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AfterCollege launches a comprehensive service that  relies on the company's extensive university network to promote employer visits to almost any college or university in the country. The service incorporates event registration and attendance tracking technology

Beyond.com  is now offering online fraud protection.   IPVerify's fraud protection technology pinpoints each visitor's location with Geolocation by IP and geographic address, providing online companies with the ability to validate their visitors' location in order to flag suspicious activity. Beyond.com has also developed a free White Paper entitled "Identification Theft and Employment Sites-Protecting Information."

Bridge Opportunity Finance, a division of Bridge Healthcare Finance, today announced the completion of a $6.2 million revolver and $3 million term loan under an existing acquisition line to Mercer Staffing, Inc., a staffing company headquartered in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  The funding was used to acquire Quantum Resources, Inc., a staffing company with nine branches in the Southeast United States and Michigan.

In an effort to identify and hire hourly and managerial job candidates with behaviors linked to excellent operational standards, The Holland, Inc., parent company of Burgerville, has chosen to deploy Unicru(R) Inc.'s hiring management system in its 39 fast casual restaurant locations.

EquaTerra launched EQuation HRO, a membership-based service that  provides outsourcing-focused data, benchmarking and performance metrics. Members have access to custom advice, research, and "insider's intelligence" from both EquaTerra HR outsourcing experts and peer companies who have already evaluated - and in many cases implemented - HRO.

G2Bay.com allows job seekers worldwide to participate in the multi-billion dollar recruitment market.  G2Bay splits its 10% finder's fees with job seekers 50-50. 

Aculis, a leading provider of software testing, localization, and IT staffing in the western United States,    announced the expansion of its IT staffing division with a new office location in Salt Lake City.

Forget the 2001 recession. Industry talent in advertising and marketing can make more money and find better opportunities now. "At the moment, companies are competitively vying for talent, and are also trying to keep their current staff happy," said Ragan Jones, Vice President of Recruiting at Talent Zoo.

LAJobHunter.com is proud to announce its Los Angeles metro specific employment portal. More than just a job board, the service is intended to provide an all around look at employment in the Southern California / Los Angeles area.

www.MBA-Exchange.com will be promoting both www.executivesontheweb.com and the-executive-club.co.uk to its community of users. The partnership will broaden the reach of executivesontheweb.com client advertisers and will include advertising jobs on MBA-Exchange.com which will be of interest to MBA graduates and alumni.

DigitalMediaJobs.com has launched as a specialist international job site for Digital Media related Jobs and Careers.

cfactor and Guided Discoveries Learning Group, thought leaders in achievement of strategic initiatives, have partnered to deliver an automated solution to manage corporate and employee objectives and to measure performance against those benchmarks.

getintegrated announced a three-year HRO contract with Pikesville-based Big Steaks Management.

Kelly Scientific Resources has opened its first office in Asia. The new Singapore location joins forces with more than 30 international branches to service the scientific industry throughout the world.

Kenexa^® (KNXA) has received the highest ranking in HRO Today's annual list of the top recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) providers.

VirtualEdge Corporation announced  continued market momentum highlighted by record recurring revenue growth of 232% over the first half of 2004. In support of this momentum, VirtualEdge increased headcount by 38% in 2005 and continues to be profitable during this expansion. VE's growth was fueled by innovative new product releases, many large enterprise contracts such as Schneider National, The Chubb Corporation, Delta Airlines, Scholastic Corporation and Intuit. In addition, existing customers continue to broaden their VE deployments with a 100% renewal rate and an increasing trend toward a single integrated talent capital platform.

Two more newspapers have joined The Job Network, a network of more than 600 newspaper job sites, powered by Redmatch, an HR recruitment software company based in Beachwood, Ohio. Both The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and the South Bend Tribune of Indiana report increased traffic and advertiser approval since joining The Job Network.

Deck Chairs
FedEx Ground, an operating unit of FedEx Corp. ( FDX),  names Shannon A. Brown senior vice president, Human Resources...JWT Employment Communications appoints Bob McCarthy Eastern Regional Business Development Director, with sales and marketing responsibility for agency offices in Atlanta, Boca Raton, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Toronto, and Boston, where he will be based....HRsmart Inc., welcomes Patrick (Pat) Aulson to its board of directors...Caremark, Rx. Inc. (CMX), today announced that Dennis Zeleny has joined the Company as Executive Vice President...Henry Schein, Inc. (HSIC) appoints Carole DeMayo to Vice President, Global Human Resources

Survey Sez
18% of Us Talk To Ourselves, Annoying Others

A  new survey from TrueCareers found that loud phone conversations and the use of speakerphones, as well as constant complaining about assignments, top the list of most annoying work habits.
   
