The folks over at Zoho are offering a free beta trial of its new Zoho People product, which Web Worker Daily says is "clearly overkill if you have only a few employees; it's aimed at companies who have 30, 50, or more employees and a continuing string of job openings to keep track of." view article »

Jobseekers at myStaffingPro can now keep track of recruiting activity via a new RSS feed. view article »

PeopleClick and Jobs2Web have teamed up to offer clients enhanced career site optimization and interactive recruiting marketing services through the Peopleclick Recruitment Management System. view article »

When Taleo partnered with Paychex it was a sign the company was looking to grow in the small-business market. view article »

Gobble, gobble.

That's the sound you just heard as Taleo (profile; site) swooped in and gobbled up Vurv Technology (profile; site) for approximately $128.8 million in cash and stock.

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Taleo's acquisition of Vurv represents what customers want - a complete talent management solution, says Authoria's CEO. As the market shakes out, pure-play recruiting software vendors will not survive, he adds. view article »

Kenexa CEO Rudy Karsan invited a group of influencers to his home for dinner and then six hours of in-depth briefings at company headquarters in Wayne, Pa., the next day. In fact, early in the briefings, he apologized for "Kenexa not being as present in the HR community since the IPO" and the meeting was intended to remedy that. It did. view article »

Consultants continue to talk about whether the Taleo/Vurv deal is particularly good for the Vurv customer base, as one of the risks in becoming the customer of a rapidly growing private software company is not knowing what the ultimate exit will be for the investors.

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Improved user controls, better communication with candidates and simplified job posting are part of the latest revision of Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing. view article »

Peopleclick, Inc. announced today the launch of Peopleclick Interview Scheduling at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Peopleclick Interview Scheduling is a new component of Peopleclick's Talent Acquisition Suite that will enhance a company's interview scheduling experience for both the recruiter and candidate.
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An ATS isn't just an ATS anymore. Today, it's a "talent acquisition" or "talent management" system. nowHIRE walks you through the ATS thicket in a new informational brochure. view article »

Abso is partnering with PeopleClue to offer personality, cognitive, and attitude assessments through Abso's Talent Edition application. view article »

Battered by losses running into the millions, talent software provider Workstream (profile; site) is asking vendors to renegotiate bills as it struggles to lift its stock price above $1 a share. view article »

iCIMS said today it will triple its sales staff and  beef up its marketing effort budget as the company launches an international expansion. view article »

Cytiva Software, Inc., maker of SonicRecruit, was so pleased at being included by Gartner, Inc. in the eRecruitment Magic Quadrant  report, it issued a press release boasting of the achievement. view article »

nowHIRE announced it is now offering the federal government's E-Verify technology as an integrated solution with its ATS or as a standalone product. view article »

Peopleclick, Inc. and CareerBuilder.com are partnering to offer clients a streamlined application process. PeopleClick's new Shared Application feature is one of the several enhancements included in the upcoming release of Peopleclick RMS version 4.8, a key component of Peopleclick’s Talent Acquisition Suite. view article »

nowHIRE has introduced Elite Business Edition a Web-based applicant tracking system for smaller organizations.

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SuccessFactors, Inc. a provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, and HR Solutions Inc., a provider of employee engagement survey instruments, today announced an alliance. view article »

DTE Energy Resources, a subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE), rolled out SuccessFactors to manage its recruiting and compensation processes and goal setting and performance management for 455 employees. 

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Executives of HR Sevices, myStaffingPro applicant tracking system, conducted their first User Advisory Board session in conjunction with the recent SHRM Conference in Chicago. The all day event consisted of a historical look at myStaffingPro, a discussion on the results from a preconference survey, and team breakout sessions where specific user topics were discussed. view article »

Talent Technology Corporation, a provider of recruiting software, today announced the acquisition of Profind Inc, providers of the PeopleFilter applicant tracking system. view article »

Authoria says it's talent management solutions are gaining acceptance in the retail industry in order to reduce employee turnover and hire more smartly. Ahold USA, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Genuine Parts, Phillips-Van Heusen, Starbucks, and Toys R Us are some of the  retail organizations using Authoria Talent Management.

