January 25, 2011
HRchitect featured Taleo in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 TaleoWorld conference and HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended Taleo’s annual Sales and Services meeting in 2010 & 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced HireRight and TalentWise as the winners of its 2011 Partner of the Year Awards. This year’s recipients added significant value to Taleo customers by offering a powerful blend of fresh thinking and leadership to deliver top talent management solutions and drive growth.
“We pride ourselves on developing relationships and aligning with only the best companies, and that’s what makes these awards important. HireRight and TalentWise have provided outstanding leadership by offering cutting edge human resource management solutions to our mutual clients to help them proactively manage their business needs,” said Michael Boese, Taleo’s Senior Vice President of Taleo Business Edition and Talent Grid Field Operations. “Strong partnerships have long been a pillar of Taleo’s success as evidenced by our 140 plus solutions partners across our talent management spectrum.”
HireRight led Taleo’s enterprise partners in 2010 with the most new clients integrated to Taleo’s Talent Management solutions.
The two companies have worked together since 2003 and now deliver pre-integrated screening solutions to over 125 shared enterprise customers. In addition to their popular background and drug screening offerings, HireRight also offered the first automated I-9 solution via the Taleo Recruiting solution and is extending this offering to be the first Taleo partner with automated I-9 and eVerify with Taleo Onboarding.
TalentWise is an industry leading employment and drug screening company focused on providing businesses with the information they need to make sound and legally compliant hiring decisions. The organization helped close and deploy more than 60 joint customers in 2010, enabling small and medium businesses to launch screening requests directly from Taleo Business Edition Recruit and Taleo Business Edition Onboard.
The success of HireRight and TalentWise has accelerated as they have helped pioneer Taleo Solution Exchange capabilities to provide customers with rich solution content for understanding, decision making, and engagement. Many of Taleo’s Premier Partners experienced significant sales growth in 2010. This trend is anticipated to increase as Taleo continues to make partner access easier and more convenient through the online partner community and Talent Grid.
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
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January 25, 2011
Data-Rich ‘We’ Calls for Deeper Engagement From Companies and Individuals
HRchitect featured Kenexa in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009 and Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in May, 2010 and the Kenexa World Conference in 2009 and 2010.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced the publication of “We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement.” Coauthored by Rudy Karsan, Cofounder, Chairman and CEO of Kenexa, and Kevin Kruse, CEO of Krū Research, the book was published in January 2011 by Wiley.
Karsan observed, “We live in a new era where work and life are blended as opposed to balanced, entitlements are a thing of the past, and job satisfaction is at a record low. This is a crisis for individuals because negative emotions at work spill over to our personal lives and cross over to those around us.”
For businesses, disengaged employees lead to lower levels of productivity and service and it’s been shown that companies with disengaged workers have five times lower shareholder returns than those companies with the most engaged workers. For individuals, research confirms that disengaged employees weigh five pounds more, have an elevated risk of heart attack, experience less marital intimacy and have children who are more likely to misbehave at school.
Based on vast global research and made accessible through anecdotes, interactive exercises, and online videos, Karsan and Kruse make their advice actionable for immediate personal and organizational growth. In “We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement” Karsan and Kruse dig deep to reveal the nature of work in the modern organization and share secrets to achieving emotional buy-in and commitment at work. Based on findings from more than 10 million worker surveys annually and on their own experience as award-winning leaders of fast-growing companies, Karsan and Kruse highlight the three most common factors that drive engagement:
- Growth: We need to feel that we are advancing in our careers or are learning new things.
- Recognition: We need to feel appreciated and believe that our ideas count.
- Trust: We need to trust our senior leaders and feel confident about the future.
“Your kids, your spouse, your friends, your colleagues — all of us — we need you to find meaning and be engaged at work. If you’re a manager, we need you to be committed to the engagement and alignment of the workers on your team. We need each other to reach our shared goals. We need to harmonize our lives and our work,” said Karsan.
“If you think smoking kills, then you should know that having a bad job is just as lethal (literally) to both the employee and the company. What Rudy and Kevin understand is that both the employee and their leadership have dual roles in fixing this toxic situation — and they outline in detail the three drivers needed to create an engaged workplace, based on their experience and research from over 10 million people,” said Verne Harnish, CEO, Gazelles Inc. and author of “The Rockefeller Habits.”
