Month: December 2011

SkillSurvey Webinar Offers Best Practices in Reference-Checking to Improve Recruiting Efficiency and Quality-of-Hire

By HR Vendor News | December 8, 2011

WAYNE, Penn. – December 8, 2011 – SkillSurvey®, Inc., a provider of reference assessment solutions, will share best practices in reference checking in their December 15 webinar, “How to Improve Quality-of-Hire and Efficiency Using Web 2.0 Reference-Checking,” from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will discuss a new online reference-checking system that improves hiring…

Upcoming Elite Sales Event Brings Top Experts in Sales Operations Together

By HR Vendor News | December 8, 2011

Toronto, Canada / December 8, 2011 – Just announced is the 3rd annual Sales Executive Breakfast Meeting to be held on April 13, 2012 at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel from 8:00 – 10:00 am.  This event is by private invitation only and typically attracts 75-100 of the GTA’s senior sales executives and business owners.…

OCI Unveils Multiple Versions of Leave Management System

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

Denver, Colorado – December 7, 2011 – OCI, a data integration and software services provider, announced today that its leave management system, LeaveXpert, is now offered in two versions: Compliance and Enterprise.  OCI’s LeaveXpert integrates various types of HR, claims and leave data into a single web-based application to improve legal compliance and yield a…

The Jellyvision Lab and Union Pacific Deliver a Simple 401(k) Message: Just Start Saving. The Response: 87% of respondents more likely to enroll in their 401(k)

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

The economy has been going through a bit of a rough patch, and perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s been a nationwide slump in 401(k) contributions.  In response to this trend, the Jellyvision Lab and Union Pacific have teamed up to pilot an educational experience that caused a significant majority of respondents to say they are more likely…

Bluepoint Leadership Development releases new leadership coaching resource

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

CINNCINATI, OH, December 7, 2011 – Leadership development and coaching company, Bluepoint Leadership Development is excited to announce the release of a new coaching resource that is designed to help leaders get the most out of their leadership coaching experience. Leadership coaching is a highly effective way of accelerating your development as a leader, but…

Zero Tolerance

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

By now many of you may have heard about the recent spates of unfortunate incidents involving Ottawa city bus drivers. The most recent incident involves a city bus driver caught by a passenger with a cell phone video camera verbally threatening to punch a young male passenger who was allegedly annoying the driver. Once the…

Hogan Announces Advanced Interpretation Workshop

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

TULSA, OK. – Dec. 7, 2011 – Hogan Assessment Systems announced its first Advanced Interpretation Workshop for 2012. The program is tailored to empower executive coaches, HR practitioners, training professionals, and I-O psychologists to use Hogan’s powerful suite of assessment tools. The two-day Advanced Interpretation Workshop provides in-depth instruction to deepen participants’ expertise interpreting the…

Baltimore's Top Workplaces

By HR Vendor News | December 6, 2011

On Sunday, Dec. 4, The Baltimore Sun announced its 2011 Top Workplaces. This award recognizes local companies for their exceptional workplace environments, employee satisfaction, and benefits. COLUMBIA, MD—Today, Berkshire Associates, a human resource consulting and technology firm that assists companies in building their ideal balanced workforce, announces they have been named one of The Baltimore…

HRmarketer.com Releases ShareHRnews, Branded Social Media Newsrooms for HR Companies to Share News, Images, Videos and More

By HR Vendor News | December 6, 2011

CAPITOLA, Calif. / December 6, 2011 – HRmarketer has again expanded its suite of  social media marketing and PR tools with the release of ShareHRnews (www.sharehrnews.com), a new feature that allows HR vendors to create a branded social media news platform. With ShareHRnews, companies can easily promote new products with an online media center that…

New Impact Achievement Group Article Confirms Employee Happiness Does Not Equal Productivity

By HR Vendor News | December 6, 2011

SEATTLE, Dec. 6, 2011— The latest research-based article from Impact Achievement Group reveals that employers continue to cling to the notion that happy employees are productive employees—which is why many morale and recognition programs continue to fail. The article “The Morale and Motivation Myth … No Strings Attached!” uses findings from a recent survey of…