July 29, 2011
Report identifies screening trends and best practices based on survey of human resource and security professionals
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!
HireRight, a leading provider of employment screening solutions, today announced the availability of the HireRight Employment Screening Benchmarking Report, 2011 Edition. This popular report identifies common screening practices and important issues and trends related to background checking, drug and alcohol testing, and employment eligibility. It is based on a survey of nearly 1,800 human resources, talent management, recruiting, security, safety and other professionals from organizations of all sizes across a broad range of industries around the world. A copy of the report can be accessed at www.hireright.com/benchmarking.
“The HireRight Employment Screening Benchmarking Report is now in its fourth year and has become an important informational tool for organizations to reference in designing and fine-tuning their employment background checking, drug testing, and employment eligibility programs,” said Mike Petrullo, HireRight president and CEO. “Our goal with the report is to help employers gain a better understanding of what their peers are dealing with and how other organizations construct and operate their employment screening and eligibility programs.”
The 2011 Benchmarking Report shows a modest continuation of hiring and retention optimism that began in 2010. Ninety percent of organizations surveyed expect no decline in their workforce this year, and 51 percent anticipate an increase in hiring as compared to only 43 percent last year. Anticipated hiring reported will primarily consist of full-time employees instead of contingent labor, which is consistent with past job recovery trends.
With the need to hire full-time employees moving front and center, the role of screening in the hiring process is being emphasized by organizations. Survey respondents placed the finding and retaining of quality talent as their top current talent management challenge, and the reduction in time-to-hire was their primary screening challenge. Stressing the importance of screening practices in making quality hiring decisions, nearly half of respondents indicated they conduct employment background and drug screening to improve quality-of-hire.
Employers continue to globalize their screening programs with almost half of respondents indicating they check the global backgrounds of domestic hires and more than a third report screening workers outside of the U.S. Similarly, less than half of employers who utilize contingent labor reported screening this portion of their workforce, representing a potential security risk.
The report also includes key survey findings on the:
- Primary reasons for employment screening
- Most common searches and tests performed by employers
- Impact of evolving regulatory and compliance legislation on screening
- Prevalence of screening programs for vendor employees, temps and contractors
- Current trends in emerging issues such as credit checks, social media screening and medicinal marijuana policies
“Employers continue to share the benefits realized through employment background and drug screening, including improving the quality of their hires, mitigating risks, and maintaining compliance,” said Rob Pickell, HireRight senior vice president of customer solutions. “Interesting survey statistics on employment issues such as workplace violence, achieving compliance, companies’ programs for drug and alcohol testing, global screening, social media use, and policies on screening non-employees are just some of the other topics covered in the report.”
For more information on HireRight, please visit www.hireright.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 24, 2011
Strategic Alliance Brings Integrated Customer-Focused Solutions That Provide Increased Efficiency and Speed
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., the leading provider of talent management solutions, and HireRight, a leading provider of employment screening solutions, today announced they have teamed to provide joint customers with a new pre-integrated solution to help them manage their employment screening programs more efficiently, and make better-informed hiring decisions.
“We are extremely excited to offer our clients this capability from HireRight,” said Thomas Boyle, Director, Product Strategy at SilkRoad technology. “Many of the world’s most successful companies use HireRight, and with this offering our customers will be able to easily implement consistent screening policies across their organizations.”
SilkRoad’s recruiting management solution OpenHire has been seamlessly integrated with HireRight, through the HireRight Connect integration platform, to increase efficiency and provide faster turnaround for SilkRoad clients through the employment screening process. With the integration, SilkRoad customers can employ these tools to manage and control comprehensive employment screening programs, including comprehensive background, drug and health screenings.
“HireRight pioneered integration of employment screening in talent management platforms and we are delighted to be partnering with a leading innovator such as SilkRoad,” said Kevin Dunning, Director of Product Management at HireRight. ”Both companies offer easy-to-use, streamlined solutions for customers that can make a real difference in productivity, accuracy and ultimately customer satisfaction. We look forward to helping SilkRoad’s numerous clients across the globe work smarter by giving them the tools to make better-informed hiring decisions.”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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May 22, 2011
Marketplace Partner debuts its latest background screening technology to Bullhorn® customers
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First Advantage, a leading provider of talent acquisition solutions, announced recently the integration of its background screening solution with Bullhorn’s applicant tracking and customer relationship management software. Staffing and recruiting professionals can now screen candidates from directly within Bullhorn, taking advantage of a wide range of tools including criminal checks, employment and education verifications, licensing and sex offender checks, and much more.
