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Thinking of Coming Out as Gay at Work? UK Gay Workers Say - Don't
Gays and lesbians in the UK market have told gay market researchers that they believe being open about being gay at work is not a good idea. New research reveals that most gays and lesbians worry that being openly gay harms their promotion prospects. In other findings, harassment problems are reported by many in UK workplaces. - April 12, 2008 - Out Now
Alignmark, Inc., Forms New Indian-Based Joint Venture-Global Talent Metrics, Inc.
AlignMark, Inc., has formed a new Indian-based Joint Venture that will build, manage, and offer a repertoire of intellectual property to help all organizations with operations in India better combat human capital challenges including talent acquisition, selection, engagement and retention. The new... - April 11, 2008 - AlignMark
Egon Zehnder International Picks Manager for Czech Republic and Slovakia
Choice of experienced German Partner underscores increasing importance of local markets to the world’s largest privately held executive search firm. - April 10, 2008 - Egon Zehnder International
Leveraged Technology Inc. Appoints Steven H. Rothman as CEO & President
Leveraged Technology Inc. (LTI), an independent IT Managed Service consulting and professional service firm, today announced the appointment of Steven H. Rothman as Chief Executive Officer and President. This change comes after the successful integration of Leveraged Technology Inc and IHS... - April 09, 2008 - Leveraged Technology, Inc.
Federal Court Enters $200,000 Judgment Against Old Dominion University in Favor of White Police Officer Alleging Reverse Race Discrimination
A federal court in Virginia has entered a $200,000 judgment against Old Dominion University in favor of Brett Birkmeyer, a white former police officer in the predominantly black ODU Police Department, who sued ODU claiming he was fired by ODU because he is white and because he complained to ODU officials that he and other white employees in the ODU Police Department were being subjected to race discrimination. - April 08, 2008 - Ray Hogge & Associates, PLC
Los Angeles HR Outsourcing Firm CPEhr Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Supporting Local Non-Profit Organizations
CPEhr, a leading California Human Resources Outsourcing firm, announced its plans to support California-based non-profit organizations, including clients and local firms in celebration of its 25th year in business. - April 08, 2008 - CPE HR, Inc.
New Employment and Human Resource Firm Opens
Staffing and Human Resource Service firm now open. - April 08, 2008 - HRConnects, LLC
i4cp Study Finds, as E-Mail Use Grows, Few Companies Teach Employees How to Communicate
E-mail messages and electronic newsletters rule when it comes to internal communication in organizations today, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). Yet, information overload is a major challenge, and the situation is likely to grow worse, with... - April 07, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
OS2i Launches the Internet Recruitment Training Program for the Indian Recruitment Industry
Now learn the secret techniques used by the world’s best recruiters. - April 05, 2008 - OS2i
Learn How to Motivate Your Employees with a Holistic Wellness Approach at Insight Circle 2008 in Chengdu China
International health and wellness keynote speaker Ms. Beverly Beuermann-King will speak to global executives about the latest holistic health and wellness programs for entrepreneurs and employees at Insight Circle 2008: CHINA on May 26, 2008 at Shangri-La Hotel in Chengdu, China. - April 05, 2008 - Insight Circle Management Group
Iopt.com Shows the Strategic Power of Data
The strategic value “I Opt” technology is demonstrated using the glass ceiling. - April 04, 2008 - Professional Communications Inc. (dba: iopt.com)
Matchdragon.com Launches mRank: Absolute Evaluation of Chinese Resumes’ Quality and Relevancy
The Chinese job platform introduces another innovation in the worldwide HR scenario. Besides its automatic calculation of the match-rate between job seekers and job offers, Matchdragon now features mRank, intelligent evaluation of resumes’ absolute relevancy - April 03, 2008 - EGGsist Ltd
FluidPowerJobs.com Announces Launch of Online Fluid Power Career Center Connecting Hard-to-Find Professionals
New exclusive job board website for the Fluid Power industry gives job seekers a place to post their resume anonymously, and employers a resource to find passive candidates that have experience in the Fluid Power industry. - April 01, 2008 - Bosco-Hubert & Associates, LLC
Generation Y Expert Speaks to the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce on Attracting and Leading the Millennials
Leadership Consultant and Generation Y Expert, Bea Fields, recently spoke to the Bellevue, Washington, Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Forum on the topic of Leading at the Speed of Y: Attracting, Developing and Leading the Millennial Leader. - March 31, 2008 - Bea Fields Companies, Inc.
