HR professionals value service above all other metrics when choosing an outsourced solutions provider, however, a recent study by Integrated Screening Providers (ISP) reveals that many cannot accurately assess their providers because they do not have a benchmark for comparison. The article "Danger Signs of a Baseline Provider: Top 5 Advantages of a True HR Partner" clarifies the divide between what most providers deliver and what savvy HR professionals should expect.

Although more than half of small businesses outsource to multiple providers, the majority (70 percent) would actually prefer to outsource to a single provider, according to a recent research report by TriNet titled "An Executive Guide to 2006 HR Trends."

Adding a landmark relationship to its reputation for human resources expertise, Peopleclick Inc., the  Total Workforce Acquisition provider for global organizations, is now an approved Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) educational provider. The esteemed certification, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), qualifies all Peopleclick Academy training workshops for continuing education unit credit (CEU's).

Workstream Inc. (WSTM), a provider of On-Demand Enterprise Workforce Management software,  has successfully completed its SAS 70 Type 1 audit by the independent accounting and auditing firm of KPMG.  Issued under guidance provided by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), SAS 70 Type 1 assurance means that the Company's description of certain relevant controls over information technology related to its data center and hosting operations is fairly presented and such controls have been suitably designed to achieve their specified control objectives.





Military.com, a unit of Monster(R), the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide (MNST) has launched a new Veteran Transition Center to support the more than 250,000 people who will transition out of the military in the months to come as well as those who have left in recent years. The center, like all Military.com resources, is free.

For those in human resources, healthcare insurance or employee benefits industries the answer to the question above is the free thought leader news portal - The Industry Radar  which launched today designed to keep your "radar" attuned to all the latest industry trends and news.  "HR and employee benefits are in a state of great change and convergence," commented John Nail, principal of the Radar Group. "A new relationship is evolving between vendors, insurers, brokers, employers and employees driven by healthcare costs, enabled by new technologies and increasingly impacted by Wall Street."

Authoria, Inc., the leader in strategic talent management solutions, today announced that the company entered 2006 with strong momentum marked by large enterprise customer wins, the rapid conversion of customers to Authoria's on-demand model, and the introduction of Authoria Recruiting, less than a year after the acquisition of Hire.com.

Buck Consultants, a human resource and benefits consulting firms, announced the launch of Total Rewards InSight, an enhanced total rewards communication solution that provides unique information views and human resource management tools for all key stakeholders. Recruits, employees, managers, human resources departments and boards of directors can view and use data, modeling tools and reports that are relevant to them.

Denver-based WisdomNet, Inc., a leading provider of technology and consulting solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with Lominger Limited, Inc., developer of the internationally recognized Leadership Architect® Competency Library.  WisdomNet's Integrated Talent Management System (WisdomNet ITMS™) has been hailed as the "definitive end-to-end solution," with a platform that covers the full spectrum of Talent Management functions, including strategic goal alignment, performance management, career development, learning management, succession-planning, workforce planning and recruiting. ITMS™ clients see an average return on investment (ROI) of 20 percent.

The Destiny Group has expanded its existing network of 100+ military sites with the addition of two more highly-sought veteran affinity groups – NavySeals.com and the 101st Airborne Association.  "Creating the most value for employers to tap this top talent pool is our sincere desire," states Bill Gaul, President/CEO of the Destiny Group. "With ‘one stop shopping', employers can automatically have their job opportunities visible on the sites that veterans visit most for no additional effort or cost."

The Newman Group, a leading talent management consulting group, announced today that it has expanded its business during the first four months of 2006 by adding 18 new clients and three new consultants. The Newman Group (TNG) has been retained by companies like Hilton Hotels, General Motors and Kaiser Permanente for engagements that range from process consulting to vendor evaluations to recruiting technology support services.

