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Strengthen Workplace Wellness Programs with Free Oral Health Tips E-Booklets
Strengthen Workplace Wellness Programs with Free Oral Health Tips E-Booklets from OraMedica International Oral health tips designed to improve employees’ long-term health while reducing employers' healthcare costs

ADP Enters New Market to Offer a Strategic Sales Performance Tool to Empower Sales
ADP Enters New Market to Offer a Strategic Sales Performance Tool to Empower Sales and Aid in Financial Compliance

The Conference Board announced today that James H. Slamp has been named Executive Vice President
The Conference Board announced today that James H. Slamp has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Slamp replaces the retiring George Convery, who served The Conference Board for 50 years.

How to Hire Entertainment for your Corporate Holiday Party
National corporate entertainer reveals the simple steps to hiring great entertainment for your corporate holiday party. Follow these guidelines and feel confident and secure that you will have an outstanding corporate event.

nowHIRE and eScreen Announce Strategic Partnership
nowHIRE and eScreen offer first and only automated instant clinic-based rapid drug testing device integrated into an ATS.

Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Present Evidence-Based Recruitment, Retention
Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world’s largest employment marketing and communications companies, will present Evidence-based Recruitment & Retention at conferences across the country this month, including: Texas Association for Healthcare Recruitment (TAHCR) Fall Conference on November 8th, Colorado Healthcare Association of Human Resource Management (CHAHRM) Fall Conference on November 9th and the Philadelphia Area Association of Health Care Recruiter Meeting on November 13th.

Diversity.com to Offer Live Interactive Diversity.com Branded Electronic Job Fairs
eJobFairs.net has been discovered by Diversity.com as the next step in the evolution of recruiting.

TempWorks Software Client Leverages Technology to Get Ahead
Hire Dynamics named semi-finalist in TAG Excalibur Awards 2007 for use of TempWorks DocCenter and applicant portal technologies.

Management Mentors Says Effective Communication Key to Successful Employee Mentoring Programs
Management Mentors discusses the importance of effective communication strategies in employee mentoring programs in its upcoming Internet radio show on Friday, November 9, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. (EST).

Benelogic Named a BenefitPoint Premier Enrollment Partner
Benelogic, a best-of-breed provider of online benefit management portal applications, announced today that it entered into a partnership with BenefitPoint®, a Vertafore, Inc. company and leader in benefits automation, to provide enrollment technology solutions to BenefitPoint’s brokerage and consulting firm customers.

OraMedica International, LLC announced today the availability of oral links to systemic health-tips
OraMedica International, LLC announced today the availability of oral links to systemic health-tips E-Booklets for employees, designed to improve the long-term health of the workforce while reducing employers' healthcare costs.

JobApp Network Names Board of Directors
JobApp Network Names Board of Directors: Strong Company Building Experience and Growth Expertise Selected

JobApp Network Secures $4 Million in Funding from Vineyard Capital Group
JobApp Network Secures $4 Million in Funding from Vineyard Capital Group: Vineyard Capital Group Acquires Assets and Infuses Capital, Governance and Key Management

Top-Rated Online Video Campaign Shows How Even B-to-B Brand Can Benefit from Viral Video
Top-Rated Online Video Campaign Shows How Even B-to-B Brand Can Benefit from Viral Video: ClearPoint Hires YouTube Comedian to Create and Distribute Promotional Video One of the recent top-rated and most-viewed YouTube comedy videos was sponsored by ClearPoint, a management company for temporary labor. ClearPoint partnered with Kevin Nalts, one of the top ten comedians on YouTube, to produce a video satirizing how unecessarily complicated human resource and staff outsourcing has become. The 3-minute "viral video" was one of very few promotional videos that ranked "top rated" and "most viewed" by the 20,000 people viewing it on YouTube within days of its launch.

The Conference Board Names New CFO
The Conference Board announced today that James H. Slamp has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Cytiva’s SonicRecruit Featured in ERE Media’s Talent Acquisition Systems 2007
Cytiva’s SonicRecruit Featured in ERE Media’s Talent Acquisition Systems 2007 Industry Analysis and Buyer’s Guide SonicRecruit profiled as one of 24 leading talent acquisition systems on the market

Halogen Software Achieves Most Successful Quarter in Company History
Includes Record Year-Over-Year Overall and License Revenue

Latest Offering from Applied Research Corporation Helps Companies Build Better Sales Managers
Comprehensive Suite of Assessment Instruments and Development Activities Ensure Emerging Sales Managers are Ready to Lead

Zywave Unveils Revolutionary New Broker-Client Communications Platform
The information technology revolution is changing the way we work and communicate in the insurance brokerage industry. The latest area to feel the impact – broker/client communications. For clients, these customer service platforms, or client portals, allow for significant efficiencies in how they find information, manage risk and interact with their brokers. For brokers, this same technology enables them to communicate, connect and collaborate more effectively with their clients and prospects than ever before. MyWave Elements™ portal helps insurance agencies deliver the ultimate client experience.

