Talent Plus Recognized as One of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in the United States

LINCOLN, NE--(Marketwire - Aug 24, 2011) - Talent Plus, Inc. today announces its recognition as one of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in the United States. This annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation towards engaging their employees.

"We are thrilled to be honored as one of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in the United States. In 1989, Talent Plus' founders Dr. William E. Hall, Doug Rath, Sandy Maxwell and myself set out to create a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to work each day at a job that they have the talent to do and enjoy," stated Kimberly Rath, president. "While it's a culture our associates have created and been appreciative of and enjoyed -- it's wonderful to receive recognition for this type of culture. Our mission, vision, values and dream are aspirational. It's something that we have worked to create in our own culture as well as the culture of the clients we work with."

The 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Awards panel of judges evaluated each applicant on how they measured up to other organizations based on the Eight Elements of Employee Engagement™. The Eight Elements of Employee Engagement™ include: Communication, Leadership, Culture, Rewards & Recognition, Professional & Personal Growth, Accountability & Performance, Vision & Values and Corporate Social Responsibility.

The panel of judges included Dr. Bob Nelson, PhD, Best Selling Author and President of Nelson
Motivation Inc.; Paul Hebert, Managing Director and Lead Consultant of i2i; Stacia Garr, SR Analyst with Bersin & Associates; Debbie McGrath, Founder and Chief Instigator at HR.com and Razor Suleman, Founder & CEO of I Love Rewards.

"More employers are realizing that the most successful organizations are those that invest in employee engagement," said Razor Suleman, CEO and Founder, I Love Rewards. "We're thrilled to honor those companies that are truly committed to creating positive, thriving work environments. These companies understand that their employees are their greatest asset and are leading by example as they revolutionize the workplace. All of our award winners are ahead of the curve -- they should be extremely proud."

Talent Plus will be honored alongside other recipients of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™
Award at the awards gala on October 26, 2011, at the W Hotel in San Francisco, California.

About Talent Plus:
Talent Plus is an internationally recognized management and consulting firm with over 200 clients in 20 countries delivering interviews in more than 20 languages. Through decades of studying over 4 million successful people at all organizational levels within hundreds of companies and organizations, Talent Plus has developed scientific, talent-based tools to assist client organizations in the areas of selection, development, retention, mentoring, evaluation and research to maximize the human resource assets within their organizations. To learn more about Talent Plus and their commitment to investing and developing others, visit www.talentplus.com today.

About I Love Rewards:
I Love Rewards is an employee recognition solution that helps companies recognize brilliant performance and empowers employees to choose their own rewards. Unlike traditional service award programs, I Love Rewards creates authentic moments of recognition that resonate with workers of every generation. I Love Rewards' clients include 3M, Eli Lilly, Marriott, ConAgra Foods and Health Now.
On the web at www.iloverewards.com