Screening / Assessment

I Love Rewards Appoints Chris French as its Senior Vice President of Global Sales

By HR Vendor News | August 5, 2010

Boston and Toronto, August 5, 2010: I Love Rewards, the leader in results-driven employee rewards and recognition solutions, announces the appointment of Chris French as its new Senior Vice President of Global Sales. French joins I Love Rewards as a world-class sales leader with proven success and experience in selling human resource solutions. “Chris French…

Getting Closer: The 2010 Second Annual Recruitment Learning Conference Brings HOW TO Expertise to Chicago

By HR Vendor News | August 4, 2010

The Recruitment Learning Conference was created as an educational venue where the industry’s top talent acquisition and human resources professionals can share their experience and knowledge. Specifically the Recruitment Learning Conference has 3 specific objectives: NO DISTRACTIONS Although there is a place and time for vendor sponsored conferences, no vendors will be participating in this…

Legal Insurer ARAG Is Again Named One of the Best Places to Work in Insurance

By HR Vendor News | August 3, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa — For the second consecutive year, legal insurer ARAG® has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance magazine based on the quality of its programs and practices. ARAG is the only legal insurance carrier on the 2010 Best Places list. “ARAG is honored to be…

Validity Screening Solutions Honored as one of Kansas City's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies

By HR Vendor News | July 29, 2010

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — July 29, 2010 — Validity Screening Solutions a premier provider of background screening and drug screening services has been honored for the second time in a span of three months by Ingram’s, Kansas City’s Business Magazine. Validity’s most recent recognition is a listing on Ingram’s Corporate Report 100. 2010 marks Ingram’s…

Aberdeen Group Study Confirms How Utilizing Assessments is a Key Element in a Talent Assessment Strategy

By HR Vendor News | July 28, 2010

Austin, TX, July 28, 2010 — A new report by the Aberdeen Group shows how assessments impact the hiring process. Organizations across the United States are looking for ways to make better hiring decisions and to make sure the individual is in line with the companies’ goals. The Aberdeen Group recently published, “Talent Assessment Strategies,”…

Companies are Leaving HIRE Act and WOTC Money Behind

By HR Vendor News | July 28, 2010

Troy, Mich — July 28, 2010 — On March 17, 2010 President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. This $17.5 billion legislation was designed to encourage hiring by providing employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for…

Vangent Launches New Career Toolset to Help Career Counselor and Development Professionals Give Job Seekers a Competitive Edge in the Job Search Process

By HR Vendor News | July 21, 2010

Chicago, IL, July 20, 2010 — Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of results-oriented human capital and talent management solutions, today announced the release of the Job Excelerate™ Career Toolset, a unique career assessment, development, and planning tool. The Job Excelerate™ Career Toolset is designed to help job seekers—and those who provide career guidance, counseling, and…

Assess Systems Receives APEX Award for Publication Excellence

By HR Vendor News | July 21, 2010

International awards recognize white paper on sales team assessment DALLAS, July 21, 2010—Assess Systems has received an APEX Award for the white paper, “Optimizing the Sales Gene: Selecting and Developing Top-Performing Salespeople.” The paper received an APEX Award for Publication Excellence in the Special Purpose Writing category. This year marked the 22nd annual awards for…

Arbita Expands Services with Flat-fee Sourcing for Hard-to-Fill Jobs

By HR Vendor News | July 19, 2010

Minneapolis, MN — July 19, 2010 — Arbita, a leader in recruitment marketing and sourcing solutions, today announced Arbita SourcingOutSourcing, a uniquely powerful and effective candidate pipelining solution that leverages the skill, expertise and agility of the industry’s leading sourcing authorities to return a five-person roster of pre-screened, highly qualified candidates for any job, in…

PlatformOne Named the BEST HRO Provider to the Mid-Market for the Fourth Straight Year: The Black Book of Outsourcing Releases its 2009 Findings

By HR Vendor News | July 13, 2010

Atlanta, GA — July 13, 2010 — PlatformOne today announced that it has recently been named the TOP provider of Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) Services in the mid-market for the fourth year in a row by Black Book. PlatformOne offers HR Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) solutions that include HR Technology, HR Administrative Services, and HR…