11.   Ask for outplacement help, suggests Ruth Seiler, owner of Staff Managers, which performs human resource functions for smaller companies.

12.   -- Workplace sexual harassment complaints are on the rise, according to a survey of human resource managers.

13.   A human resource officer, who leads training and staff development.

14.   A human resource manager for ABB, n engineering company in Norwalk, Conn., she was having trouble concentrating on the work in front of her.

15.   A majority of human resource professionals polled said they were concerned about how employees use the Internet at work.

16.   A senior human resource executive from an industrial service company in Houston said he also tries to recruit the co-workers an applicant supplies for a job reference.

17.   A primary focus is on human resource management, which means finding the right person for the right job.

18.   Actually, human resource professionals see older workers in a much rosier light, according to the AARP survey.

19.   Alexander provides risk management consulting, insurance brokerage and human resource consulting services.

20.   But human resource consultant Greg Nakanishi, president of GN Resources near Houston, suggests a different approach.