Pre-Hire 360 Reference-Assessment Software Opens its API

Wayne, PA – June 30, 2011 – SkillSurvey®, Inc., the inventor and leading provider of Web 2.0 reference-assessment solutions, has opened its API to allow its Pre-Hire 360® online reference-checking and sourcing software to integrate with applicant tracking systems (ATSs) and background screening systems commonly used by recruiters in the hiring process.

The open application program interface technology, or API, has already been leveraged to integrate SkillSurvey’s systems with leading human resources systems like Taleo and HealthcareSource. The integrations provide uninterrupted and coordinated workflow spanning the entire application-to-onboarding process for each candidate.

Increasing Job Demands and Long Work Hours among the Factors Contributing to Increased Work-Family Conflict in Men

NEW YORK, NY— Families and Work Institute’s (FWI) most recent National Study of the Changing Workforce, a nationally representative study of the U.S. workforce, finds that men now experience more work-family conflict than women. This is especially true among fathers in dual-earner couples whose level of stress has risen from 35% in 1977 to 60% in 2008. Since that finding was released, it has generated a great deal of attention and speculation.

Time Running Out for Employers to Respond to DoD Survey

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Department of Defense is encouraging employers in receipt of the 2011 DoD National Survey of Employers to provide responses by the July 6 deadline. As America celebrates its independence won by the first citizen warriors 235 years ago, today’s citizen warriors rely on supportive employers to maintain our freedoms. To that end, The Department of Defense National Survey of Employers was provided to 80,000 randomly selected employers of every size and industry across America to gain insight into the benefits and challenges of employing members of the Guard and Reserve. Just one week remains for employers to share their experiences and feedback, so officials are urging all survey recipients who have not yet submitted their responses to do so today.

Kronos Establishes Direct Presence in Brazil

SAO PAULO & CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kronos Incorporated today announced the establishment of a direct presence in São Paulo, Brazil. Through its new direct sales channel and existing reseller agreement with IT consultant Valueteam, Kronos now offers coverage across all regions and all vertical markets throughout Brazil.

Mercer and SMITH Magazine Invite Workers to Submit “Six Words About Work” to Contest and Book

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mercer, a leading provider of consulting, outsourcing and investments, and SMITH Magazine, a leader in personal, passionate user-generated content, today announced a partnership that will launch an online contest called “Six Words About Work” and publish a book that will capture the best contest submissions.

The free contest, a new edition to SMITH’s Six-Word Memoir® series, is open to the general public and will be conducted in four phases beginning June 29 and ending in late August. Each two-week phase will feature one work-related submission topic for contest submissions.

Credentials Continue to Play a Critical Role in Economic Recovery and Development of America’s Workforce

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As job openings across the nation call for employees to upgrade skill sets, professional credentials play a significant role in helping employers find the right people to fill those opportunities, while helping employees become established and advance in their careers.

Companies Should Focus on Quality to Ensure Profitable Growth, Global Executives Report in New Study from The Conference Board

NEW YORK, June 29, 2011 — According to the results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2011, CEOs across the globe cite business growth as the most critical challenge they face. In this year’s survey, over 700 CEOs, presidents and chairmen from across geographies and industries identified the most pressing issues they face in today’s business environment.

Millennials Are Ready to Leave Your Organization as the Economy Improves

According to research conducted by SBR Consulting, the workforce has entered a “flight pattern,” with workers wanting to find new employment opportunities and the talent retention security (what the firm has dubbed the “no fly zone”) organizations felt in 2008, 2009 and 2010, where during the height of the recession workers were far more likely to stay at their current position, has ended. According to the survey, 70% of Millennials say there is a possibility they will change jobs once the economy improves, with 36% of respondents indicating they definitely will seek other opportunities. Thirty-eight (38) percent of Millennials say that if they left the company it would be because of the position or job they do, followed by 26% who indicate it would be the company itself, and 22% who say their boss would be the reason.

TalentWise and Kenexa Launch Pre-Integrated Recruitment and Employment Screening Solution

Botell, WA (PRWEB) June 29, 2011 — TalentWise, the leading Hiring Process Management (HPM) solutions provider, today announced its partnership with Kenexa, a global leader in providing business solutions for human resources, and the availability of a pre-integrated recruitment and employment screening solution. Through the single Kenexa system, the pre-integrated solution allows Kenexa users to streamline their hiring process by embedding TalentWise employment screening solutions into the Kenexa platform. Kenexa users have access to any of TalentWise’s hundreds of custom employment screening packages – including criminal background checks, paperless drug testing and assessments – and receive the benefit of TalentWise’s award winning customer service, fast turnaround time, and accurate results.

DirectEmployers & Pinnacle Launch Partnership to Collaborate on Recruitment Compliance & Effective Outreach to Veterans

New Orleans, LA & Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) June 28, 2011 — DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit HR consortium of leading global employers, and Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services, an HR consulting leader in providing affirmative action planning solutions, are collaborating to share best practices around recruitment compliance and technology, as well as outreach to Veterans organizations and state and local workforce agencies.