Jobvite’s 2012 Customer Summit To Discuss Optimizing Social Recruiting Efforts and Celebrate Customer Success…from Jobvite

February 16, 2012

 

Keynote Address by Guy Kawasaki, Industry Expert and Renowned Venture Capitalist

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, 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, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, today announced it will host its 2012 Customer Summit in early May. Hundreds of current and prospective customers, media and analysts will join Jobvite executives in this annual event to discuss trends in social recruiting, industry best practices and how to optimize the use of Jobvite and win the war for talent. This year’s event will feature a keynote address from industry visionary and renowned venture capitalist, Guy Kawasaki.

Jobvite’s annual customer summit is designed for attendees to learn how social recruiting is being used as it relates to larger hiring trends, to brainstorm how to maximize social recruiting investments and to network with industry analysts and experts on successful use cases of social technology implementation. Breakout sessions aimed at both experts and beginners will discuss using social media to build employee engagement and referral rates, designing a premium career site, creating custom reports and mastering evaluation sets in interview types. Attendees will learn best practices, tips and tricks, and hear case studies from companies currently using Jobvite. More than 800 employers use Jobvite’s platform to tap into social media and find, recruit and hire top talent efficiently and affordably.

“Optimizing the recruitment and hiring process, particularly in social media, has been a key factor in the success of Jobvite’s customers, which make up some of the world’s fastest-growing companies,” said Dan Finnigan, president and chief executive officer of Jobvite. “Our annual event brings together the top minds in the recruiting industry to network and learn together, developing new ways of engaging with potential talent and integrating them quickly and efficiently within their respective organizations. It’s a must-attend for anyone looking to make the most of their recruiting.”

For more information on Jobvite, please visit www.jobvite.com

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SilkRoad Closes the Year with Strong Momentum for its Social Talent Management Solutions in Fourth Quarter 2011…from SilkRoad Technology

February 7, 2012

 

Customers Around the World Boost Employee Performance and Engagement with SilkRoad’s Employee-Centric Life Suite

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 and May 2011.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, 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 social talent management solutions, today announced it ended 2011 with continued global customer growth through new and expanded implementations.  New Life Suite customers and implementations include Micro Focus International, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Spinal Injuries Association, Project Concern International, Standard Coffee Service Company, Scania, Randstad France, Shine Lawyers and RPM Mortgage.  In addition, the fourth quarter saw increased adoption across key industries, such as healthcare. Top providers making SilkRoad their talent management partner of choice included CareCentrix, GetWellNetwork, Inc. and Brooks Rehabilitation.  With five million global Life Suite users, SilkRoad helps companies of all industries and sizes improve recruiting and onboarding efforts while building an empowered employee culture through performance, learning and HRMS solutions.

SilkRoad reached a number of notable milestones in 2011, including the expansion of its global operations with offices in London, France and Japan.  To further support its global expansion, Ed Vesely was appointed EVP, chief marketing officer to lead worldwide marketing efforts.  SilkRoad also developed partnerships with the Employee Engagement Group, Element K, News Limited, broadbean, HireRight and ej4 to provide customers with additional solutions and resources.  The International Business Awards also recognized SilkRoad for its superior customer service in 2011.

“Across all industries, our employee-centric HR solutions continue to help customers develop high performance, agile workforces,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, chairman and CEO of SilkRoad. “These are companies that recognize employees as their number one asset and who look to attract, retain and motivate top talent through innovative HR practices.  We believe that HR can drive strategic and financial performance by improving the employee experience.  Our goal is to initiate that change through our Life Suite product lines, one employee at a time.”

Highlights from the Quarter:

Expanding Existing Customer Implementations – Also in the fourth quarter, existing customers including Kearney & Co. and Ciena Corporation, added additional solutions to its Life Suite implementations.  Kearney & Co., a CPA firm, is a long-term Red Carpet and Wing Span customer that added OpenHire to automate its hiring processes.  Ciena Corporation, a multi-national provider of network solutions and also a Red Carpet customer, added OpenHire to streamline its global recruiting efforts.

HR Technology Conference – SilkRoad made a large splash at HR Tech with the announcement of SilkRoad Point.  Available in the first half of 2012, Point is a new social enterprise solution that gives employees the forum they need to share and be recognized for their expertise, while simultaneously helping companies identify highest performers and solve pressing business challenges.