“Seamlessly passing information between Bullhorn and the First Advantage screening platform eliminates redundant data entry and significantly reduces errors,” said Paige Vesuvio, Vice President of First Advantage. “Additionally, the applicant’s screening information is now permanently tracked within Bullhorn so that users have all the critical data they need instantly at their fingertips.”
First Advantage is available via the Bullhorn Marketplace, a destination that gives staffing and recruiting agencies access to an extensive range of software applications and services, all of which are pre-integrated with Bullhorn. All Marketplace partner applications are accessible online and help recruiters streamline every touch point of their business ‐ from background checks and payroll to accounting system integration and sourcing ‐ to drive bottom‐line results.
“As an existing Marketplace partner, First Advantage first wowed our customers with its state‐of-the‐ art employee assessment technology,” said David Beaver, Bullhorn’s Director of Corporate Alliances. “We are very excited to expand on this and provide customers with market‐leading background screening tools, which will unquestionably boost staffing and recruiting efficiency.”
First Advantage’s industry leading screening tools are used by thousands of employers and staffing firms worldwide to mitigate hiring risks and optimize quality of hire initiatives. Offering a wide range of screening packages for different industries and job types, compliance support and resources, and flexible reporting options, First Advantage provides Bullhorn users the tools to shorten hiring cycles and get the right candidates working faster.
“The goal of integrations like this is to reduce the time and effort needed to get the right people in the right jobs quickly,” said Vesuvio. “We’ve accomplished that with both our skills and behavioral assessments and now with our background screening tools.”
For more information on First Advantage, please visit www.fadv.com
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April 13, 2011
HRchitect includes nowHIRE in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Joseph Impastato, President of nowHIRE, appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 7, 2009. 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!
In recognition of nowHIRE’s customizable and scalable solutions, the company has been named to Workforce Management’s March Hot List for integrated talent management software providers.
nowHIRE offers talent management products for small, mid-sized and large companies across all markets. nowHIRE provides a variety of talent management systems, including those for government contractors and for industries that do high-volume hiring, such as the retail and hospitality industries.
Known for its customized solutions and excellent customer responsiveness, nowHIRE created SigCAP, a digital signature capture pad that works with nowHIRE’s applicant tracking software, at the request of a client. SigCAP is the first physical signature pad capture process that integrates with a hiring management or applicant tracking system.
nowHIRE’s many and varied partnerships enable the company to offer a wide variety of modules such as pre-hire assessments, background screening, I-9 compliance and E-Verify to meet complex talent management needs. The company’s extremely successful partnership with ADP’s Tax Credit Services division allows nowHIRE clients to integrate ADP’s tax credit and incentive solution into the hiring process. Organizations using the solution can dramatically increase their tax credit capture and streamline the otherwise difficult manual process.
“Being included in the Hot List is an honor,” said Joseph N. Impastato, II, nowHIRE’s president and chief executive officer. “We are constantly working on behalf of our customers to deliver best-in-class solutions that can meet the many challenges of talent management today. We look forward to continued growth and will continue to innovate as we strive to serve them.”
Each month, leading human resources magazine Workforce Management researches vendors from a different category, such as background screening companies or training providers, and chooses the “hot” vendors based on revenue, number of clients and topic-specific criteria.
For more information on nowHIRE, please visit www.nowhire.com
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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 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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January 3, 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!
First Advantage, a global provider of workforce solutions, today announced that Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm with a strategic focus on software and service, has acquired the assets of First Advantage, a leader in a broad range of talent acquisition solutions including employment background screening, occupational health services, applicant tracking systems, recruiting solutions, skills and behavioral assessments, and business tax consulting services.
Under the terms of the acquisition, which closed December 30, 2010, First Advantage will operate as a portfolio company of the Symphony Technology Group. First Advantage CEO Todd Mavis will stay on to lead First Advantage.