Ultimate Software to Present at the JPMorgan SMid Cap Conference
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Scott Scherr, president, CEO, and founder, and Mitchell Dauerman, executive vice president and CFO, will present at the JPMorgan SMid Cap Conference on Tuesday, November 6 at 2:05 p.m. Eastern Time.

PatriotJobs.net & Hire-A-Patriot.com Launch San Francisco Based Websites
Local Job Boards To Help Military Servicemen & Women, Veterans and Their Families

Adecco Group North America Deploys GeoLearning's E-Learning Suite
On-demand learning management system helps deliver "One Adecco" training message and processes across 6,300 colleagues in North America.

FASTAFF Travel Nursing Offers Travel Nurses Rental Cars
For traveling nurses being able to explore their surroundings while on assignment is not an option, it's a requirement. For this reason rental cars are being offered on most FASTAFF travel nursing assignments.

HR Professionals: Get Involved With M&A Process
The pace of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to accelerate in today's global environment. Among the most common causes of failure cited by CEOs were poor or unclear leadership (49%), different cultures (49%), and a poor integration process (46%). If HR professionals are not involved in the overall merger and acquisition process from the beginning, these failures are sure to continue.

JWT Employment Communications Present 'Succeeding in Online Advertising: Managing Your ROI' Webinar
Shelley Rees and John Duffield of JWT Employment Communications Present 'Succeeding in Online Advertising: Managing Your ROI' Webinar Hosted by Yahoo!HotJobs Shelley Rees, Director of Interactive Strategy and John Duffield, Senior Producer from JWT Employment Communications, one of the world’s largest employment marketing and communications companies, will present "Succeeding in Online Advertising: Managing your ROI" on November 7, 2007 (2pm ET/11am PT). This Webinar, hosted by Yahoo! Hotjobs, a leader in the online recruiting industry, will show recruiters of all sizes how to ensure their online recruitment communications are providing them with the best Return On Investment (ROI).

Galaxy Technologies, Inc. Again Named Top Business Partner of the Year
Galaxy awarded President's Circle Designation for eighth straight year and enters the million-dollar club for second consecutive year.

UK Guru on Corporate Stress Delivers Keynote Speech, 'Change is an Opportunity for Growth'
A new Keynote Speech for CEOs & Senior Executives by top UK Guru on Corporate Stress, Carole Spiers - (returning to Dubai by popular demand). Leading International Authority on Corporate Stress, Carole Spiers, is visiting Dubai for the fourth time in 2007, to deliver her new keynote presentation, 'Change is an Opportunity for Growth', location: Conference Room 2, Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, UAE, 11 November, 2007 at 7 p.m.

Global Manufacturer Uses CareerTV Recruitment Videos To Give An Edge To Their Hiring Process
"It is a perfect way for us to push out our message in an appealing way to the millennium generation," says Maureen Crawford, Manager of Talent Acquisition at OSRAM SYLVANIA. As the recruitment market becomes more competitive, increasing numbers of employers are starting to brand themselves using video.

HRWatch Announces Most Frequently Downloaded Articles from Human Resource Magazines & Journals
HRWatch, one of the largest publishers of Human Resource newsletters for HR management and staff, announced the most downloaded HR articles through the first half of 2007. Recipients of the controlled circulation newsletters receive Human Resource articles from top HR magazines and journals, customized in email format, to increase productivity and career enhancement within their organizations. The list of the most frequently downloaded HR articles is a snapshot of what topics are top-of-mind for corporate Human Resource executives.

OptimalResume.com Releases a Video Resume Creation Console for the Higher Education Market
With all of the recent buzz about video resumes, OptimalResume.com takes center stage with its new online software called OptimalVideoResume. OptimalResume.com has developed the online tools needed to easily produce a top quality video resume. The company services the higher education market and has set the standard for online resumes.

Garry Cole has joined Buck Consultants as Vice President in its Sales Group
Cole joins Buck from Namco Bandai Games America Inc., where he served as Executive Vice President of Sales.

MyWave Elements(TM) portal helps insurance agencies deliver the ultimate client experience
Zywave, Inc., a leading provider of insurance technology services for brokers, today announced the introduction of MyWave Elements(TM), a revolutionary new platform for broker-to-client communication.