Third-Party Recognition – In the fourth quarter, McLean & Company, a division of Info-Tech Research Group, ranked SilkRoad in the Champion quadrant for both its Talent Acquisition and Learning Management Solution Vendor Landscapes.  SilkRoad’s OpenHire was recognized for its commitment to creating the finest end-user experience.  In addition, GreenLight’s robust features led McLean & Company to recognize SilkRoad as an exemplary best-of-breed solution for small- to mid-sized companies.

Industry Validation – SilkRoad was recognized by the NCTA 21 Awards for its superior customer service experience in the implementation and deployment of its cloud-based talent management solutions.  In addition, SilkRoad was named one of the 2011 Triad Top Workplaces, which recognizes the most progressive companies based on employee opinions.

Customer and Influencer Comments:

After the recent launch of WingSpan, SilkRoad customer Emile Ondrus, director of human resources at Manhattan’s Physician Group said, “Transitioning our annual performance and development process to an electronic method was smoother than expected with the expertise and level of attention the SilkRoad Implementation Team provided.  The communication skills and expediency of the support staff have exceeded expectations.  Our very first launch in January 2012 was a success given the preparation and hard work everyone put in.”

ZDnet’s Brian Sommer reviewed Point in the article, “SilkRoad Point – Where HR, Performance and KM Meet.”

TLNT’s John Zappe reviewed Point in the article, “HR Tech: HR Tech: Silkroad Point Measures Social Media Presence, Jobvite’s New Facebook App.”

Forbes’ Tom Taulli featured Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski in the article, “SilkRoad: Software with a Smile.”

For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com

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iCIMS™, Leading SaaS Provider, Secures $35 Million Minority Investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity…from iCIMS

January 11, 2012

 

Backed by a new strategic institutional investor, leading provider of HR software poised for further growth within the global SMB market

HRchitect featured iCIMS 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. Adam Feigenbaum and Susan Vitale from iCIMS previously appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, 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!

 

iCIMS, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management solutions for the SMB market, announced today that the company has secured a $35 million minority growth equity investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC (SGE). Prior to securing the investment capital, iCIMS had been self-funded, highly profitable, and grown solely organically at 43% CAGR since 2003. The company plans to significantly increase investments in marketing, product development, and additional acquisitions that will further accelerate the organization’s rapid growth and expansion plans.

iCIMS focuses on delivering intuitive and scalable solutions designed to help companies of all sizes streamline Human Resources processes. iCIMS’ flagship product, the Talent Platform, is a seamless talent management solution that adheres to the company’s “back to the basics” philosophy, providing a simple-to-use yet extremely robust talent acquisition system that automates social recruiting, applicant tracking, and onboarding processes. Recently, iCIMS was recognized as a “champion” in the Info-Tech Research Group’s Vendor Landscape Report for Talent Acquisition Systems and tied for the highest overall rating within both the product and vendor evaluations.

iCIMS experienced explosive growth in 2011, reaching its 1000-client milestone by adding an average of one new customer for every business day. The company’s growth and sustained success has garnered recognition from several leading publications, trade organizations, and analyst firms. For the sixth consecutive year, iCIMS was ranked on the Inc. 500/5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies. In addition, iCIMS ranked on the Deloitte Technology list of the fastest growing technology companies in North America for the sixth consecutive year.

“We have been watching iCIMS and the talent management software space for quite some time and believe this well-managed, nimble, and extremely profitable SaaS company will continue to devour market share in the vast SMB space,” said Scott Feldman, Director, SGE. “iCIMS has all of the makings of a SaaS giant on the march:  strong leadership, clear strategic vision, innovative products, outstanding customer service, and employees who are invested in the company direction. We are very excited about the role our investment will play in the elevation of iCIMS’ success,” Feldman concluded.

“We are invigorated by the success the iCIMS team has demonstrated over the last 11 years and our path to this point has clearly earned the confidence of SGE,” said Colin Day, CEO, iCIMS. “We could have sustained our current rate of growth without an outside investment — but the timing was ideal to take iCIMS to the next level. This minority growth equity investment from SGE will help us dramatically accelerate our aggressive expansion plans. We look forward to offering deeper and broader services and support to our clients, and further penetrating the SMB marketplace with our high-value solutions and services,” Day concluded.

