General HR

Successful Hiring Through Digital Recruitment Marketing

By HR Vendor News | October 31, 2012

Good Technology (Good), a leading mobile management and security provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, recently had an urgent need to fill 40 positions in less than a month. Their need for experienced candidates in mobile technology is a challenge in that the field is still fairly new. They were looking to hire in the San…

WorkSimple Kicks Off YamJam12 With New Edition of its Leading Social Performance Platform for Yammer Users

By HR Vendor News | October 31, 2012

San Francisco, CA – October 29, 2012 – WorkSimple (http://www.getworksimple.com), the fastest-growing provider of Social Performance Management, took the lid off a new Yammer plan with social innovations that help employees and managers share goals, get and give feedback, and create a culture of results and recognition within their Yammer network. “Our partnership with Yammer…

TopUSAJobs.com Announces Appointment of Amy Noah as Vice President of Business Development

By HR Vendor News | October 30, 2012

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – October 30, 2012 — It is with great pleasure that TopUSAJobs.com, Inc. announces the appointment of Amy Noah as Vice President of Business Development. Launched in 2003, TopUSAJobs.com was the first cost-per-click job board for the industry and has won the coveted Weddle’s User’s Choice Award for Best Job Board…

ORCAS Expands Childrens Asthma Program to Emphasize the Condition's Seriousness

By HR Vendor News | October 30, 2012

EUGENE, OR, October 30, 2012 — ORCAS, a healthcare technology company specializing in self-management products that improve physical and emotional well-being, has announced the additions of an educational video and blog to their Lungtropolis® program. Lungtropolis® (http://www.lungtropolis.com) was developed as a result of a collaborative effort between ORCAS and the American Lung Association. It was…

Flexible Spending Accounts Face a Big Change in 2013

By HR Vendor News | October 30, 2012

Kansas City, Kan.— Medical costs are continuing to soar, leaving many Americans clambering to find a way to alleviate some of the burden of expensive medical care, particularly procedures insurance doesn’t fully cover. Many employers are providing assistance by offering flexible benefit programs, such as flexible spending accounts to their employees as a part of…

TalentKeepers Introduces On-Board Connection, a New Generation of Onboarding Tools and Guides for Leaders that Accelerates Productivity and Improves Retention

By HR Vendor News | October 26, 2012

TalentKeepers® For Immediate Release Employee OnBoarding Tool Accelerates Employee Engagement and Improves Performance On-Board Connection is a new generation of onboarding tools and guides for leaders WINTER PARK, Fla. — October 24, 2012 — TalentKeepers, Inc., the employee engagement and retention experts, today announced a new version of the popular on-boarding solution, On-Board Connection®. On-boarding…

Who Are the Most Attractive Employers in the U.S.?

By HR Vendor News | October 25, 2012

This year, the Universum Top 100 will reveal the Top 100 Employers in the country across 4 key areas of study as voted by over 65,000 undergraduate and MBA students in the 2012 Ideal Employer Student Survey. In addition to the rankings, the insert will feature reflections of 20 employees on their experiences working for…

Trade Unions Preventing Jobs?

By HR Vendor News | October 25, 2012

I cannot help but wonder when watching the news why I would see a number of union banners and flags from various trade unions at recent BC protests against the pipeline. Those in attendance have vowed to block bulldozers during construction and are openly suggesting acts of civil disobedience are necessary. What is puzzling is…

When and Where Does Harassment Start or End?

By HR Vendor News | October 25, 2012

Amanda Todd has been the top story in the news these days; a teen that recently committed suicide after years of endless harassment. What makes this story different is that, prior to her suicide, she chronicled her struggle in a nine minute YouTube video clip where flashcards detail what led up to her final end.…

Workplace Bullying: Where Does Prevention Begin?

By HR Vendor News | October 25, 2012

Some may say it begins by instituting a `zero policy’ attitude. Others may say it begins as an incident of workplace bullying or violence begins and disciplinary steps are undertaken. Others may say it begins at the onset of an internal investigation into an alleged occurrence of bullying or workplace violence. For me, it starts…