Kansas City, Kan.— June 21, 2011 — Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Utilities survey results found pay increase budgets fell to 2.7 percent, a slight decline from 2.8 percent reported in 2010. This decrease, however, is…
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., June 28, 2011—Anchor Planning Group provides insight into the current recruitment climate and the importance of organizations to stay competitive. The new white paper, “Hiring Today: The State of the Recruitment Industry and What it Means for Your Organization,” is available at http://www.anchorplanninggroup.com/download.html. The white paper, available today, discusses how factors such as…
SEATTLE/June 28, 2011—A new article by Impact Achievement Group discusses the systemic problems inherent within the performance review process and offers clear prescriptive action to improve it. The article, “The Dark Side of Performance Reviews — Why People Hate Them and Why They Fail,” uses findings from its recent survey of human resource professionals, managers,…
Modern Survey‘s bi-annual study of the U.S. workforce has helped provide a narrative for understanding the way economic factors have influenced employee attitudes over time. The most recent iteration of this study (conducted February 2011) included survey items that asked if employees would be interested in being represented by a union. The findings from this…
Capitola, Calif. / June 27, 2011 — Fisher Vista, LLC and HRmarketer.com announced today that HR industry analyst and thought leader Kevin W. Grossman has rejoined the company as Chief Marketplace Evangelist. He’ll be responsible for HRmarketer.com’s strategic B2B marketing and business development initiatives as well as advising HR and other B2B suppliers on marketing…
OCEANSIDE, CA June 27, 2011 — Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the makers of SmartSearch®, an industry-leading recruiting business software solution, has partnered with Kineticom to develop a custom integration that facilitates the flow of critical staffing information from SmartSearch into Microsoft Dynamics GP (GreatPlains) and the Personnel Agency Management (PAM) system. Kineticom is an…
CHICAGO (June 24, 2011) — Staff Management | SMX, the industry’s leading provider of full spectrum staffing solutions, today announced that it will be a guest speaker at the IMAGE (ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers) Forum being held in Chicago at the Drake Hotel June 28, 2011. IMAGE is hosting a series of…
The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, today announced that its immediate past board chair, John Greer (HRIP), is slated to present two sessions at SHRM’s 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Convention Center.…
CLEVELAND / June 24, 2011 — EmployeeScreenIQ announced the first cloud computing initiative for the background screening industry with the upcoming release of iEmployeeScreen mobile. The new app will make it possible for HR professionals to access legislative updates, industry news, articles and resources at any time from any iPhone or Apple device. EmployeeScreenIQ will…
TULSA, OK, June 24, 2011 — Hogan Assessment Systems announced a strategic partnership with Maersk Training Centre, an independent training provider within the A.P. Moller — Maersk Group, to improve worker safety. The A.P. Moller — Maersk Group is a conglomerate of maritime shipping, logistics, energy, retail and manufacturing companies operating in more than 130…