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IHRIM to Host ABCs of Social Media Webinar

By HR Vendor News | August 6, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, announced that it will present ABCs of Social Media webinar on August 15, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Presented by Big Noise Communications, this webinar will provide essential rules for users to keep in…

Two Elite Corporate Security Companies Merge as AFIMAC

By HR Vendor News | August 1, 2012

CLEVELAND, OH — August 1, 2012 — Five years after partnering to assist clients with their security operations, AFI, a leader in crisis management and response, and IMAC, with expertise in emergency response, risk management and business continuity services, have announced a merger into one company: AFIMAC. This new firm will deliver a stronger, more…

IHRIM Opens Call for Presentations and Education Courses for 2013 Annual Conference

By HR Vendor News | July 19, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, is pleased to announce it is now accepting proposals for its 2013 Annual Conference, the 2013 HRMS Strategies Conference. Created by industry experts and senior level practitioners who know firsthand the issues and challenges…

Examining OFCCP Audit Trends: Specificity and Inconsistency

By HR Vendor News | July 17, 2012

COLUMBIA, MD—July 17, 2012, the audit behavior of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has changed dramatically in the last year. Gone are the days where OFCCP took a quick look at basic affirmative action data, and if nothing raised a red flag, they were gone and the audit closed. As an agency of…

Senior Care Community Improving Resident Care with Hiring Technology

By HR Vendor News | July 9, 2012

When Michigan-based senior living community Singh Senior Living considered how to best use technology for staffing its 8 senior living communities, it didn’t have to look too far: Michigan-based JobApp Network, an end-to-end automated talent management system, received an ALFA award (Assisted Living Federation of America) in 2011 for excellence in senior living programs. Job…

EEOC Issues Guidance on Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions

By HR Vendor News | July 3, 2012

COLUMBIA, MD—July 3, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance on the use of criminal background checks in employment decisions. EEOC’s purpose for issuing this guidance is to make it clear the use of an individual’s criminal history in making employment decisions may violate the prohibition against employment discrimination under Title VII.…

MTM Recognition Launches Multi-Generational Social Engagement Platform- Carousel

By HR Vendor News | June 25, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK June 25, 2012 MTM Recognition, the world’s leading employee reward and recognition solutions provider, today announced the launch of Carousel, a proprietary, customizable social engagement platform, uniting today’s multi-generational workforce through web-based recognition. “With the continued growth of social media and remote worksites come new challenges to manage and engage a diverse…

CERTPOINT Systems Joins The Future Of Mobile Learning Conversation At mLearnCon 2012

By HR Vendor News | June 15, 2012

Roslyn, NY. June 15, 2012 – Global learning technologies innovator CERTPOINT Systems will participate at the 2012 mLearnCon mobile learning conference for the third year running. Kenneth Fung, CERTPOINT EVP Corporate Strategy, and Brian Baloga, CERTPOINT EVP Sales, Business Development and Client Satisfaction, will share their thoughts on trends and issues impacting the future of…

Capital Analytics to Publish Book with Wiley and SAS

By HR Vendor News | June 13, 2012

DURHAM, NC — June 13, 2012 — The Analytics of People: How to harness the potential of your organization’s greatest asset, written by Gene Pease, Dr. Boyce Byerly and Dr. Jac Fitz-enz, will be published by John Wiley and Sons as part of the Wiley and SAS Business Series in the fall of 2012. This…

Another Record-Breaking Year for Accurate Background

By HR Vendor News | June 12, 2012

LAKE FOREST, Calif., June 12, 2012 – Accurate Background Inc., a solution leader in the background screening industry, recently closed its 2011 fiscal year as the most successful year since inception; surpassing 2010 growth by more than 40 percent. As a result of the growth, Accurate Background is opening an expansion office in Irvine, Calif.…