Month: March 2011

Employment Background Investigations, Inc. Achieves Accreditation from Background Screening Credentialing Council

By HR Vendor News | March 10, 2011

Owings Mills, MD — MARCH 10, 2011 — The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today that Employment Background Investigations, Inc (EBI) has successfully achieved compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) and will now be formally recognized as BSCC Accredited. “Achieving NAPBS accreditation validates EBI’s…

Pay Range Adjustments Projected to Increase in 2011

By HR Vendor News | March 10, 2011

Kansas City, Kan. — The use of formal pay structures is not a new concept in corporate America. The ability to provide equal pay for equal work, without losing the flexibility to increase salaries based on a worker’s unique skills and higher education is often heralded by most companies. In fact, the 2010 BenchmarkPro survey…

RealTime Performance and QuietSpacing Provide Specific Tips for Making Email More Operationally and Strategically Effective

By HR Vendor News | March 10, 2011

SEATTLE (March 9, 2011) — The sight of hundreds of emails in an in-box can be overwhelming, even debilitating. Information overload can result in reduced productivity, lowered performance and evaporating career satisfaction. A new white paper from RealTime Performance and QuietSpacing provides specific recommendations for making email more operationally and strategically effective. “Using Email Effectively,”…

Shannon Lane Named Managing Director of Sales at ARAG North America

By HR Vendor News | March 9, 2011

DES MOINES, IA — ARAG®, a global leader of legal insurance, has announced the appointment of employee benefits sales professional Shannon Lane as Managing Director of Sales in the Northeast. Lane, who is based in Boston, will work with brokers and employers throughout the region to offer a unique employee benefit, the ARAG Legal Center,…

David Sherman Joins ARAG as Managing Director of Sales

By HR Vendor News | March 9, 2011

DES MOINES, IA — ARAG®, a global leader of legal insurance, has announced the appointment of employee benefits sales veteran David Sherman as Managing Director of Sales. Sherman, who is based in New Jersey, will work with entities throughout the Northeastern states to offer a unique employee benefit, the ARAG Legal Center. “In his new…

iCIMS Partners with Jobmagic to Power Social Recruiting

By HR Vendor News | March 9, 2011

HAZLET, N.J. (March 9, 2011) — iCIMS, the second largest provider of Software-as-a-Service talent acquisition solutions, has announced a partnership with Jobmagic , a market leader in social recruiting. This partnership solidifies iCIMS’ recruitment marketing practices, bringing enhanced candidate management offerings to the organizations’ 880+ global customer base across three solutions: recruitment marketing, applicant tracking…

Advancing 360 Technology with the Client in Mind

By HR Vendor News | March 9, 2011

Minneapolis, MN, March 9, 2011 — Modern Survey‘s 360-degree leadership feedback solution has been built for unparalleled levels of efficiency and versatility. Developed out of client needs, requests and insights, m/360 offers sophisticated, feature-rich technology without sacrificing ease of use. As clients continue to trumpet the value of this solution, Modern Survey continues to make…

Prominent Children's Hospital Reduces Short-Term Turnover From 24% to Less Than 1%

By HR Vendor News | March 9, 2011

Comprehensive assessment solution targeted culture and turnover. Select International, a global provider of human resource assessment solutions, implemented a comprehensive selection approach with one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. The project’s goal was to ensure a culture of patient-centered care and to reduce short-term turnover. In the six months prior to the project, short-term…

New e-book from Juice Inc. Helps Sales Professionals Increase Effectiveness by Getting Past the Sticking Point

By HR Vendor News | March 8, 2011

GUELPH, Ontario — March 8, 2011 — Juice Inc. released a new e-book to help sales professionals increase their results. The e-book offers specific tips, exercises and worksheets, not to replace but to enhance their current sales method. The e-book is an excerpt of Juice co-founder Brady Wilson’s book, “Finding the Sticking Point: Increase Sales…

2011 Employer State and Federal Tax Credits and Incentives Demystified in Upcoming TALX eSeminar

By HR Vendor News | March 8, 2011

ST. LOUIS (March 8, 2011) — WHO: TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource, payroll and tax-related services WHAT: Will present a complimentary eSeminar, “Tax Credits and Incentives: Key Legislative Developments at State and Federal Levels” WHEN: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. CT; 2:00 p.m. MT;…