Archive for October 2012
Not-For-Profit Employers Turn to Wellness Programs to Suppress Rising Costs
Kansas City, Kan.— In 2012, roughly two-thirds of not-for-profit employers experienced increases to their medical insurance premiums, according to the 2012 Compensation Data Not-For-Profit survey results. The average increase reported by these organizations was 8.6 percent, down from 9.9 percent reported in 2011 and 10.3 percent in 2010. Despite the drop in the average premium…
Read MoreExciting Fall Releases from Wowzer
CHICAGO, October 8, 2012 — Video interviewing platform Wowzer announced major enhancements to its award-winning platform today at the HR Technology Conference in response to customer feedback and interest in a wide variety use cases for video interviewing. For an increasingly mobile workforce, two new mobile recruiting apps extend Wowzer’s intuitive web experience to Apple…
Read MoreTalent Technology Named to LAROCQUE #HRWins 2012 HR Companies To Watch
Vancouver, B.C. — October 5, 2012: Talent Technology Corporation, the leading provider of talent generation solutions through its Talemetry talent generation suite, has been named by HR strategy and consulting firm LAROCQUE as an #HRWins 2012 HR Companies To Watch. The first ever comprehensive look at “truly innovative HR Technology products across all categories,” the…
Read MoreBritish weight loss experts Slimming World to Host Solutions Session at HRSouthWest Conference
DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2012 – Figures released in the past week by the American Public Health Association indicate that obesity will account for 21 per cent of health care spending by 2018. Rising rates of obesity pose an enormous challenge to employers both in terms of the costs associated with this epidemic and issues such…
Read MoreSecova Enjoys Another Year of Significant Growth
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., October 8, 2012 — Secova has enjoyed remarkable success in the last six months. The company has experienced a 25 percent growth rate in its benefits administration business. There has also been a continuing expansion in its ongoing dependent eligibility management services. In total, 500,000 participants have been added to their existing…
Read MoreGreenJobInterview Named One of OC's Fastest Growing Private Companies
COSTA MESA, CA, October 8, 2012 — Capping off two years of explosive growth, GreenJobInterview was just named one of Orange County’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, according to the Orange County Business Journal. GreenJobInterview, the pioneer in live virtual job interviewing, ranked in the top 15 percent of all private companies, coming in at number…
Read MoreEvenbase Hires VP of Communications & Brand for the U.S.
8 October 2012 — Global digital recruitment group Evenbase announces the appointment of Rayanne Thorn as Vice President of Communications and Branding (US) for Evenbase. Rayanne’s appointment reflects the group’s commitment to and focus on the US as a priority growth market. One of the world’s top five digital recruitment brands, the Evenbase portfolio includes…
Read MoreHRSG Brings Competency-based Talent Management Mainstream with CompetencyCore
HR Tech Chicago / October 8, 2012 – Canadian competency-based talent management specialist Human Resources Systems Group Ltd (HRSG) today announced CompetencyCoreTM, its unique, full-spectrum approach to competency management. CompetencyCoreTM is designed to demystify competency-based talent management and make it easy for organizations to implement it broadly on their own. It includes: – CompetencyCoreTM 5.0,…
Read MoreGreenJobInterview Prepares to Launch GreenJob One-Way
GreenJobInterview To Launch “GreenJob One-Way™” On-Demand Video Interview Solution Live Interview Pioneer Expands Product Suite; Taps HR Community for Insights COSTA MESA, CA, October 6, 2012 —GreenJobInterview, the pioneer in live virtual job interviewing, will soon introduce a new on-demand, recorded interview platform — GreenJob One-Way™ — designed to complement its original, award-winning real-time technology…
Read MoreASTD webinar: The Career Development Paradox for Mid-Size Companies –October 10, 2012, 2 p.m. ET
ASTD webinar: The Career Development Paradox for Mid-Size Companies –October 10, 2012, 2 p.m. ET Sign up here for this free webinar: http://www.astd.org/Digital-Resources/Webcasts/TD/The-Career-Development-Paradox-for-Mid-Size-Companies What is it that mid-market companies find really hard to do but that employees are craving? No, it’s not giving hefty raises, but rather to provide career development and growth opportunities to…
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