FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HODES IQ STRENTHENS TALENT…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                  HODES IQ STRENTHENS 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
bring 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, onboarding 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

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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.

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