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Palladian International Introduces Career Resources Newsletter
Palladian International introduces a biweekly newsletter for job seekers, providing articles on resume writing, interviewing and job search strategies. - July 10, 2008 - Palladian International, LLC
GRASP is Pleased to Announce the Formation of the San Diego County Chapter of the Global and Regional Asperger’s Syndrome Partnership
GRASP is a free self-help network designed to share ideas and resources, and to offer a supportive forum and community for all adults (and older teens) that share characteristics of the autistic spectrum including Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified. Coming to San Diego for the first time, information and registration is online through www.grasp.org where there are articles and many links about Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism. - July 10, 2008 - Global and Regional Asperger's Syndrome Partnership, San Diego Chapter
Pedersen & Partners Acquires Alter Modus in Croatia
Pedersen & Partners, a leading international executive search firm, announced today that it has acquired 100% shares of the leading Croatian executive search firm Alter Modus. Alter Modus will change the firm’s name to Pedersen & Partners, and the current Pedersen & Partners... - July 05, 2008 - Pedersen & Partners
Veteran Hire Pursuit, Executive Placement for Veteran Owned Businesses, Launches
Veteran Hire Pursuit, an executive-level placement company exclusively serving Veteran Owned Businesses (VOB), publicly launched today. The company, founded by Gary Pitchford, is a client-focused Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) that specializes in the executive search industry by... - July 05, 2008 - Veteran Hire Pursuit
Medix Staffing Solutions Ranks 7 on Crain's "Fast Fifty" List of Chicago's Fastest Growing Companies
Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc., a national staffing organization specialized in recruiting skilled personnel for clients in the healthcare, insurance and scientific industries, was recently ranked 7th on Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Fast 50,” a list of Chicago’s fastest growing companies based on their percent of revenue growth. - July 03, 2008 - Medix
Control Risks Screening Joins the Launch of NAPBS International Europe
Control Risks Screening, the global employee background screening provider, today announced their membership of a newly formed Industry Association set up for the European employment screening industry. The new association will be known as the National Association of Professional Background... - July 03, 2008 - Control Risks Screening
InfoCheckUSA.com Has Been Chosen as the Background Screening Provider for the Florida Masons Organization
Freemasonry is the oldest, largest Fraternity in the world. Its members have included Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Statesmen, Generals, Admirals, Supreme Court Chief Justices, corporate CEOs, opera stars, movie stars, and probably, your next door neighbor. The Masons Organization values safety and therefore passed the motion with a majority vote to require background checks on all new members. - July 02, 2008 - InfoCheckUSA.com
Work Systems Affiliates International Establishes Performance Management Practice Group
Best Practices in Performance Management and New 2-Day Performance Feedback Workshop. - July 02, 2008 - Work Systems Affiliates International
TekPartners Opening Office in Atlanta
TekPartners, one of the fastest growing private professional staffing companies in the country according to Staffing Industry Analysts, has expanded once again. What began as a small office in Coral Springs, Fla., and has already branched out with offices all over Florida and regional locations in... - July 01, 2008 - TekPartners
Beat the Credit Crunch with Free Business Advice
Free business-2-business Advice Clinic. Simple Corporate Resource Solutions is holding a unique business-2-business advice clinic in the heart of Dundee to help give local businesses advice on how to handle the current credit crunch and improve their business performance. The clinic will be... - June 29, 2008 - Simple Corporate Resource Solutions
SC Firm Offers Revolutionary Human Resource Benchmarking Process
The Estes Group announces a revolutionary job benchmarking process that leads to better hiring decisions, increased employee morale, and reduced turnover for small businesses and large corporations. - June 22, 2008 - The Estes Group
