Human Resources: Communities

Halloween Safety Tips from LifeCare®
This release shares tips to help parents keep their children safe while trick-or-treating.

Shally Steckerl and Glenn Gutmacher Share Expertise, Insight at ERE Fall Expo
Workshops and sessions focused on faster, easier Internet sourcing

Amalana Officially Launches its Global Networking Services Portal
Amalana introduces its Global Networking Services to the public on October 1st 2009. Included in its offering is a wide variety of services namely, educational, employment, entertainment, competitions, beauty consultation, dating, and social networking services. All services are provided from a single portal thus revolutionizing the concept of global networking.

TOPS Workplace Wellness Programs Can Improve Members’ Health, Employers’ Bottom Line
In an environment where the latest, sobering statistics on the health of Americans and the costs of healthcare spending seem to be announced daily, TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) has become an increasingly visible partner in workplace wellness initiatives.

New Counterespionage Strategy for Business Developed by Murray Associates
Murray Associates, counterespionage strategists for business and government, identified two serious flaws found in many corporate security plans: no counterespionage strategy combined with a misalignment of spending priorities. Their new CLEAR program rectifies these two costly oversights easily; often at no additional cost to their clients.

TalentDrive Integrates TalentFilter℠ with ZoomInfo Database of 45 Million People
TalentDrive Provides Access to ZoomInfo's Impressive Database of Quality Passive and Active Candidates

TalentDrive Integrates TalentFilter℠ with ZoomInfo Database of 45 Million People
TalentDrive Provides Access to ZoomInfo's Impressive Database of Quality Passive and Active Candidates

Beeline to Exhibit at 12th Annual HR Technology® Conference & Exposition
Beeline, the workforce solutions business unit of MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE: MPS), today announced that its Talent Management Solutions (TMS) team will exhibit at the 12th Annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition, to be held September 30 – October 2 in Chicago, Illinois. The Company will feature the updated version of Orchestrata® by Beeline – a complete suite of talent management solutions.

UltiPro® Users Gather in Las Vegas for “Connections 2009” Global User Conference
UltiPro® Users Gather in Las Vegas for “Connections 2009” Global User Conference

Cornerstone OnDemand Highlights Client Success at HR Technology Conference
The company will showcase several premier clients in its booth, who will share how they’re partnering with Cornerstone on their learning & talent management strategies

Cool Technologies, Product & Company Launches Headline 12th Annual HR Technology Conference
Cool Technologies, Product & Company Launches Headline 12^th Annual HR Technology Conference

Experienced Workers Gain Career Mentor in OurExperienceCounts.com
Online community serves broadly skilled job seekers as they extend their careers or make career transitions

The 4th Annual Aberdeen Chief Service Officer Summit is Next Week...Are You Registered?
Date: October 8-9, 2009 Location: Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston MA Summit Site: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/cso.html

Save the date: 31st March 2010, Onrec Awards
Onrec Awards, The ceremony for the UK online recruitment industry, London, 31st March 2010

Education, Due Diligence Key to Gaining From Sustainable Investing
Interest in sustainable investment projects is on the rise as institutional investors look for alternate investment structures after the collapse of the markets in 2008. However, Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, warns that investors could face additional risk if they invest in these projects without educating themselves or determining whether they align with their investment beliefs.

Dr. David Metcalf to Discuss Mobile Assessments at Questionmark Conference
Dr. David Metcalf to Address Questionmark Users Mobile learning expert to keynote Questionmark 2010 Users Conference

MrTed Signs Massive Talent Acquisition Software Contract with Chinese Government
Thousands of Recruiters Nationwide Will Leverage MrTed in the Largest-Ever Deployment of Cloud-Based Talent Acquisition Software

Globoforce and Intuit to Present at 2009 HR Technology Conference & Exposition
Globoforce and Intuit to Showcase How Strategic Recognition Positively Impacts Employee Engagement at 2009 HR Technology Conference Presentation Underscores the Effect of Intuit’s ‘Spotlight’ Recognition Program on Employee Performance, Particularly in Tough Economic Times

GeoLearning Named to Software 500 for 5th Consecutive Year
GeoLearning Ranks #315 on Software Magazine's 27th Annual Ranking of the World's Largest Software and Service Providers

RSM McGladrey honored as one of Working Mother’s “100 Best Companies”
RSM McGladrey , one of the nation’s leading accounting, tax and business consulting firms, was named to Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies” list, and its WorkLife flexibility options were singled out by earning “Best-in-Class” recognition. This is the third time RSM McGladrey has been named to the prestigious list.