As part of its expansion strategy, iCIMS plans to increase full time staff by almost 25% within the next year. These employees will be spread throughout the United States and abroad and will be concentrated in marketing, sales, and technology.

Scott Feldman, Amir Goldman, and Jonathan Klahr will join the iCIMS Board of Directors. All three SGE representatives currently serve on the boards of multiple software companies including the JK Group, PaySimple, Netformx, MMIT, and Skybox. iCIMS was represented in the transaction by Raymond James & Associates (NYSE-RJF).

For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com

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Talent Technology Acquires Online Resume Service VisualCV.com…from Talent Technology

January 6, 2012

 

VisualCV.com Service to Continue; Users Can Look Forward to Future Innovation

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

 

Talent Technology Corporation, providers of Talemetry™, the leading talent generation solution for corporate HR and recruitment agencies announced recently the acquisition of VisualCV.com, a product that delivers an interactive, online resume/CV creation service for job seekers.

VisualCV‘s mission was to reinvent the resume/CV and create a visually compelling online experience allowing people to build and manage their online career portfolio and securely share professional qualifications with employers, customers, partners and colleagues. This agreement ensures elements of this mission will continue and evolve as part of Talent Technology’s mission to connect people and jobs through smart technology.

In this highly competitive job market it is often difficult for a job seeker to effectively tell their professional story and stand out from the crowd using the traditional one or two page document or a static online profile. VisualCV.com allows job seekers to include engaging content such as videos, images, audio, and work samples helping them stand out from the crowd and truly showcasing their accomplishments.

VisualCV.com originally planned to cease operations at the end of 2011. However, the service will continue to operate as a standalone offering, allowing current VisualCV.com users to continue to leverage their dynamic and secure online resumes. As part of Talent Technology, users can also look forward to new innovations to help them create even more engaging online resumes faster and easier in the future.

“We are excited to continue to offer this service to VisualCV.com customers and look forward to providing even more value in the future,” says James Thomas, VP of Marketing at Talent Technology.  ”VisualCVs are not only a great tool for job seekers, they also help corporate HR departments and recruiting agencies learn far more about each of their candidates, enabling them to make more effective hiring decisions.”

For more information on Talent Technology, please visit www.talenttech.com

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New Release of Bullhorn’s Applicant Tracking Software Reinvents Candidate Search…from Bullhorn

December 15, 2011

 

Finds the best candidates faster and flattens the learning curve for new recruiters

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Bullhorn recently announced the Winter 2012 release of its applicant tracking software featuring all new Candidate Search. Candidate Search suggests the search terms most likely to produce the best matching candidates by continuously learning from millions of searches and resumes. More accurate results, plus a newly streamlined interface, saves time on each of the hundreds of resume database searches recruiters perform.

Candidate Search examines a job, candidate or user-entered keywords and suggests additional terms. For example, if a recruiter searches for “Java” and “J2EE,” it suggests related terms such as Java Server Pages, XML, web services, and object oriented. For “accounting” and “receivables” it suggests adding general ledger, payroll, reconciliation, billing and collections. Candidate Search arms new recruiters with domain expertise that would otherwise take months to gain and helps any recruiter asked by a client about a skill they aren’t familiar with.

“Almost every job starts by searching for candidates, so recruiters who execute faster and send out their very best candidates gain a huge advantage over less agile competitors” said Art Papas, CEO and Co-Founder of Bullhorn. “Accelerating recruiter effectiveness, especially for new hires, means filling more jobs and boosting profitability.”

Candidate Search further enhances recruiter productivity by providing:

  • Drag and drop search builder – Rapidly build searches by clicking and dragging search terms to include, prioritize, or exclude.
  • Personalization – Tailor the fields, columns and appearance of search results to maximize your personal productivity.
  • Collaboration – Save your best searches associated with a job, client or contact and share them with colleagues.
  • Unified searching – Save time by searching across resumes, notes and attachments all from one screen.

“Bullhorn Candidate Search will help our team find great candidates faster than ever,” said Wendy Kennah, Director of Recruiting at Procom Consultants Group, a leading Canadian IT staffing company. “The drag and drop search builder and suggested keywords for new recruiters combined with Boolean syntax for experienced recruiters, means that everyone on the team has the ideal toolset for candidate search. New hires can get up to speed quickly, and learn from what’s already working for us.”

