Auckland, New Zealand 9 June 2010 — Social gaming is an unexpectedly popular phenomenon; more people log into FarmVille every month than there are active Twitter users. In this color paper Sonar6 addresses the popularity of social gaming and how the psychology behind it can be used to increase engagement with mundane work tasks. The…
NEW YORK, June 10, 2010—With predictions about the timing of a recruiting industry rebound so wildly divergent, BountyJobs’ chief executive officer, Mike Hard, prefers to steer clear of further speculation and focus on data instead. In a new article he has written, Hard says that data gathered from transactions in BountyJobs’ global recruiting marketplace show…
Boston, MA June 9, 2010 – Even as the economy begins to improve, workloads for employees and managers continue to escalate and stress is taking its toll, according to a survey of business leaders and work-life experts conducted by WFD Consulting. WFD’s Second Annual Survey on Workload in America 2010 found that employee workload and…
ReviewSNAP Takes Performance Management to the Next Level ReviewSNAP™, a leading supplier of a Web-based performance management system, has announced plans to launch Version 2.0 of the system at the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition in San Diego June 27-30, 2010. Version 2.0 will introduce an array of new enhancements…
St. Louis (June 8, 2010) — TALX Assessment Division, pan (Performance Assessment Network), a leader in online assessment and talent management systems, has added the Sales Accelerator, powered by Chally assessment, to its roster of tests used to evaluate candidates and employees. The assessment will help companies recruit top talent and determine if their existing…
HAZLET, N.J. (June 8th, 2010) – iCIMS, the 2nd largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today that the company has completed an independent 3rd party security audit and is being recognized for the company’s highly secure web application. The audit, which tested the security of iCIMS’ production data center and software, is…
Insala announces the integration of Hoover’s company, industry and contact information within EmploymentTalk™, Insala’s online self-service career transition software, giving job seekers access to in-depth research tools for greater competitiveness in today’s tight job market. Now outplacement companies and organizations powered by Insala, the global leader in career development and talent management solutions, can offer…
Dayton, OH, June 7, 2010 — The trend in recent years has been to utilize personality assessments in the hiring process for predicting on-the-job success. In 2007, a prominent panel of personnel psychologists (Morgeson et al., 2007) collaborated to discuss the utility of personality tests in the selection process. The clear theme: Validities of personality…
Austin, TX, June 8, 2010 — The Profiles Research Institute announces the 2010 America’s Most Productive Companies (AMPC) Rising Stars. The AMPC Rising Stars have achieved the top productivity ranking in their sub-industry this year, overcoming their peers from last year. The 2010 AMPC Rising Stars are: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Alleghany Corporation Altria Group,…
Newport Beach CA, 7 June 2010 –Broadbean Technology, provider of job posting distribution and candidate response tracking technology, is pleased to announce the Chief Technical Officer appointment of Alex Charles, founder of iProfile and a Board Director for the HR-XML Consortium, a not-for-profit organization leading worlwide HR data standards. Charles will work at Broadbean headquarters…