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Deck Chairs:
Anise D. Wiley-Little has been promoted to assistant vice president and chief diversity officer for Allstate Insurance Company.... Gregory Vincent was hired last May as UT's first vice provost for inclusion and cross-cultural effectiveness.  He has been given  a new title - vice president for diversity and community engagement....Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., has appointed Jennifer Olmstead to Vice President of Human Resources for the company's U.S. operations. She replaces Fred Cardina who will be splitting his time between Siemens Building Technologies and a new assignment with Siemens Corporation developing HR services and support programs for all Siemens U.S. operating companies....Sue Hinkin joined the Savannah College of Art and Design  as the new dean of career services.

You Should Know:
Canada:
Homophobia in the workplace
Sixty per cent of Canadians believe that being gay or lesbian can jeopardize a career
Workplace diversity is a badge many Canadian organizations wear proudly, but it seems some organizations are missing the point. According to a new study carried out by Leger Marketing on behalf of Fondation Émergence, a gay and lesbian advocacy group, and Gai Écoute, a telephonic crisis and information service, homophobia is alive and well in corporate Canada. The study found that 60 per cent of Canadians believe that being gay or lesbian can hinder an employee's career prospects. This is not surprising as 28 per cent of the 1,525 Canadians polled have witnessed hostile behaviour towards a homosexual person at work. (Canadian HR Reporter)

Global:
Jambo brings your online social network into the real world
More than once, I've gone to an out-of-town conference and have been surprised to find a coworker there. Once--just once, fortunately--I found out a coworker was there because we both wrote stories on the same topic, and they posted within minutes of each other on our site. The technical term for that is "colossal waste of resources." Or just plain bad planning. There is a service that could have saved my bacon: Jambo. It tells you who in your social or business network is nearby. It does this by checking to see if people you know are attached to the same Wi-Fi access point (or wired router). It doesn't actually know where you or they are--it just knows who's close. If you want to connect with somebody you know is in your area, you can either shout their name real loud or use Jambo's built-in instant-messaging client. (CNET)

Cheat Sheet: Mash-ups
When is Google like a potato?
Mash-ups? If this has anything to do with old people and their food I really don't want to hear it...
Very droll. Not at all, this is all about the growth in applications which mix - or 'mash-up' - the functionality of various online services to provide a new one. Such as?\ Well there are thousands of examples but take something such as housingmaps.com. The service will take ads placed on US uber-listings site Craigslist and will mash them up with Google Maps to make the listings searchable on a map at the click of a button. Likewise there are services such as Flickrmap.com which, again, takes Google Maps but this time mashes it up with Flickr to produce a clickable map complete with galleries of photos taken in each location. (Silicon.com)

IBM is ranked top global outsourcing company
IBM, a global firm known best for hardware and services ranked number one in The Global Outsourcing 100, the first ever ranking of firms in the fastest growing segment of the world economy. The Global Outsourcing 100 is compiled by The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), an advocate for the outsourcing profession with a global membership of almost 250 organizations. (ConsultantNews)

Is Outsourcing Good for India?
Despite the hype, BPO doesn't add much value to economy
The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector in India has been growing at a rapid pace for the last 5 years. India is now considered the back-office of the world. This new found place has increased the brand value of India. In some parts of the world it is considered a great boon, while in others it is connected to job and economic losses or competition. If this is the scenario in the global arena, what has been the effect internally on India? (OhMyNews...Korea)




India:
Go for a career in embedded systems
Why is it that a great many software professionals (in their mid-30 s) are being seduced by a career in embedded systems, the latest wave in technology? For one, despite the ‘hair-tearing ' hours at learning complex programming languages such as C and C++, a ‘hair-triggering ' job eludes them. Moreover, the communications industry is at an all-time high with embedded technology playing a stellar role in its advancement. But first let us understand how it works  (EconomicTimes)








Malaysia:
Childcare at the workplace
Mothers will have more reason to rejoice when the Childcare Centre Act is amended in July. The provisions will require private sector companies to open childcare centres at the workplace and community centres. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the decision was made after suggestions from child practitioners and non-governmental organisations. "About 47 per cent of our workforce are women. How can employers expect their women employees to be more productive if they are constantly worrying about their children?" she said. (NewStraitsTimes)