Powerchex Addresses the Annual Fraud Conference of the Fraud Advisory Panel
At the first Annual Fraud Conference of the Fraud Advisory Panel, Powerchex addressed the delegates on the subject of vetting and pre-employment screening. - June 20, 2008 - Powerchex
Khosla Ventures Operating Partner Shares Views on What Makes Green Tech Teams Successful
In a candid interview with Greg Selker, CEO and Founder of Selker Leadership, LLC, Ford Tamer, Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, the leading Green Tech venture capital firm, described the best possible values for a culture to ensure success at a Green Tech start up. Selker conducted the interview as part of their “2008 Leadership Interview Series” published on their Leaders Blog. - June 19, 2008 - Selker Leadership LLC
Integrity, at What Price? Powerchex Warns on the Danger of Overlooking CV Lies
At the final round of the Apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar offers the top prize, of a six figure apprenticeship to Lee McQueen despite McQueen’s falsified CV. - June 18, 2008 - Powerchex
Training and Competence Revisited
At the 8th Annual Training and Competence Conference of the Securities and Investment Institute, industry experts claimed that firms will need to capitalise on their T&C arrangements to motivate and differentiate their staff. - June 18, 2008 - Powerchex
Pedersen & Partners Opens Office in Munich, Germany
Pedersen & Partners, the leading Central and Eastern European executive search firm, announces the opening of its office in Germany. - June 17, 2008 - Pedersen & Partners
Free Career Webinar: Successfully Changing Your Career
Date: Wed, June 18th, 11am PST. Register here: www.SiliconValleyResources.com/events. Question on the topic? Questions@SiliconValleyResources.com - June 15, 2008 - Silicon Valley Resources
Glotegy RPO Unveils a New Glotegy|Select Print Ad Campaign - the Focus, World Class RPO Solutions for Companies of All Sizes
Glotegy, a US leader and global provider in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), today unveiled a new print ad campaign for its Glotegy|Select offering (ads may be previewed on the company website). Glotegy|Select provides enterprise class RPO services to companies with fifty or more employees. - June 10, 2008 - Glotegy
ProBuild Selects MySafeWorkplace® for Their Anonymous Employee Hotline
Business Controls, Inc., announced today that ProBuild Holdings, Inc. of Denver, Colorado has chosen MySafeWorkplace® for their anonymous reporting solution. MySafeWorkplace®, a system provided by Business Controls, is available 24/7/365 from anywhere in the world. Employees have the... - June 08, 2008 - Business Controls, Inc.
Palladian International Introduces Career Resources Blog
Palladian International Introduces the Career Resources Blog, Providing Advice to Job Seekers on Resume Writing, Interview Preparation and Job Search Strategies. - June 06, 2008 - Palladian International, LLC
Casino Executive Search, Spectrum Gaming Group Form Alliance
Casino Executive Search and Spectrum Gaming Group have formed a strategic alliance to promote each other’s services to their array of casino clients. “Casino Executive Search and Casino Careers Online are the leading recruitment resources to the gaming industry worldwide," said... - June 01, 2008 - Casino Executive Search
Healthcare Scouts Will be Sponsoring and Attending the CMSA's 18th Annual Conference & Expo June 17-20, 2008
Healthcare Scouts will be sponsoring and attending the CMSA's 18th Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando Florida at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort June 17-10, 2008. The CMSA Annual Conference is the largest case management event of the year. For nurse professionals, this year's event will provide... - June 01, 2008 - Healthcare Scouts
Free Career Webinar: Transitioning from Real Estate Back to the Job Market, June 4th 11am PST
Silicon Valley Resources announces its next free career webinar, Wed, June 4th at 11PST. The webinar is titled, “So, you went into the Real Estate and now you want a REAL job?” In this webinar, Silicon Valley Resources will help candidates prioritize transferable skillsets, how and... - June 01, 2008 - Silicon Valley Resources
Finally a Highly Effective Competency-Based Interview Tool for Hiring Sales Reps
New Hiring Tool reduces hiring costs by dramatically improving the Sales Rep hiring process. - May 29, 2008 - Ashlar Performance Group Inc.