In addition to Candidate Search, the Bullhorn Winter 2012 release delivers more than 130 updates and fixes including improvements to web response tracking that makes it easier to track candidates from first touch through to placement, as well as API updates, email and calendar integration improvements and much more. The Bullhorn Winter 2012 release will be available to all Bullhorn customers in early 2012. For additional information about Candidate Search and the Winter 2012 release please visit Bullhorn.com.

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Jobvite Appoints New CFO and CMO As Rapid Growth Continues…from Jobvite

December 13, 2011

 

Technology Veterans John Winkenbach and Kimberley Kasper Join Social Recruiting Innovator

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, announced the appointment of two executives to its leadership team: John Winkenbach as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Kimberley Kasper as Chief Marketing Officer. Winkenbach will oversee Jobvite’s finance, accounting, human resources and legal departments. Kasper will be responsible for all aspects of corporate marketing, including branding, messaging, corporate communications and demand generation.

The executive hires come as Jobvite continues its rapid expansion: the Software-as-a-Service innovator has grown its customer base more than 600% in the past two years. Earlier this year, Jobvite raised a Series C funding round of $15 million to support sales acceleration and continued technology innovation.

“The widespread adoption of social media is changing how people find jobs and reshaping the multi-billion dollar recruitment market,” said Dan Finnigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobvite. “John and Kimberley have proven track records of driving growth at successful companies; their leadership will help us scale Jobvite to take advantage of the large and growing market opportunity for recruiting technology innovation.”

Winkenbach joins Jobvite from Technorati Media, an online media company, where he was Vice President of Finance and Administration. There he oversaw the launch of the company’s leading social media ad network, contributed to a tenfold revenue increase and led three acquisitions. At Yahoo! Inc., he managed the financial planning and analysis team for the Search Business Unit.; and prior to that served various senior finance roles at Inktomi Corporation.

“Market leading companies chose Jobvite for technology that solves a critical problem – how to find and hire the right talent,” said John Winkenbach, Chief Financial Officer. “I am delighted to work with the talented team here to continue developing a strategy for innovation and business operations that scale to support our growing customer base.”

Kasper most recently served as Vice President of Small-Medium Business and Talent Grid Marketing at Taleo, a talent management provider. In that role, she oversaw all aspects of marking for the Taleo Business Edition product line, including product marketing, messaging, communications, demand generation, and customer marketing. Prior to Taleo, Kasper was Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at SumTotal Systems, a human capital management solutions provider. She has also held marketing leadership positions at Salesforce.com and WebEx.

“From the start, Jobvite has positioned itself as a forward thinker focused on meeting the needs of a new generation of job seeker and recruiter,” said Kimberley Kasper, Chief Marketing Officer. “There’s an incredible amount of opportunity to redefine the concept of the ‘job search’ and I’m happy to be a part of Jobvite’s extremely smart team at the forefront of this industry.”

For more information on Jobvite, please visit www.jobvite.com

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Save the Date: Kenexa Announces Details of 2012 World Conference…from Kenexa

December 10, 2011

 

Annual HR Networking Event Returns to Disney October 17-18, 2012

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. Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in 2010 & 2011 and the Kenexa World Conference from 2009-2011.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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 (NYSE:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced details of its 2012 World Conference.  The annual event, attended by senior executives and HR professionals, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 17 and Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The full agenda for the event and the keynote speakers will be announced in 2012.  Previous speakers at the Kenexa World Conference include Google’s Executive Chairman Eric E. Schmidt, Oakland Athletics Vice President and General Manager Billy Beane, former Navy Commander Mike Abrashoff and author Malcolm Gladwell.

The 2011 Kenexa World Conference was such a success that company officials decided to return to Disney, a Kenexa client.  In 2012, the conference will be held at the Contemporary Resort, the only Disney hotel with monorail access and the closest one to the Magic Kingdom theme park.

“We’re thrilled to return to Disney for our 2012 Kenexa World Conference,” said Tim Geisert, Chief Marketing Officer of Kenexa.  “Not only is Disney a great customer, but they’re also a great host and will ensure an outstanding and memorable conference experience for our attendees.”

