SmartSearch® integrates with Adobe’s EchoSign electronic signature service…from Advanced Personnel Systems

January 10, 2012

 

Leading recruitng software adds digital document signing

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!

 

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the maker of SmartSearch® recruiting business software, announced a new integration with Adobe’s EchoSign, the world’s leading online digital document signing service. When used in conjunction with SmartSearch® automated tasks, EchoSign gives corporate employers additional paperless document management and onboarding capabilities, and for recruiting firms, digital document signing helps streamline the sales and placement process by reducing the time needed to capture and manage required signatures from both customers and candidates.

The EchoSign integration includes a new document signing portal on the built-in SmartSearch® career center to facilitate signature gathering. Web portal options allow candidates to upload documents with their online employment application, and specify desired documents when applying for a position or at any time during the hiring process. New hires may be directed to the candidate portal to begin the on-boarding process by updating their records with additional documentation, e-signatures, voluntarily provide EEOC data, and more. Hiring Managers and other designated portal users may access documents via their own web portal to e-sign contracts, offer letters, job requirements, or other documents that require their approval. The portal enables web site visitors to view documents that require a signature as well as previously signed documents. Single sign-on eliminates the need to distribute passwords, and SmartSearch users may include an expiration date and reminders to limit how long a person has to sign each document. When an individual digitally signs a document, it is immediately saved in their SmartSearch Profile, and the user who requested the signature is notified via email.

Additionally, the SmartSearch Work-in-Progress (WIP) dashboard shows a list of recently signed documents, pending documents, and past due documents to help users keep track of activity. The WIP menu also features links to send reminders, view documents, and remove signature requests.

One of the biggest benefits of using the EchoSign integration within SmartSearch® instead of EchoSign alone is that users can create documents with mail-merge fields to save time. SmartSearch® automatically populates fields with available data from the candidate, contact or job record before a document is auto-forwarded to EchoSign for signature. For example, a W-4 form can be pre-populated with employee contact information, start dates and salary information.

“The new EchoSign integration improves the candidate’s experience by letting applicants conveniently upload, review, and update required documentation during the hiring process,” said Doug Coull, CEO at APS. “And, green recruiting practices such as our paperless document management enable customers to enhance their employment brand and promote their environmental sustainability policy.”

Many studies have shown that organizations can significantly reduce their carbon footprint and lower hiring costs with paperless hiring processes. The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) survey on the Green Workplace reports that 75% of employees think it’s important for employers to be environmentally responsible. Going green has become an important factor in employment branding to attract, engage, recruit and retain top talent.

For more information on SmartSearch, please visit www.smartsearchonline.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

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!

 

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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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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SuccessFactors (SFSF) to Acquire Jobs2web – A Multi-Channel Interactive Recruiting Marketing SaaS Company…from SuccessFactors

December 6, 2011

 

Creates recruiting experiences that don’t stink, and business execution dashboards that dramatically cut costs

HRchitect featured SuccessFactors in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Matt Lafata and Tiffany Appleby from HRchitect attended and sponsored the SuccessConnect event in San Francisco in May 2011 and the Insights event in San Diego in Oct 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!

 

SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF), the global leader in business execution cloud-based software, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Jobs2web, the leading recruiting marketing platform, delivering the first-ever Recruiting Execution Platform.

Jobs2web is renowned in the recruiting industry for its unique ability to “turbocharge” any Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and attract the very best candidates through social networks. By creating superb recruiting experiences for hiring managers as well as candidates, companies can save time and money, foster engaged communities, and enhance their brand reputation.

Jobs2web is a high-growth performer in the cloud industry with healthy revenue and an impressive roster of customers, such as 3M, Merck, PepsiCo, Rackspace and Taco Bell, among others, that have deployed an integrated multi-channel recruiting strategy with Jobs2web. For more details, please visit the Jobs2web testimonials page: http://www.jobs2web.com/resources/testimonials-video/.

With Jobs2web, companies can drive social and mobile recruiting programs across all potential recruiting channels like Bing, Facebook, Google, Indeed, Jigsaw, Juju, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo, Zoominfo, and other communities. Jobs2web works with all major recruiting vendors and ATS systems and will be immediately integrated with SuccessFactors’ Business Execution applications. SuccessFactors will combine its industry leading social, mobile and collaborative recruiting management solution with Jobs2web’s leading recruiting marketing platform to produce a transformational social recruiting engine with dynamic talent communities that minimize cost and maximize quality and speed. This new platform will help companies find the best people, drive more engagement with potential candidates and analyze program effectiveness.

