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Resume Mirror announced a partnership with ERP Solutions a provider of component software, and implementation and integration services for mySAP ERP Human Capital Management  Under the partnership, ERP Solutions will co-market, sell and implement Resume Mirror's Enterprise Applicant Manager (EAM™) for SAP e-Recruiting to their extensive base of SAP clients and to new customers worldwide.

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Blog Search is Google search technology focused on blogs.  Your results include all blogs, not just those published through Blogger; our blog index is continually updated, so you'll always get the most accurate and up-to-date results; and you can search not just for blogs written in English, but in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and other languages as well.

tinytechjobs, a career web site focused on jobs in nanotechnology, microtechnology, biotechnology, and information technology, announced today that it has been selected by Veneto Nanotech to host the Veneto Nanotech Job Center. The Veneto Nanotech Job Center offers a unique meeting place for prospective employers and job seekers in Italy's vibrant nanotechnology community

Workscape, a provider of outsourced benefits and workforce management solutions,  reported its continued strong growth, detailing a number of new prestigious customers.  These most recent new client wins include well-known industry leaders such as Alltel, AmSouth Bank, Perot Systems, Texas Health Resources.

Accolo, a professional recruitment firm has initiated a search for the next United States Supreme Court Justice. In an unprecedented move, Accolo is supporting the effort to fill the Justice opening as part of its civic duty in an unofficial capacity. "Americans value choice and opportunity, and this is our nation's chance to cast a wide net to identify the most appropriate candidate." said John Younger, Accolo's CEO. "The impact this person will have is tremendous, and a healthy democracy requires equal access." Serious candidates will be forwarded to President Bush and select members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

ScanSoft, Inc. (SSFT) has enabled complete, professional scanning, OCR and document conversion capabilities using the new Microsoft XPS Document format. This collaboration with Microsoft will allow developers and customers to use the XPS Document format within a wide range of document automation applications, including Web and intranet search, document scanning and capture, content management, and digital document workflow solutions.

HRsmart will donate 1 percent of the revenues collected from any new contract signed in September to the Save the Children's Hurricane Katrina Fund for Children.

Norwegian testing services organization Datakortet has engaged testing and assessment software provider Questionmark to provide test center administration software for use at some 400 test centers. Datakortet administers many exams in Norway, including the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) exam, which tests basic computer skills in seven areas including word processing, spreadsheets and Internet/email. The ECDL is widely used in most European countries as a certificate of competence in information technology. Outside Europe the program is called the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL). The total number of participants enrolled in the program now exceeds 5 million people, with an estimated test volume of more than 20 million tests so far.

XN Risk Insurance Services will begin writing Employment Practices Liability  Insurance on a 'stand-alone' basis in all states with the sole exception of California, with a broad underwriting appetite enabling the innovative wholesaler to offer third party liability coverage.

Career publisher Vault Inc. has just released its guide to the nation's top banking employers. Goldman Sachs ranks first overall in prestige.

According to a recent survey conducted by CyberShift, approximately 80 percent of companies surveyed are looking to workforce management solutions to either reduce costs, improve employee productivity or a combination of both. These survey results come from human resources, payroll and operations professionals who experience the most challenges with optimizing workforce schedules and matching the right person with the right skills to the right job.

Computerwork.com is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2005, thanks to a single-minded focus on being a job board for technical candidates and employers through a decade of Internet evolution

OpinionJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal's free editorial-page Web site, was named Best Political Web Site. StartupJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal's guide for entrepreneurs, was named Outstanding Web Site in the Small Business category. CareerJournal.com which features more than 30,000 top-level jobs and 2,500 articles on all aspects of job hunting and career management.received the "Standard of Excellence" designation.

Apex Systems has joined Careermetasearch.com as its first preferred partner securing the technical staffing slot for a year. "Careermetasearch.com subscription service and its Push Postings™ product that utilizes the creation and placement of keyword marketing is vital to our recruiting success. After our initial three month membership on Careermetasearch.com, we analyzed what Careermetasearch.com had produced in the number of quality candidates that applied to us and felt that a year commitment was a worthy investment." said Michelle McCauley Staffing Manager for Apex Systems Inc. 