“In my years as a business journalist I’ve interviewed, spent time with and learned from hundreds of executives. Rudy Karsan’s insights into career growth, employee engagement and leadership have stood out. This book is a must read,” stated Ali Velshi, CNN Anchor & Chief Business Correspondent.
The book is available in hardcover now through Amazon.com. The list price is $24.95; ISBN: 978-0-47076743-6.
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
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January 25, 2011
If you are looking for a new Talent Acquisition System, Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
TalentRooster (www.talentrooster.com), the world’s leading video resume service today announced the release of a new record-from-home video resume tool. This new technology enables hiring managers to send a link to job candidates, providing them with an easy do-it-yourself tool to create a professional video resume from home. Hiring managers can select questions relevant to the position, which the candidate then answers in a video. There are written questions as well, should the hiring manager desire to include them.
TalentRooster CEO and President David DeCapua says savvy companies have to be on top of the latest trends to attract the best candidates. “In the near future, video resumes will be a vital part of every hiring process. Progressive companies are already migrating away from paper, which is a dated methodology — plus, candidates watch to see employers that are progressive — that’s who top talent want to work for.”
David continues, “TalentRooster video profiles are inclusive of a traditional resume, video resume, personality profile, relevant test scores, links to social media and more. Utilizing this technology can save companies untold sums of time and money — it just makes better sense. Besides, in the next 12-24 months the traditional paper resume will be obsolete. Companies need a strategy to address this technology trend.”
This “intelligent resume” format holds great appeal for employers over paper resumes. According to Lauren Newman, Communications Coordinator for Adams & Garth, “Resumes can be deceiving, but videos don’t lie. Video profiles can give you good insight into a person.” So appealing is this format that TalentRooster now houses more than 5,000 video resumes in its repository.
TalentRooster’s record-from-home video tool is the simplest way for an employer to source candidates because the software is intuitive and packed with guides and tutorials to walk the candidate through every step of the process. Hiring managers can get started by visiting TalentRooster.com.
For more information on TalentRooster, please visit www.talentrooster.com
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January 25, 2011
Unlimited Access to Leading Workforce Compliance and Diversity Expertise Whenever, Wherever
HRchitect includes Peopleclick in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and Authoria in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Peopleclick Authoria, currently serving nearly 60 percent of the Fortune 100 with best-of-breed suite solutions for Talent Management, Vendor Management and Workforce Compliance and Diversity, announces its expansion of Peopleclick Authoria Research Institute’s compliance and diversity services with the launch of The New EEO Source, an all-encompassing online information resource for HR professionals, employment attorneys, consultants, and compliance officers.
With organizations engaging diverse talent from all segments of the workforce, the need to have compliance and diversity resources at their fingertips becomes paramount. Studies illustrate that 50 percent of the jobs during the economic recovery will be filled by contractors, consultants, and other temps. Women are entering the workforce in record numbers, and the new labor force also includes increases in Baby Boomers, racial and ethnic minorities, and people born outside the United States.
The New EEO Source provides organizations with key insight into potentially costly compliance and diversity issues, including Affirmative Action Plans, complaint investigations, compliance requirements, onsite audits, information about the Rehabilitation Act, Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act plus summaries of OFCCP and EEOC decisions. Members gain access to industry topics and trends, new regulations and top experts. A basic membership to The New EEO Source is free when you register at eeosource.com. Fee-based premium memberships provide:
- Email an Expert: Unlimited access to nationally recognized Peopleclick Authoria Research Institute employment experts
- Customized Data Analysis: Complimentary customized industry benchmarking reporting or national workforce gender and race analysis
- HR Essentials: Powered by publishing giant BNA, this feature provides access to an exclusive repository of searchable, up-to-date articles ranging from benefits to compliance to equal employment opportunity
- Online Knowledge Base – Featuring instant access to a knowledge base of leading industry experts in I/9-eVerify, diversity, affirmative action and wage and hour resources
- Workplace Posters: Online library of printable posters and notices issued by state and federal agencies
- Educational Discounts: Discounted rates on Peopleclick Authoria Research Institute training courses and educational webcasts
“Members of The New EEO Source will be able to draw upon the unmatched expertise that Peopleclick Authoria has amassed in working with thousands of Affirmative Action plans covering millions of employees in the United States,” explains Randy Jesberg, General Manager, Workforce Compliance and Diversity Solutions Division at Peopleclick Authoria. “As part of Peopleclick Authoria Research Institute, this service provides best-in-class workforce compliance and diversity expertise enabling organizations to build and sustain an inclusive culture that attracts and retains top talent from all backgrounds.”