Brokerage Firm Improves Efficiencies & Strategic HR with UltiPro® Workplace
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Wunderlich Securities, Inc., an independent brokerage firm based in Memphis, TN, has increased the efficiency and strategic contributions of its human resource team since deploying UltiPro Workplace in August 2008.

Cornerstone OnDemand’s New Career Center Turns Succession Planning on Its Head
Cornerstone’s robust suite of career management tools help organizations align employee career aspirations and development plans with strategic business imperatives

Prescription Solutions announced that it received the highest rankings for customer service
Prescription Solutions, a leading pharmacy benefits management (PBM) organization and a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, today announced that it received the highest rankings for customer service and cost competitiveness factors among mail order pharmacies in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 National Pharmacy StudySM.

12 Service Industry Leaders Confirmed for Aberdeen's Chief Service Officer Summit!
Date: October 8-9, 2009 Location: Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston MA Summit Site: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/cso.html

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW CHANGES
Effective August 2, 2009 the Minnesota Unemployment Compensation Law had been liberalized in at least the following ways

WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN RIGHTS MAY BE VESTED
In 2004, Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company decided to terminate medical coverage for former employees receiving long term disability benefits.

WISCONSIN SUPPORTS EMPLOYERS’ RIGHT TO NON-COMPETE
Eugene Dal Pra was a route driver for Star Direct, a distributor of products to convenience stores, service stations, truck stops and the like.

TalentDrive Integrates TalentFilter with ZoomInfo Database of 45 Million People
TalentDrive Provides Access to ZoomInfo’s Impressive Database of Quality Passive and Active Candidates

Latest Version of Workscape’s Comprehensive Outsourced Benefits Administration Offering
Lauded for Ability to Help Employers Reduce Costs, Address Employees’ Concerns

HRsmart Celebrates 10 Years
HRsmart, the leading international Talent Management software company, today announced the celebration of 10 years in the business.

Donald Riggin Joins Spring Consulting Group, LLC
Spring Consulting Group, LLC announced that Donald J. Riggin, CPCU, ARM has joined their team as a Senior Consultant and Head of Risk Financing.

Spring Consulting Group Partner is Lead Editor on DMEC Tools of the Trade
Spring Consulting Group Partner is Lead Editor on DMEC’s Tools of the Trade

Simply Hired Partners with Taleo to Extend the Taleo Talent Exchange
Leading Talent Management Company Leverages SimplyHired.com’s Database of Three Million U.S. Jobs, Expansive Partner Network and Leading Search Capabilities

Aflac Completes Acquisition of Continental American Insurance Company
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Continental American Insurance Company (CAIC). The purchase of CAIC for $100 million was funded with internal capital.

Companies Continue To Recruit Employees Despite High Turnover
As unemployment rates begin to level off and the economy begins to show signs of improvement, companies across the country are hopeful 2010 will be a better year.

Leaders Inspire Their Teams With Optimism
"Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. Explanatory style is the manner in which you habitually explain to yourself why events happen....An optimistic explanatory style stops helplessness, whereas a pessimistic explanatory style spreads helplessness." — Psychologist Martin Seligman in Learned Optimism

"A Glossary of Terms" Part 5
"A Glossary of Terms Helpful in the Pursuit of Life Lived Fully and Well: Part 5"

St. Luke's Health System Selects Halogen for Talent Management
Award Winning Health System Selects Halogen for Performance Management St. Luke’s Health System drives values in practice, excellent performance, and alignment of individual performance with organizational goals; uses Halogen to support reputation for excellence in patient care