Arylessence Adds Key Leadership Functions to Serve Growing Client Base
Arylessence, the leading fragrance and flavor manufacturer in the Southeast, today announced the appointment of three new executives and a new perfumer to the company’s quality assurance, sales, regulatory affairs and creative teams. "As Arylessence continues its corporate growth and... - March 29, 2008 - Arylessence
Core Practice Partners Sees Chinese Labor Market Feeling Growing Pains
Core Practice Partners sees signs of trouble as the Chinese government assigns more rights to shift workers and labor laws grow. - March 29, 2008 - Core Practice Partners LLC
Delaware School and Government Officials Learn Effective Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Nearly all school districts in Delaware attend a half-day program to stop bullying and learn measures needed to comply with the new state anti-bullying law. Utica National Insurance Co. selected McGrath Training Systems, Santa Barbara, CA, to conduct the training because of its national reputation as the premier provider of legally fit and educationally sound compliance training for schools. - March 27, 2008 - McGrath Training Systems
New CPEhr White Paper Details Employment Challenges – and HR Outsourcing Solutions – for Struggling California Employers
A new white paper recently released by CPEhr, a leading California HR consulting firm, finds that California employers are expected to turn to Human Resources Outsourcing in record numbers in 2008. This is in response to continuing frustration by California employers brought on by complex employment regulations and rising insurance costs. - March 26, 2008 - CPE HR, Inc.
New Book - Strategies and Tips to Find Good Jobs in Dubai
Dubai Job Secrets e-book provides strategies, tips and tricks for Dubai job seekers to find good jobs in Dubai faster. - March 25, 2008 - ThatsDubai.com
Stay Flexible or Risk Losing Your Professionals
New i4cp Study Says “Flex Work” Boosts Morale, Retention. - March 24, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
halfpricesoft.com Released Easy to Use 2008 Payroll Software for Startup Company
ezPaycheck Payroll Software Makes Small Business Accounting a Breeze with Free Trial, No Registration, and No Obligation. - March 23, 2008 - Halfpricesoft
e-Days Absence Management Solution Launches
e-Days 3.0 Launches. One of the most flexible holiday, absence and sickness management packages available to HR departments has just received a major revision. e-days, the online HR resource, has released version 3.0 of its highly successful absence management solution for medium to large... - March 22, 2008 - e-Days
Lumeta Secures CheckPoint HR to Centralize Payroll and Benefits Processes
Network Security Provider Improves Payroll Efficiency and Proactively Manages Benefits With CheckPoint HR’s Web-based Platform. - March 21, 2008 - CheckPoint HR
Proticon to Host "Battle for Talent" Seminar
Proticon is a leading career management firm specializing in professional level recruitment, placement, career development consulting, coaching and training. Proticon - Professional, Motivational Consulting. - March 21, 2008 - Proticon Career Services
Social Media as a Recruiting Strategy, Written by Richard Nacht, CEO of Career Connection Network, Provides Direction on How to Recruit Top Tier Professionals
Career Connection Network CEO to Publish Book Social Media as a Recruiting Strategy; Winning the War for Passive Talent - March 20, 2008 - Blogging Systems Group
TimeClick 10.0 Time Clock Software Officially Released
TimeClick, one of the nation’s most popular choices in time clock software is now even more powerful and user friendly than ever before. Drawing upon customer requests and feedback, Hawkeye Technology has refined and improved their famous time clock software to meet all the needs of their... - March 19, 2008 - Hawkeye Technology
Workcircle Launches U.S. Job Site, Zamzim
UK job search engine Workcircle has launched a new jobs aggregator, Zamzim, in the USA. - March 19, 2008 - Workcircle
Michael L. Buckner Law Firm Launches Ethics Education and Training Program for Retail Businesses
Retail businesses that establish and maintain ethical values and standards during the current economic downturn will achieve long-term success. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm’s new ethics education and training program was developed to assist retail businesses with upholding ethical standards during financially difficult times. - March 18, 2008 - Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
Michael L. Buckner Law Firm Launches Firm Website and Online Resource Center
The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm launches the firm website and online resource center, www.michaelbucknerlaw.com. - March 18, 2008 - Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
Self Employed Motivation
The latest poll on http://www.PeoplePerHour.com, the leading online skills marketplace, shows that more than half (59.3%) the small business owners and freelancers who use the site went into self employment to achieve a better work-life balance: The poll asked: Q: What is the main reason you are... - March 18, 2008 - PeoplePerHour.com
MindTools.com Announces Launch of New Online Media Press Room
Now the Press Room for Mind Tools, the most visited career skills site on the Internet, makes it easy for reporters to find special topics of interest for business news, features and columns. - March 17, 2008 - Mind Tools Ltd
Ecumen Expands Its Senior Housing Development Team by Welcoming Julie Murray
Ecumen, which is one of the country's largest non-profit senior housing, aging services and senior housing development companies, has named Julie Murray as a director of real estate development services. She joins Ecumen from Dallas-based Greystone Communities, a developer of continuing care retirement communities. - March 14, 2008 - Ecumen
High Technology Recruiting Gets Expert Help from Silicon Valley Resources
Silicon Valley Resources launches as a distinctive high technology recruiting firm. Unlike other recruiting services, Silicon Valley Resources employs domain experts to accelerate time to results. - March 14, 2008 - Silicon Valley Resources
Who Says Quality Isn’t Rewarded?