To learn more about Peopleclick Authoria, please visit www.peopleclickauthoria.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 24, 2011
HRchitect includes StepStone in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and Top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
StepStone Solutions, a global leader in talent management solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Discombe to its Board as Chairman. Nick’s appointment follows the management buyout of StepStone Solutions from Axel Springer, with funding provided by HgCapital. Nick, who brings extensive experience leading and managing global technology businesses, will help the Board and management team under CEO Matthew Parker to continue driving the rapid global growth of StepStone Solutions. The company, which provides talent management solutions to customers such as Royal Bank of Scotland, BMW, Sara Lee, Hang Seng Bank and Philips, has seen year-on-year revenue growth in excess of 40% in 2010 and predicts accelerated growth globally going forward.
“StepStone Solutions is a very exciting company with world-class technology,” said Nick Discombe. “Talent is increasingly recognised as the next big differentiator in success for companies in global markets. StepStone Solutions has the industry’s most globally capable talent management solution, an extensive international footprint of offices across the world, and a great management and staff team that is passionate about creating success for its customers. I’m very much looking forward to working with them all to build a very strong future.”
“We’re delighted to have Nick Discombe on board,” adds Matthew Parker, StepStone Solutions’ CEO. “His track record of leading both public and private high-growth technology companies, especially in a global market, will be invaluable to us as we grow StepStone Solutions both organically and by targeted acquisitions. Combined with the backing we have from HgCapital, one of Europe’s leading technology investors, it provides huge confidence for the future.”
Nick Discombe was previously CEO of US based Witness Systems. Prior to Witness Systems he spent five years as CEO of Eyretel, and also served as president at Synon Europe. Nick is active in the US/UK private equity & venture community, with current roles at Iris Software Limited, insurance software company SSP, and as an advisor to a number of early stage companies including SaaS software company Thomson On Line Benefits. Previous Chairman roles include Complinet Limited, and Rolf & Nolan. Besides Nick’s PE/VC activities he is also a Visiting Lecturer and is an active investor in fine wine.
For more information please visit www.stepstonesolutions.com
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January 23, 2011
Non-Profit Representing Over 70 Hospitals Honors Talent Management Solutions Provider for its Unequaled Support of Educational Programs and Continued Growth
HRchitect featured Taleo in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 TaleoWorld conference and HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended Taleo’s annual Sales and Services meeting in 2010 & 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Reinforcing its leadership in the healthcare recruiting arena, Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO) has received the “Institutional Member of the Year Award” by the Chicago Area Healthcare Recruiters Association (CAHR). Taleo, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, was honored for its unmatched support of the non-profit’s educational programs and overall development.
The honor was announced at the CAHR luncheon in Chicago, attended by representatives from over 70 hospitals in the surrounding Chicagoland region. Taleo was nominated by CAHR’s board of directors and selected for its ongoing support of the 35-year old organization-including educational programs, health care HR conferences and ongoing contributions to membership and the non-profit’s overall growth.
“In light of the unstable economy, many professional associations are struggling and most members are reigning in their contributions,” said Michael Boese, Senior Vice President, TBE & Talent Grid Marketing for Taleo. “However, we at Taleo are doing just the opposite; we’re pleased to increase our support of CAHR and make a significant positive impact to healthcare recruitment.”