For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com

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iCIMS Breaks Record for Number of Clients Acquired in One Year…from iCIMS

December 10, 2011

 

Leading provider of HR software organically acquires 228 clients in less than 11 months

HRchitect featured iCIMS 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. iCIMS competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Talent Acquisition Systems in 2008 and mid-market Talent Acquisition Systems in 2009, where they were crowned the winner of each. Adam Feigenbaum and Susan Vitale from iCIMS previously appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

 

iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management solutions, announced today that the company has surpassed its previous record for the number of clients acquired in one year. On November 29th, the company signed its 228th customer of 2011. The announcement came just weeks after the company announced the achievement of its 1000th total client milestone.

Client #228, Warbird Consulting Partners, is a consulting organization with approximately 100 employees. The company recognized a need for an efficient applicant tracking solution to propel immediate hiring growth in the next six months. Warbird chose iCIMS’ Talent Platform for its easy interface, intuitive requisition management tools and scalability to support the growing company’s needs.

Warbird Consulting Partners joins nearly 50 other organizations who have signed with iCIMS this quarter. Trends show continued momentum in the healthcare and retail industries, including such new clients as New Egg, University of Utah Healthcare, Waters Corp. and Totsy.

“We’re thrilled to reach a new record number of new clients with a month left to go in the year,” said Colin Day, iCIMS’ CEO. “Warbird Consulting Partners is a great representation of our customer base – they’re SMB, growing rapidly and value system ease-of-use and the customer experience above all else. We’re so pleased to welcome these 228 clients and are extremely optimistic about wrapping up one of our best years in iCIMS’ history.”

In addition to hitting a record number of new clients year-to-date, November marked an impressive month for iCIMS in other areas, as well. The organization was ranked the 30th fastest-growing company in New Jersey and also received recognition as a Champion provider of Talent Acquisition Systems in InfoTech Research Group’s Vendor Landscape Report for Talent Acquisition Systems.

For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com

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Kronos Retail Labor Index Hits Three Year High…from Kronos

December 7, 2011

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

 

Kronos Incorporated recently announced the December release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The December report includes data for November 2011. The analysis and write-up is prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and is available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

News Facts

The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applicants within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index rose to 4.2 percent in November 2011 from a downwardly revised 3.5 percent in October. This was the highest reading since October 2008 and the second reading of 4.0 percent or higher in the last three months.

Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronos® data sample made 34,491 hires (seasonally adjusted) in November 2011, up 7.1 percent from a downwardly revised 32,205 hires in October 2011. The level of hires in November was roughly 8 percent above the 2010 average, continuing to indicate modest improvement following sharp declines during the recession.

Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers included in the Kronos sample declined 10.8 percent to 812,673 in November 2011, from an upwardly revised 911,552 in October 2011, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. The decline in November brought monthly applications to the lowest level in more than four years, nearly 17 percent below the mid-2009 peak.

Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, edged up to 84.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) in July from 83.3 percent in June (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

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Peoplefluent Appoints 20-Year HR Technology Veteran Laurence Kurzner as Vice President of Business Development…from Peoplefluent

December 5, 2011

Former Mercer, Accenture and Aon Hewitt Executive Returns to Peoplefluent in Time of Significant Product Momentum to Accelerate Innovation to Market

HRchitect includes Peoplefluent in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

With a strategic commitment to expand product and service offerings and customer reach, Peoplefluent™, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management solutions providers, today announced the appointment of Laurence Kurzner as Vice President of Business Development.  Kurzner returns to Peoplefluent having garnered significant experience from leading industry providers, including Mercer, Accenture and Aon Hewitt, among others.  Located in the Company’s Raleigh office, he will report to Isobel Harris, Senior Vice President of Account Management, Services and Support.

Charles Jones, Chairman and CEO of Peoplefluent, commented “I have had the pleasure of knowing Larry for several years and am extremely enthusiastic about this addition to the Peoplefluent management team.  Larry’s deep understanding of the Talent Management technology landscape and his breadth of relationships within the HCM marketplace are essential assets as we accelerate our market penetration to address the evolving requirements of our global customers.  He has a tenacious drive and contagious energy, both of which will help propel our product vision and solutions in the market.”

