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One way of improving the chances of aquiring a target is to examine the what "it" is doing. While being instructed in a survival technique using a rope to snag a deer it became clear that my focus would determine my success.

To snare the deer I needed a relatively short line of rope, the ability to tie a slip knot and patience. Sitting quietly and observing the movement of deer through the forest their patterns emerged. The deer walk along the same path everyday.   Read more in the Electronic Recruiting News.

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Just launched, VisualCV.com is a new approach to creating an Internet-based resume, building and managing an online career portfolio, and securely sharing professional qualifications with employers, customers, partners and colleagues. VisualCV.com allows professionals to do this all in one place, with unmatched privacy and control, and for free. The company also received a round of investments from Heidrivk & Struggles and Valhalla Partners. Together with earlier seed-stage funding, brings the total raised to approximately $5 million.

Merlin Technologies Corporation, a human capital management technology company providing integrated pre-employment and talent acquisition solutions for corporations, raises $10 million in Series A financing from Updata Partners. Funding will be used to expand operations and finance the acquisition of ASSESS Systems, a leading provider of web-enabled candidate assessment and employee development offerings. Commensurate with the funding, Ira Cohen, Venture Partner, and Barry Goldsmith, General Partner at Updata Partners have joined the board of directors. Merlin was founded by Peopleclick's former CEO and CFO Steve Sasser and Jim Buchanan.

Company nameDoing it Right: Planning the Shape of Your Workforce is the fifth volume in the best practices series from Acquire, a visual workforce management solutions firm. The series is designed to help guide companies through an array of workforce modeling and management issues.

MG Assessments LLC, an HR consulting company specializing in improving workforce productivity, offers Profiles Workforce Compatibility, a new on-line productivity enhancement tool designed to analyze the working style differences between managers and employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor releases theFamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) updated regulations, a measure that will help workers and their employers better understand their rights and responsibilities, and speed the implementation of a new law that expands FMLA coverage for certain military family members.

Adage reports that "Monkeying With Agencies Doesn't Help CareerBuilder."

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