Talent Mgmt/Employee Relations

Why Personality Assessments Don't Predict Sales Success

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

Dayton, OH, June 7, 2010 — The trend in recent years has been to utilize personality assessments in the hiring process for predicting on-the-job success. In 2007, a prominent panel of personnel psychologists (Morgeson et al., 2007) collaborated to discuss the utility of personality tests in the selection process. The clear theme: Validities of personality…

Profiles International Recognizes America's Most Productive All-Star Companies

By HR Vendor News | June 8, 2010

Austin, TX, June 8, 2010 — The Profiles Research Institute announces the 2010 America’s Most Productive Companies (AMPC) Rising Stars. The AMPC Rising Stars have achieved the top productivity ranking in their sub-industry this year, overcoming their peers from last year. The 2010 AMPC Rising Stars are: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Alleghany Corporation Altria Group,…

iProfile Founder Joins Broadbean Technology as North American Team Expands

By HR Vendor News | June 7, 2010

Newport Beach CA, 7 June 2010 –Broadbean Technology, provider of job posting distribution and candidate response tracking technology, is pleased to announce the Chief Technical Officer appointment of Alex Charles, founder of iProfile and a Board Director for the HR-XML Consortium, a not-for-profit organization leading worlwide HR data standards. Charles will work at Broadbean headquarters…

Global LMS Provider CERTPOINT Systems Welcomed as Sponsor of Learning and Skills Group

By HR Vendor News | June 4, 2010

3 June 2010 –  CERTPOINT Systems™, a leading provider of corporate training solutions, announced today that it had renewed its sponsorship of the Learning and Skills Group (LSG), a by-invitation international community of learning and development professionals. CERTPOINT Systems has sponsored the group since its inception three years ago. Representatives from CERTPOINT Systems will be…

Profiles International Recognizes America's Most Productive Newcomers

By HR Vendor News | June 4, 2010

Austin, TX, June 4, 2010 — The Profiles Research Institute announces the 2010 America’s Most Productive Companies (AMPC) Newcomers. The AMPC Newcomers have achieved the top productivity ranking in their sub-industry this year, their first year in the study. There are over 170 Newcomers this year. “This study is a substantial tool for companies nationwide.…

HRtechnology IRONMAN Competition Announced

By HR Vendor News | June 4, 2010

Frisco, Texas — June 3, 2010 — HRchitect , the leader in HR systems strategic consulting and the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management systems consulting firm, announced the latest in their educational webinar offering, the HRtechnology Ironman Competition. The HRtechnology Ironman competition stems from the wildly popular Beauty Pageant Webinar Series .…

Fifth Annual Halogen User Conference to Enable Customers to Drive Strategic Talent Management for Better Business Results

By HR Vendor News | June 3, 2010

Ottawa, ON — June 03, 2010 — Halogen Software’s fifth annual user conference is set to inspire customers from around the globe about how strategic talent management programs can support better business results. Taking place September 16 and 17, 2010 in Ottawa, the Conference recently opened up early-bird registration. Customers are encouraged to begin submitting…

Inform Announces Premiere Sponsorship of the Human Capital Institute's 2010 Workforce Planning Conference

By HR Vendor News | June 3, 2010

Washington, DC — June 3, 2010 — Inform, the global leader in analytics and workforce planning, today announced that the firm is the premier sponsor of the Human Capital Institute’s 2nd Annual Workforce Planning Conference, taking place on June 14-16, 2010 in Chicago, IL. Since the economic downturn began, businesses have faced unprecedented levels of…

Nucleus Research Report Finds that HealthcareSource Solution Significantly Reduces Employee Development Costs

By HR Vendor News | June 2, 2010

WOBURN, Mass. — June 2, 2010 — HealthcareSource®, the leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that the leading market research firm, Nucleus Research, has recognized HealthcareSource Performance Manager® for its ability to greatly reduce staff development costs. The May 2010 report finds that healthcare organizations receive quantifiable benefits including…

WorkSimple Performance Management Unveils a New and Innovative Way for Companies to Drive Results

By HR Vendor News | June 2, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 2, 2010 — WorkSimple, the online performance management and goal communication solution that completely changed how small and midsized businesses engage employees and measure performance, today announced major system enhancements to the design and user interface of their platform. WorkSimple also released a new job competency and job responsibility library to help…