“In their first year as an Institutional Member, Taleo went above and beyond in their generous support; with Taleo’s help, CAHR was able to present a successful annual conference in June,” said Jodé Spriggs, Human Resources Employment Coordinator at Saint Joseph Hospital – Resurrection Health Care. “They also sponsored one of our members to attend the NAHCR (National Association of Health Care Recruitment) Image Conference in July 2010. We appreciate the tremendous support of Taleo, and look forward to working together again.”
The Chicago Area Healthcare Recruiters (CAHR) is a not-for-profit organization consisting of professionals responsible for healthcare recruitment. CAHR is an affiliate member of the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) and a Chapter Member of the National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR). CAHR is a forum for networking and professional development, initially serving as an organized voice for nurse recruiters and since expanded to the recruitment of all health care professionals.
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 20, 2011
TalentWise grows in 2010, signing more than 500 customers across North America. Adding to its momentum, the leading employment screening solution will co-host a Taleo webcast on improving hiring decisions in 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Acquisition System, Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
TalentWise, a leading employment screening solution provider that offers employment screening and onboarding solutions designed for human resources, staffing and recruiting professionals, announced today that its customer base grew by more than 500 customers in 2010. Over the past year, TalentWise signed customers throughout North America from an array of industries, including: Aurora Bank FSB, HealthOne Staffing LLC; Owensboro Medical Health System; Redapt Inc.; Seattle Art Museum; and Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg.
In addition to growing its customer base, TalentWise continued to stand out as an employment screening solution market leader in 2010. TalentWise was the only employment screening solution provider ranked in the top 3 overall in HRO Today magazine’s “2010 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings: Top Screening and Assessment Providers”, for three years in a row. The company was also the only provider to maintain a top 2 ranking in the Baker’s Dozen survey in the category, Quality of Service, for the third consecutive year. Furthermore in 2010, TalentWise partnered with leading research firm Aberdeen Group to help produce, Employment Screening: Mitigating Risk, Driving Down Cost, a study that links employment screening to recruiting performance and employee quality.
“Despite the sluggish economy, TalentWise experienced exceptional growth in 2010. We announced several key partnerships with major industry leaders that make the employment screening process easier and more cost-effective for our customers. As we listen to our customers’ needs, we will continue to innovate and invest in end-to-end product and service offerings that will reshape the way HR organizations manage their hiring process,” remarked Todd Owens, General Manager of TalentWise.
Continuing its momentum into this year, TalentWise will co-host a webcast with Taleo, “Improve Your Hiring Decisions in 2011”, kicking off Taleo Business Edition’s 2011 Talent Intelligence Webcast Series on Thursday, January 20, at 10:00 a.m. PST. The webcast will explore how current employment screening trends can impact businesses’ hiring decisions in 2011, offer tips on how to improve compliance while reducing costs in the employment screening process, explain the benefits and pitfalls of using social media to screen candidates, as well as present a customer case study about the benefits of fully integrating the recruitment and screening processes to drive hiring efficiency and effectiveness.
For more information on TalentWise, please visit www.talentwise.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 20, 2011
Fourth Quarter Highlights Include Funding, Record Sales Growth And Continued Global Expansion
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009, and the HRchitect IRONMAN on Mid-Marketing Talent Acquisition Systems on June18, 2010, where they were crowned the winner of each. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. Finally, HRchitect attended the SilkRoad user conference, SilkRoad Connections, in May 2010.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, today announced the strong fourth quarter for 2010 marked another phenomenal record year of sales growth. Highlights from the quarter include closing a $40 million equity round of capital, new offices in Japan, record sales growth, and the announcement of its second annual users’ conference.
This quarter SilkRoad announced it closed on a $40 million equity round of capital from new investors Intel Capital and Tenaya Capital and existing investors Foundation Capital, Azure Capital and SilkRoad Equity. Plans for the current round of capital include a significant expansion of SilkRoad’s worldwide direct sales and marketing efforts, strategic acquisitions and continued product development.
As part of its plans for the recent funding, SilkRoad also announced this quarter at a ceremony in Tokyo that it has expanded its global operations with a new corporate office in Tokyo, Japan. The new office will be led by Japanese technology services veteran Shinichiro Ishibashi, and will enable the firm to better meet the demands of the increasing number of corporations throughout Asia that are looking to advance their talent management capabilities.
