Talent Trader offers recruitment professionals significant advantages over social networks for tapping into talent and valuable industry information. Talent Trader, a hosted professional networking platform, enables recruiting communities of any size to link their members to make more placements, obtain industry advice, resources, job opportunities, and more.

HumCap Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Texas
HumCap, a Dallas-based company that provides HR and recruiting services, has been named as one of the best places to work in Dallas, TX. The recognition is important because HumCap helps businesses hire, manage and retain their employees, and creating a great work environment is a definite competitive edge.

Career Pathing Identified as New Driver of Manager Retention.Workforce Summit Wrestles with Turnover
Workforce shortages, changing demographics and challenging economic issues impact the ability to attract, recruit and retain top talent. Career pathing shows employees what their future can look like in a company and provides a roadmap of how to get there.

MonsterTRAK Announces “Ultimate Internship” Contest
Students Can Compete to Spend their Summer Breaking into the Film Industry or Working with a Top Environmental Agency, Among other Opportunities

Kenexa Research Institute Publishes Findings on Employee Benefits Satisfaction
Latest Research from Kenexa Shows Steady Decline in Employee Satisfaction with Benefits, But Millions of Respondents Confirm that Much Depends on Where They Work, What They Do

Dimensions Group Purchases TimeCentre
Time and attendance leader will integrate with Dimensions Group products

BrokerHunter Selected as One of the Top 350 Employment/Career Portals On the Internet
This prestigious selection to the top 350 puts BrokerHunter in the top 1% of all Internet job boards and career portals on the Web.

Career Choice Testing: EQSQ.com Blog Discusses Career Choices of Tax Collectors
Tax time fuels discussion about not just the levies themselves, but also those professionals collecting them. The EQSQ.com Vivre La Difference blog addresses various career opportunities generated by the government's need to collect taxes, and the types of personalities, systemizing or empathizing, that might be best suited to fill those jobs.

WorldatWork Creates Tool to Guide Executive Compensation Practitioners
As CEO pay continues unabated as the most scrutinized area of Total Rewards, WorldatWork, the total rewards association, has created a new tool to help compensation practitioners reliably identify and consider every essential factor for rewarding executives and directors called the WorldatWork Executive Compensation Issues Identifier.

HR-XML Consortium Recertifies Verifications, Inc.
Certification allows Verifications to flexibly integrate background screening solutions with clients and partners.

SumTotal Signs New Gold Implementation Partner in Austria
SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUMT), a global provider oftalent and learning management solutions, has announced thatLearnChamp, a Vienna, Austria-based consulting and technology servicescompany, has become its latest Gold Implementation Partner.

FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION
Survey of Full-Time Employees Indicates a Strong Correlation Between Understanding and Satisfaction With Compensation and Benefits

iCIMS Announces Record-Breaking First Quarter Results
Software-as-a-Service Provider Closes Q1 with Exceptional Sales, New Product Launch, and Enhanced Customer Education Program

Quantum Market Research Partners with Salary.com™ to Integrate Compensation Analysis
Quantum Market Research, Inc. announced today that it would offer 1-month subscriptions of Salary.com's Small Business Professional Edition to customers using its employee engagement survey tools.

Lincoln Relocation Inc. joins Atlas Van Lines network
Lincoln Relocation Inc. has joined one of the largest relocation networks in the country. The company, which opened its doors March 21, is a branch of Kearney Moving Services in Kearney, Neb. The new firm will join more than 500 Atlas Van Lines agents across North America.

Christopher Marshall Joins Buck Consultants as Director
Christopher Marshall has joined Buck Consultants' Cincinnati office as Director in its Health and Welfare consulting practice.

Monster and Internet Broadcasting Expand Online Recruitment Services Relationship to 108 Markets
Monster Extends Local Reach to Job Seekers and Employers via Internet Broadcasting’s National Network of TV Station Web Sites

Christopher Tauber joins Mercer Investment Consulting as a Principal and Senior Consultant
Mr. Tauber will be based in Seattle and will be responsible for managing and developing institutional client relationships-including defined benefit and defined contribution plans, endowment and foundation funds, and the institutional investments of healthcare systems and insurance clients.

Law Firm Achieves Efficiencies withUltimate Software's Intersourcing
Ultimate Software(Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic humanresources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced todaythat Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, a nationally recognized law firm withoffices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, is experiencing businessbenefits as a result of Intersourcing's IT services, secure datacenter, Web functionality, and reporting tools.

