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Philadelphia-based Assigned Counsel Inc.opens a office Palo Alto. It aims to compile a candidate pool of talented Northern California attorneys looking to take advantage of Silicon Valley's large corporate demographic and provide legal services on an ongoing, as-needed contract basis.

Development Dimensions International (DDI) is introducing its redesigned, structured behavioral interviewing system, Targeted Selection (TS).

CPGjobs, career network specializing in the consumer packaged goods industry's, and Diversity Search, Inc., recruitment firm specializing in the placement of women and minority candidates establish a partnership designed to increase the reach and service offerings of both organizations while addressing the needs of increasingly diverse work environments worldwide.

Verified Credentials, specializing in background screening since 1984, announced the nationwide availability of their web-based Electronic I-9 Verification solution, enabling employers to verify the work eligibility of newly hired employees through E-Verify, which is operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and allows employers to validate a newly hired employee's employment eligibility with the DHS and Social Security Administration databases.

Orion Recruiting, financial industry recruiting firm based in Chicago, has just announced the debut of a new practice area - Orion Consulting Services, providing a range of HR-based consulting services for its financial and trading clients.

Trillium recently established a new line of business, Trillium Environmental, designed to connect job-seeking environmental candidates with industrial cleaning companies and environmental firms throughout the United States.

Jobs2Web, a Web 2.0 recruitment marketing platform provider that is helping employers maximize their interactive recruiting strategies, will sponsor the The Human Capital Institute Web 2.0 for Recruitment online education and research track.

iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of talent management solutions, reports that currently iCIMS' flexible Talent Management Solution, supporting more than 650 customers, has received repeated industry-wide acclaim for its talent acquisition and management capabilities.

Intern Bridge, college recruiting consulting firm, began releasing data today from its national internship survey completed by over 42,000 students from 400 universities. The research gauges student expectations and experiences relating to internship supervisors, program structure, orientation, recruiting, compensation, and more. The survey found that 7 out of 10 students would accept less pay in exchange for greater work experience. The data reveals that the average national wage for an undergraduate internship is $12.81, with a for-profit average of $13.50 and a not-for-profit average of $10.45. In addition, 11% of students do not receive compensation or college credit, a controversial practice that all but violates the Fair Labor Standards Act.

TalentDrive , the creator of recruitment technology, TalentFilter, released the results from its recent "How is Your Firm Adjusting to the Economy" survey. This survey investigated the tactics Staffing Firms are employing to transition to the new economic situation and explored staffing firm predictions for the hiring return and major concerns for 2009. In summary, the survey found these key points:
-- 52% are investing in increased marketing efforts and a sales force increase as the number one strategic effort for business development
-- 58% are implementing new services and re-positioning their company to attract new clientele
-- 57% predict the staffing downturn will lighten by Q3 2009
-- 65% of staffing firms find the overabundance and quality issues of resumes the number one concern for 2009.

Bay Area Council announced that business confidence among Bay Area business leaders has reached a new record low, according to results of its quarterly Business Confidence Survey. Falling confidence will be paired with significant new layoffs in the region. The business confidence index registered at 31 out of 100. Ninety percent of respondents felt that economic conditions in the Bay Area are worse now than 6 months ago, 7% felt conditions were the same, and 2% felt conditions had gotten better. Looking ahead, 50% of Bay Area executives expect economic conditions in the Bay Area to worsen in 6 months, 29% think things will stay the same, and 21% are optimistic that conditions will improve.

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