iQor Wins Virtual Vanguard Award: Company Awarded for Best Enterprise Desktop Signaling its commitment to have the most advanced technology in the business, iQor, Inc. (http://www.iqor.com) (formerly IRMC), a premier provider of call center services, was awarded a 2007 Virtual Vanguard Award for the Best Enterprise Desktop. - 2007-10-31

Best Recruiting Practices Emerge After Increase in Fraud: Experts Suggest that Hiring Companies Embrace One-to-One Approach, which Limits the Applicant's Exposure to Fraudulent Activities When British Petroleum recently fired off a missive to job applicants warning that "individuals and organizations are contacting people offering false employment opportunities in BP," no one should have been surprised. - 2007-10-31

Gossip Tops Biggest Workplace Pet Peeves, According to Randstad Survey Employees want colleagues to clean up their act in the workplace, including cutting down on idle chitchat, washing their own dirty dishes and be better at managing their time. In a pet peeves-themed survey released today by Randstad USA, a leading staffing firm and workforce solutions provider, employees revealed their biggest annoyances in their places of work. The top three pet peeves found in the workplace (among those who have a biggest pet peeve) are gossip (60 percent), others' poor time management skills (54 percent) and messiness in communal spaces (45 percent). - 2007-10-29

Creating and Maintaining a ''Best Place to Work'' Reputation: Baird Chairman, President & CEO Paul Purcell Discusses Attracting And Retaining Top Talent Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) Chairman, President & CEO Paul Purcell has spent more than 35 years in the fast paced financial services industry, and has seen people come and go at all levels. Identifying ways to find and keep talented people, according to Purcell, is one way Baird builds a competitive advantage. Purcell took a few moments to discuss why he is committed to making Baird a great place to work. - 2007-10-29

StepStone Expands US Operations: Provider of Talent Management Solutions Leverages Global Success, Comprehensive Product Portfolio to Fulfill Growing Customer Demands StepStone Solutions, a leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced continued business momentum with the establishment of its US-based operations headquartered in Austin, Texas. StepStone Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of StepStone ASA, one of Europe's largest HR software and services providers, will be led by Bucky Couch, Managing Director, Americas. - 2007-10-25

Plateau Systems Introduces Industry's First Solution to Streamline Complex Training Activity Scheduling: Plateau Schedule Builder Automates and Simplifies Training Schedules, Recommending Optimal Scenarios Based on Resource Availability, Learning Requirements and Organizational Goals Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, content and services, today announced Plateau Schedule Builder(TM), enabling customers for the first time to build efficient training schedules based on training demands and available resources. This innovative solution simplifies the allocation and scheduling of assets to support organizations' complex talent management needs, saving time and money traditionally spent coordinating and managing various resources, such as instructors, simulators, classrooms, or equipment. - 2007-10-22

Paylocity Achieves Sales Milestone & Announces New Sales Management For Paylocity, America's leading independent provider of payroll and HR solutions, October has been a newsworthy month. Not only has the company just signed its 3,000th client--a new high in its 10 year history--it's brought in a new Vice President to continue the momentum. - 2007-10-22

SBRB Retail Small Business Confidence Index Study: Retail Small Business Confidence Index Established By Small Businesses Research Board to Track Quarterly Indicators, Trend Data The Small Business Research Board (SBRB) has established a Small Business Confidence Index (SBCI) to track trends among small retail businesses throughout the U. S., it was announced here today. - 2007-10-16

Workforce Institute Appoints Board of Advisors; Unveils Focus Areas for Inaugural Year: Independent think tank to explore critical workforce issues The Workforce Institute, a think tank dedicated to discovering and advancing best practices in managing the workforce, today announced the appointment of its board of advisors and unveiled its strategic focus areas for the coming year. Comprised of six respected thought leaders from academia and the corporate world, the board will share knowledge and work together to empower organizations around the globe to identify and address workforce management issues that affect productivity and organizational performance. - 2007-10-11

Seismicom to Implement Maconomy's ERP Solution to Scale with International Growth: Solution's Multi-currency, Multi-language Capabilities Key to Decision Maconomy US, a leading provider of business solutions and services for professional service companies and marketing communications organizations, announced today that Seismicom, a leading San Francisco-based marketing firm, selected the Maconomy Agency Solution to replace its accounting software with a fully integrated project and enterprise resource planning solution designed specifically for marketing communications organizations. Maconomy Agency Solution will enable Seismicom to more efficiently capture billable time and more effectively plan and manage profitability. - 2007-10-09

