Online job site CareerBuilder.com acquires Lesjeudis.com, an independent online recruitment company in France. Founded in 1997, Lesjeudis operates six recruitment websites and holds recruitment job fairs throughout France. Upon acquisition, Lesjeudis will retain its name. Cedric Barbier, CEO of Lesjeudis, will continue to lead the company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Talent Technology Corporation, provider of award-winning recruiting software, announced the acquisition of Profind Inc, providers of the PeopleFilter applicant tracking system.

iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of talent management platforms, reports that it has eclipsed the 600 client mark, adding such industry leaders as Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Jamba Juice, Room and Board, Genworth Financial, Crunch Fitness, and the nation's largest job board to its client base. The talent management software provider now supports 600 customers across virtually every industry, geographic location, and company size.

G&A Partners, an integrated Houston-based Human Resource and administrative services company, opens a new office located at 2522 N. Willetts Court, Suite 1S, Chicago, IL.

HCR Software, a best-of-breed supplier of compensation management solutions, announced that Ricoh Americas Corporation has selected its CompensationXL Software to automate and upgrade their compensation process.

WorkplaceDiversity.com and The National BDPA, Black Data Processing award Allstate Insurance, Eli Lilly and Company, Health Care Service Corporation, HSBC North America, Merck and Company, Monsanto, State Farm Insurance, Wal-Mart Stores, WellPoint and Wells Fargo Bank as the winners of the 2008 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award.

General Employment Enterprises, Inc. announced that it plans to take a number of proactive measures, including special training programs designed to increase production levels and to aid in recruitment and retention of staff, to contain losses, increase branch productivity and position the Company for a turnaround.

Work.com, a how-to site for businesses to find and share advice on critical business topics, has achieved a major milestone, surpassing 10,000 how-to guides. Launched in 2006 by Business.com, the how-to guides provide practical answers to the business challenges posed by everything from new social media technology (Facebook Basics for Your Business) to tough economic times (Small Business Microloans.).