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Cytiva Software Inc., best known for its SonicRecruit, an on-demand recruiting software solution, has made Workforce Magazine’s (subscription required) annual ATS Hotlist. view article »

On demand ATS and resume management company Catch the Best now offers automatic posting to job search engine site Indeed.com. view article »

Personified, the talent management and consulting subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com, has released a new Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) guide and a Staffing Industry Front Office guide to help employers navigate the ever-changing world of recruitment technology. The guides provide unbiased, side-by-side comparisons of ATS and Staffing Technology functionality.

Each guide costs $350 and can be ordered here.

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Resource Edge, LLC, creator of TalentHook, a resume spidering technology, has partnered with Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc., creator of SmartSearch, on-demand talent acquisition and staffing  software.   view article »

You know Ocean Spray as the cranberry company with the cozy New England feel. Cytiva, maker of recruiting software SonicRecruit, knows Ocean Spray as a 2,000 employee agricultural cooperative with $1.7 billion in sales and hourly, salaried and temp workers at plants and distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada. To learn how the company made the transition to SonicRecruit and what the new system provides, read the case study on the deal. view article »

HireDesk has made Workforce Magazine's ATS 'Hot List' for the second year in a row. view article »

A new alliance will make background checks via employeescreenIQ available to users of iCIMS' Talent Management Solutions. view article »

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), a provider of talent acquisition management and recruiting business solutions, announced online integration of E-Verfiy for users of its SmartSearch solution.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.

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In less than a year, AutoZone has reduced turnover, increased the number of applicants and saved some $5 million, says nowHIRE.

AutoZone implemented nowHIRE's applicant tracking and talent acquisition system in November 2007. That has lead to the imprements in hiring and retention and in other areas as well, according to a case study just published by nowHIRE.

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CVTracer, an Atlanta based on-demand recruiting software solutions firm, is growing globally, landing its first client in Africa, signing Personnel Resource of Nairobi, Kenya. view article »

myStaffingPro has introduced an Express Edition of its ATS for small businesses that need just the essentials in applicant tracking.

Designed to be easy to use. the system delivers fundamental features to post jobs, collect candidate resumes, and manage the hiring process.

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Berkshire Associates, a recruiting software and services provider, will now integrate Arbita's job posting services with its applicant management software, BALANCEtrak. Companies can now increase efficiency and consistency by simultaneously posting to multiple job sites, including those with a special focus like gender, ethnicity, and industry. view article »

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), provider of talent acquisition management and recruiting business solutions, has added a new “SmartMatch” function for users of its SmartSearch solution. The SmartSearch recruiting software features a self-customizable skills inventory where users can create job skill categories and subcategories for rating candidates in a drop-down pick-list. view article »

Background screener employeescreenIQ and ATS vendor myStaffingPro have joined forces. Hiring  professionals using myStaffingPro’s platform can now use employeescreenIQ to background check employment applicants from around the world. view article »

ZoomInfo has formed an alliance with Main Sequence Technologies, the vendor of PCRecruiter an applicant tracking system used by management recruiters worldwide. PCRecruiter is also the tracking platform of choice for over 1,000 franchisees and affiliates of the MRI Network - a global recruitment organization. view article »

HR Services Inc. has released the next generation of myStaffingPro . Version 9.0. features a new look and feel, as well as more intuitive requisition management, the company reports. view article »

iCIMS, a Software-as-a-Service provider of talent management solutions, was named the winner of the HRchitect “Beauty Contest” for talent acquisition systems.

Contestants competed pageant-style during HRchitect's webinar, by showing off their company story, service differentiators, value proposition and, of course, technology. At the completion of the pageant, attendees voted on who they felt did the best job. iCIMS captured 60 percent of the vote.

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Zappos.com, a leading online shoe and accessories retailer, has picked Jobvite for its recruitment technology solution. Zappos is the company with the unique recruiting program offering new hires $2,000 to quit during their first 30 days on the job.

Jobvite, meanwhile, is a collaborative hiring tool that is designed to involve all employees in the process, leverage their social and professional networks to find quality candidates and manage all aspects of hiring in a single platform.

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A survey of applicant tracking systems users reports that 72 percent of respondents do not know the cost of on-boarding for their highest-turnover position, and 86 percent of respondents are not asking candidates about their online employment application experience.

Shaker Consulting conducted the survey at the 2008 Taleo World User Conference.

