Delivering value in outplacement situations is a challenge to employers and providers alike. Having access to innovative and flexible outplacement services can positively impact company culture and employer brand. Successful outplacement has a direct impact on a company's ability to attract, motivate and retain the people they need in order to achieve business success.

What should you look for?

Employment change is traumatic for everyone. However, this can also be an opportunity for many to revitalize career and personal goals. Bottomline is the need to ensure that each employee's skills, qualifications and career goals are clearly directed towards the end-user - the next hiring authority. Focus on affordable one-on-one support and 24/7 access to a innovative web-based tools that offer a proven means for identifying and improving individual net worth.

Through close association with TalentAssist - Instigate's recruitment management services; TalentAscend has the unique ability to provide deep influence from the employer and talent acquisition side.

Instigate, Inc.
4455 White Bear Parkway, Suite 600
Saint Paul, MN 55110
651.429.1131
800.259.9865

Transforming Talent Management for Total Resource Effectiveness

Instigate, Inc. has been added to the list of recommended companies on Business Bulldog.

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Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) January Feature Article

The Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association is a vendor neutral non-profit serving the RPO market. Instigate is pleased to contribute the January featured article for the RPOA's Industry Thought Leaders Column.

Instigate supports the efforts of the RPOA to educate the market about Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), incorporate common metrics, develop and enforce certifications and promote RPO benefits.

Instigate Unveils Its Redesigned Outplacement Services

TalentAscend Outplacement Services by Instigate has been redesigned adding significant strength and scale to Instigate's service offerings. The redesign furthers Instigate's efforts to provide an integrated approach to talent recruitment and management.

PR9.NET November 20, 2008 - Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota - Talent recruitment and management firm, Instigate, Inc, announces the redesign of TalentAscend its outplacement services. TalentAscend now offers a wider range of outplacement and career development solutions.

Job losses from growing economic uncertainty and the long-term trend towards restructuring have quickly moved beyond large companies with increasing impact on the mid-market and small employer. "Many of our valued mid-market and small employer clients have to make the difficult decision of downsizing. Providing outplacement services for those employees impacted by a layoff is an increasingly important part of employer branding and long range talent management objectives" says Matt Schreyer, President at Instigate. Having access to innovative and flexible outplacement services can positively impact company culture and employer brand. Successful outplacement has a direct impact on a company's ability to attract, motivate and retain the people they need in order to achieve business success.

Delivering value in outplacement situations is a challenge to employers and providers alike. Through close association with TalentAssist - Instigate's recruitment management services; TalentAscend has the unique ability to provide deep influence from the employer and talent acquisition side. This influence ensures that each employee's skills, qualifications and career goals are clearly directed towards the end-user - the next hiring authority. Instigate's builds its services "a' la carte" to meet the needs of both full-service clients and those with specific areas of focus.

TalentAscend is focused on affordable one-on-one support and providing 24/7 access to a unique set of tools that offer a proven means for identifying and improving individual net worth. Some of the new web-based tools include an automated 360 feedback tool for validating the certainty of individual strengths and private insight into how colleagues perceive individual talents. In addition, mock interviews are now conducted using an interactive voice response [IVR] system where the individual and outplacement professional can listen to response and provide recommendations for future interviews with potential employers.

Employment change is traumatic for everyone. However, this can also be an opportunity for many to revitalize career and personal goals. TalentAscend is a cost effective way for any employer to add practical, productive and affordable outplacement methods to their ongoing talent management objectives.

# # # About Instigate, Inc.

Headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Instigate Inc., offers an integrated approach to talent recruitment and management by providing a single source for Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Web-Based Employee Screening and Talent Management Solutions. This synergy results in cost-effective and efficient management of your workforce that positively impacts profitability and ensures future growth. Our focus is to provide emerging and growth organizations the tools that allow them to be employers of choice in their markets. Instigate does this by focusing our efforts on managing the Talent Lifecycle: Plan - Acquire - Integrate - Retain - Rehire.


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Instigate Announces New Staff Appointments

Instigate, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of new staff:

Leslie Knutson - Account Manager

Leslie brings to Instigate an impressive background in human resource, staffing, e-commerce and relationship management. "With extensive experience in recruiting and staffing management; Leslie brings to our team a deep understanding of the impact recruitment management has on overall business operations and profitability. Our valued clients will have a great partner in Leslie; one that understands to immediate impact our offerings can have on talent recruitment." notes Matt Schreyer, President of Instigate.

Leslie can be reached at 651-429-1131 ext 17 or lknutson@instigateinc.com

MATT SCHREYER NAMED IN WHO's WHO AMONG HR PROFESSIONALS

President of Instigate named in Workplace HR & Safety Magazine's Who's Who among HR Professionals

Saint Paul, Minnesota - October 10, 2007: Instigate, Inc. is proud to announce that Matt Schreyer, President has been named to the 2007 Who's Who among HR Professionals sponsored by Douglas Publications. Workplace HR & Safety Magazine acknowledges "Schreyer's expertise is in supporting the development of recruitment process outsourcing [RPO] as a viable long-term solution within the HR outsourcing and business process outsourcing space."

More information on Instigate and its recruitment solutions can be found at www.instigateinc.com.

Instigate Announces New Staff Appointments

Instigate, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of new staff:

Steve Carey - Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Steve Carey brings to Instigate an impressive background in new business development and relationship management. "With extensive experience in commercial insurance and risk management; Steve brings to our team a deep understanding of the impact business process outsourcing has on overall business operations and profitability. Our valued clients will have a great partner in Steve." notes Matt Schreyer, President of Instigate.

Steve can be reached at 651-429-1131 ext 19 or scarey@instigateinc.com