Training and Development

Improving Performance: The Five-step Plan

By HR Vendor News | March 23, 2010

March 22, 2010 – Oro Valley, AZ – Most leaders are resigned to ineffective methods of holding employees more accountable when things go wrong. Now, productivity improvement expert Kevin Herring provides five simple, yet powerful, tests to analyze performance problems, and describes how to correct them in a way that consistently boosts productivity. As an…

Profiles International Introduces Revolutionary Online Assessment Center

By HR Vendor News | March 23, 2010

Austin, TX, March, 23, 2010 — Profiles International assessments have always given hiring managers and business executives an in-depth look at candidates and employees. Now the company is simplifying the management of essential tools with a state-of-the-art Online Assessment Center. This new facet of assessment administration streamlines client efforts in hiring and developing employees and…

WorkSimple Partners with CultureRx to Measure Employee Performance in a Results-Only Work Environment

By HR Vendor News | March 23, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WorkSimple Partners with CultureRx to Measure Employee Performance in a Results-Only Work Environment Game-changing partnership establishes the first talent management solution to support a results-only work environment SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 23, 2010 — WorkSimple, the pioneer of daily employee performance management, learning, and innovation solutions for small and midsize businesses, today announced…

SumTotal Named to KMWorld's 2010 List of 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management

By HR Vendor News | March 22, 2010

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced KMWorld has named the company to its 2010 list of the 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. The annual list, published for the last 10 years, is a collaborative effort among KMWorld staffers, analysts, system integrators and a…

Inform Announces New Workshop on Critical Decisions in Launching Workforce Analytics

By HR Vendor News | March 19, 2010

Washington, DC — March 19, 2010 — Inform, the global leader in analytics and workforce planning, today announced availability of a new workshop aimed at teaching HR professionals how to prepare for the launch of a workforce analytics program. The 3-hour session, titled “Rollout Planning for Workforce Analytics: Critical Decisions in Launching a Measurement Program”…

New Version of PBL ScoreCard Software® Helps Organizations Manage Their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

By HR Vendor News | March 19, 2010

(Alpharetta, GA) March 19, 2010 — Accountability, business metrics and company communications can all be managed by the Process Based Leadership ScoreCard®, a Web-based software program from Competitive Solutions, Inc. (CSI). The leadership training and consulting company is excited to announce the release of Version 2.6 of its PBL ScoreCard®. Based on user feedback, this…

AIRS Launches Professional Recruiter Certificatio: Adds Fifth Professional Designation to Suite of Offerings

By HR Vendor News | March 18, 2010

— Lebanon, NH— AIRS, the leader in recruitment training, announced today the launch of its Professional Recruiter Certification aimed at giving recruiters at any level the power boost they need to beat out the competition. The full-day workshop begins April, 20, 2010. AIRS Professional Recruiter Certification can be obtained following the completion of the full…

Zapoint Adds Conversations, Social Media Functionality to SkillsMapper 2.0

By HR Vendor News | March 17, 2010

BOSTON, March 16, 2010 — Zapoint has increased social media functionality with a new Conversations feature in its skills-based career management tool, SkillsMapper 2.0. SkillsMapper’s conversational approach mirrors the flow of information modeled by social networks to create a comprehensive informal learning database. Every day, information vital to an organization is passed along through discussions…

TALX Announces Details of Upcoming eSeminar

By HR Vendor News | March 17, 2010

ST. LOUIS (March 16, 2010) — TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource, tax and payroll-related services, today announced details of its upcoming eSeminar. Titled “Gear up! Getting Your Hiring Process Ready for an Upturn,” the eSeminar is being held Thursday, March 18, 2010. Intended to address the issues that…

iCIMS Sponsors Latest Research on Onboarding Trends for 2010

By HR Vendor News | March 17, 2010

HAZLET, N.J. (March 17, 2010) – iCIMS, the second-largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today its co-sponsorship of a recent Aberdeen Group study, Onboarding: The First Line of Engagement. The 2010 onboarding trends outlined in the study further strengthens the long held notion that onboarding programs improve new-employee engagement and productivity while…