“It was easy for SuccessFactors to pull the trigger on acquiring Jobs2web, despite an extremely competitive acquisition fight for them, because they have so many powerful assets. First, they’re growing incredibly fast. And they are completely disrupting the way companies can make social networks their friends in recruiting and not a distraction, helping hiring managers find people in ways they never could before. Lastly, the analytics dashboards provide quality insights not seen in this industry before,” said Lars Dalgaard, founder and chief executive officer, SuccessFactors. “There are 300 million job searches alone on Google each year, that companies don’t know how to get to, with Jobs2web SuccessFactors can help companies turn resumes into candidates, broadcasting their jobs in all social networks.”

New SuccessFactors Recruiting Execution Platform

The SuccessFactors and Jobs2web recruiting solutions complement each other in that Jobs2web’s recruiting marketing platform drives the process before the candidate application, and SuccessFactors drives everything from application to hire and beyond. Previously, companies had to piece disparate solutions together. Now, companies can leverage a comprehensive Recruiting Execution Platform as part of the SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite (BizX), starting with the modules that suit their needs and expanding as they are ready – all from a single cloud-based vendor.

As part of the Recruiting Execution Platform, Jobs2web helps companies to:

 

  • Find the Best People – Companies can bring the candidate network to the open job instead of the job to the network through a variety of channels, including search engines, social networks and mobile career sites. http://www.jobs2web.com/what-we-do/find-better/
  • Engage in a Unique Way – Managers can add insights and automation to their candidate relationship management process and create “talent communities” that will drive more engagement with potential candidates. http://www.jobs2web.com/what-we-do/engage-better/
  • Analyze Effectiveness – With targeted search engine optimization (SEO) and campaigns, executives gain real insights into recruiting advertising campaigns and overall sourcing strategy so that executives know what is and isn’t working and where to focus their investment. http://www.jobs2web.com/what-we-do/know-better/

“We chose to join SuccessFactors because of its clear market leadership. Our leadership team is ecstatic to join the SuccessFactors team with its focus on driving real business execution for its customers and the company’s mission to solve its customers’ biggest problems,” said Ken Holec, chief executive officer, Jobs2web. “Legacy ATS systems are not much more than electronic filing cabinets and job boards just aren’t enough. Companies aren’t using them, quality candidates aren’t using them. Simply trying to deploy a Facebook page doesn’t work, and neither does just buying LinkedIn licenses. We make LinkedIn better, Facebook better, your mobile recruiting better, every part of the recruiting process better. Hiring the best people can be complex and hard to manage, and we’re making it easy. Our joint Recruiting Execution Platform will offer customers an unmatched level of recruiting insights and knowledge to take the guess work out of recruiting.”

A Winning Combination: SuccessFactors and Jobs2web

SuccessFactors has continued to build on its core (BizX) suite and revolutionize the market through its R&D of new solutions and innovative product acquisitions. Like the company’s other acquisitions, Jobs2web is a strong strategic fit from a technological, functional and cultural standpoint:

 

  • Technology: SuccessFactors has focused on building multi-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) software since day one. Similarly, Jobs2web’s solutions are true, multi-tenant SaaS. This will yield significant advantage in integrating the solutions and increase speed to market for new product updates.
  • Functionality: The two solutions complement one another to address the full recruiting cycle and provide robust analytics. Jobs2web will be a “candidate magnet” for SuccessFactors’ proven hiring engine and will add to SuccessFactors’ market leading analytics, providing more actionable insights for customers to continually refine their end-to-end recruiting processes. It introduces extremely dynamic Talent Communities, and allows for social recruiting. http://www.jobs2web.com/solutions/social-network-recruiting/
  • Cultural: SuccessFactors and Jobs2web are both leaders who have excelled in pioneering new markets with continued innovation and a relentless focus on customer success.

Jobs2web brings more than 150 new customers to SuccessFactors. After the deal closes, Jobs2web will operate as a business unit within SuccessFactors. Customers will have the option of purchasing Jobs2web to work as a deeply integrated solution with SuccessFactors Recruiting Management, to operate in conjunction with any other applicant tracking system (ATS) they may own, or to operate as a standalone solution. The pricing models for Jobs2web’s Recruiting Marketing Platform and SuccessFactors’ Recruiting Management Platform will remain the same.

Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, which is subject to various closing conditions, SuccessFactors will pay $110 million in cash for Jobs2web. The transaction is expected to close late in 2011 and is not expected to have material impact on SuccessFactors’ fourth quarter and full year 2011 results.

For more information on SuccessFactors, please visit www.successfactors.com

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Colas Group Chooses Taleo for Recruiting…from Taleo

December 1, 2011

 

With Taleo Recruiting, One of the World Leaders in Road Construction Has Streamlined Its Recruitment Process and Strengthened Its Employer Credentials

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. Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 & 2011 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, 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!

 

Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the global leader of SaaS-based Talent Management solutions, today announced that Colas Group, one of the world leaders in road construction, has chosen its Taleo Recruiting solution to power its worldwide recruitment efforts. With 70,000 workers in 40 countries, Colas had significant recruitment needs globally. In order to enhance its credentials as a model employer, Colas was looking for a solution that enabled a more uniform recruiting process without undermining its highly decentralised culture. Colas chose Taleo Recruiting for its flexibility, rich configuration capabilities, and its availability in 34 languages, catering instantly to the needs of its global operations.

“We’ve looked at all the solutions on the market and identified Taleo Recruiting as being most capable to suit our group’s particular requirements, with each entity having its own recruitment methods and procedures,” explains Cédric Mendes, head of Recruitment. “Taleo Recruiting is the first SaaS solution to be deployed within the group. The first deployment phase in France has been completed within a very tight schedule.”

From Decision to Operation in Two Months
Colas first implemented Taleo Recruiting in France, home to 50 percent of its employees where it recruits an average of 3,500 new employees every year. The whole process — from purchase to operation — took just two months. Colas’ French recruitment teams now use Taleo Recruiting for sourcing, dissemination of job ads, employment websites and hiring.

The next stage of deployment will extend Taleo to Colas’ global recruiting force via a unified platform managed by a single administrator. This will enable all regions to access a shared pool of candidates through a tailored interface which retains the look and feel of their own organizations, and caters to regional recruitment styles.

Integrated Talent Management
Colas is using Taleo Recruiting to manage internal mobility. “Our customers are recognizing the value of Talent Intelligence and the strength of our solutions as evidenced in our momentum and growing market share,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and CEO of Taleo.

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.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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InterviewStream is Taleo Certified as a Video Interviewing Solution…from InterviewStream

November 16, 2011

 

The World’s Most Powerful Video Interviewing Platform Integrates with Taleo’s Leading SaaS-Based Talent Management Solution

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!

 

InterviewStream, the pioneer in online video interviews announced today that its platform is now Taleo Certified, accessible through Taleo’s Solution Exchange. InterviewStream’s video interviewing technology, integrated with Taleo Recruiting combines the most powerful video interviewing tool with the leading SaaS-based Talent Management solution from Taleo.

With the seamless integration of InterviewStream’s live and pre-recorded interview technology, Taleo customers are able to assess and pre-screen candidates. The integrated solution allows customers to initiate, view, share and provide collaborative feedback on candidates who are interviewed using InterviewStream’s video interview platform.

Randy Bitting, CEO of InterviewStream explains, “Using our video interview solution, hiring managers can invite candidates to respond to pre-defined video questions or schedule live video interviews thereby reducing travel budgets and increasing efficiencies. This certification affords our customers and prospective clients more flexibility without leaving the Taleo platform. We are excited for the opportunity to offer video interviewing to the more than 5,000 organizations that already use Taleo’s leading SaaS-based talent management solutions.”

Since its inception in 2003, InterviewStream has provided organizations with the ability to conduct live and pre-recorded video interviews. InterviewStream reduces scheduling hassles and phone screens with a tool that builds confidence to assess important visual cues in the candidate selection process. With award-winning design, usability and 24/7 customer support, InterviewStream is the only video interviewing solution that provides users with the ability to personalize and record video interview questions or choose from a library of more than 5,000 pre-recorded video questions.

InterviewStream saves its clients over 86% in reduced travel and scheduling costs while providing a superior candidate experience. InterviewStream provides more than 400 clients with video interviews in more than 120 countries.

