Screening / Assessment

Advanced Personnel Systems adds experienced technology consultant to its SmartSearch® software sales and marketing team

By HR Vendor News | March 28, 2013

OCEANSIDE, CA March 22, 2013 – Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the maker of SmartSearch(R) recruiting business software, is pleased to welcome Rob Mayers as the newest addition to its team. Rob will assume duties of Account Manager where he will drive sales and account management. Rob joins APS with over 13 years in corporate…

Profiles International Achieves a Microsoft Silver Web Development Competency

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

WACO, TX, March, 6, 2013 — Profiles International, industry leader in assessment solutions, today announced it has achieved a Silver Web development competency, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must successfully demonstrate expertise through rigorous exams, culminating in Microsoft…

Chequed.com Introduces Next Generation Predictive Talent Selection Suite

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

Saratoga Springs, NY, March 26, 2013 — Chequed.com, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Predictive Talent Selection(TM) solutions, today announced the official launch of its Predictive Talent Selection Suite, a first-of-its-kind, fully integrated, suite of talent selection products that vastly improves quality of hire by adding data and analytics to every step of the hiring…

Employment Outlook Strengthens as Companies View Growing Stability

By HR Vendor News | March 22, 2013

WINTER PARK, FL – March 22, 2013 – Improved optimism in the economy is helping bring needed stability to many organizations and is fueling positive trends in the labor market. Based on a detailed survey of 618 U.S. based firms representing every major industry, the outlook for employment growth shows steady improvement with 51% reporting…

Chequed.com and Take the Interview Join Forces to Deliver an Assessment-Based, Video Interviewing Solution

By HR Vendor News | March 21, 2013

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. and NEW YORK, N.Y. – March 21, 2013 – Chequed.com, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Predictive Talent Selection(TM) solutions, and Take the Interview, a leading provider of video interviewing solutions, today announced a partnership to create an assessment-based, video interviewing solution that further optimizes talent acquisition processes. “Advances in hiring technology…

CERTPOINT Systems Hosts Brandon Hall Webinar: How to Sift Through Big Data for Learning Analytics

By HR Vendor News | March 21, 2013

Roslyn, NY. March 21, 2013. As part of a series of CERTPOINT Systems’ webinars featuring industry thought-leaders, Stacey Harris, Vice President of Research and David Wentworth, Senior Learning Analyst, Brandon Hall Group reveal new research insights into Big Data and its opportunities for learning organizations. The complimentary CERTPOINT webinar sees Harris and Wentworth review how…

HRsmart Partners with RIVS Efficient Hiring Partnership to Provide Web Software for Online Written, Voice, and Video Interviews

By HR Vendor News | March 21, 2013

Richardson, TX and Chicago, IL – March 21, 2013 – HRsmart, a leading provider of global unified talent management solutions, officially announces its partnership with RIVS Efficient Hiring. “RIVS is ecstatic to work with a world class company like HRsmart. At RIVS, our goal is to make hiring more efficient and effective by creating the…

EmployeeScreenIQ Releases Results of 2013 Background Screening Survey: Conscientious Screening Remains Crucial Part of Hiring Process

By HR Vendor News | March 15, 2013

CLEVELAND / March 15, 2013-EmployeeScreenIQ queried nearly 1,000 human resources professionals for its just-released, fourth annual survey of U.S. based employers. The new report looks at how companies use background checks to make hiring decisions in a climate of rapidly evolving federal and state employment laws and the ongoing specters of workplace theft, violence and…

Talent Technology Announces Jon Flahive as New VP of Vendor Partnerships

By HR Vendor News | March 8, 2013

Vancouver, BC – March 5, 2013 – Talent Technology Corp (www.talemetry.com) announced today that Jon Flahive has joined as VP Vendor Partnerships. Jon’s role is building deeper business relationships and technical integrations within the HR services industry including providers of job advertising, resume data, employee background checks, and assessments. Jon comes with a wealth of…

While Yahoo Calls Teleworking Troops Back to the Office, the Opportunity Lies in How Employees are Led, Not Where They Work, According to Leadership IQ

By HR Vendor News | March 8, 2013

Atlanta, GA -March 7, 2013- Yahoo’s CEO sparked a firestorm of debate about the value and productivity of remote workforces and teleworking teams with her recent decision to call Yahoo’s own teleworkers back to the office. For the company’s bold move to succeed, she may need to focus as much on how these workers are…