Dayak Debut: New Recruiting Portal That May Save Employers Billions
New site reflects evolution of recruiting exchanges, allows employers to set their own fees for each posted job.

Jobs in Glasgow Financial Services Sector Booming, Reports Joslin Rowe
Joslin Rowe reports Glaswegian professionals are spoilt for choice as the number of opportunities rises dramatically across financial services firms based in the City.

Florida Salary and Benefits Survey: Merit Raises Higher and Turnover Lower than National Average
Effective Resources, Inc. releases study data representing more than 1.9 million employees and 214 Florida employers

New England Health Care Costs Increase in 2007
Seventy-four percent of companies in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island had a health insurance premium increase, according to the Compensation Data 2007 – New England annual survey of 160 employers. When compared to 2006, this number has increased from 71.2 percent. The newly released results reported the average premium increase was 10 percent for all plan types.

Corporate Counseling Associates Names Thomas Diamante, PhD, as Vice President, Consultative Services
HR strategist, author and organizational change expert brings cross-industry experience to workforce consulting firm

Delta Dental mourns loss of founding CEO
Dr. F. Gene Dixon, a visionary who helped pioneer dental benefits industry

CRI Chief Executive Featured on Technology Panel at RPO Summit
Expert panel to discuss technology’s impact on the talent acquisition process.

Infohrm Presents Current and Future Trends in Workforce Planning at the HR Southwest Conference
HR practitioners discuss the results of Infohrm’s international survey on workforce planning during a presentation on "The Future of Workforce Planning."

Actonomy to Launch 'Resume DNA Extractor' as add on to Fuzzy Matching and Searching Platforms
Actonomy to Launch 'Resume DNA Extractor' as add on to Fuzzy Matching and Searching Platforms to find Better Candidates Faster Resume DNA Extractor allows to extract the visible and latent information from resumes and to create a knowledge base that can be used by staffing companies, jobboards and e-recruitment service providers to enhance the jobsearch and matching process.

Kenexa Named to Deloitte’s 2007 Technology Fast 50 List
Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA), a leading provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today announced they were named to Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 for Greater Philadelphia

Employers Tackling Health Care Challenges with 21st Century Benefit Design
Employers Tackling Health Care Challenges with 21st Century Benefit Design; New Issue Brief from HealthFitness Charts New Course for Better Employee Health Gregg O. Lehman, PhD, past president of the National Business Coalition on Health, speaks about major challenges employers face....and the strategies they are using to combat ever-rising health costs through personal accountability.

Hays Identifies Job Hotspots
Over one in two employers report a rise in their permanent staff levels, according to a survey conducted as part of the annual Hays Salary Survey.

Dominion Resources and Steelcase Receive TEDS Awards
Dominion Resources and Steelcase honored at the 2007 TEDS User Conference. Two world-class companies win Gold Standard Award.

G&A Partners to Host Webinar on Social Security 'No Match' Letters
G&A Partners, a fully integrated Houston-based human resource (HR) and administrative services company, will host its newest webinar, "Myths and Facts of Social Security 'No Match' Letters," on Nov. 1. This webinar will explore the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new "No Match" regulations and differentiate myths from facts.

Kronos(r) Acquires Deploy Solutions Solidifies leadership in field-based recruiting
Solidifying its leadership in field-based recruiting and forging deeper into the talent management market, Kronos(r) Incorporated today announced it has acquired Deploy Solutions Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Newton, Mass. Deploy delivers selection and hiring solutions that help organizations increase applicant flow, reduce costs, and improve quality of hires. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

HighRoads Enables Compliance in Summary Plan Description Process
Fortune 500 Human Resource Teams Reduce Costs, Errors and Compliance Risk with Enhanced SPD Solution

The 3rd Annual Illinois Workers’ Comp Forum, takes place on March 11-12, 2008
The 3rd Annual Illinois Workers’ Comp Forum, taking place on March 11-12, 2008, at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, features keynote presentations from industry leaders who will address these issues and provide critical updates and solutions to the continuing challenges in Illinois workers’ comp.

TalentSecure Releases Advanced Version of Staffing & Recruiting Software
Overland Park-based TalentSecure has recently announced Version 2.0 of its popular TalentSecure Staffing and Recruiting Software for general availability. The new version contains more powerful features that reflect the latest technology updates and the changing needs of the staffing and recruiting industry.

IncentOne adds 14 new clients year to date to health and productivity division
Use of incentives to encourage health behavior change increasing

Are Your "Mentoring Matches" Made In Heaven?
Management Mentors explores what makes a good mentor-mentee match in its upcoming Internet radio show on Friday, October 26, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT).

