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Danielle Pereira, Align HR Operations Manager and Consultant, was recently selected to be a part of the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Young Professionals Advisory Team.

The HR Young Professional’s group helps create a foundation for SHRM's professional members age 30 and under by providing resources and educational opportunities relevant to the young HR professional today and building community for the next generation of HR leadership through social media and networking activities. The Advisory team provides feedback on improvement of existing services, identifies strategies to acquire and retain HRYP members, promotes and coordinates YP Activities, among other responsibilities.

Congratulations to Danielle for her continued accomplishments!

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

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