Talent Mgmt/Employee Relations

Employee Discontent Expected to Reach Crisis Level Next Year

By HR Vendor News | November 17, 2009

Philadelphia, PA – November 17, 2009 – Employee turnover is expected to rise next year as a new survey shows that many workers are unhappy with their present jobs. Sixty percent of employees intend to leave and an additional one-in-four are networking and updating their resumes, according to research from Right Management. Right Management is…

Companies Move to Mentoring for Employee Development, Says Insala

By HR Vendor News | November 17, 2009

Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX – November 18, 2009 – Insala announced a marked increase in mentoring product interest as corporate training spending and staffing declined 11 percent, according to Bersin & Associates’ 2009 Corporate Learning Factbook. The global provider of talent management and career transition solutions reports that companies are seeking other ways to develop staff…

Aggreko plc Introduces Sonar6s Award-Winning Online Performance Reviews for Employees Globally

By HR Vendor News | November 16, 2009

Auckland, New Zealand November 17, 2009 — Sonar6 (http://www.sonar6.com/) will provide Aggreko with a single point of performance information for the entire company, offering online performance reviews, self-assessments and development planning. Aggreko’s North American subsidiary has used Sonar6 for managing the performance of almost 500 employees since early 2009. The decision to roll Sonar6 out…

Infohrm Survey Predicts Increasing Investment in Workforce Planning for 2010

By HR Vendor News | November 12, 2009

Washington, DC – November 13, 2009 – In one of the largest workforce planning studies ever conducted, almost fifty percent of the 780 respondents expect their investment in workforce planning to increase across the next 12 months. Produced by Infohrm, the global leader in workforce planning, reporting and analytics solutions, the 2009 survey entitled “Workforce…

TEDS Releases New Version of Talent Management Suite with Workforce Planning and Management Module

By HR Vendor News | November 11, 2009

Atkins, VA – November 12, 2009 –TEDS®, Inc., originator of the organic, fully integrated Talent Management solution, today released version 9.1 of its Talent Management Suite. The suite’s newest module, TEDS Workforce Management, provides companies with another key competitive advantage. “Intelligent workforce planning and management are critical to gaining and preserving a competitive advantage in…

More Mid-Market Companies Turn to iCIMS for Talent Management Needs

By HR Vendor News | November 9, 2009

HAZLET, N.J. (November 10, 2009) – iCIMS, the third-largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today the company’s continued success among mid-sized companies seeking talent management solutions. Such mid-sized companies as Celebrity Resorts, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Emerging Health Technologies and the Public Library of Charlotte recently joined over 750 worldwide companies currently…

Profiles International Finds Empathy Crucial to Building Loyal Customer Base

By HR Vendor News | November 9, 2009

Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 10, 2009 – Profiles International, a global leader in employment evaluation and human resource management assessment tools, says that empathy is a key characteristic for customer-facing employees in companies seeking to build loyal customer bases. “Even if your customer service employees can’t fix the customers’ problems, they should still do everything…

Respect For Employee Role Is Key To Engagement

By HR Vendor News | November 9, 2009

Philadelphia, PA – November 10, 2009 – Senior management respect for worker contribution has been found to be the top leadership factor promoting engagement, according to a global survey of 28,000 employees in 15 countries by Right Management. Other senior leadership behaviors that correlate highest with employee engagement include implementing and communicating organization strategy. Right…

AspireHR Moves Up Ranks in Dallas 100

By HR Vendor News | November 6, 2009

Plano, TX (November 5, 2009) – AspireHR, one of the largest global Human Capital Management software, consulting, and SaaS companies, advanced four places from last year’s rankings in the Dallas 100 to #24. The list recognizes the fasting growing, privately held companies in Dallas, Texas. Co-founded in 1990 by Southern Methodist University’s Caruth Institute for…

The Retention Institute Provides Tools to Lower Employee Turnover

By HR Vendor News | November 4, 2009

PETERBOROUGH, NH – Nov. 5, 2009 – Costly employee turnover is the greatest staffing concern for top executives. Join Dick Finnegan, a recognized leading advisor on employee retention, as he discusses how to lower employee turnover. During “What’s the Real Secret to Low Turnover? Accountability!,” a complimentary webinar, Finnegan will explain the value of retention…