General HR

Utilities Industry Pay Increase Budgets Remain Stagnate

By HR Vendor News | June 19, 2012

Kansas City, Kan.— The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported the unemployment rate at just over 8 percent as of May 2012. Though the unemployment rate seems to be slowly declining, pay increase budgets are idling. The Compdata Surveys 2012 Compensation Data Utilities survey results show pay increase budgets have remained relatively stable at 2.8…

Social Listening and Conversation Analysis Software Gives Communication Pros Edge

By HR Vendor News | June 18, 2012

Aptos, CA, June 18, 2012 —Want people to hear you? Then listen. That’s the message behind a new white paper available from HRmarketer.com entitled, “Social Listening and Engagement Software: A Powerful Tool for Marketing and PR,” which instructs B2B marketers and public relations professionals on using game-changing social conversation analysis technology and the information it…

CRG emPerform Unveils "Tag" for Real-Time Performance Feedback

By HR Vendor News | June 18, 2012

Innovations in talent management technology have taken a step forward today with the unveiling of CRG emPerform’s newest feature, emPerform tag™, for real-time performance feedback. Located directly within emPerform’s all-inclusive online talent management suite, tag enables ongoing performance feedback to be captured and accessed throughout the appraisals cycle. A big part of managing talent is…

IHRIM Launches 2012 Sizzling Summer Webinar Series

By HR Vendor News | June 18, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, today announced its 2012 series of live webinars for HR and HR Technology professionals scheduled from July through August. The one-hour online programs will focus on a wide range of topics, from HR Systems…

SILVERSAVER® TO SPONSOR NASCAR DRIVER BLAKE KOCH

By HR Vendor News | June 18, 2012

(LAWRENCE, KS) June 18, 2012 — SilverSaver®, a precious metals purchasing service of Lawrence, KS based Mass Metal LLC, announces its primary sponsorship of NASCAR driver Blake Koch beginning with the upcoming Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6th. “I’m so pumped to be racing at Daytona next month in the SilverSaver®…

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…

Latest Article by Impact Achievement Group Highlights the Business Value of Trust in the Workplace

By HR Vendor News | June 14, 2012

SEATTLE — June 14, 2012 —When trust isn’t present at work, employees spend more time watching their backs than doing any useful work. This creates a downward spiral of lost productivity, abysmal engagement scores and, eventually, increased attrition. A new article by Impact Achievement Group explains why trust is so vital, the mistakes companies make…

Assess Systems and Red Robin International to Present Best Practices in Talent Branding to Assist Companies in Improving Quality of Hire

By HR Vendor News | June 14, 2012

DALLAS, June 14, 2012—Assess Systems and Red Robin International, Inc. will present at HR.com’s Institute for Human Resources virtual conference taking place on June 18 and 19. The conference theme is Quality of Hire. T. Scott McTague, M.S., director of consulting services for Assess Systems and Bill Streitberger, vice president of human resources at Red…

Bluestem Brands, Inc. and SPS Commerce Join Forces to Offer PayCheck Direct to SPS Commerce Employees

By HR Vendor News | June 13, 2012

Bev Campbell, General Manager for PayCheck Direct stated, “We are delighted to begin our new partnership with SPS Commerce. PayCheck Direct complements SPS Commerce’s current benefit offerings. We’ve seen a high level of excitement and interest for this relatively new way for employees to purchase the items they want, enjoy them now and make low…

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…