“Symphony Technology Group’s mission is to invest in innovative companies and enable them to continue to provide unparalleled value to customers by expanding their market-leading products and services,” said Bill Chisholm, Managing Director, STG. “Under the leadership of the existing First Advantage team, we will leverage and grow First Advantage’s outstanding reputation, longstanding customer relationships, leading technology and talented team so that the company can continue to provide the technology solutions that allow organizations to make better business and talent management decisions.”
“STG’s outstanding track record of working with companies to improve their execution and innovation will help First Advantage continue to grow and succeed as a leader in global workforce solutions and as a partner in ensuring organizations make the talent management decisions that will advance their business objectives,” said Mavis. “Organizations around the world face unprecedented challenges in today’s environment. This relationship with STG will enable First Advantage to continue to deliver the services that help businesses mitigate risk and make the talent decisions that can help them successfully manage a changing terrain and we look forward to continuing to help our customers succeed.”
STG companies are known for providing high value, high-impact solutions that help customers dramatically improve their performance, productivity and profitability through best-in-class processes and management.
For more information on First Advantage, please visit www.fadv.com
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December 7, 2010
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 leader in providing business solutions for human resources, today announced its newly enhanced integration with Sterling Infosystems, Inc., one of the premier providers of employment screening and occupational health services solutions. The partnership gives human resources professionals and global organizations the benefits of having more efficient integrated talent management and employment screening capabilities.
Sterling is one of Kenexa’s preferred background screening partners, and the two companies have seamlessly incorporated Sterling’s solutions and industry-leading employment screening management technology into Kenexa 2x BrassRing™ and Kenexa 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 continued partnership with Sterling 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 to ensure that the highest quality team is in place. Incorporating Sterling’s 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.”
Human resources professionals will experience greater day-to-day efficiency with this integration. Features include the auto-population of data between the Kenexa and Sterling systems, eliminating data entry and potential for human error. Customers will have access to customized “Pass/Fail” adjudication management and completed background screening results within the Kenexa 2x Integrated Talent Management solution. Additionally, Sterling’s patented CourtDirect technology allows direct retrieval of primary source data in jurisdictions across the United States to ensure criminal background check results in record time.
Unique benefits from Sterling and Kenexa’s partnership include Sterling’s Electronic Wet Signature technology that allows candidates to use a computer mouse to provide an unique digital signature. Talent Management professionals also benefit from Sterling’s exceptional reporting capabilities.
“We are excited to extend our partnership with Kenexa by integrating to its newest platform,” said Richard Seldon, President of Sterling Infosystems. “We are pleased to work with a company that shares our commitment to continuous improvement of technology, systems and processes for our clients.”
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
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July 29, 2009
HRchitect includes Position Manager 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, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
HealthcareSource, the leading provider of talent management software solutions for the healthcare industry, today reported strong financial results for the first-half of 2009. Despite the economic environment, the company reported first-half revenue growth of over 40% compared to the same period last year, yielding a strong increase in operating income and a solid cash position. “We help drive quality care through quality talent, which resonates with clients despite economic uncertainty and the healthcare funding crisis,” said Peter Segall, CEO and President of HealthcareSource. “And our approach of providing easy-to-use software with simple pricing and easy deployment differentiates us from our more complex, costly competitors.
”The company announced a number of accomplishments for the first-half of the year, including closing 30 new enterprise product contracts across both the Position Manager and Performance Manager solutions. Notably, Performance Manager posted record new sales and its largest sale ever. Additionally, an increased number of clients purchased both the recruiting and performance solutions together.
New client or expanded client relationships in the first-half of 2009 include: Air Evac EMS, Bayhealth Medical Center, Bermuda Hospitals, Cape Cod Hospital, Children’s Hospital and Research Center of Oakland, Clarian Health Indiana Clinic, Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Culpeper Regional Hospital, Erie County Medical Center, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gottleib Memorial Hospital, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Holzer Medical Center, Luther Midelfort/Mayo Health, Maine Medical Center, Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Providence Medical Center/Saint John Hospital, Southwest General Health Center, Suburban Hospital, Trinity Health, United Health Services Hospitals, and VCU Health System-Medical College of VA.
In the second quarter, HealthcareSource launched a unique partner program for background screening vendors. This program provides value to clients by offering vendor integration without incurring additional fees. HireRight, Universal Background Screening and Certiphi Screening were selected as the program’s preferred partners. Also in the second quarter, a formal partnership with TestSource, a leading assessment and retention solutions provider for healthcare, was announced.
