Recruitment / Staffing

Employers Advised to Seek Legal Counsel as Worksite Nicotine Testing Grows in Popularity

By HR Vendor News | September 13, 2012

SEATTLE, Wash. September 13, 2012 — Alere Wellbeing will host the complimentary live webinar, “How Far is Too Far? Legal Issues & Best Practices for Worksite Nicotine Testing,” on Tuesday, September 18 and Tuesday, September 25 at 11:00am PT. The webinar will be given by attorney Julie B. Ross, J.D., of Lynn Ross Smith &…

Turnover Rates Inching Up

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

Kansas City, Kan. — As the national unemployment rate continues to teeter at just over eight percent, turnover rates are beginning to inch up. The average total turnover rate reported for employers from 2011 was 15.2 percent, according to Compdata Surveys BenchmarkPro 2012 survey results. That’s up slightly from 14.4 percent reported a year ago.…

Career Collaborators® Program: A New Tool for Diversity Employee Resource Groups

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

Co-author, Joanne Dustin, former Director of Career Development for a global technology company, conceived of the program activities as part of the company’s diversity initiative, specifically to support the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN). The four modules of the Career Collaborators® program (Take Control of Your Career, Focus on What’s Possible Today, Identify the Skills and…

IHRIM To Host New Advanced Staffing Analytics Course After Workforce Analytics Forum

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 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 the introduction of an Advanced Staffing Analytics Course on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 — the day after its Workforce Analytics Forum. Like the 2012 Workforce Analytics Forum, the half-day course is to…

Assess Systems Highlights Critical Hiring Strategies at Restaurant Recruiting Conference

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

DALLAS, September 12, 2012—Hiring for the restaurant industry, for both customer-facing and back-of-house positions, is a critical branding issue. Assess Systems’ Scott McTague, M.S., will give a presentation on the use of assessment science in hiring decisions at the Meeting of the Minds Restaurant Recruiting Conference taking place in Dallas on September 18 and 19.…

Affintus Scientific Hiring – Austin based pre-employment assessment company

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

AUSTIN WOMAN MAGIZINE AWARDS AFFINTUS 2012 SMALL BUSINESS GRANT AUSTIN, TX., August 28, 2012 — Affintus has been selected by Austin Woman Magazine and AW Media as this year’s recipient of the 2012 Small Business Grant. Each year AW Media selects an Austin small business that benefits the city and is majority woman-owned. Affintus was…

TALX Webinar to Detail How Automated Employment Verifications Improve Call Center Volume for Pacific Gas & Electric

By HR Vendor News | September 10, 2012

ST. LOUIS — WHO: Janet Ford, managing director of Sales for TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions, and Elaine Silveria, operations manager, Payroll Department for Pacific Gas & Electric. WHAT: Will present a complimentary TALX Workforce Solutions webinar, “Learn How Pacific Gas & Electric Reduced Call Center Volume with Automated Employment Verifications.” WHEN: Tuesday, September…

HR Services Releases Version 13.3 of myStaffingPro Applicant Tracking System

By HR Vendor News | September 10, 2012

Award-winning applicant tracking vendor, HR Services, Inc., today released their latest version of myStaffingPro, 13.3. The release includes usability enhancements to both the candidate experience and the user interface. “As a SaaS applicant tracking vendor, we are continuously reviewing and improving the software based on our internal product development research and user suggestions. Our latest…

PrincetonOne Ranked as Mid-Market Leader on RPO Baker's Dozen List

By HR Vendor News | September 7, 2012

Skillman, NJ — September 6, 2012 — PrincetonOne, a total recruitment services provider based in Skillman, NJ, today announced that HRO Today has named it one of eight mid-market leaders as part of the RPO Baker’s Dozen list. HRO Today, a premier magazine for the human resources outsourcing industry, annually recognizes the top recruitment process…

Original Roadhouse Grill Managers, Profits Aided by JobApp Technology

By HR Vendor News | September 5, 2012

Restaurant operators are facing tighter margins than ever before, working to keep customers coming in, controlling costs, and retaining busy staff with fewer resources. Original Roadhouse Grill, a Los Angeles, California-based casual family dining chain, has found the answer to those challenges in technology from JobApp Network, an end-to-end talent management solution. JobApp’s automated web-…