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ERC Dataplus is the brainchild of attorney Paul Rathblott. Operating as an ASP/service bureau, the company has products in three key areas: recruiting, assessments and surveys.
Founder and CEO Paul Rathblott was serving as general counsel for Baker Industries (80,000 employees) when he started thinking about processes and solutions that could help the company's HR. In 1993, Rathblott founded Employers Resource Company, later to become ERC Dataplus. Employers Resource developed a screening tool utilizing interactive voice response (IVR), telephone-based technology to help employers screen out unqualified applicants
Today, ERC offers an applicant tracking system, a multirater assessment system, automated new hire, departing employee and climate surveys, validated pre-hire assessments and an online training program for interviewers.
In 2005, the company announced the release of ARGOS version 3.5 and at that time, also announced the launch of ARGOS Assessment Company, an application service provider, to focus exclusively on multirater assessment services. The company now offers three primary HR services: serving as an ASP/service bureau; recruiting software; and multirater assessments and surveysNews & Updates 
Products & Services
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ARGOS Multirater Assessments
ARGOS Assessment Company (AAC) is a separate division of ERC Dataplus, Inc., providing data collection, scoring and delivery system for assessments. It offers medium and large organizations the accuracy, ability to configure, and delivery speed to meet their tactical and strategic multirater assessment needs. -
SELECTECH Workforce Management
A modularly designed, OFCCP-compliant ATS system that automates the process for attracting, evaluating, selecting and on-boarding applicants. It includes requisition management, job board posting, resume and application collection, predictive pre-hire assessments, appointment scheduling, applicant communication, new hire processing and form completion, and a full analytic and activity reporting system. -
Surveys - FirstWord New Hire Survey; LastWord Automated Exit Interview
FirstWord helps organizations assess how well they are meeting the expectations of their newly hired employees. It is an automated measurement process that assesses employee expectations of their organization, their work, their manager, the work environment, and compensation/benefits. LastWord is an automated exist survey helping to identify the true, underlying sources of employee job satisfaction and dissatisfaction to provide data that supports employee satisfaction and retention. -
Selectech Interviewer Training
Online interactive learning program that helps recruiters, hiring managers and the interviewing team prepare for and conduct better interviews to make better hires. It provides interviewers with the skills necessary to get the most out of applicant interviewing, while also teaching them the basic legal requirements associated with employee selection.