Screening / Assessment

TALX Webinar to Highlight How Workforce Analytics Provide Insight to Understand and Reduce Turnover

By HR Vendor News | May 17, 2012

ST. LOUIS — WHO: Mike Psenka, senior vice president of Workforce Analytics, and RJ Milnor, client director of Workforce Analytics, for TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions. WHAT: Will present a complimentary TALX webinar, “Vital Answers | Turnover,” to explain the benefits of leveraging an automated workforce analytics system to measure the causes and impacts…

GIS Receives Background Screening Credentialing Council Accreditation from NAPBS

By HR Vendor News | May 16, 2012

Chapin, S.C. — General Information Services, Inc. (GIS), a leading provider of background screening and talent acquisition solutions, has achieved accreditation through NAPBS’ Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP). The accreditation program, established by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) and managed by the Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC), ensures that background screening…

Select International Announces Six New Hires, One Promotion

By HR Vendor News | May 16, 2012

Select International, a global employee assessment and hiring solutions provider, recently announced the hiring of 6 team members and the promotion of one employee. The following key additions were made to the Consulting, Sales and Technology departments. Mike Ward recently joined the company’s Sales Team as Business Development Manager. In this role, Mike will work…

Achievers Named as Finalist in Nine Categories for the 2012 American Business Awards

By HR Vendor News | May 15, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, May 15, 2012 — Achievers, the leader in employee rewards and recognition solutions, was recently named a finalist in nine categories in The 2012 American Business Awards, which honor the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people. “Achievers is honored to receive nine nominations this year across multiple departments,”…

Workplace Violence Policy – Is yours up to speed?

By HR Vendor News | May 15, 2012

What types of conduct does your written workplace violence prevention policy define and include? If it is only limited to actual physical violence it will fall short of recent standards. Such standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA — see directive CPL 02-01-052 dated 9/8/11) and ASIS/SHRM’s Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention…

JobApp Welcomes Two Technology Leaders to Board

By HR Vendor News | May 14, 2012

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan — May 14, 2012 JobApp Network, Inc., a national provider of automated hiring and onboarding services for organizations with decentralized workforces, today announced the expansion of its Board of Directors by the addition of industry leaders Shail Arora and Matthew Glotzbach. Shail Arora brings to the JobApp board a broad range of…

Save Mart Supermarkets Launches New Employee Recognition Program Powered by Achievers

By HR Vendor News | May 10, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, May 10, 2012 — Achievers, the leader in employee rewards and recognition solutions, announces the launch of Save Mart’s employee engagement and recognition program, The Save Mart Connection. With 18,000 active employees and more than 7,000 recognitions distributed in the first month, the program is a huge success in the company.…

EBI to Present at 2012 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resource Issues

By HR Vendor News | May 10, 2012

Employment Background Investigations, Inc (EBI) Chief Knowledge Officer, Robert Capwell, presented an education session at the Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resource Issues in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, May 9th at 3:45pm titled – Critical Employment Background Screening Resources for HR Professionals in Texas. Discussion topics within Mr. Capwell’s presentation included searching criminal records and…

InterviewStream Brings the VIBE to 2012 Employer Branding Conference

By HR Vendor News | May 10, 2012

Bethlehem, PA / May 10, 2012 — Continuing its mission to streamline the hiring process, InterviewStream will assert its leadership in the video interviewing field when the company unveils “VIBE” at the 2012 Employer Branding Conference in New York City today and tomorrow. Attendees at tonight’s evening reception, sponsored by InterviewStream, will get the first…

Select International Releases Validation Study Results

By HR Vendor News | May 9, 2012

Results released from a validation study examining ServiceFit® for Retail showed a high correlation between assessment scores and internal manager performance ratings. Conducted in February 2012 by Select International, the study examined the performance of hourly employees at a Fortune 100 retailer. In preparation for the validation study, an extensive job analysis was conducted from…