Client retention remained in the high 90th percentile, demonstrating HealthcareSource’s long-standing record of high client satisfaction. The company had a number of product releases focused on security, competency management, integration and system performance. The company also made a number of important hires in sales, service, engineering and marketing, with ongoing plans for organizational growth. “We attribute our continued success to focus: We only work with healthcare providers, we keep clients happy, and we hire good people with expertise in healthcare talent management,” said Segall. “It allows us to perform even when the economy and our competitors are not.”
For more information on HealthcareSource, please visit www.healthcaresource.com
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June 30, 2009
Solution Delivers International Visibility and Local Screening Experience Across More Than 200 Countries and Territories
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
HireRight, a global leader in on-demand employment screening solutions, now offers industry-leading international screening capabilities through a single, on-demand screening management solution – HireRight Enterprise, the industry’s first Web 2.0 screening management solution, and winner of Human Resource Executive’s Top HR Product of the Year Award in 2008. HireRight Enterprise helps large employers address the complexities of employment screening by providing a unified solution for managing a global screening program — consistently, efficiently, effectively and conveniently — across more than 200 countries and territories, worldwide, while delivering a local experience for geographically distributed recruiters, security personnel, and applicants or employees.
“With differing laws, regulations, norms, privacy concerns, and data and screening requirements around the globe, expanding a screening program internationally is quite a challenging endeavor,” said Lisa Gallagher, vice president of international business, HireRight. “The new enhancements to HireRight Enterprise make it easier for global employers to implement and manage a consistent, yet highly localized global screening program. Through automation, built-in global screening expertise, global services and intelligent ordering logic that understands what information to collect — based on the global location of the person being screened and the searches being requested — HireRight Enterprise delivers a user experience that program owners, global offices and applicants will all appreciate.”
HireRight Enterprise enables organizations to initiate and manage background checks around the world from a single ordering interface, improving efficiency and ease of use. Because each country has unique privacy and disclosure laws and procedures for gathering background information, HireRight Enterprise offers targeted features to guide users through the data collection process. HireRight Enterprise includes dynamic, country-specific logic that prompts users to supply the information required to conduct an employment screening in each country and comply with regulations.
In addition, new enhancements in HireRight Enterprise improve report results by enabling organizations to collect a 10-year residence history to conduct more comprehensive searches. In another new feature, the solution automatically identifies any gaps in the background history provided by the applicant and prompts them to correct or explain the discrepancy before moving on.
These enhancements make it possible for global organizations to deploy and control a global screening program while enabling geographically dispersed business units to manage the program locally through a consistent recruiting and screening process.
HireRight Enterprise is an on-demand, Software as a Service (SaaS) application that provides access to HireRight’s more than 100 background screening, drug and health screening and employment eligibility services and an effective means by which to manage the complexities of today’s global employment screening programs.
For more information on HireRight, please visit www.hireright.com
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April 8, 2009
Solution Provides HRsmart Customers with a Streamlined Process for Safe, Efficient Hiring
HRchitect includes HRsmart in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider.
HireRight, a leader in on-demand employment background and drug screening, has announced an alliance agreement with HRsmart, a leading provider of talent management software, employee performance management, applicant tracking, and human resource software solutions. The new HireRight Pre-integrated Solution for HRsmart will allow business users to manage their background and drug screening programs through the HRsmart Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
“Partnering with HireRight and offering their world-class employment screening solution within our Applicant Tracking System is a great value-add for our customers,” said Hanny Shehadeh, chief product officer for HRsmart. “Integrating the screening application allows our customers to streamline their hiring process and verify important candidate information with convenience.”
HireRight background and drug screening services are accessible through HireRight Pre-integrated Solution for HRsmart, enabling HRsmart customers to manage their employment screening program from a single location. The solution is delivered via the HireRight Connect integration framework, a scalable and secure integration environment designed to support pre-integrated screening solutions with ATS, custom integrations with third-party applications, and secure data feeds with third-party systems.
The robust HRsmart Applicant Tracking System includes a comprehensive dashboard tailored to the individual user, an easy-to-use and innovative functionality to help manage day to day activities, deep integrations for sourcing talent, managing assessments, communicating with Human Resources Information Systems, and now running employment background checks and drug tests through HireRight.
