Human Resources: Staffing Technology

INFOR CLOSES WORKBRAIN AND HANSEN ACQUSITIONS
Infor Adds Applications, Domain Expertise to Increase Leadership in Areas of Human Capital Management and Local Government Solutions

Fieldglass Announces Significant Advancement in Globalization, InSite Available in Eight Languages
Latest Version Offers Key Enhancements for Globalization, Supports More Locales, Business Practices and Regulations

Oakwood Healthcare System Uses ShiftWise to Manage Supplemental Staffing Process
Staffing approximately 5,000 hours per week at all four of Oakwood’s acute care hospitals and 38 ambulatory facilities is now centralized with the ShiftWise service. By using the Web-based system, Oakwood has experienced a dramatic decrease in agency use, which saved the organization $1.2 million in 2006 alone. Read more in this case study.

Peopleclick Ends First Quarter with Highest Single Quarter Revenue in Corporate History
Peopleclick, Inc., the leading global talent acquisition solutions provider, announced today the company’s single highest revenue generating quarter in its corporate history.

Infohrm Continues Outstanding Growth and Increased Momentum
Infohrm Continues Outstanding Growth and Increased Momentum in the Workforce Analytics & Planning MarketplaceWith record numbers of new customers, Infohrm is primed to accelerate global market expansion as it achieves segment leading customer growth and continued market success.

TALX Announces Shareholder Approval of Merger
TALX Corporation (NASDAQ: TALX) announced today that on May 15, 2007 at a special meeting of the shareholders, TALX shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 14, 2007 by and among TALX, Equifax Inc. and Chipper Corporation.

Bernard Hodes Group Scores Most Client Wins at SHRM'S Annual Creative Excellence Awards Ceremony
Bernard Hodes Group Scores Most Client Wins at SHRM'S Annual Creative Excellence Awards Ceremony; FSC Securities and Rabobank Earn Grand Prize Honors; FedEx Career Site Takes Home First Place AwardsBernard Hodes Group and the Bernard Hodes Global Network, leading providers of worldwide integrated talent solutions, took home top honors at Recruitment Marketplace's Creative Excellence Awards Competition held at the Society of Human Resources Management’s (SHRM) Annual Staffing Management Conference in New Orleans, LA. Hodes won a total of 49 awards on behalf of 36 clients (www.hodes.com/cea). This also represented the highest number of client wins in the competition for an agency.

Info Cubic's One-Click-Screening Solution for Employment Screening Industry
Info Cubic LLC, a leading employment screening company, announced today the release and launch of an innovative "One Click Screening" solution which relieves the burden of data entry for HR employees. It's an exciting new opportunity for you to simplify and integrate your hiring process, as well as compete for and win the best candidates.

Berkshire Hathaway’s TTI Seeks to Expand Direct Hire Positions Nationwide
Leading Electronics Distributor TTI Selects Veritude as a Value Added Resource for Talent Acquisition

New XMei Brief Highlights Business Solutions in China
China has become a must-win market in U.S. corporate growth strategies. However, what works in the U.S doesn’t always translate, according to a new brief offered by XMei International, a business consulting and development organization with expertise in Chinese business practices and their cultural impact.

What Makes a Talent Blog Good
Is blogging a new effective tool in the search for talent? Kevin Wheeler of Global Learning Resources shares his views.

Verifications, Inc. Sponsors Hiring Practices Exchange: An HR and Peer-Networking Conference
Conference provides clients with insightful employment screening information.

ULTIMATE-SOFTWARE)(ULTI) City of Ann Arbor Selects Ultimate
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that the City of Ann Arbor in Michigan has selected Ultimate Software's UltiPro delivered through the hosted service model, Intersourcing.

HireDesk Talent Acquisition solution short listed in two categories of CODiE award competition
HireDesk Talent Acquisition solution short listed in two categories of prestigious peer reviewed CODiE award competition

WorkForce Software to Reduce Operating Costs for Carlisle Tire & Wheel
Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company Plans to Automate Workforce Management Operations with WorkForce’s EmpCenter Suite

TempWorks Software Releases New Customizable CEO Dashboard
CEO Dashboard, TwCentral, Provides Staffing Company Executives Constant Access to Business-Critical Information

Electronic I-9 Compliance and the Federal Government’s “Basic Pilot” Program Hot Topic for HR
Interest in the U.S. federal government’s “Basic Pilot” Employment Verification Program for I-9 compliance continues to gain momentum, as evidenced by the record response to a recent HR.com webcast hosted by TALX Corporation.