Kurzner, the newest addition to Peoplefluent’s management team, joins the Company from Mercer, where he was a Principal and the Global Lead of Strategy and Business Development for Human Capital Connect within the company’s $400 million Human Capital business.  At Mercer, Kurzner helped to create new offering for the global marketplace in integrated Talent Management, which ultimately resulted in the selection of Peoplefluent’s Talent Management product suite as Mercer’s exclusive technology platform partner.  Prior to his role at Mercer, Kurzner was Senior Vice President of Strategic Markets for Softscape (acquired by SumTotal Systems), where, reporting directly to the company’s CEO, he created new markets and distribution partners and established a strong market presence and significantly expanded revenue-generating relationships for the business.

Before his role at Softscape, Kurzner was the Director of Global Business Development for Accenture Human Resources’ outsourcing business.  He also led sales, marketing and strategic planning for AON’s HRO offerings (now AON Hewitt) as the Senior Vice President of their Marketing and Business Development initiatives, and he helped build Mellon’s $1.2 billion human resources services business as a Principal and National Director of HRO Strategy for Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions.  Prior to his move into the outsourcing technology side of the marketplace, Kurzner was a founding member of Peoplefluent’s first acquisition and foundation technology, Authoria, Inc.

Kurzner has rowed competitively since attending Clark University, from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science.  He also holds an MBA from Northeastern University.

“With this move, I am coming back to a team and a technology that I know extremely well – and one that inspired my deep interest in this industry more than a decade ago.  The innovation delivered by Peoplefluent — with its newest mobile strategy and a powerful analytics platform — in the last year alone is truly impressive, and I am eager to be a part of the team that will be driving exciting change in the Talent Management marketplace, and for the many customers within it, in the years to come,” said Kurzner.

To learn more about Peoplefluent, please visit www.peoplefluent.com

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Newton Software in Expansion Mode: Jonathan Chenard Named as Vice President of Services…from Newton Software

December 3, 2011

 

Joel Passen, VP of Marketing and Co-founder of Newton Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on December 11, 2009. HRchitect includes Newton Software in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

 

Newton Software a leading provider of mid-market, corporate applicant tracking software announced the appointment of Jonathan Chenard to the position of Vice President of Services.

“Bringing Jonathan on board is huge step forward for Newton Software as he will serve as highly valuable member of our executive team but the real winners are our customers ,” said Joel Passen, Newton Software’s Head of Marketing and Co-founder. “Jonathan couldn’t have a more relevant background for a recruiting software company like ours. His 10 plus years of experience with business software combined with his most recent 7 plus years in the corporate recruiting industry will provide our customers with unparalleled competence and subject matter expertise.”

Prior to Newton Software, Jonathan was Vice President of Services and Delivery at GravityPeople, a leading provider of talent acquisition and recruitment outsourcing (RPO) solutions. GravityPeople was recently named to Fortune Magazine’s Fast 500. Chenard also served as a Professional Services Manager and Sales Engineer at Marketsoft (now IBM), a global provider of sales and marketing automation software and services. Jonathan started his career as an International Systems Analyst at The Mathworks, the world’s leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. Jonathan, originally from Massachusetts, is a graduate of Manhattanville College.

“I’ve watched Newton grow firsthand from just a couple of lines of code to now the fastest growing recruitment software platform in the industry”, said Chenard. “I’ve been continually impressed with the company’s ability to rapidly deploy new, thoughtful features which push the limits of what anyone else is doing.  I’m thrilled to be joining Newton at a time of explosive growth and am eager to partner with our clients to help them leverage the best application tracking software around to better manage and organize their own top notch recruiting programs.”

To learn more about Newton Software, please visit www.newtonsoftware.com

 

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GlaxoSmithKline Successfully Rolls Out Lumesse TalentLink As Part of its Recruitment Strategy in Greater China…from Lumesse

December 3, 2011

 

Lumesse Selected Based on Superior Local Service and Proven Expertise in Greater China

HRchitect includes Lumesse 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, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

 

Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has implemented Lumesse TalentLink as the core technology platform supporting the shared HR-service team building its Greater China talent acquisition strategy.

The GSK talent acquisition team has a strategic goal to transform its recruitment processes to enable it to build a robust talent pipeline. Current market growth has driven over 2,000 hires for GSK across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjing and Hong Kong within the last year.

