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3 hrs ago | www.ercnet.org | EmployersResourceCouncil

Training: Most Common Way to Develop High Potential Employees

According to a recent study of Northeast Ohio employers conducted by ERC, most respondents cite training and workshops as the most common way in which they develop high potential employees, defined as employees with the most potential to move into higher roles within an organization. Training and workshops was the most common ...

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3 hrs ago | greatworkplace.wordpress.com | EmployersResourceCouncil

A New Year's Resolution

It’s the beginning of the New Year and most of us are putting into place new goals for 2010 – organizationally, across teams, and even personally. As we create those goals, perhaps we are tackling the most perplexing question facing our business – what goals will lead us to the greatest organizational effectiveness and profitability? According to a recent study, the answer may surprise you.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve

5 hrs ago | Venture Capital Access Online

Authoria and Peopleclick Combine in $100 Million Transaction to...

As further evidence of its commitment to the Human Capital Management marketplace, Bedford Funding, a private equity firm with $800 million in available capital specializing in investments in the software and IT sector, today announced its $100 million acquisition of Peopleclick, the leading provider of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Compliance ...

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Related Topix: Software, Venture Capital

Tue Jan 05, 2010

Jacksonville Business Journal

MPS to settle shareholder suits

MPS Group Inc. said Tuesday it agreed to settle two shareholder class-action lawsuits related to its proposed sale to Swiss staffing firm Adecco Inc.

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Related Topix: MPS Group, IT Services

Triangle Business Journal

Raleigh company sold for $100 million

Peopleclick , a Raleigh company that makes human resources software, has been purchased by New York private equity firm Bedford Funding for about $100 million, the companies announced Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Software, Raleigh, NC

Los Angeles Business Journal Online -...

Korn/Ferry Buys Gov't Management Consultant

Korn/Ferry International Inc. said on Monday that it has acquired Sensa Solutions, a Washington D.C.-area management consultant that primarily serves U.S. government agencies.

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Related Topix: Korn Ferry International, McLean, VA

Mon Jan 04, 2010

Customer Interaction Solutions

www.PicksThatMove.com: 'Picks that move' Alerts, January 04, 2010: STNR, KFY, EQR, CSC and DNR

January 04, 2010 Steiner Leisure Limited trading at $40.99 on a volume of 19,540 shares In a press release on January 04, Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Completion of Acquisition of Bliss World Holdings, Inc.

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Related Topix: Steiner Leisure, Travel/Tourism, World News, The Bahamas, Hotels, Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide, Health, Medicine, Massage Therapy, Korn Ferry International, Real Estate, Equity Residential

Bakersfield.com

Boom and Bust: Kern's last 5 years

The Decade of Zero changed the nation and the world -- and those changes filtered down to Kern County as well.

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Related Topix: Kern County, CA, Bakersfield, CA, Korn Ferry International, Cal State Bakersfield, Buck Owens, Country

Sun Jan 03, 2010

TownHall.com

Watson Wyatt completes $4 billion...

Human resources consulting company Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc completed its merger with rival Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby to form a combined company called Towers Watson & Co that will make its U.S. trading debut on Monday.

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Related Topix: Watson Wyatt and Company Holdings, Consulting, Hewitt Associates, Insurance, Marsh and Mclennan Companies

Sat Jan 02, 2010

The Detroit News

Keep a current resume on hand

It's smart to have a current resume on hand in case an attractive career opportunity arises, or you find yourself suddenly out of work.

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Related Topix: Robert Half International

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

ClickSoftware Expects to Exceed the High End of its Guidance With...

ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. , the leading provider of workforce management and service optimization solutions, today announced that it expects record revenues at the fourth quarter of 2009 of about $17 million, exceeding its previous guidance of an approximate range of $16.0 to $16.7 million.

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Related Topix: ClickSoftware Technologies, Software

Fri Jan 01, 2010

GlobeNewswire

KGS Suspension Terminated by Department of Interior

Kforce Government Solutions, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kforce Inc. , announced today that it has entered into an Administrative Agreement with the Department of Interior that terminates the December 15, 2009 suspension of KGS from participating in new and renewed Federal government business.

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Related Topix: Kforce

Thu Dec 31, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Jeffrey Joerres Discusses Labor Market, Economy: Video

Dec. 31 -- Jeffrey Joerres, chief executive officer of Manpower Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu about the increase of temporary worker assignments and its impact on the global economy.

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Related Topix: Manpower, Video, Business News

Red Deer Advocate

2010 to bring more jobs, but return to hot labour market a long way off

Canadian workers will be a little more in demand and can be a little less fearful about job security in 2010, economists and employer surveys say.

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Globe and Mail

50 Best Employers in Canada

Paula Padua from WestJet is a Toronto-based customer service agent. Where's the finest place to get hired, prosper, retire? In our annual survey of the country's most impressive employers, what it takes to inspire greatness from your staff depends on whom you ask Steve Brearton From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Travel, Canada Travel, Hewitt Associates, Outsourcing

Wed Dec 30, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Stocks on the move: CareFusion, ICx, OSI Systems, Trico Marine

Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading this morning.

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, OSI Systems, Scientific Instruments, Electronics, Financial Markets, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Transportation, Biotech, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Cardinal Health, Kforce

CareerJournal

Uptick in Executive Jobs Seen for 2010

Close See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now CAREERS DECEMBER 30, 2009 By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Recruiters are bullish on the outlook for executive-level job hunters in 2010.

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Related Topix: Stamford Metro, 9

Tue Dec 29, 2009

WTLV

MPS Group Chairman Shot, Robbed at Jacksonville ATM

Derek Dewan, Chairman of the MPS Group, was shot and robbed while at the Wachovia Bank ATM on St.

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Related Topix: Jacksonville, FL, MPS Group, IT Services

WJTV Jackson

2 More Companies Pass Up Promised Nc Incentives

A pair of North Carolina specialty outsourcing companies are forgoing taxpayer grants as the recession hits health care and financial services differently.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Outsourcing, Hewitt Associates

Reuters

Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010

U.S. employers expect to hire more new workers in 2010 than they did in 2009, a sign the U.S. recession may be easing its grip, research showed on Tuesday.

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