CareerTours to Expand to 234 US Markets on January 15th
CareerTours, a national recruitment resource in Phoenix, Arizona, will be expanding its services to 234 US markets this month. The web-based service connects talent and organizations through a number of online resources, and will launch a new site on January 15th; please contact me with any questions. Respectfully, Jennifer Brooks, 602.561.0204, email protected from spam bots

Bullhorn Adds Staffing and Recruiting Software Customers, Expands Presence In California
76 % increase in customers supported by new regional sales office, partnerships with local staffing and recruiting industry associations.

GetTheJob.com, the First Employer Only Pay-per-click Job Site, Helps Small and Mid Size Companies
Companies can use GetTheJob.com's pay-per-click advertising program to gain maximim exposure for their job openings.

The Institute for Corporate Productivity announced details on the 35th Annual Issues Mgmnt Conf.
The event, which will be held February 7th-9th, 2007, at the Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa in St. Petersburg, Florida, will open its doors to non-members and industry solutions providers for the first time ever in celebration of the organization's transition from HRI to i4cp.

Getting Control of Job Analysis Methodologies
Ross Coyles is with the Hay Group in Toronto. Job analysis makes up the vast majority of his work. David Creelman recently spoke with him about his work.

70 Percent of Businesses Are Struggling to Measure the Effectiveness of Recruiting
Authoria survey highlights business imperative for hring metrics focused on quality of hire and organizational fit.

Borders Streamlines Hiring to Drive Employee Quality and Customer Satisfaction
Borders Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, with 2005 revenues of $4 billion. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group, through its Borders and Waldenbooks subsidiaries, employs more than 35,000 people worldwide and serves more than 30 million customers across the world; a Case Study by Michael Moretti.

IBM Using Internet's Virtual World to Train Thousands of New Employees in
IBM announced today that it is using video game technology and the virtual world of the Internet as a global onboarding tool for thousands of new employees in burgeoning technology markets such as the U.S., India and China. By combining play with learning, IBM is making it easier and faster to train a huge influx of new employees -- allowing them to quickly develop the company's cultural values,decision-making regimens and technical skills they need to be productive.

Employee Loyalty: Impacting the Customer through People Performance
Stephen Drees, president of The Allegiant Group, Inc. and Dr. Bill Hendricks—Allegiant’s subject expert on employee loyalty discuss the impact of employee loyalty and continuity on organizational effectiveness and its impact on customer loyalty.

Tensions Rising in the War for Talent
Brainbench 2006 Global Skills Report expands to over 200 countries Fourth version measures employment skills worldwide, uncovers new outsourcing trends, and sees India increase their march on the U.S.

Reality HR: Paul White on Driving Staffing Efficiencies with Pre-Employment Assessments
Paul White Sr. is the Director Staffing Strategy for Cingular Wireless. He recently spoke with Staffing and Workforce Acquisition analyst Mark McAuliffe on assessments.

Making Sense out of HR Data
We are constantly told that the real power of HR data lies behind the ability to use it in a strategic manner. The need to extract and report on HR data forces organizations to put their thinking cap on ... so we can determine where the labour shortfalls are going to be, writes Jennifer Guitard.

Reality HR: Mary-Jo Porcello with Stories from a Fast Growth Company
Having the right human capital strategies have helped Viisage - a small, fast growth technology company -- ascend to the top of their field. Mark McAuliffe recently spoke with Mary-Jo Porcello about some of the Human Resources challenges that need to be met.

TempWorks Software Broadens Paperless Staffing Initiative
Invoice Emailer Feature Offers Enhanced Electronic Invoicing Capabilities to Customers.

CyberShift´s Necho Expense Management Solution Receives 2006 Editors´ Choice Award
Necho Selected in the User Productivity Tool: Expense Reports Category

CareerMetaSearch.com to Exhibit at Key Recruiting Conference
Kennedy Information´s Recruiting Conference to offer opportunity for CareerMetaSearch.com to showcase innovative online recruiting technology.

Time America and Unitime Systems Enter Into Transaction
Unitime Systems acquires direct sales channel and associated intellectual property rights from Time America.

DBM To Sponsor Human Capital Institute's Talent and Career Transition Management Initiatives
New Talent and Career Transition Management learning and research track from HCI.

Still Waiting for Business Process Outsourcing to Deliver on Innovation and Promised Cost Savings?
Axiome Sourcing's new white paper offers tactical business solutions for complex outsourcing issues.

Telecommuting: Why Managing People You Can´t See Is Visionary
Enabling employees to work from home has evolved well beyond a perk for only white-collar contributors. It´s now a business necessity. Elaine Gottlieb, a writer for Veritude´s Workforce Insights explains

WCC Announces the Appointment of Kees van Zijl to Vice President of Services
New VP of Services for WCC Services.

Ultimate Software's Customer Services Wins Award for Excellence
Ultimate Software wins award.