“HireRight is proud to partner with HRsmart, a recognized leader in talent management. As employers look to secure top talent, it is critical that they not only find well-qualified candidates, but that they also verify the credentials of each individual to create a high-performing and safe work environment. We expect our relationship with HRsmart will provide mutual customers with an efficient means for making smarter hiring decisions,” said David Nachman, vice president of business development at HireRight.
For more information on HRsmart, please visit www.hrsmart.com and for more information on HireRight, please visit www.hireright.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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April 7, 2009
Accurate Background, Inc., a nationwide background screening company, announced today a strategic partnership with VISANOW.
The leader in global online immigration services, VISANOW will enable Accurate Backgrounds clients to manage their global workforce more strategically and cost-effectively. Using VISANOWs patented online process, human resources professionals can efficiently manage visas for their foreign employees and benefit from VISANOWs unrivalled 99.6% approval rate, 30 minute attorney response time, and flat fee structure.
In turn, VISANOW clients will have access to the background screening tools and technology offered through Accurate Background allowing them the global flexibility and improved efficiency to better manage and standardize their background screening programs. Accurate Background offers a full suite of background screening services designed to help organizations protect against potential liability and unexpected losses while maintaining compliance with federal, state and industry requirements.
VISANOW was a clear choice as our trusted partner for global immigration processing because of their shared commitment to leading technology and excellent customer service, says Dave Dickerson, president of Accurate Background. We are continuously looking for ways to offer our clients the best available services on the market and VISANOW has the resources to save our clients time and money.
In finalizing the partnership, VISANOW and Accurate Background evaluated a wide range of factors including company size and position in their prospective industries, product and technology functionality, customer service and client satisfaction, and the flexibility to service their mutual clients.
In times of increasing economic pressures, HR departments need to demonstrate clear ROI from their investments in talent acquisition. Best-in-class services for candidate background screening and work authorization are critical to maximizing the value provided by global talent pools. We are excited to partner with Accurate Background to offer greater value to our mutual clients, says Robert Meltzer, CEO of VISANOW.
For more information on Accurate Background, please visit www.accuratebackground.com. For more information on VISANOW, please visit www.visanow.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 29, 2009
OPENonline, LLC, announced today that its background screening platform was certified by the HR-XML Consortium for meeting industry-standard technology.
HR-XML Certification verifies that OPENonline’s background screening technology can integrate easily into various human resource software applications. Because this integration does not require the purchase of additional software or servers, it is a cost-effective business solution that provides fast, reliable and secure data, while increasing productivity in the hiring process. “HR-XML Certification is a key component to easy and fast integration with our human resource customers and strategic partners, ” states Angela Bosworth, Executive Vice President of OPENonline, LLC. “This certification will provide opportunities to integrate our background screening process into existing hiring systems.”
“We are dedicated to providing the latest features and services in order to add value to our customers. Achieving HR-XML Certification proves our ongoing commitment to our partners in business,” says Rich Henderson, President of OPENonline, LLC.
For more information on OPENonline, please visit www.openonline.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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November 7, 2008
Acxiom Subsidiary to Integrate Real-Time Background Screening Solution to Leading Online Talent Management and Recruiting Service Platform
Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM), a global leader in interactive marketing services, announced today a strategic alliance between its wholly owned subsidiary, Acxiom Information Security Services, Inc., and Taleo, a leader in on-demand talent management. Acxiom will integrate its real-time employee background screening solutions with Taleo’s Unified Talent Management Platform, which will deliver a Web-based, single-source, custom solution to address personnel management requirements.
With this partnership, Taleo’s proven Passport Integration Framework will be certified to deliver easily accessible FCRA-compliant reports provided by Acxiom including criminal record checks, credit reports and driving records. These reports, in combination with others such as employment, drug testing, education and professional license verifications, help businesses reduce turnover and shrinkage, decrease training costs and increase productivity while protecting the integrity of the companies utilizing them.
More than 3,600 organizations of all sizes use Taleo to attract, hire and retain top talent from 200 countries/territories in 25 languages. Taleo combines software, best practices and services to allow organizations to increase process efficiency, improve quality of hire, reduce risk, and return financial results.
Acxiom’s background screening platform integration will be certified utilizing the Taleo Passport Integration Framework.
For more information on Acxiom, visit www.acxiom.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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