IT’S NOT JUST, “WHO YOU KNOW” WHEN LOOKING FOR A JOB
IT’S NOT JUST, “WHO YOU KNOW” WHEN LOOKING FOR A JOB, IT’S HOW WELL YOU KNOW, “WHO YOU KNOW”! In today’s tightening job market, online recruiter, WallStJobs.com urges deepening your networking relationships and offers some tips on how to do it.

Overwhelmed Recruiters, Underutilized Applicant Tracking Systems
A second webinar based on the report to focus on company experiences and best practice advice.

Upcoming Web Seminar Features Employee Continuum with Life Time Fitness
Upcoming Web Seminar Features Employee Continuum with Life Time Fitness on Successfully Creating the Right Employment Brand

Eluta.Ca Deploys New Recruitment Software from Candidate Manager to Help Canadian Companies
Candidate Manager, a leading provider of Talent Management solutions, today announced a new partnership with Eluta.ca, one of the largest online recruitment web sites in Canada, that will enable employers to post their new jobs automatically to the Eluta.ca search engine free of charge using Candidate Manager’s applicant tracking software.

Susan Minis has joined Buck Consultants as a Director in its New York City office.
Minis joins Buck from the New York City Comptroller’s Office, where she served as Director of Fixed Income and Rebalancing.

National Business Group on Health Honors Five Employers with Best Behavioral Health Services Program
Aetna, Cisco Systems, Delta Air Lines, GlaxoSmithKline, Pitney Bowes Recognized for Innovative Programs

Talent Technology Partners with eQuest to Offer Global Job Posting
Talent Technology Partners with eQuest to Offer Global Job Posting Offers Customers the Largest Network of Leading International and Domestic Job Boards

HRN Management Group Named 82nd Fastest Growing Utah Company by MWCN
The MountainWest Capital Network named HRN Management Group as the 82nd fastest growing company in Utah. The 2007 Utah 100 Awards, honoring the 100 fastest growing Utah-based businesses, were presented at a luncheon on October 22 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. This is the second consecutive year HRN has been named to the Utah 100.

Stress Management Key to Employee Retention
Workers rank stress as a top reason they would leave their company1, yet only 50% of employers offer stress management programs to employees primarily because they are perceived to have low impact on employee attraction and retention, according to a new research report, Attraction and Retention: The Impact and Prevalence of Work-Life and Benefit Programs by WorldatWork.

Replicon Introduces New Time Tracking Industry Articles RSS Feed
Replicon's time tracking and online software industry's technical professionals have developed an RSS feed as a way to communicate within their specific industries.

IncentOne Receives Incentive Platinum Partner Award
For 6th consecutive year, corporate leaders recognize leadership vision

The Writing on the Wall: Why We Must Embrace China as a Partner or Face It as an Enemy - 600 Word Review
The Writing on the Wall traces the historic development of China’s economy from the Imperial Dynasties to the current “socialist market” economy. The question of whether China can become a great economic power without democracy and genuine capitalism is examined in detail. Find out more. Read this review.

The Writing on the Wall: Why We Must Embrace China as a Partner or Face It as an Enemy - 300 Word Review
The Writing on the Wall traces the historic development of China’s economy from the Imperial Dynasties to the current “socialist market” economy. The question of whether China can become a great economic power without democracy and genuine capitalism is examined in detail. Find out more. Read this review.

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Improve Your Internal Competitive Advantage using Social Media
Social networking tool can be just the thing your organization needs to help your HR team find time to recruit and retain, says David Cummings.

Outsourcing Agreements: Get It In Writing
A contract is necessary when working out a outsourcing agreement. Info-Tech shares this explanation.

International Recruitment
VISANOW explains the benefits of an efficient immigration management system for international recruitment.

Working On Your Career
“Are you working in your career or on your career?” Carol Ross explains the difference.

Driving People Performance with Affordable, Web-Based Software
Do you feel you maximize your employees' potential? What helps drive your workforce's performance? Shelley Davenport has some suggestions to help organizations manage performance.

CEOs’ Seven Common Leadership Complaints
They can be seen as the seven signs. . . they are seven classic complaints Chief Executives make about their leadership team. Christopher Rice of BlessingWhite explains.

Ask the Coach - Issue 48: Dealing with a Visionary Boss?
Executive Coach, Merry Marcus, offers coaching for those who report to visionaries about how to manage a visionary boss and keep step with their changing focus and goals.

