Talent Mgmt/Employee Relations

Interim Marketers Help Companies Keep Up in a Down Economy

By HR Vendor News | August 27, 2010

CHICAGO / August 26, 2010 — Today’s marketing organizations’ biggest challenge is struggling to increase revenues and market share as well as build customer loyalty with fewer marketing resources. Partnerships formed with interim staffing firms can successfully help marketing departments change the way they support their marketing efforts without having to abandon key marketing activities…

iCIMS Named Inc. 500 |5000 Honoree; Recognized as One of North America's Fastest-Growing Companies for 5th Consecutive Year

By HR Vendor News | August 26, 2010

HAZLET, N.J. (August 26th, 2010) — iCIMS, the 2nd largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today that the company has been named to the Inc. 500 | 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in North America. Of the 5000 honorees, iCIMS was ranked 1598 and saw a 178% growth rate over the past…

StepStone Solutions closes MrTed acquisition

By HR Vendor News | August 25, 2010

London/Texas: 24 August 2010: StepStone Solutions, a global leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Talent Management solutions, has completed the acquisition of privately-owned e-recruitment software provider MrTed. The acquisition adds over 130 customers to StepStone Solutions’ existing customer base of 1,500 global businesses, including names such as France Telecom, Heineken, SGS, Alexander Mann Solutions, Wolters Kluwer, and…

Upcoming TALX Webinar to Share Best Practices for Managing Unemployment Costs

By HR Vendor News | August 25, 2010

ST. LOUIS (August 25, 2010) — WHO: TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource, payroll and tax-related services WHAT: Will present a complimentary webinar to help employers learn about crafting an effective unemployment cost management program. WHEN: Thursday, September 9, 2010 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT; 9:00 a.m. MT;…

Validity Screening Solutions Named Finalist for the Kansas City Business Journal 2010 Best Places to Work

By HR Vendor News | August 24, 2010

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — August 24, 2010 — Validity Screening Solutions, a premier provider of background screening and drug screening services, has been recognized by the Kansas City Business Journal as a finalist for the 2010 Best Places to Work. A total of 30 finalists were named in the categories of small, medium and large…

SumTotal Systems Enables Citrix to Aggregate Training Resources into a More Accessible, On-Demand Solution

By HR Vendor News | August 24, 2010

Mountain View, Calif., August 24, 2010 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that Citrix Systems, Inc. is successfully utilizing SumTotal’s industry-leading unified talent development suite to centralize learning resources and make it easier to track and report on employee development. As a result, learning…

Legal Insurer ARAG Announces Scholarship Program for Drake Law Students

By HR Vendor News | August 23, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa — Legal insurer ARAG® has announced the creation of the ARAG Chad Hensley Diversity Scholarship at Drake Law School in honor of Chad Hensley, a former insurance company executive, ARAG board member and Drake Law School graduate. The annual scholarship will provide $2,500 in financial assistance to a third-year Drake law student.…

Leader in Employment Tax Credit Consulting Welcomes the Addition of Matt Lederman, Director Client Services

By HR Vendor News | August 23, 2010

Matt Lederman has joined Walton Management Services, Inc. as Director – Client Services. In his role, Mr. Lederman will oversee the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Department as well as additional federal and state tax credit programs for Walton’s national client base. With over 24 years of management and technical expertise in the employment tax…

University Sales Education Foundation hosts Driving Growth in the New Global Economy Forum

By HR Vendor News | August 23, 2010

Dayton, Ohio, August 20, 2010 — A 2010 IBM study revealed that 95% of CEO’s viewed “getting closer to the customer” as the most critical challenge facing them in the next five years. With that in mind, The University Sales Education Foundation will host leading sales experts, Neil Rackham and Andy Zoltners, for an executive…

Benevity and I Love Rewards Partner to Bring Charitable Giving Employee Incentives to North American Companies

By HR Vendor News | August 19, 2010

Boston and Toronto, August 18, 2010 — Benevity Social Ventures, Inc., (www.benevity.org), announced today that I Love Rewards, the leading web-based employee rewards and recognition solution provider, has selected Benevity to power an innovative charitable redemption option to its North American clients. “Benevity is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with an innovative leader…