New Electronic Solution Helps Small Business Staff Up Without Drowning In Flood of Applicants and Go
Profiles Easy is a newly launched electronic online application system created to streamline small business staffing.

iCIMS Announces Record-Breaking First Quarter Results
iCIMS Announces Record-Breaking First Quarter Results; Software-as-a-Service Provider Closes Q1 with Exceptional Sales, New Product Launch, and Enhanced Customer Education ProgramiCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, today announced results of the company's strongest quarter to date. During this time, iCIMS implemented a record number of new clients onto its iRecruiter™ Talent Platform, expanded the company's Customer Education program, and introduced its small business Hiring Management Solution, iRecruiterPro.

2007 Retirement Confidence Survey: Many Workers See, But Ignore, Retirement System Changes
Retirement savings inaction exposes a need for financial planning

GeoLearning's Frank Russell Voted to List of "Most Influential Training Professionals"
President and CEO of leading Software as a Service LMS provider recognized for his impact on the industry and profession.

Credibility is Key to Success of Family Business Owners
Family businesses employ half the workforce in the country and are creating most new jobs. Yet 70 percent of family businesses fail to survive to the next generation. Greg McCann, author of the new book When Your Parents Sign the Paychecks, believes an unprepared second generation of family business owners is to blame.

Perth Leadership Institute Announces White Paper on Succession Planning and Business Acumen
White Paper demonstrates need to integrate business acumen into succession planning programs.

Unum Unveils New Brand
Positioning better reflects the company today

Credibility is Key to Success of Family Business Owners
Family businesses employ half the workforce in the country and are creating most new jobs. Yet 70 percent of family businesses fail to survive to the next generation. Greg McCann, author of the new book When Your Parents Sign the Paychecks, believes an unprepared second generation of family business owners is to blame.

SURVEY SHOWS LARGE INCREASE IN OUTSOURCING THE RECRUITMENT FUNCTION
More than one-third of organizations today report outsourcing portions of the recruitment function, compared with slightly more than 15% two years ago.

The 17th annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS)
The survey, released today, is sponsored by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Mathew Greenwald & Associates, with underwriting support from Ameriprise Financial.

WorkGiant.com Provides Unique Opportunity to Recruiters and Human Resource Professionals
National employment website, WorkGiant, offers a unique opportunity to recruiters and industry professionals allowing them to monetize existing and future relationships. With WorkGiant's patent-pending and performance based model, recruiters and industry professionals can earn residual income for referring current and future clients to WorkGiant.

Meet Ryan Reid -- Candidate Manager's New SVP
Ryan Reid joins the Candidate Manager within the role of Senior Vice President. Reid will oversee Candidate Manager's continued expansion within North America.

Healthcare Organizations Improve Nurse Satisfaction and Retention with Kronos for Healthcare
Bundled software and services offering improves morale by engaging nurses with self-service technology

David Gibson Joins Buck Consultants as Director
David Gibson has joined Buck Consultants' Dallas office as Director in its Health and Welfare consulting practice.

A CURE FOR THE KISS OF DEBT
eLearners.com Launches Debt-Free College Guide, Including Most Comprehensive List of Loan Forgiveness Programs

Major League Baseball Tickets Free in Kansas City, And a Shot at a New Job for Military Veterans
Kansas City Royals to Honor Veterans on Military Mondays with Free Admission; Military Veteran Job Seekers Find Civilian Careers at April 24th MilitaryStars Midwest Regional Career Expo, Sponsored by Royals

TEDS®, today announced the release of its latest white paper
TEDS®, originator of the only fully integrated enterprise-wide talent management solution, today announced the release of its latest white paper entitled, "Making Sense of Talent Management".

Ceridian LifeWorks Helps Employers Better Identify and Manage Employee Absences
New reporting feature helps cut down employee absenteeism; Employers now able to get a more detailed view of why and when people miss work

Substantial up-tick in applicant and client interest noted WallStJobs.com.
Recent Announcements Of New And Enlarged Brokerage Trading Floors Sparked Dramatic Increase In Job Search Activity At On-Line Recruiter.

Webcast to Help Companies Cope with Absenteeism, Attrition, and Reduced Productivity Associated with
Webcast to Help Companies Cope with Absenteeism, Attrition, and Reduced Productivity Associated with the Aging of the American Workforce

Fueling Corporate Growth and Success Through Competencies Management
Despite the millions of dollars spent annually on learning and performance, statistics reveal that nearly half of corporations today are affected by talent shortages. TEDS’ most recent white paper outlines a proven strategy for yielding measurable ROI on learning and performance and for integrating talent management initiatives to increase organizational profitability.

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