In Q4, SilkRoad continued to experience a record number of new clients and of clients purchasing its core HR solution, HeartBeat, including Hallmark Aviation Services, and Sea Pines Resort, LLC.
The company also experienced increased adoption of both its WingSpan and GreenLight solutions. New clients include: Infinera; Altair Strickland; Ascend Performance Materials LLC; Motricity, Inc.; and SDI Health.
“This was another amazing quarter at SilkRoad technology, with our recent funding, global expansion and continued record sales growth,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. We have the best team in the industry and with their hard work we continue to grow our business, sign new clients and remain the leader in talent management solutions. Thanks to our team’s dedication, we continue to give companies around the globe the biggest advantage they can have over competition – the ability to get the right people in the right roles.”
SilkRoad also announced this quarter it will hold its second annual users’ conference in Boca Raton, Florida from May 22 – 25, 2011. SilkRoad experienced amazing feedback from both analysts and clients after its inaugural users’ conference last May. Similar to the 2010 event, the 2011 SilkRoad Connections will boast a full list of speakers and fun events for attendees. For more information please visit the conference site here.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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January 20, 2011
Business Software Veteran Joins Fast-Growing Recruiting Technology Innovator
Dan Finnigan, CEO, and Jamie Glenn, Chief Product Officer with Jobvite both appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on July 8, 2010. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Jobvite, creator of next-generation recruitment solutions, today announced that David Lahey joined the company as Vice President of Customer Success. Lahey now leads the professional services group providing activation, support and training to customers of Jobvite, the fast-growing Software-as-a-Service innovator in the multi-billion dollar online recruitment market.
“David has created scalable customer service solutions for global software companies, managing teams that delivered implementation, training and support for millions of users,” said Dan Finnigan, President and CEO of Jobvite. “His proactive approach to making customers successful will enable Jobvite to provide exceptional service and value as we continue to grow at a very rapid pace.”
Lahey is an accomplished executive in business software with extensive experience building and scaling global service organizations. Before joining Jobvite, Lahey led the sales team as Executive Vice President of SpeedTax, provider of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sales tax solution. Previously, he held executive positions in the Sales and Partner Services Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) division of Sage Software and was the Vice President of the Partner Services and Professional Services Groups at ACCPAC. He was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lahey Software, a provider of accounting products for the mid-market, until it was purchased by Computer Associates.
“Jobvite has quickly become the recruiting software of choice for market-leading companies by providing innovations that solve an urgent problem for business — how to find and hire the right talent,” said David Lahey, Vice President of Customer Success. “I am excited to work with the talented team at Jobvite to create and deliver a consistently outstanding customer experience.”
For more information on Jobvite, please visit www.jobvite.com
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January 18, 2011
Key Promotions and New Hires Further Position Company for Continued Operational Strength and Market Growth
HRchitect featured Kenexa in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009 and Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in May, 2010 and the Kenexa World Conference in 2009 and 2010.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced executive promotions and new hires that will support the organization’s strategic direction and client delivery services.
Eric Lochner has been named to the newly created position of president, Global Talent Management. Lochner joined Kenexa in 2006 and, most recently, served as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. From 2007-2009, he was managing director of Kenexa’s European, Middle Eastern and African operations. Earlier in his career, he led marketing for CareerBuilder.com and held marketing positions at Headhunter.net, Kuczamarski & Associates and InterCall. He holds an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a B.A. degree from John Carroll University.
Assuming the position of chief marketing officer is Tim Geisert. Throughout his career, he has specialized in helping organizations define their internal cultures, maximize recruitment efforts and create effective sourcing strategies. Earlier in his career at Kenexa, Geisert served in the critical role of vice president of Employment Branding and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) business development. Before joining Kenexa in 2007 he held executive positions at Bailey Lauerman and The Martin Agency, supporting a wide range of global Fortune 100 organizations. He holds a degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he has taught communications research and strategy courses as an adjunct professor.
