Screening / Assessment

New Book, "Sustainable Staffing," Explores the Green Recruiting Revolution

By HR Vendor News | March 14, 2012

COSTA MESA, CA, March 14, 2012 — In their new book, “Sustainable Staffing: How ‘Thinking Green’ is Changing the Way the World’s Leading Organizations Attract (and Keep) Top Talent,” brothers Theo and Greg Rokos and a team of thought leaders deliver a primer on smart tools and best practices to re-engineer Human Resources for sustainability—paving…

Select International Co-founder to be Featured in Industrial Organizational Psychology Textbook

By HR Vendor News | March 13, 2012

Dr. Matthew O’Connell, Executive Vice President and Co-founder of Select International, has been asked to contribute to Dr. Paul Levy’s upcoming edition of Industrial Organizational Psychology: Understanding the Workplace. One of the leading textbooks used to introduce psychology students to Industrial Organizational Psychology (I/O), it features descriptions of I/O practitioners in real-world environments. Dr. O’Connell…

M&A Outcomes Can Be Predicted and Improved Using Behavioral Strategy New White Paper from Perth Leadership Institute

By HR Vendor News | March 13, 2012

(Gainesville, Florida, March 13, 2012) Most M&A transactions either fail or don’t achieve the aims of the parties to the transaction. A breakthrough new behavioral approach from Perth, BBM — Behaviorally-Based Merging, allows the profitability and valuation outcomes of M&A transactions to be predicted and improved using a totally new approach developed by the Perth…

Denise Warren joins SmartSearch®

By HR Vendor News | March 9, 2012

OCEANSIDE, CA February 29, 2012 — Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the maker of SmartSearch® recruiting business software, is pleased to announce that Denise Warren has joined its team as National Account Manager. Denise brings 15 years of corporate recruiting, consulting, and staffing service experience. Her past clients/employers include Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Adobe, Fluke, Management…

Achievers Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Awards in 2012 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer ServiceSM

By HR Vendor News | March 8, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto (PRWEB) March 8, 2011 — — Achievers, the leader in employee rewards and recognition solutions, was presented with Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Awards in the categories of Front-Line Customer Service Team of the Year, Contact Center of the Year, Demand Generation Program of the Year, Outbound Marketing Program of the…

EmployeeScreenIQ Releases Results of 2012 Background Screening Survey: HR Pros Say They Wouldn't Hire Charlie Sheen or VP Joe Biden

By HR Vendor News | March 7, 2012

CLEVELAND / March 7, 2012 — A new survey from EmployeeScreenIQ looks at the ways companies interpret and use background screening results to make hiring decisions in a time of rapidly evolving federal and state employment laws, increased enforcement by the EEOC and escalating litigation, including an explosion of “failure to hire” lawsuits. The 2012…

HealthFitness supports Lisa Hambly as she skates towards 2014 Olympics

By HR Vendor News | March 7, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, March 7, 2012— The HealthFitness logo never looked as good as it will this season, tracing orange and blue lines down Lisa Hambly’s muscled leg. Hambly, 23, is a 2014 Olympics-bound speed skater. The two-time U.S. Junior National team member has twice earned category 1 status; last month, she beat four of her…

Cincinnati Event to Discuss Methods for Hiring and Developing Top Talent

By HR Vendor News | March 7, 2012

Select International is sponsoring an educational workshop titled, “Identifying, Selecting, & Developing Top Talent: Proven Methods from Industry Leaders,” in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 9. The half-day seminar, taking place at the Millennium Hotel Cincinnati, will focus on the key hiring and development processes that are essential to selecting the best employees. Timothy Massa,…

Workplace Investigations: Avoiding Costly Litigation

By HR Vendor News | March 7, 2012

In a recent case coming out of Alberta, Canada, an employee’s employment with Home Hardware was terminated after seventeen years leading to a costly penalty imposed on the employer. The employee was in a supervisory position with a Home Hardware distribution centre and was accused of “sexual harassment” by a female employee who was later…

Aberdeen Research Group Reveals Human Capital Trends of 2012

By HR Vendor News | March 6, 2012

New Research Identifies Human Capital Trends 2012 WACO, TX; February 29, 2012 – Profiles International is a proud sponsor of Aberdeen Research Group\’s latest research report: Human Capital Management Trends 2012. As organizations today are required to do more with less, talent decisions take on greater complexity. The mandate for greater efficiency with fewer resources…