HRmarketer.com Releases eBook on Social Media Marketing
Social Media Marketing eBook Now Available for HR Marketplace Complimentary guide from HRmarketer.com covers social media best practices and integrated marketing strategies

Cytiva Announces Newly Redesigned SonicRecruit Interface
Cytiva Announces Newly Redesigned SonicRecruit Interface at the 12th Annual HR Technology® Conference & Exposition

Sovren Group Inc, Announces Version 6.0 of Flagship Resume/CV Parser
Upgraded version adds full parsing for Dutch and Swedish

CyberShift Announces Version 6.0 of Its Award-Winning Workforce Management Suite
Innovative Distributed Enterprise PlatformSM Encompassing Hundreds of New Features Leads the Next Wave of Workforce Management Software

SHL launches ground-breaking personality questionnaire in 31 languages
New OPQ32r is twice as fast to complete and more precise

Norman Kerr Joins Buck Consultants as Principal
Norman Kerr has joined Buck Consultants as a Principal in the firm's Pittsburgh office.

Simma's Seven Step Solution for Successful Inclusive Leadership
Do Your Employees Know Your Name?

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Dips in September
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in August, dipped in September. The Index now stands at 53.1 (1985=100), down from 54.5 in August. The Present Situation Index decreased to 22.7 from 25.4. The Expectations Index declined to 73.3 from 73.8 last month.

Addictions Professionals Help People Get Their Lives on Track
Training at UCW Academy of Health provides a rewarding career path. UCW Academy of Health is now accepting applications for fall and winter enrollments in the Addictions and Community Services Worker diploma program. For more information, visit www.academyofhealth.ca.

Governor Riley Announces CGI's Center of Excellence to Break Ground in Troy, AL
High-tech company to create 300 new information technology jobs

"A Glossary of Terms..." Part IV
"A Glossary of Terms Helpful in the Pursuit of Life Lived Fully and Well: Part 4"

Managing a Critical Aggressor: Case Example I
Let’s try a mind exercise. You’ve just given a presentation at an important meeting. As the meeting concludes you turn to a colleague (a casual acquaintance) and ask, “How did the presentation go?”

Online Job Demand Down 101,800 in September, The Conference Board Reports

Innovation and Learning Through Successful Failures
"Failure is the discipline through which we advance." — William Ellery Channing, 19th century American poet

Cytiva's SonicRecruit Recognized as Leader in Candidate Experience
Cytiva's SonicRecruit Cited for Comprehensive Recruiting Capability and Recognized as Leader in Candidate Experience in New Bersin & Associates Talent Acquisition Systems Report Leading analyst firm cites SonicRecruit’s category leading candidate experience and hiring manager support, as well as strong implementation and customer service

IHRIM Webinar Planning HR Technology for the Future
IHRIM and Knowledge Infusion will release findings of their fifth annual survey on HR technology planning, budgeting

Thomas International Sponsors and Attends Taleo World 2009 Conference
Assessment provider reflects commitment to innovation by sponsoring and participating for third consecutive year

HR Performance Management Vendor Sonar6 Experiences Unprecedented Demand for Latest Software Release
The newest release from HR solution provider Sonar6, Quick Start provides performance review functionality to over 1,600 organizations and is adding customers daily.

Declare Your Economic Independence from San Jose Jobs
Leading the movement of curing unemployment – one entrepreneur at a time, is Marin native and former high tech worker Adryenn Ashley. Ashley was born an entrepreneur starting at the age of seven when she created custom designed headbands for dancers and sold them to the local dance studios. “Today’s marketplace demands flexibility, scalability, and the stamina to create your own opportunities for a thriving personal economy. All you really need is a blueprint, a step-by-step guide to finding the right profitable target market around what you already know and love.”

Cytiva Announces Newly Redesigned SonicRecruit Interface at the 12th Annual HR Technology®
Cytiva Software, Inc. (CRX:TSX.V), a leading provider of SaaS (Software as a Service) talent management solutions, announces the upcoming availability of a newly redesigned interface to its highly rated SonicRecruit applicant tracking software.