New to Kenexa is Jon Zvolanek as head of operations for Kenexa’s Survey business. Prior to joining Kenexa, Zvolanek was the senior vice president of Operations at National Research Corporation (NRC). He started his career with that company as director of Operations in 2000 and as department head managed all data collection activities, including the printing and mailing of more than 12 million surveys. In addition to his experience in print and mail, he has an extensive background in phone and Web data collection methodologies. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from Doane College.
Dr. Courtney McCashland has joined Kenexa as president of the Global Assessment Division. Previously, she was the founder and CEO of TalentMine®, LLC, a global, performance-based talent assessment and development company. Prior to founding TalentMine, she served as a senior executive for the Gallup Organization, where she led Gallup’s early research on employee engagement. McCashland has also worked with Marcus Buckingham to present the research findings that are contained in his management best seller, First Break All the Rules, to develop the Strengths Engagement Track (SET) featured in Go Put Your Strengths to Work and to design the StandOut Strengths Assessment to publish in Buckingham’s new release in October of 2011. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Journalism and a master’s degree in Qualitative and Quantitative Research from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She graduated summa cum laude with a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the University of Southern California.
Kenexa CEO, Rudy Karsan, commented, “The appointment of Eric and Tim into their new roles and the addition of Jon and Courtney to our survey and assessments teams further strengthens Kenexa by putting the right people in the right jobs. We’re looking forward to their contributions to our company’s continued growth, operational efficiencies and ability to generate higher levels of client satisfaction.”
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 17, 2011
Customer Centric Advancements Delivers New Level of Reporting Capabilities for Improved Visibility into Workforce Effectiveness
HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SumTotal Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. SumTotal Systems also competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Employee Performance Management Systems in February 2009, where they were crowned the winner. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in complete talent management solutions, today announced the latest enhancements to its Talent Management platform. Innovative product advancements to the software system enable organizations of all sizes to more easily develop, deliver and track key talent management initiatives around learning, performance, compensation, succession, and recruiting. SumTotal’s commitment to customers is enabling deeper visibility into workforce information that improves decision making, reduces administration costs, and helps drive business performance.
With the latest enhancements to its Talent Management platform, SumTotal is focused on helping customers gain greater value from their HR technology investments and advancing how organizations better manage their workforce. By offering an integrated and automated approach to managing today’s talent management challenges, SumTotal is providing leaders across the globe with the information necessary to make more strategic workforce decisions. Selected new features include:
- Enhanced Administrative Capabilities – Including numerous advancements that enable organizations to institute comprehensive learning standards enterprise-wide while minimizing the efforts to manage a globally distributed learning operation.
- Performance Management Advancements – Extended career profile and goal management enhancements, empowers individuals to manage their career growth intuitively and effectively.
- Reporting Advancements – This latest release provides additional new value-add reports and options to provide a new level of visibility into workforce effectiveness. SumTotal continues to push the envelope in providing customers enterprise-class reporting capabilities that scale to support the largest global enterprises without the cost of additional infrastructure.
In addition, SumTotal now provides a powerful extensibility framework that enables organizations to further extend the capabilities of the SumTotal platform to meet their business needs. The extensibility framework provides organizations the ability to build customer specific solutions without needing to customize the application, thereby lowering their total cost of ownership.
“SumTotal is committed to providing our customers with the most powerful and easy to use talent management tools to advance their workforce and realize a true competitive advantage,” said Nadeem Syed, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Product Management & Engineering of SumTotal Systems. “Working in collaboration with our customers, SumTotal continues to evolve our solutions to target the precise needs of the market and ensure that HR professionals can optimize the effectiveness of their workforce.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 16, 2011
Existing Client Expands Relationship Globally, Adding Recruiting Technology to Multi-Rater Survey Services
HRchitect featured Kenexa in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009 and Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in May, 2010 and the Kenexa World Conference in 2009 and 2010.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced that Yum! Brands Inc., China Division, a subsidiary of the NYSE listed Yum! Brands Inc., the largest restaurant group in China, has selected Kenexa 2x BrassRing™ and Kenexa’s related consulting services. YUM! Brands, Inc. operates as the largest quick-serve restaurant group in terms of restaurant units worldwide with approximately 37,000 restaurants in 110 countries and territories. The company’s brands include KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food Restaurants. Yum! is ranked #216 on the Fortune 500 List, with nearly $11 billion in revenue in 2009.
