HR Vendor News

WFD Consulting Survey Shows Escalating Workload and Employee Stress Despite Uptick in Economy

By HR Vendor News | June 9, 2010

Boston, MA June 9, 2010 – Even as the economy begins to improve, workloads for employees and managers continue to escalate and stress is taking its toll, according to a survey of business leaders and work-life experts conducted by WFD Consulting. WFD’s Second Annual Survey on Workload in America 2010 found that employee workload and…

Insurance Organizations Find Value in Time Off Programs

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

June 3, 2010 For more information, contact: Amy Kaminski Director of Marketing (800) 300-9570 akaminski@compdatasurveys.com Insurance Organizations Find Value in Time Off Programs Kansas City, Kan.— Even as a very slow and modest upturn in the U.S. economy is becoming evident, insurance companies across the country continue to search for ways to reward employees, despite…

ReviewSNAP To Launch Version 2.0 At Society Of Human Resources Management Annual Conference and Exposition

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

ReviewSNAP Takes Performance Management to the Next Level ReviewSNAP™, a leading supplier of a Web-based performance management system, has announced plans to launch Version 2.0 of the system at the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition in San Diego June 27-30, 2010. Version 2.0 will introduce an array of new enhancements…

Insala Announces New Hoover's Integration with Career Transition Software

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

Insala announces the integration of Hoover’s company, industry and contact information within EmploymentTalk™, Insala’s online self-service career transition software, giving job seekers access to in-depth research tools for greater competitiveness in today’s tight job market. Now outplacement companies and organizations powered by Insala, the global leader in career development and talent management solutions, can offer…

Why Personality Assessments Don't Predict Sales Success

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

Dayton, OH, June 7, 2010 — The trend in recent years has been to utilize personality assessments in the hiring process for predicting on-the-job success. In 2007, a prominent panel of personnel psychologists (Morgeson et al., 2007) collaborated to discuss the utility of personality tests in the selection process. The clear theme: Validities of personality…

Profiles International Recognizes America's Most Productive All-Star Companies

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

Austin, TX, June 8, 2010 — The Profiles Research Institute announces the 2010 America’s Most Productive Companies (AMPC) Rising Stars. The AMPC Rising Stars have achieved the top productivity ranking in their sub-industry this year, overcoming their peers from last year. The 2010 AMPC Rising Stars are: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Alleghany Corporation Altria Group,…

TALX Assessment Division, pan, Adds Chally Sales Accelerator to Test Catalog

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

St. Louis (June 8, 2010) — TALX Assessment Division, pan (Performance Assessment Network), a leader in online assessment and talent management systems, has added the Sales Accelerator, powered by Chally assessment, to its roster of tests used to evaluate candidates and employees. The assessment will help companies recruit top talent and determine if their existing…

iCIMS Lauded for Secure Web Application by 3rd Party Audit

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

HAZLET, N.J. (June 8th, 2010) – iCIMS, the 2nd largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today that the company has completed an independent 3rd party security audit and is being recognized for the company’s highly secure web application. The audit, which tested the security of iCIMS’ production data center and software, is…

RealTime Performance Enters Partnership with Pfeiffer to Offer Emotional Intelligence Assessment Tool

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

SEATTLE (June 8, 2010) — RealTime Performance, a provider of web-based leadership assessment and development tools, announced it is a technology provider for Pfeiffer’s recently released Emotional Intelligence Skills Assessment (EISA) 360. Pfeiffer is an imprint of John Wiley & Sons and the partnership enables both Pfeiffer and RealTime Performance to offer their customers a…

iProfile Founder Joins Broadbean Technology as North American Team Expands

By HR Vendor News | June 7, 2010

Newport Beach CA, 7 June 2010 –Broadbean Technology, provider of job posting distribution and candidate response tracking technology, is pleased to announce the Chief Technical Officer appointment of Alex Charles, founder of iProfile and a Board Director for the HR-XML Consortium, a not-for-profit organization leading worlwide HR data standards. Charles will work at Broadbean headquarters…