SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                           Hudson Highland Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)



                         Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                    443792106
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  April 1, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

      |_|  Rule 13d-1(b)
      |X|  Rule 13d-1(c)
      |_|  Rule 13d-1(d)


                               Page 1 of 16 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 443792106 Page 2 of 16 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF SHARES 345,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------------------- WITH 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 345,000 ------------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 345,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CUSIP No. 443792106 Page 3 of 16 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of the Bahamas - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF SHARES 345,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------------------- WITH 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 345,000 ------------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 345,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CUSIP No. 443792106 Page 4 of 16 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Scoggin, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF SHARES 345,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 100,000 PERSON -------------------------------------------- WITH 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 345,000 -------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 100,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 445,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.2% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CUSIP No. 443792106 Page 5 of 16 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Craig Effron - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF SHARES 20,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 790,000 PERSON ------------------------------------------- WITH 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 20,000 ------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 790,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 810,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CUSIP No. 443792106 Page 6 of 16 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Curtis Schenker - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF SHARES 20,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 790,000 PERSON -------------------------------------------- WITH 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 20,000 -------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 790,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 810,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CUSIP No. 443792106 Page 7 of 16 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Alex Schmelzer - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF SHARES 1,500 BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 0 PERSON --------------------------------------------- WITH 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,500 --------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Schedule 13G Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 622 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: (i) Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II (ii) Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. (iii) Scoggin, LLC (iv) Craig Effron (v) Curtis Schenker (vi) Alex Schmelzer (collectively, the "Reporting Persons" and each a "Reporting Person") Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: Each of the Reporting Persons has a business address at 660 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021. Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization: (i) Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II Delaware (ii) Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. Commonwealth of the Bahamas (iii) Scoggin, LLC New York (iv) Craig Effron USA (v) Curtis Schenker USA (vi) Alex Schmelzer USA Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 443792106 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |_| Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (d) |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) (e) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h) |_| Savings Association as defined in ss.3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J) Item 4. Ownership. (i) Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II(1) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 345,000 (b) Percent of class: 4.0%(2) (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 345,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 - ------------------------ 1 The general partner of Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II is S&E Partners, L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware. Scoggin, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, is the sole general partner of S&E Partners, L.P. Craig Effron and Curtis Schenker are the stockholders of Scoggin, Inc. 2 Percentages are based on 8,523,812 shares outstanding, as set forth on the Issuer's Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2003.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 345,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (ii) Scoggin International Fund, Ltd.(3) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 345,000 (b) Percent of class: 4.0% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 345,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 345,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iii) Scoggin, LLC(4) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 445,000 (b) Percent of class: 5.2% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 345,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 100,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 345,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 100,000 (iv) Craig Effron (a) Amount beneficially owned: 810,000 (b) Percent of class: 9.5% - --------------------- 3 The investment advisor of Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. is Scoggin, LLC. Craig Effron and Curtis Schenker are the managing members of Scoggin, LLC. 4 Scoggin, LLC is the investment advisor of Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. and the investment manager for certain discretionary managed accounts. Craig Effron and Curtis Schenker are the managing members of Scoggin, LLC.

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 20,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 790,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 20,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 790,000 (v) Curtis Schenker (a) Amount beneficially owned: 810,000 (b) Percent of class: 9.5% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 20,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 790,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 20,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 790,000 (vi) Alex Schmelzer(5) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,500 (b) Percent of class: 0% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,500 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,500 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable - ---------------------- 5 Alex Schmelzer performs analytic and advisory services for Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. A person other than such Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities with respect to the 100,000 shares held in certain discretionary managed accounts to which Scoggin, LLC is the investment manager Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II By: S&E Partners, L.P., its General Partner By: Scoggin, Inc., its General Partner By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ----------------------------------- Curtis Schenker, its Chief Executive Officer Dated as of April 10, 2003 Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. By: Scoggin, LLC, its Investment Advisor By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ---------------------------------- Curtis Schenker, its Managing Member Dated as of April 10, 2003 Scoggin, LLC By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ---------------------------------- Curtis Schenker, its Managing Member Dated as of April 10, 2003 By: /s/ Craig Effron --------------------------------- Craig Effron Dated as of April 10, 2003 By: /s/ Curtis Schenker --------------------------------- Curtis Schenker Dated as of April 10, 2003

By: /s/ Alex Schmelzer -------------------------------- Alex Schmelzer Dated as of April 10, 2003

Exhibit A Agreement of Joint Filing Pursuant to 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby confirm the agreement by and among them to join in the filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G and any and all amendments thereto, and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement. Scoggin Capital Management, L.P. II By: S&E Partners, L.P., its General Partner By: Scoggin, Inc., its General Partner By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ------------------------------------- Curtis Schenker, its Chief Executive Officer Dated as of April 10, 2003 Scoggin International Fund, Ltd. By: Scoggin, LLC, its Investment Advisor By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ------------------------------------- Curtis Schenker, its Managing Member Dated as of April 10, 2003 Scoggin, LLC By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ------------------------------------- Curtis Schenker, its Managing Member Dated as of April 10, 2003

By: /s/ Craig Effron ------------------------------------- Craig Effron Dated as of April 10, 2003 By: /s/ Curtis Schenker ------------------------------------- Curtis Schenker Dated as of April 10, 2003 By: /s/ Alex Schmelzer ------------------------------------- Alex Schmelzer Dated as of April 10, 2003