Based in Shanghai, Yum! China is particularly unique in its size and escalating importance. Mainland China is Yum! Brands’ number one market for new company restaurant development worldwide. In 2009, Yum! China opened a record of 509 new restaurants. As of the end of December 2010, Yum! China has opened over 3,000 KFC restaurants, 500 Pizza Huts, over 100 Pizza Hut Delivery stores and 20 East Dawnings in more than 650 cities and towns.
Christabel Lo, Chief People Officer of Yum! Brands Inc., China Division, said, “KFC continues to be the number one quick-service restaurant brand and the fastest growing restaurant chain in mainland China. Pizza Hut is also the number one casual dining brand in China. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions and encourage their ideas. Working with Kenexa gives us the opportunity to source the right candidates for our management trainee, crew and professional job openings using the latest technology and best practices.”
Rudy Karsan, Kenexa’s CEO, commented, “Yum! has built a culture that’s filled with energy, opportunity and fun. Their rapid expansion in China is an exciting testimonial to their global appeal and Kenexa is honored to be supporting their growth with our 2x BrassRing solution.”
Karsan continued, “Kenexa has a long-standing relationship with Yum! Brands as we’ve helped to implement a 360-feedback survey to better understand the strengths of its workforce and communicate back to individuals about specific career development opportunities. Yum! is an excellent example of a Kenexa client that is leveraging the breadth of our integrated solutions.”
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 15, 2011
HRchitect includes StepStone in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and Top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
StepStone Solutions, a global leader in talent management solutions, has introduced the latest version of its SaaS-based, enterprise-level talent acquisition solution, MrTedTalentLink version 10.1. The new version adds extensive new configuration capabilities, an enhanced apps library with new generation apps, and numerous workspace improvements. MrTedTalentLink v10.1 is immediately available for all customers through StepStone Solutions global hosting centres.
“The product roadmap for version 10.1 was driven by customer requests, and delivers enhanced usability and configuration capabilities to support our customer’s stated talent acquisition priorities,” says Matthew Parker, StepStone Solutions’ CEO. “For example, by creating a configurable candidate personal information form, recruiters have full control over the candidate experience. This new feature underlines the flexibility of our SaaS solution.”
Other key new features delivered to customers in StepStone Solutions MrTedTalentLink 10.1 include:
Substantial enhancements to the application process that give the recruiter full control over the candidate experience through new configuration options within the Personal Information Form (PIF). Each site or sourcing channel can present a different PIF, allowing an optimised experience for each job type and control of the candidate experience during the application process. The availability of Custom Translation Sets for standard labels in the application process also allow tailoring the application process to use it for a variety of purposes. Finally, candidates who apply within their candidate career portal now enjoy the Auto Save of their application every time they navigate from one step to the next.
MrTedTalentLink comes with a redesigned apps library for faster and more convenient navigation, and faster search. StepStone Solutions is introducing a new generation of more complex apps – such as the pre-screening app – allowing recruiters to make decisions on a candidate directly from the workspace.
In MrTedTalentLink v10.1 the workspace logic has been enhanced, resulting in a much faster loading time when navigating to the workspace.
New additions in the area of volume recruitment and time sheet management, such as Form Sharing, which enables recruiters to re-use the output of screening steps for later applications, and the possibility to define multiple timesheets approvers for contractors.
MrTedTalentLink v10.1 is now available for all customers using MrTedTalentLink.
For more information please visit www.stepstonesolutions.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 11, 2011
Offers Organizations the World’s Largest Resource of Talent Assessment Solutions, Data and Expertise
If you are looking for a new Talent Acquisition System, Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Two of the biggest talent assessment pioneers, SHL and PreVisor, today announced they have merged to create the global leader in talent management. The combined company will be known as SHL, delivering more than 15 million assessments annually in over 150 countries and over 30 languages. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Both SHL and PreVisor are privately held companies.
The new organization will transform the talent management market by bringing together best-in-class innovation, assessment science and services to improve the business results and performance of organizations through superior people decisions. The merged company will be able to provide customers with the broadest range of assessment solutions for roles at all levels and to support decisions from recruitment to succession planning, in more languages and countries than any other talent management provider.