i4cp study shows most companies strive for and reward quality improvement. - March 14, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Jobshout Announces Job Alerts Functionality
Jobshout, an innovative content management system, announces upgrades. - March 14, 2008 - Jobshout
The Wilshire Group Releases "Top Five Things Your Insurance Broker Should Communicate"
The Wilshire Group released a helpful list of the top five things insurance brokers should communicate when developing a plan for employee healthcare benefits packages. - March 13, 2008 - CheckPoint HR
RWHRMA Presents "Creating We… The DNA of Leadership"
After RWHRMA's March 18th lunch seminar, Human Resource executives will realize why it’s so important to become partners with the leaders in their organizations in setting the stage for the emergence of a new culture, which focuses on relationships and building partnerships within the organization and also with customers. The new mantra for 21st century leadership truly is “Creating We.” - March 12, 2008 - Raleigh Wake Human Resource Management Association (RWHRMA)
Business Performance P/L Announces New Succession Planning Product
Business consulting firm Business Performance P/L this week announced the release of an exciting new tool and guide designed to assist organizations effectively identify and track potential career moves of future leaders. - March 11, 2008 - Business Performance Pty Ltd
Device Promises to Heal the World's Sleep Problems
Those seeking better sleep without drugs look to technology that guarantees deeper, more recuperative sleep and enhanced daytime productivity. - March 09, 2008 - EarthPulse Tech, LLC
Coaching for Commitment: “It Will Revolutionize the Way You Think About Coaching”
Cindy Coe, President of InsideOut Discovery™, Inc. (IOD) an international executive coaching and consulting firm based in Pueblo West, Colorado, today announced the much anticipated release of Coaching for Commitment: Achieving Superior Performance from Individuals and teams (Ed. 3) by John Wiley & Sons Publishers. - March 08, 2008 - InsideOut Discovery, Inc.
Shah Recruiters, Formally Known as ProStaffing, Redesigns Its Website to Incorporate New Web Tools
Shah Recruiters, formally known as ProStaffing, has redesigned its website. Shah Recruiters has now become the combination of staffing firm and online job portal. Shah Recruiters offers Free Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy Assistant Job Search, Free Job Postings and Profile Search. On... - March 08, 2008 - Shah Recruiters
Personal Profiling (Psychometrics) as a Useful Tool in Professional Management Development
Businesses increasingly use psychometric testing, also known as personality profiling as part of professional development. It provides a greater understanding of how people relate to each other within an organisation. - March 08, 2008 - Mind Gliding, Ltd.
Dentistry Argues Discrimination in Dental School
When gender profiling in dental school admissions was covered in a Wealthy Dentist survey, the slight majority of dentist opposed gender discrimination. However, many dentists felt that favoring male applicants could increase access to dental care. - March 07, 2008 - The Wealthy Dentist
Employee Scheduling Discussion Group and Blog Announced
Core Practice Partners has recently announced a public blog and discussion group, both focusing exclusively on shift work environments. Labor Scheduling and the associated strategies have become more and more important as companies move off shore to areas with more competitive workforces and more... - March 07, 2008 - Core Practice Partners LLC
Dexter Laundry Names Daniel Chen as International Sales Manager
Dexter Laundry is pleased to announce that Daniel Chen has joined Dexter Laundry, Inc. as International Sales Manager. Daniel holds a Bachelors degree from National Taiwan University and a Masters degree in International Economics from the University of Akron. He brings over 30 years of high level... - March 07, 2008 - Dexter Laundry, Inc.
Southern Automatic Machinery Company Names Marla Fletcher as Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Southern Automatic Machinery Company (SAMCO) is pleased to announce that Marla Fletcher has joined their team as Sales and Marketing Coordinator. Marla brings over 20 years of sales, marketing and business experience to SAMCO with previous experience with Lowe’s Home Improvement and as a... - March 07, 2008 - Dexter Laundry, Inc.
Beware the Culture Nazi
Beware the Culture Nazi: DFW Author Publishes Book That Helps Corporate Leadership Avoid This and Other Common Mistakes Made While Implementing Culture Changes. Texan author Teresa Rector has turned a decade of organizational training and development experience into a unique book that is certain... - March 06, 2008 - Teresa Rector
RapideL-i Supports Creation of HTML Based eLearning Courses
RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid eLearning tool supports creation of HTML based courseware. - March 06, 2008 - Brainvisa
O’Keefe Casto Residential Brokerage Thriving and Actively Recruiting Real Estate Agents Despite a Tough Market and Other Brokerage Firms Closing
Finally, some positive Las Vegas real estate news you can write about. O'Keefe Casto - a new residential real estate brokerage firm - officially opened its doors today and, in fact, is actively recruiting agents and outperforming the MLS... despite other brokerage firms in Las Vegas closing or downsizing and the fact that this is an extremely tough real estate market. This press release can also be downloaded at: http://www.mxservices.net/OCRB/OCRB-PR022608-FINAL.pdf - March 04, 2008 - O'Keefe Casto Residential Brokerage
HR Jobmine Announces the Creation of Its Free Veteran Placement Service
HR Jobmine, a provider of Internet-based On Demand Recruiting Solutions and Resume Mining Tools, announced today the launch of a free service for both employers and veterans which aids veterans in finding employment. The program was created to help welcome home veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. - March 03, 2008 - HR Jobmine