As part of the GSK global recruitment solution implementation, the Lumesse China team took just three months in early 2011 to implement Lumesse TalentLink solutions locally in a project that included system tests and user training. Lumesse TalentLink now supports 18 recruiters, more than 10 HR business partners and 10 agencies across the Greater China region.

“To allow us to manage the China market, the evolution of the HR team into a shared-service unit pairs up recruiters with business managers as close partners,” noted Blake Cai, recruitment & HRIS manager, HR Shared Services, GSK Greater China. “Meanwhile, we are conscious that this model has to be balanced with stronger centralization across cities to drive efficiency.”

Since staff referral is a very important hiring channel in the pharmaceutical industry, the GSK team makes creative use of the Lumesse TalentLink platform to publicize job advertisements among existing staff. The platform is also connected to the two largest job-boards in China, 51jobs and Zhaopin to effectively manage job applications through this channel. The scalability and flexibility of the Lumesse platform has also enabled GSK to offer a better candidate experience in the application process for the large number of applications it receives. For example, as a famous consumer brand in pharmaceuticals, the capability to improve rejection handling for GSK recruiters was a key factor in choosing Lumesse TalentLink.

“High growth markets like China are driving global brands to rethink talent strategies,” said Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker. “The need to combine both high-volume and specialists skills when recruiting puts huge demands on managers and HR professionals. Operational efficiency and the ability to tap into multiple sourcing channels are key benefits that Lumesse TalentLink can deliver.”

“Our recruiters have always been professional and productive, but they needed to change as our business expands rapidly,” added Cai. “What worked in the past with isolated spreadsheets will now be replaced with a single, regionally shared talent acquisition platform that provides better information transparency and standardized workflows. We believe that the better data integrity, accuracy and analytical reports that have come after the change have genuinely improved the shared-service team’s working lead time, cost and service delivery and made it a better partner with the GSK business.”

GSK chose Lumesse among many local and global solution vendors based on its better local service and proven expertise in Greater China. Product functionality, operational speed and project cost-effectiveness were prime considerations as well.

“The China market is filled with opportunities and challenges,” noted Erik Schmit, managing director of APAC Region, Lumesse. “The commitment of Lumesse in the China market with continuous investment in its local services team and infrastructure differentiates us from the rest. This was is a key reason for GSK extending its cooperation with us outside of its headquarters region.”

For more information, please visit www.lumesse.com

 
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Kenexa Helps Candidates and Hiring Companies…from Kenexa

December 1, 2011

 

Industry Leading Technology Integration  Delivers Benefits, Creates Opportunities

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. Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in 2010 & 2011 and the Kenexa World Conference from 2009-2011.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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® (NYSE:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, recently announced details of its alliance with LinkedIn. Kenexa’s integrations with LinkedIn support candidates throughout the job application process and enable recruiters to work faster, smarter and more effectively in managing these candidates. The new tools are being incorporated into future product releases from Kenexa.

The job application process is often long, frustrating and complicated, which results in a percentage of application abandonment especially by passive candidates. By using “Apply with LinkedIn” technology, Kenexa will enable candidates to use the profile they have created on LinkedIn to complete the fields on the job application. This improvement ensures that higher numbers of candidates will apply for job openings by leveraging their existing LinkedIn profiles. “Apply with LinkedIn” also ensures data consistency and diminishes reliance on unstructured resumes.

For hiring companies, recruiters can utilize the “Profile Preview” feature in Kenexa’s solutions to view candidate updates such as a promotion, additional schooling or LinkedIn recommendations. This real-time feature reduces the amount of time spent by recruiters updating candidates’ information, or searching LinkedIn for new candidates when those candidates’ records already reside in the ATS.

Announced at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference, the companies have been collaborating since August 2011. LinkedIn has more than 135 million members worldwide and is the world’s largest professional network on the Internet. A rich resource for corporate recruiters, the ability to identify candidates as well as track when candidates change elements of their profiles on LinkedIn helps reduce recruiting costs while streamlining the process.

Eric Lochner, President, Global Talent Management, Kenexa, said, “Like LinkedIn, Kenexa is committed to accelerating the benefits of social recruiting for our global clients. We want to focus on saving time and money for the hiring company and ensuring a positive candidate experience for the talent.”

