General HR

HRSG Awarded $4.3M Contract to Provide Military Personnel Research Services

By HR Vendor News | December 9, 2011

OTTAWA, Canada, December 8, 2011 – Human Resource Systems Group, Ltd. (HRSG) has been awarded a three-year contract with the ceiling amount of $4,331,916, to provide military personnel research to Defence Research and Development Canada, Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis (DRDC DGMPRA). HRSG was the sole recipient of a contract for this work,…

Staff Management | SMX Rings in the Holiday Season for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago

By HR Vendor News | December 9, 2011

On Saturday, December 10th nearly 400 Little Brothers and Little Sisters and their respective Bigs will gather at U.S. Cellular Field’s Stadium Club for a day of food, fun, games, and even an appearance from Santa Claus himself. The event, sponsored by Staff Management | SMX, honors the members of the community based program of…

iCIMS Breaks Record for Number of Clients Acquired in One Year

By HR Vendor News | December 9, 2011

Hazlet, NJ (December 9, 2011)- iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management solutions, announced today that the company has surpassed its previous record for the number of clients acquired in one year. On November 29th, the company signed its 228th customer of 2011. The announcement came just weeks after the company announced the…

TALX Announces Details of 2012 Client Forum

By HR Vendor News | December 8, 2011

ST. LOUIS (December 7, 2011) – TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource, payroll and tax-related services, today announced details of its upcoming 2012 Client Forum. The event will take place Monday, April 23 – Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark. Early bird discount…

GIS Lauded as One of Fastest Growing Companies in South Carolina

By HR Vendor News | December 8, 2011

Chapin, S.C.– General Information Services, Inc. (GIS), a leading provider of background screening and talent acquisition solutions, has been recognized as one of the 25 fastest growing companies in South Carolina. The recognition, which comes from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, was one of many in 2011. GIS was also recognized by the Chamber…

SkillSurvey Webinar Offers Best Practices in Reference-Checking to Improve Recruiting Efficiency and Quality-of-Hire

By HR Vendor News | December 8, 2011

WAYNE, Penn. – December 8, 2011 – SkillSurvey®, Inc., a provider of reference assessment solutions, will share best practices in reference checking in their December 15 webinar, “How to Improve Quality-of-Hire and Efficiency Using Web 2.0 Reference-Checking,” from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will discuss a new online reference-checking system that improves hiring…

OCI Unveils Multiple Versions of Leave Management System

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

Denver, Colorado – December 7, 2011 – OCI, a data integration and software services provider, announced today that its leave management system, LeaveXpert, is now offered in two versions: Compliance and Enterprise.  OCI’s LeaveXpert integrates various types of HR, claims and leave data into a single web-based application to improve legal compliance and yield a…

Hogan Announces Advanced Interpretation Workshop

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

TULSA, OK. – Dec. 7, 2011 – Hogan Assessment Systems announced its first Advanced Interpretation Workshop for 2012. The program is tailored to empower executive coaches, HR practitioners, training professionals, and I-O psychologists to use Hogan’s powerful suite of assessment tools. The two-day Advanced Interpretation Workshop provides in-depth instruction to deepen participants’ expertise interpreting the…

Zero Tolerance

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

By now many of you may have heard about the recent spates of unfortunate incidents involving Ottawa city bus drivers. The most recent incident involves a city bus driver caught by a passenger with a cell phone video camera verbally threatening to punch a young male passenger who was allegedly annoying the driver. Once the…

Bluepoint Leadership Development releases new leadership coaching resource

By HR Vendor News | December 7, 2011

CINNCINATI, OH, December 7, 2011 – Leadership development and coaching company, Bluepoint Leadership Development is excited to announce the release of a new coaching resource that is designed to help leaders get the most out of their leadership coaching experience. Leadership coaching is a highly effective way of accelerating your development as a leader, but…