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ATS provider myStaffingPro announces the release of optimized career portals for customers. Under the guidance of search engine optimization expert Joel Cheesman, myStaffingPro’s redesign will offer career portal templates that adhere to search engine optimization best practices. view article »

Cytiva Software Inc. a provider of on-demand recruiting software solutions, has a free, new program to help businesses uncover wasteful spending in their recruiting process.

Dubbed SonicSaves, the program offers businesses a free consultation with a SonicRecruit product specialist who will perform a diagnostic on their candidate management efforts and provide a detailed analysis of where they may be able to save money. view article »

myStaffingPro announces version 2.9 of its  Microsoft® Dynamics GP integration. view article »

ATS myStaffingPro has added an Offer Approval module enabling HR professionals to request and receive hiring manager feedback on an applicant offer without logging into the system. view article »

TalentDrive, developer of SaaS recruitment technology TalentFilter, is partnering with ATS provider myStaffingPro. This partnership combines the strength of TalentFilter’s sourcing and matching technology with the full-featured applicant tracking and recruiting system of myStaffingPro. view article »

Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd, the frozen food retailer which operates 700 stores and employs 18,000 people across the United Kingdom, has selected the Jobtrain e-recruitment system to handle recruitment across its UK operation. view article »

EmploymentGuide.com is using myStaffingPro Applicant Tracking System to collect applicant information at Job Fairs view article »

Advanced Personnel Systems has added clients in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, expanding the reach of its SmartSearch talent acquisition, management, and recruiting business solution to a global market. view article »

SmartSearch, the flagship ATS product from Advanced Personnel Systems, now can export job listings to social and business networking sites. The enhancements in the latest upgrade include a handy automatic Twitter posting of job title and link.

 

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HealthcareSource, a provider of talent management software solutions to the healthcare industry, announced three new partner programs for background screening vendor integration. Certiphi Screening, HireRight, and Universal Background Screening. HealthcareSource Position Manager is a healthcare specialty ATS used at more than 1,000 hospitals.

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Newton Software has debuted the Newton Affiliate Program, a third-party sales program for its Newton  recruiting technology.

The program allows qualified individuals to refer Newton to friends, contacts, and companies and earn a percentage of the revenue generated from each sale. Ideal affiliate partners include agency recruiters, contract recruiters, human resources consultants, and other service providers.

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UNBOUND Technologies, a provider of social network market intelligence, has selected Newton Software as its ATS.

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Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. a  provider of talent acquisition management and recruiting business solutions, has completed version 13.1 updates to its SmartSearch solution including incorporation of the Mobile Access module to the base system – which means users can now access their database from their iPhone, BlackBerry or other hand-held devices at no additional cost. view article »

Peopleclick, a global provider of talent acquisition and workforce compliance and diversity solutions, unveiled Peopleclick Reach, a  comprehensive social networking integration package. 

The announcement came at the Society of Human Resource Management Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans. Peopleclick Reach provides the tools to expand their referral network and extend their company brand.

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Model N, a revenue management firm for the high tech and life sciences industries, has selected recruiting software from Newton. a view article »

Accela, a provider of software solutions for government, has implemented recruiting software from Newton Software. view article »

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), a provider of talent acquisition management and recruiting business solutions, announced the integration of its SmartSearch system with SecurityClearanceJobs.com. view article »

Newton Software has formed a partnership with Grid Alternatives, contributing use of its ATS to help the non-profit manage its rapid growth in California.

Grid Alternatives helps communities by providing renewable energy services, equipment and training.  Grid Alternatives uses Newton’s recruiting software to announce new openings, review and share applicants, track progress and analyze results.

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The SF New Tech Meetup will hear from Newton Software at the group's Aug. 12th meeting. The meetup is a regular events for techies, recruiters, investors, journalists, and anyone who just wants to see the hottest and newest in technology.

San Francisco’s community is the largest of it’s kind with nearly 4000 active members.

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Solar power technology firm GreenVolts has chosen web-based recruiting technology from Newton Software to manage its recruiting process. view article »

ATS vendor myStaffingPro has enhanced Hiring Manager Quick Response (HMQR) module with new scheduling capabilities. The module enables HR professionals to seamlessly request and receive feedback on applicants, and allows the hiring manager to manage interview scheduling. view article »

myStaffingPro now includes free job board integration SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com, allowing users to post jobs to these sites without incurring any integration or posting fees. view article »

iCIMS, one of the largest providers of SaaS talent acquisition solutions, is a finalist for two separate awards for customer support and client satisfaction.

