Find Great People Align HR FGP Technology

Upstate, SC – Find Great People, Intl. is pleased to announce the addition of four new team members.

Heather Jones joins the team as a Business Development Professional to help her clients build great companies. Prior to coming to FGP, she led the economic development of Allendale County, Greater Beaufort-Hilton Head and Anderson County.

Chip Cooper joins FGP Technology as a Business Development Professional with over ten years of experience, most recently at Concentrix (a subsidiary of Synnex). Before joining FGP, Chip established the Greenville Chapter of HDI (Help Desk International).

Two new Executive Search Consultants specializing in Healthcare have also joined the FGP team. Cyndee Corley brings prior experience as the Managing Director of the Southeast Region at a nationally recognized executive search firm, Taylor Winfield. Cyndee specializes in placing RN Directors and CNOs.

Kelly Jones brings to FGP International a specialization in hospital operations, including Directors of Pharmacy, Radiology and Laboratory. A former CEO in two privately-held corporations, Kelly possesses a wealth of knowledge in healthcare that spans three decades, and clients that range from single-location hospitals to some of the largest publicly-traded healthcare corporations in the nation.

Align HR, a division of FGP Intl., is also pleased to announce two of their consultants have attained new certifications.

Carrie Scott, Consultant, has achieved the designation of SPHR, and Danielle Pereira, Consultant, has achieved the designation of PHR. The certifications, awarded by the HR Certification Institute, signify that both Danielle and Carrie possess the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in human resource management necessary to pass a rigorous examination demonstrating a mastery of the body of knowledge in the field.

In a recent article on the NY Times / Monster.com career site, Chuck Drake, Division Manager for Healthcare Recruitment at FGP International in Greenville, S.C., was quoted in an article regarding the state of Healthcare Recruitment in 2010.

"Many underperforming hospitals are looking at strategic alliances," Drake commented.  "Consolidation should continue through 2010."

Drake also commented that the "physician and nursing shortage is not going to get any better any time soon - especially if about 25 million Americans are able to get affordable insurance.  That will only exacerbate the problem.  Most clinicians are patient focused so the hospitals that have a strong quality department (as evidenced by a broad base of metrics) will have a leg up on the recruiting front."

For more information, or if you have a healthcare recruiting need, please contact Chuck Drake at 864-553-7223.

The full article can be found here at http://tinyurl.com/ye85q2p

Knowing that the economic downturn affected those in need that much more, FGP was proud to participate in the 2009 United Way campaign as a way of giving back to our community. At the recent United Way Awards luncheon on January 26th, FGP was presented with four awards, including a 25% or more increase in employee participation, a 25% or more increase in financial participation and the Chairman’s Award. The Chairman’s Award goes to only a small number of companies who significantly increase their giving over the previous year.

We are proud of each one of our team members who gave to the United Way campaign, and want to recognize them publicly for being commited to building great communities.

Find Great People is excited to announce the launch of their revamped website. Please take a moment to check it out!

Align HR is excited to announce the launch of My Align HR, an online resource for companies with limited or non-existent HR resources.

• HR Documents & Forms--Logically organized by the employee life cycle. Note: documents with any legal ramifications are reviewed by employment counsel prior to posting on the site.
• Legal Resources: Helpful guidelines and decision-making tools are offered in collaboration with employment law firms.
• Tutorials: “how to” instructional guides on the HR issues (such as EEOC & harassment investigations, discipline & terminations) that challenge many employers
• 50 State Resource Guide to determine state employment laws applicable to your company
• E-mail Updates on changes in regulatory & compliance demands on employers
• Safety Resources: A complete set of forms and materials to facilitate your company’s safety compliance