Valtera, a  selection and assessment provider,  has forged a  partnership with U.K.-based Bond International, a  workforce management solutions company. The partnership will provide customers with an end-to-end product to manage their recruitment and assessment processes and strengthen Valtera's position as a leader in science-based solutions throughout the employee lifecycle.

Ceridian has launched Ceridian Backup Care Solutions powered by Work Options Group. This fully managed solution is designed for companies that want to provide their employees with a fast, easy, reliable and affordable way to secure care for their loved ones of any age, so they can get to work and remain productive when a breakdown in care occurs.

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Sento Corporation, a right-channeling solutions leader, has named Tam Bevan as the company's new vice president of human resources...

Survey Sez
CareerBuilder.com released the results of its latest survey tracking projected hiring and job search activities for the upcoming quarter.  The survey, titled "Q4 2005 Job Forecast," was conducted from August 10 to August 22, 2005 of more than 2,450 workers, including 875 hiring managers primarily operating in services industries.  

HIRING HIGHLIGHTS  
"Consistent with seasonal trends, recruitment activity is expected to continue in the fourth quarter, but at a slower pace," said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com.  "The extent of the slowdown remains to be seen given recent events on the Gulf Coast.  Forty percent of hiring managers surveyed in August prior to Hurricane Katrina reported they plan to recruit new workers in the fourth quarter, down from 50 percent in the third quarter.  At the same time, 15 percent expected to decrease headcount, up from 11 percent previously. 

While hiring has been strong with 1.5 million jobs added this year, businesses will be keeping a close eye on their hiring activity as they assess the impact of Hurricane Katrina and international conflicts on the nation's economy."  

Amount of Employees Being Hired  
Thirty-nine percent of hiring managers said they plan to recruit one to 10 workers during the fourth quarter, 16 percent expected to add between 11 and 50, and 14 percent expected to add more than 50.   Hiring Cycle   Hiring managers reported difficulty with finding qualified candidates. Nearly one-in-four said it takes them more than two months to fill open positions.  Nearly half said it takes them at least one month.  Others reported a shorter cycle with 28 percent stating it takes them less than two weeks.  

Most Popular Positions for Recruitment  
The leading areas for job requisitions identified by hiring managers include healthcare, sales, information technology, retail and accounting/finance.  In terms of job level, recruiting for management positions is trending upward.  Thirteen percent of hiring managers said they plan to hire managers, directors and senior level executives during the fourth quarter, a slight increase from 11 percent in the third quarter.  Professional and technical workers and entry level positions saw a minor decline to 29 percent and 17 percent respectively.  

Hiring by Region  
Although the Midwest led in the amount of hiring managers who said they are increasing headcount in the fourth quarter, it also had the largest spike in the amount planning to decrease headcount quarter over quarter.  Forty-two percent of hiring managers in the Midwest anticipated expanding their staffs. Fifteen percent expected to decrease staffs.   The Northeast tracked the lowest in the amount of hiring managers increasing and decreasing staffs at 37 percent and 14 percent respectively. However, the Northeast saw a sizeable rise in those planning to cut headcount quarter over quarter from 9 percent to 14 percent.   The West had the largest number of hiring managers who said they will reduce headcount at 16 percent, balanced by the 41 percent who expected to add to their headcount.  The South came in at 39 percent for increasing staffs and 15 percent for decreasing staffs.  

JOB CHANGES AND JOB SATISFACTION HIGHLIGHTS  
Job satisfaction reached a 12-month high with 59 percent of workers stating they are content in their current positions.  However, 13 percent of workers reported they would change jobs in the upcoming quarter, up from 10 percent in the previous survey.   Satisfaction with Key Job Factors   The desire for a more competitive compensation package is influencing job changes. Nearly half of workers reported dissatisfaction with their pay considering the effort put forth in their jobs.  While struggles with managing workload and work/life balance seem to have improved since the last survey, four-in-ten still categorized their workloads as too heavy and one-in-four still voiced concern with balancing time spent at the office and home.   Four-in-ten workers cited the lack of career advancement opportunities at their current employer as a major area of concern.  These workers indicated climbing the corporate ladder is more difficult without effective employee development programs and supportive corporate leaders.  More than one-third of workers said they see considerable room for improvement in these two areas.  

