Archive for August 2010
Exclusive Dallas-area Networking Event Aims To Educate Attendees on the Requirement for HR to be Considered a Strategic Function
DETROIT, Aug. 30, 2010 — 56 percent of business leaders do not believe human resource departments provide any business value. nowHIRE, in conjunction with HRchitect and ADP, is hosting an exclusive networking event that aims to educate attendees on the requirement for HR to be considered a strategic function. The networking event and presentation, taking…
Read MoreCKR Interactive Makes the 2010 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies
Global recruitment marketing agency CKR Interactive recently received recognition on the 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing U.S. companies. The agency has continued to grow since its launch in 2001 despite the dot.com bust and the current tumultuous economy, and this is the second year in a row that the agency has made the…
Read MoreInc. Magazine Ranks Modern Survey among Nation's Fastest-Growing Companies for Second Consecutive Year
Minneapolis, MN, August 30, 2010 – Modern Survey has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. After another year of increased brand awareness, new enterprise client acquisitions, and solution advancements in employee engagement, on-boarding, performance appraisals and 360-degree feedback, Modern Survey is proud to have earned this prestigious…
Read MoreInterim Marketers Help Companies Keep Up in a Down Economy
CHICAGO / August 26, 2010 — Today’s marketing organizations’ biggest challenge is struggling to increase revenues and market share as well as build customer loyalty with fewer marketing resources. Partnerships formed with interim staffing firms can successfully help marketing departments change the way they support their marketing efforts without having to abandon key marketing activities…
Read MoreSumTotal Establishes Centers of Excellence to Drive Key Innovations in Product Development and Customer Service
Mountain View, Calif., August 26, 2010 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced the creation of corporate Centers of Excellence in Gainesville, Fla. and Hyderabad, India. Through the expansion of the company’s engineering and support functions as well as bringing together additional key organizational functions…
Read MoreiCIMS Named Inc. 500 |5000 Honoree; Recognized as One of North America's Fastest-Growing Companies for 5th Consecutive Year
HAZLET, N.J. (August 26th, 2010) — iCIMS, the 2nd largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today that the company has been named to the Inc. 500 | 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in North America. Of the 5000 honorees, iCIMS was ranked 1598 and saw a 178% growth rate over the past…
Read MoreUpcoming TALX Webinar to Share Best Practices for Managing Unemployment Costs
ST. LOUIS (August 25, 2010) — WHO: TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource, payroll and tax-related services WHAT: Will present a complimentary webinar to help employers learn about crafting an effective unemployment cost management program. WHEN: Thursday, September 9, 2010 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT; 9:00 a.m. MT;…
Read MoreMedical Insurance Costs Increase for Manufacturing Companies
Kansas City, Kan.— Despite legislation recently passed to bring costs in line, providing medical insurance continues to grow increasingly expensive for manufacturing employers across the country. The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Manufacturing survey results show manufacturing companies had an average premium increase of 11 percent. More than 80 percent of survey respondents report paying…
Read MoreStepStone Solutions closes MrTed acquisition
London/Texas: 24 August 2010: StepStone Solutions, a global leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Talent Management solutions, has completed the acquisition of privately-owned e-recruitment software provider MrTed. The acquisition adds over 130 customers to StepStone Solutions’ existing customer base of 1,500 global businesses, including names such as France Telecom, Heineken, SGS, Alexander Mann Solutions, Wolters Kluwer, and…
Read MoreValidity Screening Solutions Named Finalist for the Kansas City Business Journal 2010 Best Places to Work
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — August 24, 2010 — Validity Screening Solutions, a premier provider of background screening and drug screening services, has been recognized by the Kansas City Business Journal as a finalist for the 2010 Best Places to Work. A total of 30 finalists were named in the categories of small, medium and large…
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