Kenexa, a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, has acquired London-based Quorum International, a provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services to multi-national corporations throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

TempWorks Software, a provider of staffing software and business service solutions for the staffing industry, announced a new opportunity that allows website visitors to sign-up and receive a free trial of one of its staffing software editions, with no commitment required.

InsuranceLawJobs is a newly launched, niche job board specializing in employers and job seekers (attorneys and support staff) engaged in any area of insurance law. The site includes more than 50 areas of insurance legal specialization with corporate and law firm employers able to post job openings and ultimately search resumes for targeted and qualified attorneys and support staff. In addition, the board provides a comprehensive system, which enables employers to easily track both job openings and candidates moving through any phase of the interviewing process.

Workway, a Burbank, California-based staffing firm specializing in serving the financial industry, now features a job search engine and added interactive capabilities. Workway, founded in 2005, provides temporary, temp-to-hire and direct-hire employees to mortgage lenders, banks, credit unions, accounting firms and other providers of real estate settlement services

Executive search and leadership consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. announced that it has completed the repurchase of $50 million in common stock under its May 2007 authorization. Under this program, the company repurchased 1.4 million shares for a total cost of $50 million, at an average price of $35.62 per share. With the completion of this most recent program, the company will begin repurchasing shares under a $50 million program authorized by the Board of Directors in February 2008.

Lisa Orrell launches her Generation Relations Blog to inform Human Resource, Recruitment, Diversity, and front line Management teams about managing, recruiting and retaining a multi-generational workforce. Her latest book, Millennials Incorporated, explains how the influx of Millennials are drastically changing the recruitment, management, and retention strategies of companies throughout the U.S.

Facebook Inc., the second-most popular social-networking site, agreed to work with CareerBuilder.com to help recruiters reach potential employees. CareerBuilder will allow clients to buy ad campaigns that target Facebook users based on characteristics such as age, location and workplace.

Monster.com recruitment ads drew 12.75 times more job seekers per advertisement in Q4 2007 than in Q1 2007 according to a study by New Office, an independent recruiting and staffing firm in Chicago. Job ads on Craigslist.org drew about 73% more job seekers, and job ads on Careerbuilder.com drew 48% more job seekers in Q4 2007 than in Q1 2007.

eQuest, provider of job posting and Internet recruitment management services, and Vurv Technology, a workforce technology and services firm, announce a new partnership that will offer Vurv clients direct access to eQuest's market-leading job board posting gateway, interactive media analytics, and online management solutions through Vurv Recruit.

InDepth Accounting for talent.How Deb DeHaas helps Deloitte & Touche USA recruit and keep the industry's best people. A SmartBusiness Online cover story.

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