Month: December 2009

Human Resources Doing it Online

By HR Vendor News | December 18, 2009

Bodega Bay, Calif. /December 17, 2009 – Want to be influential in the online HR Community? Here’s a look at how the top 25 Online Influencers in Human Resources do it: – Over half of the people on the list have more than one blog. – Only 20% actually work in an HR job. –…

ARAG Board Member David Baker Named to ABA Committee

By HR Vendor News | December 17, 2009

DES MOINES, IA — The American Bar Association has appointed retired ARAG general counsel David Baker to a three-year term on the Standing Committee on Group and Prepaid Legal Services. The committee works closely with the American Prepaid Legal Services Institute (API) to promote the development of legal service plans for the benefit of consumers…

WorkSimple Releases First Talent Management System to Combine Informal Learning and Innovation on One Simple Platform

By HR Vendor News | December 17, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – December 17, 2009 — WorkSimple today announced new functionality to its performance management and learning solution that enables businesses to drive innovation from within their existing workforce. With this latest release, WorkSimple is now the industry’s first talent management provider to blend innovation, informal learning, and performance management on one easy-to-use…

Profiles International Finds Interpersonal Skills Accurate Predictor of Managerial Success

By HR Vendor News | December 17, 2009

Austin, TX (PRWEB) December, 17, 2009 — Profiles International, a global leader in employment evaluation and human resource management assessment tools, says that a manager’s interpersonal skills can be an accurate predictor of effective management. According to Profiles, some signs of incompetent managers include poor communication skills, poor relationship-building skills, insufficient ability to develop others,…

ATS makes hiring easier for both HR and applicants

By HR Vendor News | December 17, 2009

For immediate release: ERC Dataplus Releases Version 6.6 of Selectech® Hiring Management System Upgrades will improve ease of use for HR administrators and job applicants Norwalk, CT. — (December 16, 2009) — ERC Dataplus, Inc., a leading provider of hiring management solutions, announced today that it has released Version 6.6 of its Selectech® Hiring Management…

CollegeRecruiter.com Founder Selected to Present at the Society for Human Resource Management 2010 Annual Conference

By HR Vendor News | December 16, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, December 14, 2009 – Steven Rothberg, President and Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com, has been selected as one of the presenters at the Society for Human Resource Management 2010 Annual Conference in San Diego next July. “I’ve had the good fortune to be a presenter at last year’s SHRM annual conference and am excited about…

Summit Health Updates Executive Briefing on Swine Flu Virus

By HR Vendor News | December 16, 2009

New paper from wellness provider educates corporations, insurance carriers, and managed care organizations about H1N1 virus Southfield, MI / December 10, 2009 – Nearly a year after the first mention of swine influenza (H1N1), Summit Health, Inc., has released an update to its executive briefing, “What We Know and Don’t Know about Swine Flu –…

nowHIRE.com Announces TalentSweep, a Resume Sourcing Technology

By HR Vendor News | December 16, 2009

TalentSweep technology enables recruiters to quickly locate quality candidates and reduce time-to-hire DETROIT, December 2009 — Recruiters can spend countless hours scouring the Internet to find potential candidates for open positions. nowHIRE.com announced TalentSweep, a resume sourcing technology that enables recruiters to quickly locate quality candidates and reduce time-to-hire. TalentSweep is available as a stand-alone…

Vangent' Dr. John Jones Appointed to Association of Test Publishers' Board of Directors

By HR Vendor News | December 16, 2009

Chicago, IL, December 10, 2009 – Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of results-oriented human capital and talent management solutions, announced that Dr. John Jones, Vice President and Chief Scientist of Vangent, Inc. was chosen to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP). The ATP is the premier organization representing…

New EmployeeScreenIQ White Paper Urges Companies to Develop Policies Against Workplace Violence

By HR Vendor News | December 16, 2009

CLEVELAND / December 16, 2009 — A new white paper from EmployeeScreen IQ aims to help employers understand and take steps to address and prevent the growing — but largely ignored — issue of workplace violence. “Each year over two million incidents of workplace violence occur in the United States, costing businesses $70 billion annually,”…