European talent acquisition and retention expert joins Hire.com<br>advisory board

Resource Industry Luminary Joins Hire.com Advisory Board
Alan L. Whitford Brings 20 Years of Global Talent Management Technology Experience to Hire.com Board of Advisors

As part of its continuing commitment to provide global talent management solutions, Hire.com today announced the
appointment of Alan L. Whitford to its Advisory Board. A frequent speaker and industry expert on talent acquisition and retention in Europe, Whitford''s perspective will be instrumental as Hire.com meets customers'' increasing demand for international reach in talent management technology.
Whitford is currently the managing partner of the recruiting and human resources solutions company, Abtech Partnership, and brings to the Board more than 20 years of experience in the start up and expansion of
technology companies.

Hire.com offers visionary software that helps enterprises balance relationship management with process control, as well as the experience necessary to deliver results in the acquiring and retaining of quality talent, said Hire.com board member Kevin Wheeler. Mr. Whitford''s global
perspective and intimate knowledge of the space makes him a welcome addition to the Hire.com Advisory Board.

Whitford''s areas of expertise include Internet technologies for HR and talent acquisition, recruitment strategies and practices, and the automation of HR processes. Previously, Whitford served as the managing director for Resumix in Europe. Under his guidance, Resumix achieved the European leadership position in delivering human skills management and automated recruitment processing services and software to the corporate marketplace. Whitford has also served as a consultant for Times 500 companies and leading software and services vendors in the HR and e-commerce areas.

I have spent my career assisting companies make hiring and retaining talent more efficient by tying the process and technology solutions to business objectives, so being a part of Hire.com''s Advisory Board is a natural fit for me, said Whitford. I look forward to providing guidance
that enables Hire.com to deliver its vision of comprehensive talent management solutions to Global 1000 companies.

Whitford is the latest industry luminary to join Hire.com''s Advisory Board. Current members include John Doerr, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; June A. Haselton, HR director, Affymax, Inc.; Robert C. Hawk,
president, Hawk Communications; William R. Hearst III, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Mike Maples, Sr., Microsoft ambassador and former Microsoft EVP; J. Russell Rusty Rueff, Jr., senior vice president, human
resources, Electronic Arts; Marc Seriff, entrepreneur and cofounder of America Online; John Sumser, founder and CEO of IBN: interbiznet.com; and Kevin Wheeler, president, Global Learning Resources.

About Hire.com
Enterprises around the world use Hire.com''s software and services to attract and retain quality talent through a unique combination of relationship management and business process. Since 1998, Hire.com''s customer base has expanded to over 120 clients, including EDS, Electronic
Arts, H&R Block Financial Advisors, Roche Diagnostics, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Southern Company, and additional Global 1000 companies. In addition, Hire.com was named Best in Customer Service by ERE''s 2002
Annual Industry Survey. More information on Austin, Texas-based Hire.com
is available at www.hire.com or by calling 1-800-953-HIRE.