Archive for July 2014
Profiles International Releases "The Executive's Guide to Succession Planning" White Paper
Waco, TX. July 23, 2014 – Talent management solutions provider, Profiles International, has released a new white paper titled “The Executive’s Guide to Succession Planning.” This white paper discusses how to identify critical positions in a company and how to identify and assess potential successors. An effective succession plan can guarantee the future success and…
Read MoreIndustry Leader Les McPhearson Joins United Benefit Advisors as New Chief Executive Officer
Indianapolis, IN [July 24, 2014] United Benefit Advisors (UBA), the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization, announces that Les McPhearson, an insurance veteran with more than 15 years of experience, will serve as CEO effective immediately and be based in the company’s Chicago office. UBA Board Chairman Rob Calise, says, “I am delighted that…
Read MoreFirst Known Agile Development Textbook is Authored by Female Technology Leaders
WEST DES MOINES, IA – Ripples of excitement about the female-authored – and first-known – collegiate-level Agile textbook co-authored by Sondra Ashmore, Ph.D., and Businessolver’s Vice President of Product Development Kristin Runyan have reached as far as Apple Inc. co-founder and technology leader Steve Wozniak. Wozniak expressed enthusiasm and excitement for a formal Agile textbook…
Read MoreHealthcareSource Acquires Nursing Continuing Education Courses from Bluedrop Learning Networks
HealthcareSource, the leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the acquisition of 142 custom developed, continuing nursing education (CNE) approved courses from Bluedrop Learning Networks, a global leader in eLearning solutions. Terms of the acquisition also allow Bluedrop Learning Networks to resell HealthcareSource proprietary content internationally through its distribution channels.…
Read MoreSecond City's new way to hold on to new hires.
More than 20 leading companies from across the Fortune 500 have signed on as founding subscribers to RealBiz Shorts Talent, the new video subscription service from Second City Communications (SCC) designed to help organizations address strategic challenges in human resources and talent management. RealBiz Shorts Talent is slated to launch in the Fall of 2014…
Read MoreHR Influence in Nonprofit Sector Increasing, Workloads Growing, Says New XpertHR Benchmarking Survey
New Providence, NJ (July 22, 2014) – Nearly half (49.2 percent) of HR professionals in the nonprofit sector said that their HR function’s influence had increased over the past year, reports the new XpertHR HR Staffing, Costs and Structures in the Nonprofit Sector Survey. XpertHR surveyed senior HR professionals in 260 nonprofit organizations, which together…
Read MoreThe University of Calgary Chooses Talemetry as its Recruitment Marketing Platform
Vancouver, BC (July 22, 2014) – Talemetry, the leading provider of recruitment marketing and sourcing solutions, announced today that the University of Calgary has selected Talemetry to enhance their existing Oracle PeopleSoft talent acquisition manager solution to deliver a complete recruitment marketing platform. University of Calgary is planning to become one of Canada’s top five…
Read MoreEmployeeScreenIQ and Newton Form Partnership to Provide Employers With Integrated, Paperless, Professional Background Checks
SAN FRANCISCO and CLEVELAND, July 17, 2014 – EmployeeScreenIQ (www.employeescreen.com), a global provider of employee background screening services, and Newton (www.newtonsoftware.com), developers of a leading applicant tracking system (ATS) for small and medium-sized employers, have partnered to provide customers with fully integrated, paperless employment background checks. For many employers, pre-employment screening is necessary but has…
Read MoreValidity Screening Solutions to Speak at the Illinois State Council of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference
Validity Screening Solutions President and CEO, Darren Dupriest, is a featured presenter at the August 4 – 5, 2014 Illinois SHRM Conference in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. The topic, “The Risks of Engaging Social Media in the Hiring Process,” outlines the proper measures organizations need to stay compliant with federal and state requirements, while mitigating the…
Read MoreProfiles International Launches New Blog: Industry Insights
Waco, TX. July 16, 2014 -Talent management solutions provider, Profiles International, has announced the launch of a new blog titled Industry Insights. The goal of Industry Insights is to be a timely and engaging community where readers will have immediate access to topics covering key industry news and talent management solutions. These subjects include talent…
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