Hodes iQ Strengthens Talent Management Suite with the New Hodes iQ 5.0

June 3, 2008 - NEW YORK, NY

Hodes iQ, Bernard Hodes Group’s award-winning talent acquisition and management product, announced the release of Hodes iQ 5.0, a major upgrade for the talent management software suite. Hodes iQ 5.0 showcases new tools and features that deliver Hodes iQ’s vision of integrated talent management solutions even closer to their clients.

Corporate human resources organizations need both effective and practical tools throughout the talent management lifecycle. Hodes iQ 5.0 provides a best-of-breed, integrated solution for attracting top talent, on-boarding new employees, administering performance management tasks, and optimizing the workforce with succession planning tools.

Hodes iQ 5.0 also delivers new candidate relationship management options, styled after popular customer relationship management (CRM) tools, as well as strategic enhancements in their award-winning sourcing platform.

“HR is looking for real world applications of technology to make the most out of their external and internal talent pools – especially for organizations who are being asked to increase their output with smaller budgets. Hodes iQ provides robust solutions to meet those needs,” said Jeremy Shapiro, VP, Hodes iQ, Bernard Hodes Group.

In addition to new features, Hodes iQ 5.0 has introduced a new software integration platform for clients.

“Our new Open Integration platform enables Hodes iQ to build key technology relationships with premier partners like performance management, succession planning, assessments and others who bring depth of solution and choice to our customers in all phases of the talent lifecycle. Our clients can use our solutions, our partners’ solutions or leverage their existing services without sacrificing a unified view of human capital performance,” said Dwaine Maltais, VP, E-Recruiting Solutions, Bernard Hodes Group.

Hodes iQ 5.0 upgrades are immediately available to all customers including those using the recently released Starter Edition. This along with Hodes iQ Standard and Enterprise offerings allows customers to access the industry’s leading sourcing tools, best-in-class resume mining features with the Talent Scout engine, and career site branding expertise the agency has long been known for. For more information about Hodes iQ 5.0, please visit www.hodesiQ.com.

ABOUT HODES iQ
Hodes iQ (www.hodesiQ.com), with its ever-expanding customer base, is an award-winning talent management system that enables human resources to recruit more effectively. With the combination of a top-ranked job posting system, the leading resume data mining system, and expertise in best-in-class corporate career sites, Hodes iQ gives recruiters essential tools to recruit the best talent efficiently. Solutions are available targeting the Fortune 1000, mid-sized companies, health care institutions, and small companies through several product lines: Hodes iQ Enterprise, Standard and Starter Editions.

ABOUT BERNARD HODES GROUP
As a fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group (www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing; Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing Technology (www.hodesiQ.com). All solutions are developed and measured within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company is headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices and affiliates around the globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, Inc., (NYSE - OMC), one of the world's leading marketing communications companies. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.

Stacey Havel, Bernard Hodes Group
954-966-3500
shavel@mi.hodes.com