Talent Mgmt/Employee Relations

HRSG Releases i-SkillSuite®Version 5.0, Offering Unparalleled Competency Management

By HR Vendor News | October 17, 2011

OTTAWA, CAN. / October 17, 2011 — HRSG announced today the release of i-SkillSuite® 5.0, its flagship competency suite with expanded capabilities and new competency-based job profiles. The new suite provides organizations with the tools to reap the rewards of competency-based talent management, improving productivity by having more skilled and engaged employees. By more tightly…

BHI Announces Launch of New Restaurant Manager Assessment

By HR Vendor News | October 14, 2011

PLANO, TX — October 13, 2011 — Batrus Hollweg International (BHI), the leading human capital management consulting firm for the restaurant industry, has announced the release of the Restaurant Management Assessment (RMA), a talent management tool designed specifically for the unique recruiting challenges of the restaurant industry. The Restaurant Management Assessment design is based on…

Employee Turnover Expected to Rise in Next Five Years

By HR Vendor News | October 13, 2011

PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 13, 2011 — Employee turnover is expected to increase worldwide during the next five years, according to a global survey by Right Management, the talent and career management experts within ManpowerGroup. More than 2,000 internal and external recruiters, human resource executives and hiring managers from 17 countries representing more than 20 industry…

iCIMS Expands Product Offering to Include Compensation Data

By HR Vendor News | October 13, 2011

HAZLET, N.J. (October 13, 2011) — iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management and acquisition solutions, today announced its official partnership with PayScale, a market leader in online compensation information. This partnership will give iCIMS’ over 1,000+ customers access to detailed compensation information for 13,000 job titles in all cities in the US,…

WANTED Technologies Adds Detailed Salary Information to the WANTED Analytics Recruiter Platform

By HR Vendor News | October 12, 2011

New York, NY — October 12, 2011. WANTED Technologies (TSX-V: WAN), the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace, announced the addition of Salary Ranges to the company’s industry-leading Analytics™ platform (www.wantedanalytics.com). WANTED Analytics™ has taken the actual salary details from over 70 million online job advertisements and matched it with occupation,…

Congressional Briefing by WorldatWork Explores Ongoing Struggles of Men

By HR Vendor News | October 12, 2011

(Washington, DC) — WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress hosts a research briefing exploring the ongoing struggles of working fathers and work-life integration. In celebration of National Work and Family Month (held in October each year since 2003), the briefing will highlight four significant surveys: Men and Work-Life Integration (WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress and WFD…

Thomas International Introduces Trait Emotional Intelligence Assessment in North America

By HR Vendor News | October 12, 2011

TORONTO, Canada/ October 12, 2011 — Organizations can quickly and accurately assess an individual’s emotional intelligence (EI) at work with an innovative new assessment from Thomas International. On October 18, 2011 the company will release its new Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) to North American clients onto its flex assessment platform. The TEIQue is an…

SafeGuard World International Announces Compliance with SSAE 16 Standards

By HR Vendor News | October 11, 2011

RALEIGH, North Carolina (October 6, 2011) — SafeGuard World International (SGWI), a leading provider of global payroll and global employment outsourcing, is the first global payroll company to become officially compliant with the new SSAE 16 auditing standard. The AICPA (Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) published this new Attestation…

Empathia Publishes New White Paper on Preparing Organizations for a Crisis

By HR Vendor News | October 11, 2011

Milwaukee, WI (Oct. 10, 2011) — Managing information in the aftermath of a disaster is a challenge that can affect an organization’s business, reputation and brand. In the new report from Empathia, “Crisis Communications: Seven Lessons Learned from Disaster Response Experiences”, enterprise risk management expert Joseph J. DesPlaines explains how the increased use of social…

Employee Engagement Hits New Lows as Workers Feel Stuck

By HR Vendor News | October 11, 2011

Minneapolis, MN, October 11, 2011 — Modern Survey‘s recent study of employee engagement levels in the U.S. workforce has unveiled the somewhat disturbing reality that even while employee engagement is sinking to new lows only 21% of workers report that they are seeking new employment opportunities. Conducted in September 2011, the most recent iteration of…