Hurricane Katrina victims need help now

We have to act and do it now to help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina. Our jobs as professionals are to help people. Since many of you can have great impact on your organizations, I am putting out this call for aid. With your help we can quickly raise over $1,000,000,000 (yes, one billion dollars), and help people to find work to support their families.



We have so many large and successful firms in our great country that could easily write a check for $10 million dollars. Every person in every Human Resources department in America needs to get up right now and walk into their CEOís office and ask, ìWhat are we doing to help?î The entire Fortune 500, for example, can stand together. If each donates $5 Million, we would have $2.5 billion. Itís time to give something back.

As the people who support people for a living, it is our duty to act quickly to help the people in the affected gulf coast areas. This natural disaster is way beyond what any of us could have ever imagined. This is a call to action, a grass roots effort to mobilize our industry to begin fund raising efforts immediately. President Bush just stated on national television to donate to the Salvation Army or the American Red Cross as our top priority.

Donít just sit there. Do something! I know many of you already are. Be the person who helps put your company into action today. I have direct contact to over 50,000 Recruiters and Human Resources people that are going to see this message and together we can have a big impact. HireAbility is now providing free job posting to hiring managers wanting to hire those affected by Katrina, and a free resume posting service for any job seekers looking for work, on our website at www.hireability.com.

Letís get creative! I am putting together an HR/Staffing industry advisory board to work on this project. Our goal in the weeks and months to come will be to help those affected to find work so they can take care of their families. If you are interested in participating, please contact me.

Please also help to spread the word by forwarding this message to your contact list, posting this on blogs, forums, etc., along with your public statement of support.

Many thanks for your support in this effort. I am confident in you and your organizations, and I look forward to seeing what we can do to help the people who desperately need it. Send me a reply with your success story to share with others.

Craig Silverman
Executive Vice President
HireAbility ñ The Recruiting Network
650-378-8592
csilverman@hireability.com