Towers Perrin Study Finds Significant "Engagement Gap" Among Global Workforce
The study draws a definitive connection between how engaged employees are on the job and financial performance.

Metadata: The Invisible Threat
Do you know what metadata is? Do you understand how it can be used against you? Jonathan Hauer shares his views through M. Lee Smith Publishers.

Traditional Office Policies May Violate The National Labor Relations Act
Common personnel policies may violate a National Act in the U.S. Pepper Hamilton LLP has more.

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Sunday Night Blues
That sinking feeling you get every Sunday night as you think about the next day at work may not just be work stresses. Is it time to re-think your job? Joan Lloyd has some advice.

Apologizing Related to Higher Pay
I'm sorry but a recent study suggests the more you apologize, the higher your pay may be. John Schinnerer humbly explains.

Quick Relaxation Techniques on the Job
Breathe in, Breathe out... we all need it. George "Bud" Wassell shares techniques to help release the daily tension.

Antidotes for Worrying: Re-ordering Self Talk
Self-talk can equal self-defeat. What if we did away with the what ifs? Gary Alger explains.

Family Caregivers Are Stressed Out
Survey and Web data show dramatic toll on those who care for the elderly.

Survey Reveals Many Law Firms Unconcerned with Losing Top Performers
Worried about losing your top performer? According to a Robert Half Legal survey, many law firms aren't concerned.

Reluctance, Resistance and Coaching
Does your company know how to effectively use executive coaches? Patricia Wheeler explains the reluctance and resistance some organizations experience when it comes to coaching.

Blazing Our Own Unique Leadership Path
Are you a natural born leader? Is there such a thing? Jim Clemmer investigates.

Ten Career Skills to Keep You Employable in the 21st Century
Do you look at the future with thoughts of the past? Karla Brandau explains that career success is straight ahead.

iPod touch now delivers elearning to the palm of your hand
E-learning professionals are hungry for mobile learning breakthroughs. The recent releases of the iPhone and iPod touch have opened up tremendous new access opportunities for mobile learning.

RecruitAlliance and ATCO International Announce Strategic Partnership
RecruitAlliance, Inc, the leading web-based recruiter management system, and ATCO International, a leading provider and manufacturer of specialty maintenance chemical products for a variety of industries nationally and internationally, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership to provide RecruitAlliance's Recruiter Management solution to ATCO International. This will enable ATCO International to manage more effectively its personnel recruitment needs.

Capital H Group Acquires UK-based Centre for High Performance Development
Capital H Group, a rapidly expanding consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, has acquired the UK-based Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD)

Randy Whitcroft Joins Peak Sales Recruiting
Appointment marks launch of "Sales VP" practice for tech company search firm.

JobsInLogistics.com Appoints Bill Smith and Emma Firth as New Directors of Business Development
JobsInLogistics.com Appoints Bill Smith and Emma Firth as New Directors of Business Development

SUCCESSION PLANNING IS TECHNOLOGY
‘WAKE-UP CALL’ FOR COMPANIES, WATSON WYATT EXPERTS SAY

Monster and Consorte Media Form Alliance to Connect Employers with More Hispanic Job Seekers
Co-branded Career Site “Career Latino” Launches; Monster to Offer Employers Reach Among Consorte’s Network of Hispanic-focused Properties

iCIMS Delivers Performance Management Solution to Lulu Enterprise
Premiere talent platform provider eliminates paper process for a digital marketplace.

More Retirees Relaunching Careers
Many retirees are returning to the workforce to overcome boredom and limited finances. Yet making a career comeback can be very problematic for those facing ageism and gaps in their work history. In their new book professional resume writers Louise Kursmark and Wendy Enelow help retirees address these issues and quickly return to work through savvy resume strategies that make the most of a retiree's experience and achievements.

Small Business Rely on HR Shared Services to Prevent Employee Related Issues
Small businesses face a number of legal challenges from employment laws to employee workforce risks. Weekly if not daily, situations arise for small businesses where HR Shared Services would make a huge impact in terms of saving managers and executives time and headache. Achilles Group offers a new report on the benefits of HR Shared Services for small and medium businesses.

Vonage Selects Halogen Software
New solution to streamline employee performance and talent management across organization.

42.8% of Corporations Offer Some Type of Consumer-Driven Health Care Option
New survey looks at employee benefits offered in several employment sectors.

Impact Achievement Group Introduces "Managing WorkPlace Discussions"
Flexible leadership communications training leads to effective employee performance management

Convergys Reports Third-Quarter EPS of $0.30 -- Reaches HRO Contract Resolution
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today its financial results for the third quarter of 2007.

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