For more information on InterviewStream, please visit www.interviewstream.com

 
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Taleo Expands Its Presence in Germany…from Taleo

November 9, 2011

 

Global Provider of Talent Management Solutions Responds to Continuous Market Growth

HRchitect featured Taleo in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 & 2011 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, 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!

 

Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the global leader of SaaS-based Talent Management solutions, today announced the broadening of its presence in Germany by expanding its facilities and staff in Taleo’s Frankfurt offices and datacenter. The expansion efforts build on Taleo’s July acquisition of Jobpartners, a move that doubled the company’s European customer base and professional staff.

“As social media and mobile technologies move Talent Management processes from the filing cabinet to the cloud, SaaS-based Talent Management is becoming an integral part of successful business management,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and CEO of Taleo. “As today’s announcement shows, Taleo is committed to a sustained, long-term investment strategy to pursue the opportunities we have identified in Germany. In fact, our goal is to generate a significant amount of new bookings from Germany over the next three years.”

Investments in Local Team and Facilities
Even before the Jobpartners acquisition, Taleo maintained numerous international customers deployed in Germany. Now, by leveraging the combined presence and expertise of Taleo and Jobpartners, the company can offer its German clients broader product and service capabilities. For example, Taleo will expand its existing datacenter presence in Germany and intends to further grow its Frankfurt-based team. Taleo will expand existing German-speaking technical support, sales, client executive, and implementation consulting resources, and is already hiring new positions for marketing leadership, inside sales and solution consulting in Germany.

Established Provider for Talent Management Solutions
Taleo has a European customer base of more than 250 clients. With more than 5,000 customers worldwide, Taleo supports dozens of large enterprise-class clients in Germany, including Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Mars, Merck, Procter & Gamble, and Roche. Globally, Taleo serves customers in 187 countries and employs more than 1,500 people worldwide.

Taleo’s SaaS-based Talent Management solutions optimize recruiting, performance management, learning and compensation, and arm organizations with Talent Intelligence, which is the insight companies need to grow their business by capitalizing on their most critical asset — their people. By tapping the world’s largest and most scalable Talent Management Cloud, Taleo delivers up-to-date information and increased visibility into candidates and employees so managers can see the talent that is powering their organization and better understand how to recruit, retain, and mobilize that talent. Every day, Taleo customers rely on Talent Intelligence to identify, develop, compensate, and retain the top performers that drive business results.

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

 
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HireVue Welcomes Technology Luminary David Bradford as CEO…from HireVue

November 7, 2011

 

Business Leader & Innovator to Drive the Bright Future of Digital Interviewing

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!

 

HireVue, providers of an amazing new way to interview – on demand, today announced that David Bradford, a proven business leader with nearly 30 years of experience, has joined the company as CEO. Acknowledged by many as a significant contributor to the evolution of information technology, Bradford is well known for accelerating the growth and performance of game-changing organizations. Bradford assumes the position from Mark Newman, who remains with the organization as its founder.

Until April of 2010, Bradford served as CEO of Fusion-io, pioneer of a new storage memory platform.  He continues to work with Fusion as Chairman of its Strategic Advisory Board. In his role at Fusion-io, he sourced and brought together an IPO ready management team – which included industry luminary Steve Wozniak – helped secure key strategic partnerships for the company, drove a massive increase in sales and saw the company named America’s Most Promising I.T. Company by the Wall Street Journal. Most recently, Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) was named the No. 1 Technology stock pick for 2012 by Barron’s.

Previously, Bradford served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Novell, Inc. During his 15 year tenure, he helped lead the networking start-up through a series of acquisitions, public offerings and business development activities that led to market leadership and sales exceeding $2 Billion. At various points in time, he held responsibilities across four divisions: Legal, Government Relations, Business Development and Security. During this time period, he also twice served as Chairman of the Board of the Business Software Alliance, the world’s leading industry trade assocation representing companies like Microsoft, Novell, Lotus and Oracle.

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chairman, Eric Schmidt, to whom Bradford reported while at Novell, said, “I have known my friend David Bradford for nearly 15 years. In addition to his fine work at Novell, he helped make magic happen with Fusion-io. I have every confidence he will do it again with HireVue, as they pioneer the digital interviewing market.”