Employees and Employers Reveal High Satisfaction and Improved Cost Control with HSAs, Surveys Report
Most employers and account holders utilizing HSAs are satisfied with their coverage, spend less, and are more engaged in managing health benefits.

Prudential Report Shows Employers, Benefits Budgets Hit Hard by Economy
Employee benefit budgets are not immune to corporate cost cutting, according to a report released today by Prudential Financial, Inc.

Increased Demand for Training Leads to Expansion in Alberta
CDI College Opens Third Campus in Edmonton

Diamond H Named to HRO Today’s List of Top Employee Recognition Service Providers
Firm ranked as a top provider of employee recognition solutions by human resources industry publication

American Payroll Association and CyberShift Promote Financial Literacy

Hurley Write a Success in Helping Organization Improve Employee Communications
Customized writing solution helps streamline company’s written communication, improve subscriber relations

Chestnut Global Partners & Burke Consulting Introduce New Tool to Validate Efficacy of EAP Services
New science-based tool objectively measures outcomes, documents workplace productivity gains, and shows real return on investment in specific EAP services.

Kenexa Research Institute’s WorkTrends?
Report Features Methodology for Improving Performance Excellence and Employee Engagement

SRC OFFERS NEW BENEFITS TO RECRUIT THE BEST INTERNS

TalentDrive and MrTed Partner to Improve Resume Sourcing for Enterprise Clients
TalentDrive’s TalentFilter Now Seamlessly Integrated to MrTed’s TalentLink Solution

New Web-based Tool Verifies Businesses with Workers Compensation Insurance
Patrick - Murray Administration Launches Free Web-Based Tool Will help Public Verify if Businesses have Workers Compensation Insurance Policy

Prudential Calls for Clarity in Retirement Plan Disclosures
Streamlined Participant Communications Can Improve Retirement Literacy and Security

Director Mayorkas Announces USCIS Office of Public Engagement
Director Mayorkas Announces Office of Public Engagement New Office to Focus on Stakeholder Outreach and Collaboration

Ontario-Based Innovapost Selects UltiPro® for Recruitment-through-Retirement
Ontario-Based Innovapost Selects UltiPro® for Recruitment-through-Retirement Human Capital Management

10 Steps to Successful Project Management - 300 review
Not enough time to read the latest books? Enjoy this review of "10 Steps to Successful Project Management" and catch up on the industry buzz.

10 Steps to Successful Project Management - Summary
Not enough time to read the latest books? Enjoy this review of "10 Steps to Successful Project Management" and catch up on the industry buzz.

Human Capital Leader to Chair Enterprise Engagement Alliance
The newly formed Enterprise Engagement Alliance today announced that Allan Schweyer has joined as Chairman. The Enterprise Engagement Alliance, founded in 2008 to support research, education, and outreach related to the emerging field of Enterprise Engagement, focuses on improving financial results through a strategic emphasis on customer, distribution partner, and employee engagement.

Statement by NAM Executive Vice President Jay Timmons on President Obama's health care speech
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) commends President Obama for his continued commitment to reforming our nation’s health care system. As our nation’s economy struggles to stabilize, our priority needs to be on economic recovery and job creation.

Halogen Announces Value Added Content for Customers
Halogen Employee Lifecycle Pack Provides New Tools that Simplify Talent Management Processes for Key Employment Milestones Talent management leader delivers value added content that supports proven best practices in talent management ‹from hire to retire

Ontario-Based Innovapost Selects UltiPro® for Recruitment-through-Retirement
Ontario-Based Innovapost Selects UltiPro® for Recruitment-through-Retirement Human Capital Management

Watson Wyatt Identifies Open Enrollment Benefit Trends for 2010
Many U.S. workers can expect higher costs for their employer-sponsored health care benefits when they receive their fall open enrollment benefit packages for 2010.

Astra HR Appoints Cory Lauer as New Senior Business Consultant
New Business Consultant Brings Extensive Experience in HR Outsourcing, Marketing and Sales.

