News and Information from CEUSite.com
11501 SW Pacific Hwy - Suite 201 - Portland, OR 97223

In this Issue:

New Features: Individual Accounts
New Features: Corporate Accounts
Upcoming State CEU Renewals
Holiday Greetings
HR Forum: Attracting and Retaining Valuable Employees

12/31 Alaska ( even years )
12/31 Georgia ( odd years )
12/31 Iowa ( odd years )
12/31 Montana
12/31 Nebraska ( even years )
12/31 New Hampshire
12/31 New York ( odd years )
12/31 North Dakota
12/31 Oklahoma
12/31 South Dakota ( even years )
12/31 Wyoming
01/01 Connecticut ( even years )
03/31 New Mexico
03/31 Virginia
04/01 Vermont ( even years )
04/30 New Jersey ( odd years )
05/31 Utah

We are continuously developing new programs and will let you know as soon as they are available. Our list of current programs can be found by browsing to http://www.ceusite.com/courses .

Interested in providing courses? Please visit http://www.ceusite.com/authors .

Holiday Greetings:

We hope you have had a great 2006, and would like to give you our best wishes in 2007. It has been our pleasure to assist you in maintaining your CEU's over the past year.

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New Features: Individual Accounts

We have recently enhanced our system functionality to support individual accounts (My Account).

While registering a personal account on CEUSite.com is not required, My Account provides you with the following features:

Access your list of previously completed courses.
Ability to download or email copies of certificates of completion for previously completed courses.

Setting up a new personal account only takes a few seconds. Start Here! - http://ceusite.com/account_register.php

Existing customers can have previously completed CEUSite.com courses added to their accounts upon request.

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New Features: Corporate Accounts

If you are looking for a system supporting Corporate Billing please let us know.

We would like to discuss how we can assist you in making the online CEU experience more efficient.

Direct billing to the company, minimizing expense reports.
Convenient for those employees who do have a corporate credit card and/or prefer not to use their personal card.
Faster checkout versus pay as you go for multiple courses.

Additional information on the benefits of, and procedures for setting up Corporate Accounts may be obtained by submitting a request to Provider Management Educational Services via email - info@ceusite.com or calling us @ 800.352.3689 or mail at

Provider Management Educational Services
11501 S.W. Pacific Hwy.
Suite 201
Portland, Oregon 97223

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NAB approved and ready when you are!
Convenience in the comfort of your home or office!
Pay when you pass the test.
Printable Certificate of Completion.

You can obtain CEUs instantly, online, and at your convenience; without incurring additional expenses such as travel, lodging and meals, saving hundreds of dollars every year.

HR Forum:

Attracting and Retaining Valuable Employees:

Here are some new ideas to try

In today's tight employee market, where employers wage a fierce battle to attract and retain top employees, we'd like to offer some hints about what entices people to join a company, and what keeps them there.

The PEO may help place you in an advantageous position in comparison with your "employee competitors," because we make it possible for you to offer your employees savings and retirement plans they might otherwise be without. In a recent survey conducted by William M. Mercer, Inc. 76% of respondents picked the company retirement or savings plan as a reason they were most attracted to a specific employer (See "Benefits and Organizational Purpose Attract, Retain Employees." HR Wire.). If you want to attract great employees, and hang onto them once you hire them, a program which allows your employees to save for their future is indispensable.

This is another "no-brainer." Businesspeople know how valuable a good medical insurance program is to their employees. It represents peace of mind that many of us are not willing to be without.

This was a standout in the survey. The statisticians were surprised to learn that 64% of their respondents valued a "clear sense of organizational purpose" so much that it would influence their choice of employer. Clearly, employees like knowing that what they are doing has value and makes a difference in the world. They like knowing where they're headed. They like knowing where the company is headed. It is an intangible benefit, but one that some employers can't offer. Chances are that you already have a clear set of goals in mind. Are those communicated to your employees? We can help you develop a mission statement or a list of business goals that will help you portray a sense of purpose to your employees. You might be surprised how much it will boost morale.

Here's another intangible, but it plays an important role in encouraging people to "come on board." You expect your prospective hires to make a good first impression. Do they get the same good impression of the atmosphere at your place of business? Are your other employees pleasant people in general? Is there an atmosphere of camaraderie and cheerfulness? Is your workspace generally clean, or if cleanliness is impossible, is it at least generally well organized? Possible improvements you might consider might be anything from installing new lighting to a periodic "white glove" award to the individuals who make organizational or aesthetic improvements to their own office space. You are limited only by your own creativity. Maybe the company secretary would appreciate new wallpaper or a comfortable "top-of-the-line" office chair more than a plaque commending her for her service.

comfortable workspaces
a no-layoff policy
on-site child care or referral services
child or elder care vouchers
long-term care insurance
a paid-time-off policy that doesn't favor workers with families over single employees.
cafeteria benefit plans
tuition reimbursement or mortgage assistance

If these benefits appeal to you, there's a good chance we can assist you in adding many of them to your current package of "perks." In today's employee retention economy, you can use every advantage.

Great Northern Staff Administrators is a Professional Outsource Service Provider committed to proactively assisting our clients in becoming more successful. Our values and integrity drive us to provide the highest level of customer service and to continuously improve our services to fit our client's needs. www.gnsadmin.com

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