Bradford is an advisor to a number of organizations and funds.  He was on the original Advisory Board of Omniture, which recently sold to Adobe, and serves on the Board of Directors of Pervasive Software (NASDAQ: PVSW). Bradford is the recipient of numerous honors and distinctions, including the 2010 Utah “Executive of the Year.” He has a law degree from BYU, an MBA degree from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University.

Mark Newman, founder of HireVue, said, “We’re incredibly excited to have David guiding the future of HireVue. HireVue is defining a category that touches every candidate, manager and company on a daily basis. David’s proven ability to grow companies and catapult them into the mainstream will ensure that these audiences will be able to take advantage of HireVue’s solutions.”

David Bradford, CEO of HireVue, commented, “I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with Mark Newman and his team at HireVue. Mark is an extraordinary entrepreneur by any measure. His vision for fundamentally changing the world of human talent acquisition and interviewing matches mine. I believe every CEO on the planet will want to incorporate HireVue’s Digital Interview Platform due to its speed, cost-savings and ability to facilitate superior people decisions.”

“David has always had a passion for hiring top talent and connecting people to opportunity. It is reflected in the people and teams he has built at outstanding companies like Novell and Fusion-io,” said Steve Wozniak, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Fusion-io.  “I appreciated his introducing me to Fusion-io and know he will build another winner at HireVue. The day of the digital interview may well be upon us and David is a great guy to lead the charge.”

For more information on HireVue, please visit www.hirevue.com

 
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HireVue Digital Interviewing Now Available to the Public Sector…from HireVue

October 30, 2011

 

Federal Agencies Can Slash Interview Time and Costs while Drastically Improving Quality of Hire as HireVue Achieves Section 508 Compliance

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!

 

HireVue, providers of an amazing new way to interview – on demand, today announced that its digital interviewing solutions have achieved Section 508 compliance. HireVue’s Digital Interview Platform™ and On Demand Interviews™ are now the only digital interviewing solutions available with this accreditation.

Section 508 was enacted by Congress in 1998 to eliminate barriers in information technology, making available new opportunities for people with disabilities and encouraging development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. It requires that federal agencies and other government departments that receive federal funding make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. With this accreditation, HireVue’s simple, safe and reliable solution is now available to any organization seeking support for individuals with hearing or visual impairment, including those government agencies that are required to work only with 508 compliant technology providers.

“HireVue’s digital interviewing solutions are ten times faster, nine times cheaper and 100 percent better for recruiters, hiring managers and candidates than traditional interviewing methods,” commented Peter Clegg, director of Product Management at HireVue. “Now federal agencies can turn to digital interviewing and enjoy the same improved quality of hire and time- and cost-savings that our private-sector customers experience.”

It was determined that HireVue’s interactive Digital Interview Platform and ground-breaking On Demand Interviews can help federal agencies meet Section 508 requirements after a rigorous audit by accessibility experts, Interactive Accessibility. The company’s web-based, enterprise-ready solution offers features that eliminate barriers for individuals with hearing and visual impairments including additional time allotment (up to 10 times the default time) for timed portions of the interview process, 24-hour customer and candidate support, interoperability with Assistive Technology and screen magnifiers such as ZoomText Magnifier, and the availability of captions and video transcripts.

Clegg added, “We’re very proud to meet Section 508 standards and be recognized for the opportunities our digital interviewing solutions bring to individuals with disabilities. At HireVue, it’s very important that our technology connects employers with candidates through a simple, fair and standardized process that improves the interview experience for everyone.”

For more information on HireVue, please visit www.hirevue.com.

 

 

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Bond International Software, Inc. Launches New U.S. Based Websites for its Recruiting and Staffing Software…from Bond International Software

October 20, 2011

 

New Websites are focused on the flexibility, scalability and reliability of their U.S. staffing and recruiting software products, Bond Adapt, Bond eEmpACT, and Bond StaffSuite.

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!

