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Welcome to the interbiznet Bugler!
If this is not the first time that you have read this greeting today, sorry.
As can be expected with a new venture, not everything works as we hoped it
would. To those who have had multiple, identical copies of the Bugler
e-mailed to them, our sincerest apologies. We appreciate your patience as
we work out the bugs.
Comings . . .
Mike Kirkman now leads Korn/Ferry
International's Greater Washington Operations … John Grossu is appointed
senior vice president of International Operations at Westaff
techies.com has
several new key executives, including Tony Abena, chief online officer, and
John Barrow, vice president of strategic projects … Dean Harris joins HotJobs.Com as senior vice president of
marketing at IT Staffing Ltd., Tony van Marken was
appointed to its board of directors … Mark Greenlaw is the new chief
information officer at Keane, Inc.
Goings . . .
Alternative
Resources Corp's revamping to focus on sales and recruiting will cut 85
jobs and shut 9 branches.
New Combinations
Mellon Financial
Corporation and The National Council on the
Aging announced a program to train low-income mature workers for employment
in Mellon Global Cash Management sites nationwide.
Application service providerFutureLink Corp. has acquired UK-based KNS
Distribution Limited, distributor of Citrix technology and consulting services,
in a transaction worth approximately $44.3 million.
jobs.com has signed a
cooperative marketing agreement with RealNames
Corporation, creators of the Internet keyword Web addressing and navigation
service, to make it easier for job seekers to find them.
Gets To Brag
Recruitment solutions firm TMP
Worldwide Inc. has been named to Fortune Magazine's 50
best-performing Internet companies index and to InteractiveWeek's "Internet 500"
list of companies considered to play crucial roles in shaping the Internet
economy.
Check Out the Competition
EFinancialjobs,
a job site for accounting, banking, finance, and insurance professionals.
BrainBid Inc., a
sealed-bid auction site linking employer project resource needs with available
free agent contractors.
Software Updates
Manager's Workbench is Webhire's
new idea for connecting hiring managers with online recruiting.
SkillsVillage Xchange will allow
Oracle customers to find qualified IT contractors for any Oracle project within
an organization.
The Secrets of
Generation X
To recruit and retain Generation Xers, real estate
professionals must offer opportunities for creativity and learning, as well as
financial incentives, according to a professional development expert at the
Realtors' National Convention and Trade Expo.
Evaluating Self-Worth
Of the IT professionals surveyed through ComputerJobs.com, 65 percent
still consider themselves underpaid. The survey also found that salaries for
women remained lower than their male counterparts.
ERN Today
For an analysis of the parallels between inflation and the
challenges facing recruiters these days, read John Sumser's article Wages and Inflation.
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