Ten Questions Employees Should Ask About Employer-Sponsored Insurance Benefits During Open Enrollment Season Benefits enrollment can present employees with an increasingly complex set of financial decisions each year. Many employees tend to focus on long-term retirement savings by enrolling in or adjusting their 401(k) plan allocations. Others may concentrate on selecting the health insurance plan that will best meet their immediate health care needs. Throw in flexible spending accounts and other employer-sponsored benefits such as transportation subsidies or health club memberships, and employees are faced with many important choices. - 2007-10-09

MonsterTRAK Joins Forces with ecoAmerica to Launch GreenCareers by MonsterTRAK: First Service Exclusively Designed to Promote Availability of Green Jobs for College Students and Recent Grads According to a recent MonsterTRAK study, 80 percent of young professionals are interested in securing a job that impacts the environment in a positive way, and 92 percent give preference to working for a company that is environmentally friendly.(1) To help young workers identify these opportunities, MonsterTRAK, in alliance with ecoAmerica, today announced GreenCareers by MonsterTRAK, the first environmentally responsible recruitment service for college students and recent graduates. MonsterTRAK is the division of Monster for college students and recent graduates. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource, and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). ecoAmerica is an environmental non-profit that shifts personal and civic choices with innovative consumer research and marketing. - 2007-10-03

HSAeducator.com Announces the Launch of a New Online Community for Individuals Interested in Health Savings Accounts: User Friendly Site Answers Questions about HSAs in Plain English HSAeducator.com today announced the launch of its new website, www.hsaeducator.com designed to engage individuals, employers, and insurance agents seeking answers about HSAs. The site, which advocates Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), seeks to address the basics of HSAs, inform and support the growing movement in the United States toward consumer driven health care (CDH) and affordable health insurance. - 2007-10-01

Dot.com Bust Creates IT Jobs Boom for Professional Services Firm: Start-up Crescent Solutions Makes Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies List after Just Five Years If someone wanted to start up an Information Technology (IT) professional services firm in 2002 - right after a recession, 9/11 and the tech bubble implosion resulted in the loss of 1 million jobs - you might have smirked and wished them luck. - 2007-09-27

Medical/Surgical Specialists Lead Unique Visitors to NurseUniverse.com: Employment Site Reports Data for Online Hiring Trends Vertical Alliance Group (VAG) reported today that more than 26 percent of unique visitors who recently used its NurseUniverse.com employment Web site to search for and apply to open job opportunities are medical/surgical candidates. - 2007-09-27

Monster Study Reveals Organizations Not Adequately Prepared for Impending Employee ''Brain Drain'': Baby Boomer Retirements Threaten to Significantly Decrease Organizational Knowledge, Yet Only 20 Percent of Companies Have a Formal Knowledge-Retention Strategy in Place U.S. employers largely recognize they face an imminent worker shortage due to Baby Boomer retirements; however, few have a formal strategy in place to manage and retain worker knowledge, according to a survey released today by Monster(R). The corresponding report, titled "Building and Securing an Organizational Brain Trust in an Age of Brain Drain," reveals that only 12 percent of human resource managers report knowledge retention as a high priority within their organizations - despite the fact that one-third estimate 20 percent or more of their current workforce will be eligible for retirement over the next several years. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). - 2007-09-25

Best Practices for Advising on Form I-9 Compliance from Lookout Services The following article, by Elaine Morley, was published in The Lookout Monitor on Sept. 23, 2007. - 2007-09-25

Monster and VocationVacations Announce ''Test-Drive Your Dream Job(R)'' Promotion Monster(R) and VocationVacations(R) today announced that Monster and MonsterTRAK site visitors can enter to win one of 12 Dream Jobs as part of the "Test-Drive Your Dream Job" promotion. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST) and MonsterTRAK is the division of Monster for college students and recent graduates. VocationVacations is the only company to offer workers a risk-free opportunity to try out the jobs of their dreams. - 2007-09-25

Human Factors International, Inc. receives ``Best Solution Award'' Human Factors International, Inc. (HFI), the industry leader in the field of user-centered design, will receive the prestigious "Best Solution Award" on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Government Technology Conference in Albany, NY, for its user-centered design work on the California State Personnel Board website. - 2007-09-25

U.S. Small Business Confidence Index Drops 3 Points; Nationwide Concern About Economy, Regional Pessimism About Revenue Growth Drive Key SBRB Indicator South The Small Business Research Board (SBRB) U.S. Small Business Confidence Index (SBCI) dropped to 43 during the third quarter of 2007, a decline of three points from the previous quarter, according to a report issued here today. - 2007-09-24

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