The New York Enterprise Report's Small Business Awards named iCIMS a finalist in its Customer Service Best Practice category, while the UK-based Software Satisfaction Awards included iCIMS in its shortlist for Talent Management Software.

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ATS provider Newton Software introduced Newton Analytics this week. It's a data reporting platform enabling organizations to analyze large volumes of information in order to monitor the recruiting process and spot developing problems before they impact company performance.

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The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board has implemented the QuietAgent Workforce Edition; a collaborative employment technology that networks twelve MAWIB funded agencies to ensure their job-ready candidates can be easily found and hired by local employers. view article »

With the economy on the verge of a rebound, Brightmove and many industry analysts predict a game changing shift in the recruitment space.

"Social media offers direct personal interaction for our customers. It allows recruiters to reach out to a target audience with relevant career options. Gone are the days of blind recruitment calls," says CEO David Webb.

Get "Are you dead in the water leading into the next hiring boom? The New Breed of Recruiter and Web 2.0" here.

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A graphical organization chart mapping feature is now a part of SmartSearch, a talent acquisition management and recruiting business solution.

The new org chart feature creates a graphical illustration showing where in a corporate hierarchy a contact stands. Ideal for staffing agency, executive search, and consulting agency users to analyze sales activity, the mapping capability also lets users “hover” over a contact record for quick viewing or click-through to a list of managers the contact reports to as well as a list of subordinates.

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HR technology and outsourcing consultant Novus Origo has partnered with BrightMove to provide end-to-end project management and consulting services to Brightmove customers. view article »

Human Resource Management Center (HRMC), a talent acquisition technology provider, will integrate Emerald Software Group's onboarding platform with its phone- and web-enabled candidate screening and assessment solution.

 

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Bob Schulte, myStaffingPro president and CEO, discusses the importance of an applicant tracking system for improved hiring and onboarding efficiencies in an interview withHRmarketer's president, Kevin Grossman.

Schulte’s interview can be heard by visiting HRmarketer’s blog, subscribing to the podcast in iTunes or by visiting Hipcast. 

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BrightMove released its first applicant tracking platform specifically for the HR outsourcing and RPO industries. view article »

SilkRoad technology, provider of talent management solutions, is now offering real-time posting of jobs from the OpenHire recruiting management solution directly to Monster.com.

Additionally, Monster's advanced integration components will let organizations view available inventory in real-time without ever leaving OpenHire.

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TalentDrive, provider of on-demand resume sourcing technology, TalentFilter, has partnered with ATS provider MrTed. The companies will combine TalentFilter's resume sourcing and matching technology with the full-featured MrTedTalentLink recruiting solution, enabling users to leverage the internet for advanced resume sourcing.

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The Chinese government has signed a deal with MrTed to build a nationwide online talent acquisition system to help companies throughout the country improve the process by which they attract and hire the right talent.

The project supports a nationwide initiative to develop and leverage online talent acquisition services to increase speed and accuracy of hiring for tens of thousands of companies across all industries throughout the country

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Newton has released upgrades to its improves its  real-time performance monitoring capabilities to give users faster and more complete access to recruiting data in real-time.

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Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. rolled out a new integration with GreenJobInteview.com to the SmartSearch talent acquisition and recruiting software, allowing users to take advantage of live virtual interviews online.

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TRANSEARCH International India, a leading retained executive search firm in India and a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants selected FILEFINDER as its executive search management system. view article »

Newton Software has been selected to present at the Silicon Valley New Tech MeetUp on Nov. 3.

Joel Passen, VP of Marketing, will lead the audience of entrepreneurs, investors, bloggers, and tech enthusiasts on a live tour of the firm's Newton applicant tracking software.

At 4,200 members strong and growing, the Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup, is one of the largest Meetup groups in the country.

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On-demand recruitment software company Newton will launch a recruitment process outsourcing application this year and a version of its applicant tracking system (ATS) aimed at recruitment companies early in the new year. view article »

myStaffingPro, a leader in applicant tracking software, announceda partnership with the employee management tool, Bamboo HR. The partnership creates an integrated HR solution for small to medium sized companies.

Customers can recruit, qualify, and track applicants with myStaffingPro's highly regarded applicant tracking functionality. Upon hire, the applicant data is seamlessly imported into Bamboo HR. The integration provides an automated approach to increasing organizational efficiency and reducing costs.

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