Monday, May 12, 2008

When A Paycheck Is Not Enough...

The Miami Herald and Watson Wyatt surveyed 31 large local employers to help provide a picture of what types of benefits employees in South Florida receive. The verdict? The health care costs here are more expensive than other places; but in order to attract and retain workers - especially given the high cost of living here - companies are also trying to provide benefits that emphasize flexibility and convenience.

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Jobless Claims Post Sharp Decline

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press
9:10 AM EDT, May 8, 2008

WASHINGTON - The number of newly laid off workers seeking unemployment benefits dropped much more than expected last week. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for unemployment benefits fell to 365,000, a decline of 18,000 from the previous week. Economists had been looking for a much smaller decrease of around 5,000.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

More Local HR Events!

Do you have a hard time keeping up with all of the great local meetings, events, and certification courses available through many of our local HR Associations?

Check out our Local HR Events page for a one-stop compilation of all the great upcoming events in our area.

Recruiting Events

Don't forget to check out our Job Fairs & Career Expos page for details on upcoming recruitment events in your area!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

NEW! Healthcare Corner - PRIDE Specials

NAS PRIDE (Premium Recognition Incentive Division for Employees) specializes in providing quality custom gifts, awards, and promotional merchandise to support your organization’s corporate identity, recruitment efforts, and employee incentive/retention/communication programs.

In order to increase your awareness of the NAS PRIDE department will be providing you with a monthly PDF of selected health care products. This PDF will highlight several items ranging from low cost giveaways to higher quality gifts. Each month we will provide you with a calendar of Health care events coming up. We feel this will help reduce the amount of time and effort in researching products for your upcoming events.

Click HERE to check out our April specials!

If you're looking for ideas outside the healthcare industry, you can check out our other monthly PRIDE specials HERE.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

2008 HR Florida Conference & Expo

HR Florida 2008
30th Anniversary
Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL
August 25 - 27, 2008



The HR Florida State Conference is open to all interested parties and SHRM and/or Chapter membership is not required.


It is our pleasure to invite you to join us at HR Florida 2008, the 30th Annual HR Florida State Conference & Expo, hosted by the HR Florida State Council, the state affiliate for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.) This event attracts over 1,500 human resources professionals throughout Florida representing virtually every industry and companies from small business to large industrial centers.





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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

NAS Career Event Goes Virtual for Metavante







NAS Recruitment Communications announced the launch of the Metavante Virtual Career Event on February 27, 2008 with TalentEvent!, an online solution for virtual career events offered by Recruiters World, the Internet Source for recruiters.

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NAS Lands 3 Mercury Awards in Global Competition


NAS Recruitment Communications announced today that its Creative Team in Los Angeles, California, won three awards at the prestigious, 21st Annual MERCURY Awards, an international competition honoring the best in public relations and corporate communications.


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Thursday, February 21, 2008

#2 Canadian & US Downsizing & Economic Trends Reports Available


Click the "NAS Insights" link on the right for a
complete list of our standard industry research library.
The newest additions:
The #2 Canadian & U.S. Downsizing & Economic Trends Reports

NAS Repeats "Best in Show" Win at SIAA Awards



NAS Recruitment Communications announced today that it had won an impressive 192 Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA), including one "Best in Show." This year's tally, 42 more than were awarded in 2007, was more than any other agency's in the competition.


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