Training ROI Breakthrough
Business consulting firm Business Performance P/L this week released its new user friendly guide and toolkit for measuring return on investment (ROI) on workplace training expenditures. - May 28, 2008 - Business Performance Pty Ltd
The Summer Language Recruitment Fair - Marble Arch, London 13th & 14th June
Top Language Jobs, Europe’s No 1 specialist language recruitment website, will host its 4th Annual London Language Recruitment Fair 2008 at the Thistle Hotel, Marble Arch on the 13th & 14th June. - May 24, 2008 - Top Language Jobs
High Impact Workplace Training Now Within Reach of Employers
Human Resources consulting firm Business Performance P/L this week announced the second release of its comprehensive guide and toolkit for delivering highly effective employee training and measuring results. - May 21, 2008 - Business Performance Pty Ltd
The 2008 Northern California Career & Leadership Summit - Free Event Enhance Your Career: Leadership, Networking and Communication Skills
The 2008 Northern California Career Summit, hosted by Job Connections, is a free, half-day conference targeted to Bay Area professionals looking to enhance their professional skills. The Summit will be held Saturday, May 31 from 8:00 AM to 2PM at the Community Presbyterian Church in Danville,... - May 18, 2008 - CPC Job Connections
Strategic HR Advisors Announces Mobile Executives
Strategic HR Advisors (SHRA) announced the addition of Mobile Executive and Professional expertise to their business model for progressive companies needing result producing improvement methodologies. W. Wayne Perrett, president of Strategic HR Advisors, states, “Companies often face rapid... - May 18, 2008 - Strategic HR Advisors
Healthcare Scouts Honored as 2008 Best Place to Work Finalist
Healthcare Scouts was honored as a finalist for the Orlando Business Journals 2008 Best Places to Work Award. This year, Orlando Business Journal’s Best Places to Work competition received 211 nominations, up from 149 last year. And 7,373 of those companies’ employees participated in an... - May 18, 2008 - Healthcare Scouts
Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Top Talent in a Labor Shortage
Strategic HR Advisors announced the publication of a series of articles in the international publication The Fabricator focusing on an organization’s ability to recruit, develop and retain top talent in today’s global environment. - May 15, 2008 - Strategic HR Advisors
Society for Human Resource Management to Host Local Speaker on Recruiting and Retention of Top Talent
Wayne Perrett, president, Strategic HR Advisors will address attendees at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) membership meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. There’s a phenomenon that is rapidly approaching our industry’s environment – a serious labor shortage that... - May 15, 2008 - Strategic HR Advisors
Powerchex Joins the UK Chapter of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS)
The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) launches in the UK. Docklands based, Pre-employment screening company Powerchex has joined the UK chapter of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). - May 14, 2008 - Powerchex
Online Community Unconference is the Cure for a Web 2.0 Hype Hangover
Forum One Networks’ annual west coast Online Community Unconference provides a forum for online community and social media practitioners to share, learn and collaborate. - May 10, 2008 - Forum One Networks
Einstein HR Helps Georgia Small Businesses Afford Big Business HR
Einstein HR, a full service HR outsourcing firm out of Lawrenceville, Georgia, is pleased to announce that it is helping provide HR services to several of Georgia’s small businesses that they would otherwise not be able to afford. Heidi Davlin of Einstein HR says, “We are thrilled to... - May 10, 2008 - Einstein HR
Jillian Dodson Wins 2008 Rookie of the Year Award
Greene Resources, Inc. (www.greeneresources.com), a Raleigh-based recruiting solutions company, has announced that Jillian Dodson, a recruiter at the firm, has been named the 2008 Rookie of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Staffing Professionals (NCASP). Presented annually, the Rookie... - May 10, 2008 - Greene Resources, Inc.
Core Practice Partners Creates 12 Hour Shift Scheduling Practice
The creation of 12 Hour Shift Schedules will now have a specialized division at Core Practice Partners, becoming the first firm to formally recognize the need. - May 04, 2008 - Core Practice Partners LLC
Calvert Creative and Edge Office Announce Social Media Seminar
Calvert Creative announces social media and business seminar at Edge Office in downtown Raleigh, NC. - May 03, 2008 - Calvert Holdings, Inc.
