Reveille
Penna  launches new recruitment advertising agency.

Hire Ground Careers launches Corporate Solutions Lite, an ATS solution for smaller HR teams.

BrassRing Named SIIA Codie Award Winner for Second Year in a Row.

Sy.Med Development , a  provider of credentialing software for the healthcare industry, enters the HR market with  OneAppHR.

New Combos
Labor Ready Inc. acquires Reno, Nev.-based CLP Resources Inc. for about $46.2 million in cash.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. completed the acquisition of the human resources  consulting and outsourcing businesses of Mellon Financial Corporation.

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Deck Chairs
Scott W. Smith is the new Chief Human Resources Officer at Learning Care Group...Taek Kwon will join Friendster on June 13 as the new CEO (see below)...Elliott L. Wheelan is Richmond VA's director of human resources...Telegraph Newspapers snaps up Alex Foster from rival The Guardian to become its new head of classified advertising.

Survey Sez
The Office of Personnel Management released its annual Survey of Human Capital.
    * Ninety-one percent of Federal employees believe they do important work.
    * Seventy-one percent get a sense of personal accomplishment from their
      work.
    * Seventy-one percent of employees said they are not considering leaving
      their organization within the next year.
    * Sixty-four percent of Federal workers would recommend their organization
      as a good place to work, an increase of 4 percentage points from 2002.

Federal employees do not believe high performance is properly recognized nor are steps taken to deal with poor performers.
    * Only about one-fourth of employees say steps are taken to deal with poor
      performers.
    * Forty-three percent believe high performing employees are recognized or
      rewarded on a timely basis.
    * Although nearly 80 percent of employees say they are held accountable
      for results, less than a third of Federal employees see differences in
      performance being recognized in a meaningful way.
    * Only 42 percent say awards depend on how well employees perform their
      jobs.

You Should Know
Global: eLAnce Bidding on job-scraping project. (2003)

UK: Wales close to reaching full employment.

US: The Army's recruitment online video game has seen nearly 5.4 million users since its launch in 2002....Usability experts are not often search experts...Knight-Ridder drops fees for some classified ads.

US: There is a less than 1 in 10 chance that the person you're talking to believes your job carries great prestige.

US: The Conference Board's Help-Wanted Advertising Index was unchanged in April. The Index now stands at 39. It was 38 one year ago.

CA: The functionality provided by Linked in for Simply Hired....Friendster CEO departure signals trouble, visitors down 15% in April; industry grapples with fickle users. Drop A Note
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