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< Permanent > Newly booked executive search assignments increased by 23 percent in the first quarter of 2002 compared to the fourth quarter 2001 < Staffing >
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< HR/Corporate > Only 64% of surveyedHR Execs have a formal pay-for-performance system. < Consulting/IT > All Segments of IT Services will continue to experience slower growth rates in 2002
< On-line Recruiting > On-line Recruiitng continues to show strong growth < Service Providers > Expertise was particularly valuable in helping us establish procedures that apply the same standards to all applicants for similar positions
Ceridian
Corporation acquires HR comply
"This acquisition is very important to Ceridian. HR
Comply's reputation as a trusted advisor in the marketplace
is unmatched, and compliance and the capability to control
litigation expenses are some of the key issues for companies
today," said Tony Holcombe, president of Ceridian's
human resources solutions business. "Ceridian is committed
to enabling customers to be free to succeed in their core
business. Adding these compliance services to our broad
range of human resource services is a big step in delivering
on that promise."
Unicru
closes 3 major clients
Unicru, Inc., the nation's leading provider of hiring management
systems for the recruiting and retention of hourly workers,
announced today that it has added three top retailers to
its client roster.
Big Y Foods, Inc., one of the fastest growing retail supermarket
chains in the U.S., CVS/pharmacy, America's #1 pharmacy
chain, and Farm Fresh, Inc., a division of SuperValu supermarkets,
signed contracts with Unicru in the first quarter.
Ti3
to add telephony access
to PeopleSoft's Time and Labor Module
With access through both the Web and the telephone, the
PeopleSoft Time and Labor Module will become even more attractive
to organizations that track the hours of employees in diverse
locations. This alliance is designed to create time and
cost savings to the respective HR and Payroll departments.
By eliminating paper time cards, clients will likely reduce
the number of errors from manual keypunch entry and the
number of quality control checks to verify the data. The
computer will do all the calculations and will speed the
process by sending electronic data to the payroll system.
The automated process is also designed to reduce paper consumption,
as well as paper storage and handling expenses.
Employease
Launches Best Practice Services
This new division will deliver services that enable Employease
customers to tap into the HR and benefits innovations of
the entire Employease customer base and to maximize their
return from using Employease's comprehensive eHR solution.
More than 1,000 employers have increased HR effectiveness with Employease. Many have documented substantial returns on investment and realized heightened levels of strategic HR contribution.
As customers documented their own savings, they began asking Employease for insight into how other companies use the system. This request evolved into a groundswell of customer interest in accessing the knowledge, perspective and insights from all customers in a more formal and robust manner. Employease Best Practices provides this insight.
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(TSPM) to help organizations effectively manage the procurement of staffing services
As
companies increasingly rely on the flexibility and cost advantages
of a contingent workforce, their ability to supplement skilled
human capital and more effectively manage the procurement
of staffing services has become fundamental to their success.
The procurement of these contractors, however, remains a relatively
costly, inefficient and even risky process.
BrassRing
Introduces The Latest Generation
of its Global TRM Platform
BrassRing
has incorporated a number of new capabilities designed to
provide a unique, patented, candidate-centered job seeker
experience. As a result of optimizing the entire workflow
through Enterprise 5.0, companies are able to source and hire
qualified candidates faster, communicate easily with both
candidates and hiring managers, manage their current employee
talent base, and reduce costs considerably.
Kroll
Provides Nationwide Pre-Employment Screening Program For Sun
Healthcare Group
Because
of its healthcare industry experience and its technology platform,
Kroll was able to develop and put in place a uniform, compliant
and enterprise-wide employee screening program in a matter
of weeks," said Chauncey J. Hunker, Ph.D., corporate
compliance officer of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. "Kroll's
expertise was particularly valuable in helping us establish
procedures that apply the same standards to all applicants
for similar positions despite differences in state laws and
regulations."
ResumeMaker
Announces End-to-End Job Placement Solution for HR/Corporate
recruiting organizations
ResumeMaker® Workforce Solutions announces the HR CareerCenter™
and HR EmploymentCenter™, two new products that deliver
an end-to-end job placement solution as a private-label ASP
that enhances corporate, college and government hiring efforts.
The HR CareerCenter enables job seekers to write and manage
their resume and search for jobs, and the HR EmploymentCenter
allows employers and recruiters to search for candidates and
manage job openings through a centralized database. The HR
CareerCenter and HR EmploymentCenter are components of the
HR WorkforceSuite™, a full-service enterprise solution
that facilitates the connection between job seekers and job
openings.
"We are excited to partner with Recruitsoft, a company that echoes our beliefs in the value of human capital. P&G is dedicated to recruiting the finest people in the world and building the company from within, through training and promoting our existing employees," said Scott Read, P&G's senior recruiting manager of global talent supply. "We selected Recruitsoft because we wanted a partner to deploy to multiple geographic regions across Central and Eastern Europe, China and the Pacific Rim countries, as well as North America and Western Europe." He added, "By leveraging Recruitsoft's solutions, P&G will have a real-time competitive staffing advantage, allowing us to more effectively communicate with interested candidates and to continually attract the talent we seek to run our business and grow our organization."
HR
Marketing firm appoints Trisha Liu
to management team
Fisher Vista, a leading marketing and public relations firm
servicing the human resources industry, announced today that
it has named Trisha Liu to vice president. Liu, who was previously
with Sun Microsystems, will have day-to-day responsibility
for Fisher Vista's web based marketing and PR services.
Liu brings nearly ten years of marketing and technology experience to Fisher Vista. "We're excited to have someone with Trisha's background join our team," said Mark Willaman, founder of Fisher Vista. "Trisha's experience at Sun Microsystems will be invaluable as we prepare to launch HR Marketersm, a first-of-its kind web based marketing and public relations service for companies that market to the rapidly growing human capital marketplace."
"The human capital management space is an important and growing segment of our economy and vendors now more than ever are seeking resources and expertise to help them communicate the value of their products and services", said Liu. "I am pleased to join the Fisher Vista team and look forward to helping human capital companies achieve their marketing and business objectives by leveraging HR Marketer and Fisher Vista's wealth of marketing and pr experience in this industry."
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