Job Changes by Region  
Every region of the country saw significant jumps in the amount of workers who want to find new employment by the end of the year.  Fifteen percent of workers in the West said they plan to change jobs in the fourth quarter, up from 9 percent last quarter.  The other regions all saw 3 percentage point jumps from the third quarter; 14 percent of workers in the Midwest, 13 percent in the Northeast and 12 percent in the South said they plan to change jobs by the end of the year.  

Job Changes by Select Industries and Job Function  
Seventeen percent of Sales workers said they plan to change jobs during the fourth quarter, closely followed by 16 percent of Retail workers. Hospitality and IT workers tied for third at 12 percent, with Government and Healthcare following at 11 percent.  Seven percent of Accounting/Finance workers, last quarter's leader in projected job changes, said they plan to leave their jobs by the end of the year.  



You Should Know

Australia:

• Australia's employment market experienced strong growth in August according to the SEEK Employment Index, providing new evidence that growth in the Australian economy is beginning to accelerate. (www.seek.com.au)

• Call me old fashioned, but I still believe that content—old school, textual, information-based content—is king when it comes to the online space. I still believe that providing that information, in that old school, textual way, will get you a long way with your consumer base. And I am still glad that the financial barriers to creating that kind of presence online have retained a range—one that starts at practically zero. Because that's what made the internet great to begin with. Keeping it great, while making it better, would be awfully nice, too. (AdBumb)
     
• T-minus one month and counting until MSN unveils their eagerly anticipated Paid Search platform, MSN Keywords. There's been a buzz in the industry for the past few months over just what this will mean to the Search industry, and how this will impact the budgets and the strategies implemented by many Search Marketers.  Let's review the predicted advantages of MSN's new program: (AdBumb)
   
• Many Katrina survivors have arrived to the open arms of employers -- touching off resentment from some longtime unemployed. (CareerJournal)
   
• Tips on Temp-to-Perm Agreements
  • Determine your objectives
  • Set benchmarks in advance
  • Consider consolidation
  • Prepare for negotiations.
  • Meet with provider(s
  • Negotiate for the long term.
  • Monitor the program.
  (ContingentWorkforceStrategies)

• Thousands of people were expected to show up for one of Atlanta's biggest job fairs. The fair is designed to help the tens of thousands of Katrina evacuees in the metro area. More than 800 people showed up for a previous job fair at the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency near Turner Field. Tuesday's job fair is expected to attract three times as many people.  (11Alive)
  
   
• Have you spent hours upon hours in your job search only to find that you get few responses back no matter how many resumes you email? Consider trying a different approach and fax your resume directly to the employers you are interested in. When you fax your resume it can't be deleted or thrown out prior to being seen. Faxing your resume addressed to the actual decision maker almost always guarantees that the secretary will put it on that person's desk.
  
  Try using a service like JobsByFax. They'll fax your resume quickly and easily directly to employers. They have categorized 3.9 Million employers into about 73 categories, so you will reach the exact type of employers you want, and some employers that are related. To find out how many employers you can fax your resume to, go to JobsByFax . (JobSeekerWeekly)
   
• Can an online game offering thousands of dollars in prizes reverse the slide in M.B.A. applications? The University of Rochester certainly hopes so. Starting September 26, potential M.B.A. applicants to Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration will begin playing a business simulation game that promises a full scholarship worth more than $70,000 to the winner, plus smaller scholarships for the runners-up. The goal is to attract top-notch applicants who may never have even heard of the Simon School but find the game -- and the scholarship money -- enticing. (CareerJournal)
   
• OU will need to increase recruitment efforts because Oklahoma and other states in the Midwest are expected to experience a decrease in the number of high school graduates, Mergler said.  "It's important to understand that all the public universities throughout the state will become more aggressive in recruiting of these lower numbers of graduates," Mergler said. (OklahomaDaily)
   
• While nearly 80 percent of CEOs think that the economy will be about the same or worse in the next 12 months, this concern does not seem to have an impact on their plans to continue increasing their total number of employees.  Sixty percent of chief executives said they plan to continue increasing their staff size over the next 12 months. This is up one percent from last quarter, when CEO confidence was significantly higher. Only six percent of CEOs plan to decrease their total number of employees. Most firms said they will add new employees steadily over the next 12 months. (TECIndex)

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