 

Bond International Software, Inc. represents the integration of Bond’s three operating divisions in the United States; Bond Adapt, Bond eEmpACT and Bond StaffSuite (formerly VCG). In order to effectively inform the staffing and recruiting industry of the capabilities of its software products, Bond has launched a new corporate site and re-launched its three major product sites.

www.Bond-US.com is the new corporate site for Bond International Software, Inc. the U.S. operating company for Bond. Here visitors will be able to discover more about our company, leadership, mission, services and more. A key feature of the site will be a frequently updated “News and Resources” blogging area, where Bond U.S. sector experts will write on topics such as industry and technology trends as well as product features and benefits. The corporate site will be the jumping off point to visit Bond U.S.’s product sites:

www.BondAdapt-US.com is the newly updated site for Bond’s flagship recruiting and staffing software, Adapt. Highly flexible and configurable, Adapt is the leading recruiting software package in the world, deployed in staffing firms of all sizes and specialties.

www.BondeEmpACT-US.com is the enhanced site to learn more about eEmpACT, Bond’s integrated front and back-office staffing software solution with a built in accounting system and reliable GL and AP for commercial staffing firms.

www.BondStaffSuite-US.com is the updated site for Bond’s StaffSuite software, a highly scalable, configurable front and back-office solution for full-service staffing firms with strong reporting, document management and workflow capabilities.

Steve Taylor, Bond International Software, Inc. President and CEO added “Bond International Software Inc. was created to support the North American market with premier staffing and recruiting software solutions that empower their success. These new and updated Websites offer prospective and existing customers alike greater opportunity to learn more about our products and services and interact through our blogs with our experienced team of veteran subject matter experts.”

 

 

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Latest Version of Lumesse TalentLink Released to Global SaaS Customers…from Lumesse

October 20, 2011

 

Enhances Usability, Global and Local Compliance, Reporting and Career Website Tools

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 it has made the latest version of its enterprise talent acquisition (e-recruitment) solution, Lumesse TalentLink, available to its rapidly growing software as a service (SaaS) customer base through its worldwide data centers.

Version 11.2 of Lumesse TalentLink delivers an enhanced API (TalentHub) that allows customers and partners even greater flexibility when integrating and extending Lumesse TalentLink to build career websites, interact with search technology and connect via social media. Based on customer demand, the business intelligence (BI) apps originally released in Version 11.1 have been extended to deliver even more real-time insight to users. Other new capabilities include support for the new EU Temporary and Agency Workers Directive, compatibility with OpenOffice documents; time-saving workflow enhancements such as a job advert wizard; and additional capabilities to deliver a faster, more tailored candidate experience.

Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker said, “With Lumesse TalentLink v11.2 we continue to bring innovations to our SaaS talent management product that give our global customers more information, more choice and more flexibility, as well as helping them meet critical local legislative requirements such as candidate data retention rules and the EU Agency Workers Directive.”

Lumesse TalentLink v11.2 includes numerous enhancements in the area of web services. Many companies want to build extensive recruiting functionality into their corporate websites, to use Internet search technology and particularly social media to find and attract talented candidates, and to deliver a fast, interactive candidate experience. The ability of Lumesse TalentLink to make available its power through web services APIs gives career site developers huge flexibility in building unique, creative career websites.

Actionable information on recruiting campaigns and recruitment metrics continues to be a growing requirement for many companies. The enhanced BI apps capability in Lumesse TalentLink v11.2 brings flexible, user-defined, multi-dimensional drill-down reporting on key talent acquisition metrics to the workspaces of users and managers. Reportable metrics include job listings, requisition status, candidate applications, hires and time-to-fill. The configurability of the BI apps means that individuals can create actionable intelligence that works for them, enhancing efficiency and creating greater insight into hiring decisions and progress.

The new capabilities provided in Lumesse TalentLink v11.2  supporting the EU Temporary and Agency Workers Directive add to the unique capability Lumesse TalentLink already offers in its Contingent Workforce support. Both fully employed and contingent (contract) workers can be managed with Lumesse TalentLink on a fully equal basis, a key benefit for the growing number of employers and managed service providers that employ both kinds of staff.

Among many other new features, Lumesse TalentLink v11.2 also introduces support for the file formats used by OpenOffice, including documents, spreadsheets and presentations, improving efficiency and compatibility for users of this popular open source application suite.

Lumesse TalentLink v11.2 is available immediately to all customers.

 

For more information on Lumesse, please visit www.lumesse.com

 
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TalentDrive and First Advantage Strengthen Partnership, Announcing Two New Integrations…from TalentDrive

October 1, 2011

 

Product Releases Designed to Help Recruiters Tap into the Mass of Online Resumes More Strategically and Successfully

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!

