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Human Resource Management Center to Chair Practitioner Forum on Strategically Aligned Recruitment at the 2004 SIOP Conference

Human Resource Management Center (HRMC), providers of next generation" selection, assessment and management solutions, announced that it will chair a practitioner forum called Front End Alignment: Selection Aligned with Company Strategies and Culture," at the 2004 National Meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in Chicago, April 2 -- 4, 2004.

Human Resource Management Center to Chair Practitioner Forum on Strategically Aligned Recruitment at the 2004 SIOP Conference

HRMCs Jonathan Canger, PhD, to be joined by colleagues from three
leading organizations to illustrate the positive outcomes of business-driven and culturally attuned recruitment and retention

Tampa, FL - December 15, 2003 -- Human Resource Management Center
(HRMC), providers of next generation" selection, assessment and
management solutions, announced that it will chair a practitioner forum called
Front End Alignment: Selection Aligned with Company Strategies and
Culture," at the 2004 National Meeting of the Society of Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in Chicago, April 2 -- 4, 2004.

Today, I-O Psychologists are being asked to go beyond utility and ROI
analyses, and demonstrate how their efforts align with their firms
strategies. In the session, HRMCs Dr. Jonathan Canger, VP of Research
and Development, will lead practitioners from three prominent organizations
(Frito-Lay, Capital One and Verizon Wireless) in a discussion on how they are
making the connection between employee selection efforts and their
firms larger human capital and business strategies. Dr. Canger will be
joined by Dr. Alfred G. Davis (Verizon Wireless) to discuss an organizational
psychologists role in aligning recruiting, selection and retention to
organization strategy in a results-focused organization. Dr. David H. Oliver
of Frito-Lay, Inc will then share the challenges he faced in the design,
implementation and alignment of an IVR-based prescreening process (and the
benefits Frito-Lay realized once in place). And finally, Dr. Robert Driggers
of Capital One will show how his organization used multiple selection methods
to achieve alignment and maximize business impact

Speaking on behalf of my colleagues, we are pleased and honored to have
the opportunity to share our ideas and experiences with the distinguished
industrial/organizational psychologists attending the SIOP conference,"
said Dr. Canger. We think this is an especially timely topic,
particularly since more business leaders are recognizing the bottom-line
impact of their firms human capital decisions, and the role that I-O
Psychologists efforts can play in initiating programs and improving
processes that increase the value of that human capital."

About HRMC
Founded in 1984, HRMC is a pioneer in applying cutting edge technology to
solve business' most pressing human capital challenges. The company's
flagship HRMC Acclaim solution simplifies the management of all phases of the
employee lifecycle, and the identification of opportunities for improvement.

HRMC's technology automates a range of interrelated processes within a
flexible, user-friendly framework, enabling organizations to streamline the
acquisition and assessment of talent, evaluate new employees' readiness to
contribute and analyze the impact of a company's culture on retention and
performance. Whether accessed over the web or the phone, users - from job
prospects to long time employees - are lead through an interactive experience
that approximates true human dialogue, resulting in more effective interviews
and employee surveys. HRMC Acclaim is easy to deploy and can be up and running
within two weeks. It can be integrated with and extend the functionality of
existing applicant tracking and HRIS systems, or provide companies with a
complete, end-to-end automated solution from the ground up.

Industry-leaders such as Capital One, Frito-Lay, Tropicana, and QVC have all
used HRMC Acclaim. HRMC is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and is privately
held. For more information, visit the company's website at www.hrmc.com.

About SIOP

SIOP, a division of the American Psychological Association, consists of 6000
international members dedicated to enhancing human well being and performance
in organizational and work settings. At their national meeting, SIOP provides
forums for industrial-organizational (I/O) psychologists to exchange research,
insights, and information related to the science, practice, and teaching of
I/O psychology. For additional information on SIOP, visit www.siop.org.

For additional information, contact:

Charles Epstein
Public Relations
BackBone, Inc.
561-470-0965
che@backboneinc.com

Tom Crown
Vice President Marketing and Business Development
HRMC, Inc.
800-749-4960
tcrown@hrmc.com

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