Employees and Employers Reveal High Satisfaction and Improved Cost Control with HSAs, Surveys Report
Most employers and account holders utilizing HSAs are satisfied with their coverage, spend less, and are more engaged in managing health benefits.

TalentDrive and nowHIRE Partnership Brings Improved Resume Sourcing to Users
New product offering, “TalentSweep,” adds resume sourcing to nowHIRE’s ATS products

ASHA Among "Most Exceptional" Businesses In Maryland
ASHA Among “Most Exceptional” Businesses In Maryland

Free IHRIM Webinar Shares Survey Findings on HR Technology Spending and the Current Economy
The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) will share findings from its second annual survey during its Oct. 21 webinar, HR Technology Spending and the Current Economy.

TalentDrive and nowHIRE Partnership Brings Improved Resume Sourcing to Users
New product offering, “TalentSweep,” adds resume sourcing to nowHIRE’s ATS products

The Conference Board Releases ‘How-To’ for Directors of Public Companies
The Conference Board has published today a new handbook to help boards of directors navigate the most recent developments in the realm of corporate governance and lead their companies to full recovery from the financial crisis.

Assess Systems Integrates with Taleo Business Edition for Professional and Hourly Hiring
HR and hiring managers in search of ideal job candidates can now use Assess Systems assessment content and tools via the Taleo Business Edition platform

Optimistic Forecasts for 2010 Drive Sales Force Staffing
Corporate sales forces are anticipating better times ahead, as companies project higher revenues and sales goals for next year, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm. Additionally, the number of employers planning further sales force layoffs has declined sharply as the economy shows signs of improvement.

What to Do When Contagious Illnesses Come to Work
You've probably had enough of hearing about the swine flu (now called the H1N1 virus).

Send to a Colleague Telecommuting: Tips for Managing Employees Who Work From Home
Excerpted from New York Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Workers Who Lied About Violating Company Rule Fired, One Who Told Truth Keeps Job
You have several employees you've caught red-handed violating a company rule that your employee manual says may justify termination for a first offense.

LATEST JOB AND UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES FOR LABOR MARKETS IN THE COMMONWEALTH
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported that the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Peabody, Pittsfield, Worcester, Amherst and North Adams labor areas recorded lower unemployment rates in August than in July.

Projected Weak Hiring Outlook for Q4 2009 Forces Job Seekers to Pursue Varied Career Paths
US job seekers continue to face a tough employment market, based on the latest findings from the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which predicts a weak hiring pace for the fourth quarter of 2009. Candidates working with Right Management in outplacement programs are pursuing varied and flexible career moves to seize the limited employment opportunities that exist in today’s market. Right Management is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, the global leader in employment services.

DHS Secretary/USCIS Director Launch Redesigned USCIS Website
SECRETARY NAPOLITANO AND USCIS DIRECTOR MAYORKAS LAUNCH REDESIGNED USCIS WEBSITE

Innovation Strong Despite Recession
Innovation Strong Despite Recession: Human Resource Executive® Magazine Receives Record Number of Entries for Annual Awards Winners of Top HR and Top Training Products to Be Recognized at Luncheon During HR Technology® Conference

NorthgateArinso launches euHReka Workspace
Takes OnDemand user interface for OnPremise deployment

Turner Broadcasting & Cornerstone OnDemand to Co-Present at HR Technology Conference
Cornerstone OnDemand and Turner Broadcasting System to Co-Present at the HR Technology Conference & Expo

HODES IQ JOINS SHRM INITIATIVE TO HELP SET ANSI STANDARD
Jeremy Shapiro to lead HR metric “cost per hire” workgroup

IN DEPTH OF RECESSION, AMERICAN BUSINESSES CONFIRM VALUE OF CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
IN DEPTH OF RECESSION, AMERICAN BUSINESSES CONFIRM VALUE OF CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

TalentDrive Talent Acquisition 2010 Forecast Survey Results
TalentDrive Talent Acquisition 2010 Forecast Survey Exposes Human Resources’ Top Hiring Priorities Survey Uncovers Strategic Hiring Initiatives and Budget Plans for Staffing Firms and F1000 Companies