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Candace Coakley
Northeast Human Resources Association
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Erica Rosenwald
BostonWorks
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NORTHEAST HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION WINS SHRM PINNACLE AWARD FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH BOSTONWORKS

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BOSTON, MA - November 15, 2006 - "NEHRA: The Voice of HR" on BostonWorks.com's Hiring Hub has been awarded the prestigious Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Pinnacle Award. Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA), New England's premier human resources association, teamed up with BostonWorks, Boston's leading recruitment services provider, three years ago to create this interactive site that serves the Greater Boston and New England HR community.

The SHRM Pinnacle Awards Program, sponsored by ADP, recognizes excellence in human resource management. The Pinnacle Award was established in 1991 to promote the outstanding achievements and contributions of HR professionals. This year's eight winners were selected from more than 570 SHRM chapters and 52 state councils nationwide.

NEHRA president-elect Dan Henry accepted the award at the 2006 SHRM Leadership Conference on November 10. With the award comes $1,000 and national recognition for outstanding achievement.

"Over the past three years, the in-depth, original content on "NEHRA: The Voice of HR" has benefited thousands of HR professionals," said Henry. "The NEHRA/BostonWorks relationship is the result of creative thinking and collaboration between two leaders in the field of human resources."

"It is an honor to be recognized with this prestigious award," said Jason Kissell, managing director of BostonWorks. "Our collaboration with NEHRA allows BostonWorks to serve as a valuable resource to HR professionals on timely topics."

Since September 2003, NEHRA members have provided original content featured in "NEHRA: The Voice of HR" section of Hiring Hub. With over a quarter million page views to date averaging 2,000 page views weekly, Hiring Hub heralds the NEHRA Events Calendar, photo galleries and coverage of major NEHRA events such as dinners and awards. More than 60 original articles written by NEHRA members have been published on a broad range of HR topics, including benefits and compensation, diversity, employment and immigration law, hiring, recruiting and retention, HR technology, and workforce development.

In addition to feature articles, "Ask the HR Expert" provides an interactive way for executive level HR experts to address timely questions on six topic areas - Benefits & Compensation, Diversity, Employment & Immigration Law, Ethics & Issues, Recruiting & Retention and Workforce Development. Nineteen NEHRA members with expertise across a range of human resources topics field questions asked by the HR community.

Other features on "NEHRA: The Voice of HR" include "Workplace Tips," a resource for HR professionals tackling a new problem or tackling a problem in a new way and NEHRA e-surveys reporting on the latest HR trends. A comprehensive NEHRA events calendar is featured on the site as well as photo galleries for major NEHRA events. Special reports highlight how current affairs impact human resources. For example, in "NEHRA leaders reflect on the workplace post 9/11," HR leaders discussed challenges to organizations since the 2001 terror attacks.

"The Pinnacle Awards represent the highest achievement in the HR profession. The winners demonstrate how to leverage human capital to maximize organizational success," said Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR, president and CEO of SHRM. "It is with great pride that we acknowledge the dedication and achievements of this year's winners."

Please visit NEHRA: The Voice of HR at http://bostonworks.boston.com/nehra/.

About NEHRA: The Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) is New England's premier human resources association. Since 1985, NEHRA has provided members with programs, information and networking opportunities that stimulate professional growth and enhance workplace contributions. The mission of the Northeast Human Resources Association is to lead, advance and influence the management of human resources and its impact on organizational success. Approximately 4,000 HR professionals, representing large and small companies in all industries within the region, as well as individuals providing products and services to the human resources community, belong to NEHRA. In 1998, NEHRA affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management. SHRM has over 210,000 members worldwide and is the preeminent voice of the human resource community. Visit NEHRA online at www.nehra.com.

About BostonWorks Founded in 2001, BostonWorks (www.bostonworks.com) is a division of The Boston Globe, New England's largest daily newspaper. In addition to the BostonWorks section in The Boston Sunday Globe and the online recruitment site BostonWorks.com, which features more than 23,000 jobs and 650,000 resumes, the division offers industry-specific magazines such as "On Call" for nurses and allied health professionals. BostonWorks also produces a number of career fairs held in Greater Boston throughout the year.

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About SHRM The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 210,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. As an influential voice, the Society's mission is also to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 500 affiliated chapters and members in more than 100 countries. Visit SHRM online at www.shrm.org.

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About BostonWorks
BostonWorks, a division of The Boston Globe, is the leading recruitment services provider in Greater Boston. Combining the power of The Boston Globe and Boston.com, BostonWorks reaches an audience of more than 2.4 million each week. In addition to the Sunday Globe's BostonWorks section, the division offers BostonWorks.com with more than 20,000 job listings and 630,000 resumes; industry-specific magazines such as "On Call" for nurses and allied health professionals; JobSource, a weekly career publication with distribution of over 100,000; and 12 career fairs held in Greater Boston throughout the year.