The survey of 2,200 employees also cited cliques among co-workers, arriving late to work, talking to oneself, communicating with co-workers over cubicle walls, bad hygiene and loud eating as irritating habits. 

More than half of the respondents, however, have not considered confronting a co-worker about his or her infuriating habits, possibly because many are guilty of the same behavior.

54% say that they are guilty of at least one annoying work habit.
18% say they often talk to themselves,
16% arrive late to work or meetings,
13% call over cubicle walls instead of using the telephone or e-mail,
07% constantly complain about work.

60% of employees report that the annoying work habits of a  co-worker have negatively impacted relationships in the workplace and have resulted in at least a somewhat significant loss in productivity>

40% say that a co-worker's habits have become so unbearable that they are
currently looking for new employment.

17% have sought a transfer as a result of their frustration with co-workers.

The survey, conducted during July 2005, is part of a monthly survey series
for job candidates and employers on a variety of timely career-related topics.
 

You Should Know
Global:

•  As widely expected, Google waded into the instant messaging space today with the debut of Google Talk, an IM client that also offers the ability to make voice calls between computers. (SearchEngineWatch)
   

• Online advertising is the fastest growing source of revenue for newspapers. But is the typical local daily or weekly newspaper making the most of this opportunity? How can these papers grow their Web site ad revenues efficiently and effectively without taking away from the print side? For a variety of reasons, many papers are growing their online revenue by default. That is, the market is pulling the publisher; online growth occurs despite the publisher's actions or inactions. But this kind of growth cannot continue forever. Publishers need to actively develop and pursue online strategies by understanding the complete spectrum of available technology and better identifying existing and potential customers who belong online. (Adbumb)
   

• The advertising industry has caught an infectious bug. It's considered highly contagious and shouldn't be ignored. They're calling it viral marketing and ever since Crispin Porter + Bogusky created the now-famous Subservient Chicken, every marketer worth their salt has promised to include a viral component as part of a client's next campaign. The thing is, while the dream of viral marketing is a nice one, the reality of producing a viral element, one that effectively spreads through one-to-one exchanges, is often an unpleasant one...(AdBumb)

India:

• India has long enjoyed a reputation as a destination for IT and business process outsourcing. Now, the country is fast emerging as a major center for cutting-edge research and development (R&D) projects for global multinationals such as Microsoft and Motorola as well as Indian firms. More and more companies in industries ranging from IT and telecommunications through pharmaceuticals and biotech are setting up ambitious R&D projects, in part to serve the Indian market, but also with an eye to delivering new generations of products faster to the global market. (Wharton)
   

• Companies in the U.S. and Europe are increasingly willing to conduct sophisticated research projects in India, especially in industries such as pharmaceuticals. While India has large numbers of educated workers -- including 22 million graduates -- does the country have the knowledge base needed to sustain research? Experts at Wharton and elsewhere point out that Indian firms are investing in human capital and building skills to close the knowledge gaps that may exist. (Wharton)

Macao:

• Macao,with a population of nearly 470,000, had a labor force of 242,000 in the second quarter of this year.  52.3 percent of the workforce registered in the second quarter were female.  16.6 percent of the total force worked in entertainment and service activities, followed by manufacturing (15.2 percent) and wholesale and retail (14.7 percent) sectors.  Employees worked an average of 47.4 hours a week and earned an average monthly salary of 5,701 patacas (713 US dollars) during the quarter. (ChinaView)

USA:

• Multi-state databases, although a valuable tool, represent a research or secondary tool only. They can act as good lead generators to tell a researcher where else to look. A database should supplement and not replace other safe hiring tools, such as on-site court searches of relevant counties, and the application, interview and past employment checking process. (ESR)
   

• Early indications suggest that the Millennial Generation, born after 1985, has a strong orientation toward entrepreneurship. They feel confident that they can achieve great results--at least earn a satisfactory living---by going into business for themselves. This population cohort is showing itself to be self-aware, astute, creative, and comfortable taking the risks involved with businesses. This scenario is a "good news---bad news" situations. While it is inspiring to see young people with a desire to create something, to try new business ventures while they are young, there is also a downside. These entrepreneurs, full of intellectual curiosity and energy, are often ideal employees for existing companies. However, if they are business for themselves, these unique human resources are usually not available to work for other employers. They are simply not interested. (Herman Trend Report)