Halogen Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Integrated Talent Management

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Apr 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Halogen Software announced today the company has been named a leader in the IDC 2012 Integrated Talent Management MarketScape. Representing IDC’s opinion on which vendors are well positioned today through current capabilities and which are best positioned to gain market share over the next few years,(1) the report also recognized Halogen for receiving the highest scores for customer services and cost-effectiveness from its clients.

“Halogen achieved leader status in this year’s MarketScape report based on its verticalized go-to-market strategy and the company’s organic development and integration of various talent management functions,” said Lisa Rowan, program director, HR, Talent, and Learning Strategies for IDC. “The results demonstrate that Halogen clients have very high satisfaction with the company and the cost-effectiveness of their solutions.”

Peoplefluent Breaks New Ground by Integrating Gamification With Talent Management Through New iPad App

RALEIGH, NC and WALTHAM, MA–(Marketwire – Apr 18, 2012) – Peoplefluent™, an industry-leading Talent Management solutions provider, today announced the latest release of its Workforce Explorer iPad® app. Available for free download from Apple’s App Store(SM), the new version includes a first of its kind gamification functionality, called “Workforce Explorer Challenge.” Leveraging the use of gamification as an effective method for training and self-learning, the app was developed to provide users with live data to gain greater insight into the skills of their workers and identify high-potential employees.

Talent in Demand but Employers Want a Perfect Fit, Says Hays

Tokyo, Apr 4, 2012 – (JCN Newswire) – Accounting Managers, bilingual Investment Bankers, Corporate Attorneys and Executive Secretaries are amongst a growing list of talent in demand in Japan, says recruiting experts Hays.

Yet according to the latest Hays Quarterly Report, released today, employers remain very selective when they recruit talent and will keep vacancies open until they identify a candidate who is a perfect fit.

Aon Hewitt Signs a Preferred Partnership Agreement with HireVue to Give Clients Recruiting Advantage with Digital Interviews

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Aon Hewitt, the global human resource solutions business of Aon Corporation AON +0.16% , today announced it signed a multi-year agreement with HireVue as part of a preferred partnership to offer clients its Digital Interview Platform(TM). The HireVue system is designed to modernize and enhance the recruitment process by improving quality, speed and consistency. This strategic partnership with HireVue means Aon Hewitt can provide clients the HireVue platform as a bundled solution, creating the industry’s most comprehensive Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) offering.

Halogen and Qontext Link Workforce Collaboration Directly to Talent Management Processes

OTTAWA, ONTARIO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Halogen Software and Qontext Inc. today announced a partnership that combines the benefits of Halogen’s end-to-end talent management suite with Qontext’s state of the art enterprise social software. Through this partnership, Halogen and Qontext customers can improve internal communication and collaboration related to talent management processes and workforce decision-making.

Talent42 Tech Recruiting Conference to Be Held in Seattle, June 13-14, 2012

SEATTLE, WA (February 28, 2012) — Talent42, a conference focused exclusively on the challenges of tech recruiting, announced preliminary program details. The conference will be held June 13-14, 2012 at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle. The first of its kind, the conference brings together tech recruiting leaders and luminaries, as well as technology and engineering leaders from top companies. The programming, as well as the sponsors of Talent42 will highlight advanced, creative approaches to winning the war for technical talent.

“Seattle is the perfect location for Talent42. Many tech companies have set up shop in this area in order to poach talent from well-known tech companies,” said John Vlastelica, Founder of Recruiting Toolbox, a recruiting consultancy, and Founder of Talent42. “ Competition for software developers with certain skills is fierce, and tech recruiting is becoming more difficult across the country. We see the action up close in Seattle.”

iCIMS Launches 11.3 Release, Includes New Social Recruiting Capabilities

Hazlet, N.J. (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 — iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service talent acquisition software for growing businesses, announced today that the latest version of the platform – 11.3 – is now available. The iCIMS “Core Release” boasts a strengthened, faster foundation complemented by scalable social media features ensuring clients are up to date with current recruitment marketing trends.

The 11.3 Core Release is the third of three themed releases iCIMS developed in 2011. By segmenting the releases into three themes, iCIMS is able to create a series of refined strategic enhancements, providing a user-friendly Talent Platform suitable to each industry represented in its rapidly growing client base.

SHL Talent Analytics Wins Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award

ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — SHL, the global leader in talent measurement solutions, today announced that SHL Talent Analytics(TM), its newest offering, has won silver in the coveted 2011 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards in the Workforce Analytics Planning and Technology category. First announced at the HR Technology Conference with overwhelming interest this past September, SHL Talent Analytics is now available as part of SHL’s comprehensive suite of talent measurement tools. In order to make critical business decisions more confidently, SHL Talent Analytics provides scientific, data-driven insight to help companies better understand and measure employee effectiveness. A distinguished panel of independent, industry veteran judges evaluated the entries along with Brandon Hall Group’s expert analysts.

iCIMS-Sponsored Analyst Report Shows HR Technology is a Key Enabler of Organizational Success

Hazlet, NJ (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 — iCIMS, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions for the SMB market, recently co-sponsored the Aberdeen Group’s January 2012 Human Capital Management Trends report. In the study, Aberdeen found that Best-in-Class companies are using recruitment technologies to stimulate employee engagement, boost employee productivity, and improve customer satisfaction. The report outlines how efficient talent management processes drive measurable business improvements.

Trends in Recruiting v1.01 Social Technology Experiments

Social technology has been evolving for nearly a decade (LinkedIn opened for business in 2003). For that entire time (more if you count the emergence of blogging in 1997), we have been trying to harness social technology for Recruiting purposes. All manner of company has emerged to aggregate data, introduce people to each other, harness referrals, post job ads, augment resumes and smooth out the hiring process.