TalentBridge and RPOworldwide have a broad, strategic relationship which includes a blend of high-end onsite recruitment and the lower-cost, offshore-based recruitment model supported by RPOworldwide's Global Recruitment Center network. The partnership has measurably increased overall recruiting efficiency for the clients for which they serve.

Commenting on the award, HROA Executive Director Richard Crespin remarked, "This partnership represents a growing segment of RPO relationships.  Blending the onshore assets of TalentBridge with the offshore capabilities of RPOworldwide created a global sourcing model for talent acquisition that serves end-customers extremely well.  Using this model, customers get an improved level of service, better access to hard-to-find talent, and greater efficiency helping to keep their costs down. Beyond these results, this relationship exemplifies the virtues of a truly seamless, global model."

Tony Steadman, TalentBridge Co-Founder commented, "On behalf of the entire TalentBridge and TAC Worldwide team, we are honored by this prestigious award. TalentBridge combines the high-touch approach of executive search and the discipline of recruitment process outsourcing to help clients identify and hire core talent – their future leaders and innovators.  RPOworldwide further expands our recruitment bandwidth, enabling us to globally source stand-out candidates for our most challenging recruiting engagements."

Commenting on the Award, RPOworldwide CEO Steve Shangold remarked, "We would like to express our appreciation to the members of the HROA for this award, and convey our respect for the contributions made by all of our fellow nominees. We continue to see the importance of global recruitment operations in expanding recruitment capabilities, lowering cost and improving time-to-fill requirements. By combining our global resource model with TalentBridge's technical talent recruitment capabilities, and jointly-establishing best practices, we have seen a consistent, positive and significant impact on overall recruitment efficiency. "

The HROA is a premier membership association focused on advancements in human resources transformation, and at the HROA Awards Gala, recognized individuals, organizations and relationships which demonstrate the ingenuity, industriousness, and the incredible dedication it takes to succeed in HR Transformation. The fourth annual Awards Gala was held at the New York Hilton on Tuesday, April 16th 2008.

More information about the HROA Awards Gala can be found at the HROA website: http://www.hroassociation.org.  Additional information about RPOworldwide can be found at: www.rpoww.com, and more information about TalentBridge can be found at: www.talentbridge.net.

About TalentBridge International

TalentBridge International, a division of TAC Worldwide, provides Core Talent Recruitment and Advisory Services to publicly traded and privately held companies, both domestically and globally. The mission of TalentBridge International is to help companies attract "Core Technical Talent" (key contributors and middle management) with a suite of services that span the entire recruitment process continuum. Our unique hybrid retained search model is particularly effective when securing difficult to find technical talent. We combine great attention to research and candidate assessment with the metrics and operational rigor of traditional RPO and managed staffing organizations. TalentBridge was founded in 2006. TalentBridge International can be reached at www.talentbridge.net or by calling 800.841.0267.

About RPOworldwide:

RPOworldwide's innovative offshore model offers round-the-clock access to the world's best candidates, delivering the maximum number of high-quality hires, with shorter time-to-fill, at reduced cost-per-hire. Our Global Recruiting Centers of Excellence located in Asia, Central America and Europe deliver a full-range of recruiting services, including; Sourcing, end-to-end Recruiting, Assessments, and Onboarding. RPOworldwide leverages leading tools, technologies, and proprietary process methodologies. RPOworldwide is a division of global talent acquisition human capital management provider Mastech, a subsidiary of iGATE Corporation (NASDAQ: IGTE). To overcome your recruiting challenges, optimize your recruiting capabilities, and outperform your competition, contact: info@rpoww.com or 1.877.354.8226.

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