CAPITOLA, Calif. / January 20, 2010 —HR buyers plan to increase their budgets by 25 percent in 2010 for corporate social networking tools, employee wellness programs, management and leadership development initiatives, performance management systems, and other training and development programs. The positive forecast was revealed in HRmarketer.com’s latest report HR Buyers’ Behavior: What to Expect…
Boulder, CO — The Booth Company, an international provider of leadership development 360 surveys, announces the release of a major revision of “Conflict Management Survey” which was first released as an online 360 instrument in 2005. The new 360 version provides a finer distinction between the common conflict styles of competition, compromise, collaboration, avoidance, and…
January 13, 2010 — Washington, D.C. — WorldatWork, a global human resources association, has announced the launch of a scholarship program for HR professionals around the world. The scholarship aims to help HR practitioners obtain designations as Certified Compensation Professionals, Certified Benefits Professionals, Global Remuneration Professionals or Work-Life Certified Professionals. WorldatWork designations are known throughout…
LOS ANGELES – The state of California is seeking to compete for up to $700 million in federal monies targeted for education reform. Earlier this week, the Assembly Education Committee rejected a proposal sponsored by Governor Schwarzenegger and Senator Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles. This measure would have allowed children in the lowest-performing schools to transfer…
Philadelphia, PA – November 24, 2009 – Organizations are rehiring former employees because they are familiar with the job and understand the culture, according to a study released by Right Management. Only 10% of over 1,000 employers surveyed said they don’t rehire past employees. Right Management is the talent and career management expert within Manpower,…
Employers Group (EG) completed an organization-wide survey for the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), a Los Angeles County based business alliance. This survey underscores EG’s continued advocacy efforts on the local, state, and national level. Highlights of the survey reveal that Southern California will continue to lag far behind the rest of the nation’s…
Washington, D.C. – October 14, 2009 – Six talent management industry leaders have been named sponsors of the Human Capital Institute’s 2009 Learning and Development Innovation Conference, a knowledge- and skill-building event for human capital and personnel leaders and teams, to take place in San Francisco, California, October 27 to 28, 2009. Acumen Learning, Development…
OCEANSIDE, CA January 18, 2010 — Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS) the makers of SmartSearch, an industry leading talent acquisition and applicant tracking system, partners with RecruiterGuy‟ at The Humbert Group LLC, a provider of human resources consulting and contract recruiting services, to present a webinar on January 28, 2010 showcasing best practices in candidate…
DES MOINES, IA — ARAG®, a global leader of legal insurance, has partnered with CareScout® to develop a comprehensive program that provides legal plan members with legal and caregiving services to protect, assist and care for their parents and grandparents. “Millions of American workers today serve as family caregivers. The stress and strain of caring…
DES MOINES, IA — ARAG®, a global leader of legal insurance, has partnered with CareScout® to develop a comprehensive program that provides legal plan members with legal and caregiving services to protect, assist and care for their parents and grandparents. “Millions of American workers today serve as family caregivers. The stress and strain of caring…