71.  Most companies with human resource departments try to verify resume claims, but assessing the accreditation of foreign universities is difficult.

72.  Most human resource offices, fearing lawsuits, only give name, position and dates of employment.

73.  Often called high-tech temps, job shoppers or consultants, this elite class includes accountants, programmers, lawyers, managers, human resource executives and recruiters.

74.  Once the layoff list is drawn up, the human resource department is brought in.

75.  One human resource director for a hotel chain said she tries to talk a poor-performing employee into resigning.

76.  One human resource manager in Houston admits that he has withheld information from a rival and looked for things that went wrong, so he could point fingers.

77.  One human resource manager solved that problem by taking her assistant out to lunch after official secretaries week ended.

78.  One of his lasting impressions was of the human resource officer who delivered the bad news.

79.  One of the few disadvantages of a robust economy, human resource administrators say, is its effect on hiring practices, especially among retailers.

80.  PeopleSoft develops software that makes it easier for companies to manage their human resource, manufacturing and accounting operations.