IDAHO POWER SELECTS PLATEAU SYSTEMS FOR ENTERPRISE-WIDE PERFORMANCE AND TALENT MANAGEMENT
Plateau Powers Competency-Based Talent Management System for Major Electric Utility.

Kevin Loo Joins CyberShift as Vice President of Technology and Product Development
Senior Technology Executive Brings More Than 20 Years of Enterprise Software Expertise to Leading Provider of Workforce Management Software and Services

Customers, HR Industry Experts and Business Gurus to Convene at Vurv Technology's Fourth Annual Global Users Conference
Conference Will Offer Unique Insights from Vurv Clients and Industry Experts on Workforce Management Issues.

MDSERVE Deploys SSA Global Solution to Streamline Online Training for Health Care Professionals and Reduce Costs
SSA Talent Management helps healthcare eLearning leader deliver innovative knowledge management portal for physicians and other professionals.

CEO of Yoh Named One of Philadelphia´s Top ´40 Under 40´
´Philadelphia Business Journal´ includes Bill Yoh on its annual list of exceptional young community and business leaders.

NEW PARTNERSHIP BRINGS PDI´S TALENTVIEW ® OF PERFORMANCE^TM TO LAWSON CUSTOMERS
Lawson Adds PDI´s Expertise and Methodology to Expanded Human Capital Management Suite.

Staffing Technology Works with Healthcare to Fill Service Gaps
Jason Lander from ShiftWise answers questions about the services a recent licensing and co-marketing agreement with Cross Country Staffing.

Best Practices in Onboarding and Employee Orientation
HR.com's Michael Moretti goes through an introduction and a definition of onboarding and orientation, and takes a brief look at a case study on actual onboarding itself; designing the process, and the return on the investment.

Best Practices in Developing and Maintaining a Corporate Career Portal
HR.com's Staffing analyst, Michael Moretti presents online career portals and some best practices around the implementation of career portals. An HR.com Educational Webcast transcription with slides.

Reality HR: Dan Hilbert, Valero Energy Corporation, on World Class Managing From the Future
Dan Hilbert, Valero Energy Corporation with Debbie McGrath, HR.com on Xtreme Staffing World Class Managing From the Future. Part IV of four parts on how Valero Energy used data to turn staffing into a proactive, rather than a reactive, supply chain proposition.

Monster Helps New Year's Job Seekers Keep Resolutions
New survey shows one-third of active job seekers surveyed landed a job offer through Monster. Monster to enhance 2006 ad campaign with survey findings

Foxwoods, the World's Largest Resort Casino, Looks to HRLogix for Web-Based Recruiting and Paperless
With more than 120 gaming clients, HRLogix´s solutions are designed to comply with gaming industry regulations and handle the consistent need for hourly workers.

Bullhorn Advances Staffing and Recruiting Through Really Simple Sndication (RSS)
Accelerates the Generating, Sourcing and Filling of Job Orders between Staffing and Recruiting Firms, Candidates and Clients

Peopleclick Announces Internet Applicant Compliance Program
Peopleclick´s Internet Applicant Compliance Program Allows Vast Pool of Federal Contractors to Search & Select Applicants In Compliance with Rigorous New Laws

Talent Mangement Systems: Selecting a Project Team and Managing the Selection Process
Considering that many selection campaigns take from 3-18 months and the eventual implementation can take roughly the same about of time, selecting the right contributors is just as important as selecting the right tool. Â

Reality HR: Jack Landers, VP HR, Verity on Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Jack Landers, the Vice-President of Human Resources for Verity recently spoke with HR.com's Senior Staffing analyst, Michael Moretti, about Recruitment Process Outsourcing.

The Web of Inclusion: Building an Organization for Everyone - 600 word review
The Web of Inclusion stresses how companies are being challenged to reconfigure so they can take advantage of innovative technologies more effectively and be more responsive to vastly expanded markets. Find out more. Read this review.

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Vanderbilt University Selects Deploy Solutions as Provider of its Talent Management Platform
Agreement with Leading University and Medical Center System Extends Deploy´s Leadership in Higher Education and Healthcare

Technotrends: How To Use Technology To Go Beyond Your Competition - 300 word review
An accessible guide to the imaginative application of new tools of technology to create the new products, services, markets, and careers that will revitalize business and the economy. Find out more. Read this review.

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Techno-Ready Marketing: How and Why Your Customers Adopt Technology - 600 word review
Techno-Ready Marketing, brimming with well-documented empirical and anecdotal evidence, is a valuable source for marketers, other key players in the technology community, and anyone seeking to leverage technology to enhance communications with employees, customers, or the public at large. Find out more. Read this review.

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