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Authoria remained profitable while exceeding operating targets for the sixth consecutive quarter with a 120 percent increase in revenue.

INfe Human Resources CEO Arthur Viola discusses roll-up acquisitions and corporate strategy with PRBroadcast.com in online interview (Registration)

Nordstrom expands Workstream relationship to manage recruiting and surveys with Workstream's TalentCenter

Adecco, DirectPointe, Certiport and UVSC's Turning Point announced  Skilled2Succeed, an alliance committed to helping underserved Utahans achieve employment and self-sufficiency through certification and validation of critical job skills.

New Combos
TeamStaff Inc., a health-care staffing and specialty payroll services provider, will acquire privately held RS Staffing Services Inc. for $8 million.

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The 8th Annual Recruiting & Staffing Summit
September 19-21, 2005,
Intercontinental Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
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Deck Chairs
Donald R. Bregande is the new Vice President of Human Resources of Penn Traffic Company...the DEA is seeking individuals with accounting or finance degrees, or related experience to become DEA Special Agents...Sheila Marcelo Joins TheLadders.com as Vice President and General Manager...Forrest Flake is the new assistant administrative vice president for human resource services at Brigham Young University...
 

Survey Sez
Yahoo! HotJobs - entry level job postings have increased over 150 percent year-over-year.  According to the Yahoo! HotJobs College Survey, students are being more proactive about their career plans, with 37.4 percent beginning their search before graduation, up from only 17.6 percent this time last year. More than half already have a resume they feel good about, and an overwhelming 85 percent have had interviews already.

For those unable to land their first choice job, 21 percent said they would take time off to travel, 14 percent said they would volunteer or intern for free in a first choice field, and 32 percent would take a temporary job while continuing to look for a first choice opportunity.

Management Recruiters International - About 30 percent of all companies use personality tests to help make hiring decisions.

You Should Know
Bangladesh: People are becoming more aware of the positive impact of manpower export

Global: Yahoo employee blog guidelines. (Michael Specht)

UK: Many applicants are discouraged from applying for jobs because of age restrictions included in job descriptions. Such advertisements will be illegal from 2006, when new legislation against age discrimination will become law. Until then, the government estimates that British business is losing as much as £16billion per year due to a system that blatantly discriminates against the very group of jobseekers that could resolve the skills shortage.

UK: Prepare for the invasion of the temps.

US: America may find itself on the losing end of the global competition for the ultimate economic prize: creative talent.

US: U.S. staffing firms employed an average of 2.6 million temporary and contract workers per day from January through March – up 11.1 percent or nearly 250,000 workers compared with the same period last year. This year's first quarter marked the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year growth in staffing employment. (American Staffing Association)

US: It's official: Venture Capital Thwarts Innovation (Viridian Design)

US: The Department of Labor publishes "Tips For Selecting And Monitoring Service Providers For Your Employee Benefit Plan" (BenefitsBlog)

US: As Friendster and other pioneering social networking providers struggle, a new and more focused generation of players in the sector is emerging.

MI: Recruiters from states and cities in need of teachers see the surplus of new teachers in Michigan as one of the best ways to fill positions Drop A Note
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