For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com

 
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SilkRoad Technology Recognized as Champion in Talent Acquisition Vendor Landscape…from SilkRoad Technology

November 29, 2011

 

SilkRoad’s OpenHire Selected as a Top Solution by Info-Tech Research Group

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 and May 2011.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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, announced its recruiting solution, OpenHire, has been ranked in the Champion quadrant in the latest Talent Acquisition Solution (TAS) Vendor Landscape published by Info-Tech Research Group.

With more than 400 available solutions from recruitment specialists, ERP/HRMS vendors and talent management suite vendors, the TAS market is flooded with vendors.  SilkRoad’s OpenHire, with highly configurable career sites, ease-of-use and clean dashboards, was found by Info-Tech to be a leading product with optimal usability for small to mid-sized companies.

The report noted that, “Evaluating vendors by checking off a features list doesn’t work anymore.”  As many vendors offer similar functionality, “…how they [work] becomes the differentiator.  As a result, workflow and usability become key evaluation criteria.”  In addition to capabilities such as workforce planning, Web mining, social media integration, strong assessment and background checking, job offer management and onboarding, SilkRoad’s commitment to creating the finest end-user experience was recognized.

“We understand that organizations are engaged in a fierce war for talent, and have put a strong emphasis on the usability of our solutions to help ease and optimize the recruiting challenge” said Brian Platz, COO of SilkRoad.  “This recognition not only showcases the value that OpenHire adds to an organization, but also SilkRoad’s relentless focus on end user experience.”

Also noted in the report, as “a single platform that can scale to any size of organization in any industry,” SilkRoad’s OpenHire strengths included:

• Excellent career sites that can be easily configured and edited by end users, with no need to involve the IT department.

• Bidirectional integration with Outlook and an IE plug-in.

• Rich functionality for searching social networking sites.

• Hot Matches for jobs based on scores and ranking criteria.

• Support for internal users and candidates.

Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace.  Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes pay tribute to the contribution of exceptional vendors in a particular category.

For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com

 
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Jack Freker Named CEO of First Advantage…from First Advantage

November 17, 2011

Senior business services executive joins First Advantage to accelerate growth and profitability by driving new strategic talent acquisition and technology solutions

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, 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!

First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company and a leading provider of talent acquisition solutions, today announced the appointment of Jack Freker to the position of CEO of First Advantage. Freker succeeds interim CEO Andy Macdonald, who will become the CEO of a newly created STG portfolio company focused on providing e-discovery and legal process outsourcing (LPO) services. Macdonald will stay on as a director of First Advantage.

“The appointment of Jack Freker as First Advantage’s chief executive officer marks a milestone in the evolution of First Advantage,” said William Chisholm, managing director of Symphony Technology Group. “Jack’s 20-plus-year track record of profitable growth and success in leading prominent technology-enabled global business services organizations makes him uniquely qualified to lead First Advantage to the next level in today’s strategically critical talent acquisition industry.”

Prior to First Advantage, Freker was president and chief operating officer of Zenta, a leading global provider of technology-driven sophisticated Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions that was recently acquired by Accenture. Freker also served as president and CEO of Oblicore, a global provider of service level automation software and services to clients throughout Asia Pac, Europe and North America. Prior to his position at Oblicore, Freker spent 13 years at Convergys, where he was president of the Customer Management Group, the leading global call center organization where he was instrumental in growing the firm from $50 million to $1.6 billion in revenue. Freker began his career at Procter and Gamble and is a graduate of Princeton University.

“I am very excited to join First Advantage. This is the only firm in the talent acquisition industry to offer the powerful combination of a truly international presence, differentiated technology and analytics, best-in-class processes, extraordinary talent and exceptional client relationships,” said Freker. “Background screening, talent acquisition, assessments, onboarding, tax credits and employment incentives are strategically critical for the strength and performance of all organizations, and First Advantage is uniquely positioned to provide the right blend of efficiency, accuracy, quality, cost and consistency around the globe. I look forward to working with the worldwide network of First Advantage employees, clients and partners in addressing the customized solutions required to meet the mission critical talent needs and issues facing our clients and the industries where they compete.”

For more information on First Advantage, please visit www.fadv.com
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