Outside the Lines, Inc. Announces the Creation of a New Social Network for the Wine & Hospitality Industry
Outside the Lines, Inc., operators of the popular industry job board WineAndHospitalityJobs.com, announced the addition of a new social network, aimed at wine & hospitality professionals. - May 02, 2008 - Community Cafe & Annex Wine Bar
Carol Johnson Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
At the 18th Annual Recruiting Network Conference, Carol Johnson of The Recruiting Network, was presented with the Life Achievement Award for her contribution to the origination and continual development of the discipline now recognized as Real Estate Recruiting. - April 30, 2008 - The Recruiting Network
inTalent Consulting Hosts Atlanta Public School Laptop Essay Contest: Winner Receives a Free Laptop
A Georgia student at South Atlanta High School wins a free laptop. - April 30, 2008 - inTalent Consulting
Greene Resources Named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 100
Greene Resources, Inc. (www.greeneresources.com) has been named to Entrepreneur magazine’s 2008 Hot 100 List, the 14th annual listing of America’s fastest-growing entrepreneurial companies. The Raleigh-based recruiting solutions company ranked number 54 on this year’s list,... - April 30, 2008 - Greene Resources, Inc.
Pre-employ.com, National Background Screening Firm, Named 2008 Best Employer to Work For
The Shasta County Smart Business Resource Center has named leading provider of on-demand employment screening solutions, the Pre-employ.com, Inc. Family of Companies the 2008 Best Company to Work For in Shasta County. - April 27, 2008 - Pre-employ.com Family of Companies
Docklands Start-up Makes UK Top 100
Docklands based start-up Powerchex ranked No 8 in the list of the UK’s top 100 new businesses, compiled by Crimson Business’ Startups.co.uk. - April 27, 2008 - Powerchex
Ripe4 Resourcing: Six Sigma Recruitment in an Economic Downturn
In an economic downturn, the momentum for change gathers pace as companies like people seek to reduce costs. A climate of change may even become easier to cultivate, after all people's habits change as they are forced to cut costs and look for alternatives from cheaper food and transport to better mortgage deals. - April 27, 2008 - Ripe4 Resourcing Ltd
FSA Publishes "Data Security Report 2008"; UK Leading Pre-Employment Screening Company Warns: Poor Vetting Practices Are Exposing UK Financial Firms to the Risk of Fraud
Powerchex, a UK leading pre-employment screening company in the City warns that vetting practices in leading financial institutions are inadequate exposing the UK financial system to the risk of financial crime. Following on today’s publication of the FSA’s “Data Security Report... - April 26, 2008 - Powerchex
Registered CRB Umbrella Body Powerchex Passes CRB’s Assurance Audit with Flying Colours
Powerchex, a UK leading pre-employment screening company in the City was deemed compliant with Criminal Records Bureau’s (CRB) assurance process when dealing with the application, processing, storing and disposing of applicant’s personal information as they relate to their criminal... - April 26, 2008 - Powerchex
Hampton Roads Resume Writing Service Assists Transitioning Military
Resume writing service helps military personnel, government employees, and civilians transition into lucrative careers. - April 15, 2008 - America's Best Resume Service
Healthcare Scouts Relocates to New A+ Office Location
“The ability to provide our employees with A+ office space and amenities goes a long way in our efforts to retain our top performers,” states Brian Hudson, President of Healthcare Scouts. - April 14, 2008 - Healthcare Scouts
intalent Consulting Establishes the Staffing Leaders Exchange: the First National Forum for Senior Staffing Leaders
Senior staffing leaders from Fortune 500s and leading organizations travel to Atlanta for the inaugural Staffing Leaders Exchange. - April 13, 2008 - inTalent Consulting