“As the economy improves, organizations are looking for globalized, integrated, science-based solutions for recruiting and talent assessment,” said Josh Bersin, President and CEO of Bersin & Associates. “The merger of SHL and PreVisor creates a global market leader that can both advance the state of the industry and meet the needs of growing companies around the world.”
“As organizations look longer-term to support their growth objectives, quicker and more accurate visibility into talent gaps and workforce readiness is critical”, said Kevin Martin, Senior Vice President of Research Operations at Aberdeen Group. “The merger between SHL and PreVisor brings together two leaders in pre and post-hire assessments that combined, has the potential to support an organization’s global talent management needs from entry-level to executive job roles.”
The combined company will have over 850 employees with a presence in more than 50 countries, and through the merger becomes the largest employer of business psychologists anywhere in the world outside the public sector. These capabilities alongside a world-class consulting practice and a 24-hour customer support center means SHL will be able to offer clients both global expertise and local insight, alongside access to over 1,000 assessments through an easy-to-use technology platform.
“For more than 30 years, SHL and PreVisor have been at the forefront of talent management, and so the announcement of our merger is an industry-defining moment,” said David Leigh, Chief Executive Officer, SHL, who will become CEO of the newly formed SHL Group. “This decisive move will accelerate the creation of a truly global leader in people intelligence, fundamentally changing the talent management market. The scientific rigor, innovation and technology leadership combined with the largest pool of industry experts and data, will make us the foremost global authority on driving business benefit through more effective people decisions.”
“This is a significant day for our customers, partners and employees across the globe. By joining forces we will be able to drive even greater innovation and value within the talent management marketplace,” said Noel Sitzmann, Chief Executive Officer, PreVisor. “Through the science of people intelligence, the company will be able to embed talent assessment solutions within our clients’ processes, improving hiring and development decisions and generating greater ROI for their talent management programs.”
SHL will be headquartered in London, with offices in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia / New Zealand.
The scale of services available to clients is the reason why over 50% of the Fortune Global 500, 80% of FTSE 100 and half of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) count on SHL and PreVisor for their people and talent management solutions and services, including Barclays, Coca-Cola, Danone, General Mills, Marks & Spencer, Microsoft, Sprint, Target, Time Warner Cable, UnitedHealth Group, Vodafone, and Xerox Corporation.
SHL is a portfolio company of UK-based private equity firm Hg Capital, and PreVisor is a portfolio company of US-headquartered private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS). By way of the merger, Hg and VSS shall each continue their ownership of the combined company in partnership.
For additional information on the merger and the combined business please go to www.shl.com/merger.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 11, 2011
Integration of Screening Services Enables Improved Productivity, Cost Savings
HRchitect featured Kenexa in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009 and Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in May, 2010 and the Kenexa World Conference in 2009 and 2010.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced that General Information Services, Inc. (GIS), a leading provider of background screening services, will begin providing full-service background screenings for Kenexa’s Integrated Talent Management (ITM) solutions.
GIS is one of Kenexa’s preferred background screening partners, and the two companies have seamlessly incorporated its solutions and industry-leading employment screening management technology into Kenexa 2x BrassRing™ andKenexa 2x Recruit™. Using a single login, Kenexa users can now access a system that creates increased productivity, greater cost savings and an improved candidate experience.
Derek Bluestone, vice president product marketing, Kenexa, commented, “Our partnership with GIS streamlines the talent management process by providing a single source access to candidate background information. Employment background checks are an integral part of a robust talent management strategy that ensures that the highest quality team is in place. Incorporating GIS’ background check solution into our 2x Integrated Talent Management solution helps Kenexa’s customers improve productivity, quality and customer satisfaction by identifying the best individuals for each job.”
David Bartley, executive vice president, GIS, added, “We pride ourselves on our deep industry expertise and our ability to forge the relationships necessary to stay abreast of legislative changes that impact hiring and recruitment programs across all industries. We are pleased to partner with Kenexa to develop a solution that will adapt to companies’ day-to-day recruitment screening and hiring needs.”
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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