General HR

Staff Management | SMX Announces Outsourced Workforce Management Solution for BWAY Corporation

By HR Vendor News | January 14, 2013

CHICAGO, IL – January 14, 2013 Staff Management | SMX, a leading provider of sustainable workforce management solutions, has been awarded a multi-year contract at an additional location with BWAY Corporation, a leading North American supplier of general line rigid containers. Under the terms of the contract, Staff Management | SMX is responsible for management…

AFIMAC Offers Active Shooter Training to Businesses at No Charge

By HR Vendor News | January 10, 2013

AFIMAC will release a full version of its active shooter online course in February 2013. Earlier this month, AFIMAC released a simulated active shooter incident with expert tips for the public that was created for its full training course. The video and registration for the active shooter course can be found at http://afimacglobal.com/activeshooter/ “Given the…

Webinar: Learning Technology Solutions Forecast – 2013 Edition

By HR Vendor News | January 10, 2013

(Webinar) Learning Technology Solutions Forecast – 2013 Edition Who: Hosted by the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry. What: This webinar will present the results of the annual, worldwide research study conducted on learning technology solutions and trends. It’s difficult to…

EmployeeScreenIQ Extends Deadline for Annual Survey

By HR Vendor News | January 9, 2013

Cleveland, OH, January 9, 2013–EmployeeScreenIQ, the leading global provider of background screening services, asks human resources professionals to lend their voices to its fourth annual background screening survey and has extended the deadline for completing the survey to January 18th to encourage additional participation. Already, hundreds of HR industry pros have taken the five-minute “Trends…

Proactive vs. Reactive Security

By HR Vendor News | January 9, 2013

There is constant debate amongst security professionals if proactive security or reactive security is better or is a balance between the two the correct approach. I have come to the conclusion that the heavier emphasis on proactive measures the better. The more dangerous approach a client, organization or individual can take is focusing on the…

New Big Data Article from eQuest Reveals HRs Golden Opportunity

By HR Vendor News | January 9, 2013

Big Data Analysis Enables Faster and More Accurate Strategic Talent Acquisition SAN RAMON, Calif. (November 5, 2012) – With the arrival of Big Data, HR has an unprecedented opportunity to become more data-driven, analytical and strategic in the way that it acquires talent. A new article from eQuest, “Big Data: HR’s Golden Opportunity Arrives,” describes…

TalentNet Live! Announces 2013 SXSW Interactive Agenda

By HR Vendor News | January 8, 2013

Dallas, Texas – January 3, 2013 – TalentNet Live! has announced the line-up for their annual South by Southwest Interactive conference on March 8, 2013 at the Iron Cactus in Austin, Texas. “We’re very excited about this years agenda and even more excited by the world-class line-up of speakers,” said Crystal Miller, VP of Marketing…

HealthcareSource Ranked #1 in Talent Management Category in 2012 Best in KLAS Report

By HR Vendor News | January 8, 2013

WOBURN, MA – JANUARY 8, 2013 – HealthcareSource(R), the leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has been recognized as “category leader” for “talent management” in KLAS’s 2012 “Best In KLAS Awards”. This recognition, according to KLAS “signifies leadership in working with customers to resolve issues and match…

Webinar to Educate Employers on Affordable Healthcare Act

By HR Vendor News | January 8, 2013

Nearly not a day goes by in the national media where the Affordable Care Act commonly referred to as Obama Care is discussed. Companies have received negative national attention over reducing employee hours and laying off workers to lower healthcare costs and not offer company health insurance. The question remains, what’s really going on here?…

ACT Bridge Survey Finds Majority of U.S. Employers Fail To Measure Return on Talent Investments

By HR Vendor News | January 8, 2013

ATLANTA, January 8, 2013–According to a survey of U.S. employers conducted by ACT Bridge, 56% do not measure the return they’re receiving on their talent investments despite a widespread reliance on the use of analytics to make evidence-based decisions. Equally troubling is that among those employers who do measure the return on their talent investments…