ADVISORY/Dallas/IABC ADVISORY: Executive Recruiter and Author Bob Melancon to Share His Secrets of Executive Search.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (April 9)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:             Bob Melancon, executive recruiter and author of "The
                  Secrets of Executive Search...Professional
                  Strategies for Managing Your Personal Job Search"
                  will share his secrets of the executive search. Find
                  out why even if you're happy with your current
                  position, you still want to keep your phone ringing
                  with job offers. If you are currently out of work or
                  just looking for a new opportunity, Melancon will
                  show you how to identify the best opportunities and
                  close the deal on your dream job.

WHO:              Bob Melancon is the Managing Principal of Melancon &
                  Company, a Dallas, Texas based, Retained Executive
                  Search and Consulting firm with roots dating back to
                  1973. He is also a noted speaker, writer, and author
                  -- and is widely considered an authority on the
                  subject of executive selection.

                  Bob graduated from Loyola University where he
                  received a bachelor's degree (cum laude) in Business
                  Administration with a minor in Labor Management, and
                  holds NASD Series 6 and 63 securities licenses.
                  Prior to entering the executive search profession,
                  he enjoyed a highly successful corporate career in
                  human resources management with three of the
                  country's leading Fortune 50 corporations -- Shell
                  Oil Company, Celanese Corporation, and Frito-Lay,
                  Inc.

                  In 1980, Bob left the corporate world to become an
                  executive search consultant, and has served as the
                  Managing Principal of Melancon & Company for the
                  past 20+ years. His background in executive
                  recruitment is unique in that he has been involved
                  in the staffing process from all perspectives -- as
                  the candidate being recruited, as a representative
                  of the hiring corporation, and as a search
                  consultant serving as an agent for all parties in
                  the recruitment process.


When:             April 9, 2002
                  Registration begins at 11:15 a.m.
                  Networking: 11:15 to noon
                  Program begins at noon

Cost:             $25 for members with reservations, $30 for
                  non-members with reservations. Walk-ins welcome for
                  an additional $5.

Where:            Crowne Plaza North Dallas/Addison,
                  14315 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75001.
                  Call 972/980-8877 for directions.

To register:      Visit the Dallas/IABC Web site at
                  www.dallasiabc.com or contact Stacey Rayburn at
                  972/754-3254 or [e-mail].

About IABC:       With more than 300 members, Dallas/IABC is the
                  premier professional association for writers,
                  editors, marketing and communication experts and
                  entrepreneurs representing companies large and
                  small. Dallas/IABC assists local communicators
                  interested in expanding their knowledge base and in
                  improving skill sets for business communication.

                  As a 13,700-member not-for-profit association, IABC
                  is a learning community for professionals committed
                  to improving the effectiveness of organizations
                  through strategic communication. IABC members
                  practice the disciplines of corporate communication,
                  employee/internal communication, marketing
                  communication, public relations/external
                  communication, media relations, community relations,
                  public affairs, investor relations and government
                  relations. Dallas/IABC is one of 100 chapters in 58
                  countries.

                  For more information visit our Web site at
                  www.dallasiabc.com or contact Pat Tittle,
                  Dallas/IABC Director of Internal/External
                  Communications, 972/458-0601,
                  [e-mail].