TalentDrive, creator of the most advanced global resume search API on the market, today announced a two-part product release with longtime partner First Advantage,  a leading provider of talent acquisition solutions, aimed at bringing more intelligence, efficiency—and, ultimately, success—to the online recruitment process.

The new release seamlessly integrates TalentFilter’s advanced resume sourcing and matching technology into First Advantage’s candidate relationship management (CRM) system so that employers can mine more resume databases more effectively to find the best qualified candidates. In addition, in an effort to bring resumes to life, First Advantage will be offering a Career Fit Assessment—the results of which will be available to recruiters through TalentDrive’s proprietary network—that will help pinpoint prospective candidates’ core aptitudes. Adding this new dimension to the search process by identifying soft skills and personality traits will help candidates stand out in a saturated job market and help recruiters find higher quality candidates and make better hiring decisions more quickly.

Advanced Resume Search

By providing access to the power of TalentFilter’s best-in-class resume searching, as well as connections to thousands of Web-based, niche resume databases directly from First Advantage’s CRM and job distribution systems, this unique tool now enables employers to add highly qualified candidates immediately to their pipelines, develop and manage relationships with those candidates and convert them into applicants for current and future positions.

Resume Enrichment and Core Aptitude Pinpointing

An initiative to add a new dimension to online resumes, this joint venture brings TalentFilter’s candidate profiles to life with a second level of personalization. Through advanced filtering, millions of candidates are invited via email to complete a brief Career Fit Assessment developed and provided by First Advantage, which is used to pinpoint core aptitudes. Through TalentDrive’s API partners, recruiters gain access to a concise profile of candidate’s aptitudes.  “First Advantage has been a powerhouse in the talent acquisition technology space, offering not only a wide array of services, but a dedication to exceptional products and a commitment to thinking outside the box to advance every aspect of the recruiting process,” said Sean Bisceglia, CEO of TalentDrive. “Through our direct partnership and the relationships that stem from our integrations, we hope to set the paradigm for CRM and enriched resume products.”

“This is an exciting time for First Advantage as we grow our presence in the CRM and assessment world,” said Lisa Bordinat, vice president of First Advantage assessments. “The combination of TalentDrive’s versatility and leadership as a resume search technology provider positioned the company as an ideal partner for our assessments. I am confident TalentDrive’s sourcing technology will continue to impress our joint clients and am pleased to be announcing our newest endeavor with TalentDrive and our assessment product.”

For more information about TalentDrive, please visit www.talentdrive.com. For more information about First Advantage, please visit www.fadv.com

 

 

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Kronos Announces Version 9 of Its Selection and Hiring Solution…from Kronos

October 1, 2011

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of Talent Acquisition Systems 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!

 

Kronos Incorporated today announced availability of the latest version of its selection and hiring solution. Workforce Talent Acquisition™ 9.0 introduces a new look, improved reporting capabilities, self-service configuration tools, new recruiting features, and simplified assessment technology. These new enhancements increase the value of the Kronos® solution for customers, resulting in superior return on their hiring technology investment.

News Facts

Workforce Talent Acquisition 9 includes a variety of new features and functionality focused in five strategic areas:

  • Integration – Workforce Talent Acquisition can now be accessed from Kronos’ award-winning user interface. The client-branded navigator has everything a manager needs to manage their workforce, from hiring to scheduling and more. Relevant information like calendars and task lists can be imported to provide a comprehensive, personalized work environment.
  • Improved Reporting – Turns hiring data into business intelligence with enhanced reporting capabilities and analysis tools across the entire workflow. New reports include recruiter productivity, candidate activity, and performance metrics.
  • Self Service – A self service management console serves as the structural foundation for several new change management and self-service tools that enable users to configure, test, and deploy changes to production without a Kronos professional services representative or change order, making the technology even easier to use and accelerating adoption.
  • Simplified Assessments – Using a more efficient and streamlined job mapping survey process, new off-the-shelf, standard assessments enable customers to quickly and easily implement a variety of assessments for the most commonly occurring roles making for faster and easier deployment.
  • Unified Hourly/Salaried Solution – Enhancements supporting unified hourly and salaried hiring include added flexibility and efficiency in moving candidates between salaried and hourly positions and adding candidates. These enhancements support an easier, more consistent and compliant hiring process.

 

Supporting Quotes

  • Dr. Katherine Jones, principal analyst and director human capital management, Bersin & Associates
    “Bersin & Associates research shows that peak-performing organizations outdistance their competition by understanding how to select and promote the right people. For managing the selection and hiring of both hourly and salaried staff, these organizations look for comprehensive assessment solutions that provide consistency and quality across the board. Such solutions enable organizations to assess and hire employees that are a better fit more quickly, allowing staff to stop focusing on hiring and start focusing on contributing to the bottom line.”
  • Stacey Harris, vice president, research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group
    “Kronos is one of the most important players in the talent acquisition market and version 9.0 shows why. Its ease of use and deep functionality make it an attractive solution for organizations of varied size and across many vertical industries. We believe Kronos will continue to innovate in the market.”
  • Nick Ordon, vice president and general manager, hiring solutions, Kronos
    “Kronos is committed to being an innovator in the field of talent acquisition. We continue to deliver on our promise to provide customers with the very best unified hiring solution available. Enhancements in this version make Workforce Talent Acquisition easier to use and more powerful than ever, providing organizations with superior return on their hiring technology investment.”

 

For more information on Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

 
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LinkedIn “Apply Now” Integration Added to SmartSearch® Applicant Tracking System…by SmartSearch

September 21, 2011

 

Leading talent acquisition & recruiting business software makes it easier for candidates to apply for job postings with new LinkedIn feature

HRchitect includes SmartSearch in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Doug Coull, President & CEO, and LJ Morris, CTO with SmartSearch appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 6, 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!

 

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), makers of the SmartSearch® applicant tracking system (ATS), announced the addition a new “Apply with LinkedIn” integration. An “Apply with LinkedIn” button can be included on job postings which enables candidates to select this option — instead of submitting a resume when applying for a position — and export their LinkedIn profile directly into the SmartSearch® ATS database. This portable feature works on any job posted on any site or job board and offers candidates the added advantage of updating their LinkedIn profile before applying, and shows them if anyone in their LinkedIn network is working at the company with the job opening. Any candidate who clicks the “Apply with LinkedIn” button that does not have a profile is given an opportunity to create one.

Similar to the “shared apply” function that SmartSearch offers with integration to major job boards including Monster and CareerBuilder, the “Apply with LinkedIn” feature is available to all SmartSearch users at no additional cost, with a choice of modes: AutoApply or PartialApply. The AutoApply mode automatically pulls in the candidate’s LinkedIn profile and allows them to bypass any online employment application or additional screening questions that may be posted. The PartialApply mode pulls in the candidate’s LinkedIn profile, but the applicant will still need to complete any missing data on the employment application or required screening questions.

“LinkedIn has become a top resource for recruiting professionals,” said Doug Coull, CEO at APS, “For many, it has become the site of choice for sourcing, research, business networking, and relationship building. Integration to LinkedIn in any aspect of our candidate management process is a hot-list item for our engineering team.”

In 2010, SmartSearch added the ability for users to post jobs to their LinkedIn profile status update with a link to their company web site and share that across LinkedIn Groups or send directly to selected contacts in their LinkedIn network. Other SmartSearch® LinkedIn integrations include research features such as the Company Insider that identifies people at a specified company, with a count of how many are already connected to the user’s LinkedIn account. In addition, SmartSearch® customers have the option of capturing applicant’s LinkedIn profile URL when they apply for jobs posted on their career sites. For LinkedIn “power users,” the system can be configured so that when users open a candidate or contact record, it automatically searches the LinkedIn community to see if a matching record can be found, and then updates the corresponding SmartSearch® record by adding the LinkedIn profile URL. Users have the option to manually initiate a search based on name, location, or company with a single click. SmartSearch® also supports paid job postings on LinkedIn. The new “Apply with LinkedIn” builds on these popular features by making it much easier for candidates to apply for jobs.

“SmartSearch® has always provided a full suite of relationship management tools to support social network sourcing with advanced XML feeds,” said LJ Morris, CTO of APS, “SmartSearch was one of the first ATS to enable users to access personal profiles and see related records posted on business and social networking communities such as LinkedIn.”

SmartSearch® is best known for the ability to seamlessly integrate with existing systems and applications for managing all employment-related information from one easy to use interface.

For more information on SmartSearch, please visit www.smartsearchonline.com

 

 

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