Philippines:
Illegal recruiters filched P35M from victims from January-April
OVER P30 million in placement fees were extracted by illegal recruiters from their victims in the first four months of the year, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reported on Friday. (SunStar)

Scotland:
The job of giving hope
THE hedges fronting the houses are left to grow unchecked, so you can't see the drug dealing going on inside. A local mother walks the street wearing large boots - even in summer - so she can hide the knife she carries by her ankle. Local welfare officers hand out £20 vouchers for the local Asda even though they know it'll be cashed in for £10 to be spent on drugs; at least, they shrug, it means a local pensioner will be spared a mugging. In the near distance, the hulking shadow of Celtic Park, where the dreams and passions of half of the city of Glasgow are played out by millionaires, is an ever-present sight. But the reality of life in the rest of Parkhead is very different. (Scotland on Sunday)



US:
Tech job market experiencing a 'cautious boom'
Sometimes, the information technology job market seems like two parallel universes. In one, people are using the words tech boom and talent wars again.  In the other, people are saying that workers with skills and experience can't find good jobs in the salary range they expect.  Information Week recently ran a story headlined ``More U S Workers Have IT Jobs Than Ever Before." Yet the headline of another article in the same publication offered a seemingly contradictory assessment: ``Five Reasons We're Not in a Tech Boom." (BostonWorks)

Honest Tea, ‘trailblazers' new workplace honorees
Since forming in 1998, Honest Tea has grown to become the leading organic bottled tea company in national market share, according to a recent report by San Francisco natural foods research company Spins. The 25-employee Bethesda business is now well known for its employee-friendly policies as well. Honest Tea was among 48 companies honored May 19 at the statewide Alliance for Workplace Excellence's annual awards luncheon in North Bethesda. (Gazette.net)

Career Camp For Future Factory Workers
With all the news about Michigan losing factory jobs, a student might be excused if they thought manufacturing had no future. Jay Groendyke aims to change that.  Groendyke, CEO of Synergis Technologies had 85 local high school students tour several of his Kent County facilities Thursday. "I want to grow my workforce with these young people" he said. He wants them to see, first-hand, that factories are full of futuristic technology that can lead to lucrative careers. "People that started at a low wage sweeping floors are now making $75,000.00 plus a year - it's a good life" he told a group assembled around a large die to be used to stamp Chrysler auto parts from. (WZZM)


Immigration and Outsourcing: How to Pit Cheap Labor Against the American Middle Class
I took a long road trip last week and was delighted to hear the unanimity among conservative radio hosts in favor of halting all illegal immigration on my car radio. They also denounced President George W. Bush's TV address a few nights before offering "guest worker" status to millions who had entered the United States without permission. I had expected these views from Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, but was somewhat surprised by the strong language of Rush Limbaugh and Neal Boortz.  (AmericanEconomicAlert)






Deep Release:
Recruiting Costs Are Up: New Survey Gathers Data from Nearly 4,000 Organizations and 800 Job Seekers
The largest and most comprehensive survey of recruiting practices, in its seventh annual report, indicates that organizations are spending more to recruit the candidates they want but are getting less for their recruiting dollar. It also indicates that nearly 70% of job seekers are dissatisfied with the recruiting process and it's starting to affect the organizations they work for.

Willow Grove, PA (PRWEB via HRMarketer) May 26, 2006 -- Based on what continues to be the most comprehensive staffing performance survey in HR, recruiting costs have increased, efficiency has decreased and New Hire Quality measurement has climbed from 2% of participating organizations to 40%. These are just some of the findings reported by Staffing.org, which has just released its annual Recruiting Metrics and Performance Benchmark Report.

The new report contains data from almost 4,000 organizations, over 800 job seekers and 400 employees. Staffing.org is a leading source of information, metrics, processes, practices, tools and resources to measurably optimize the performance of people and work.

In its first report seven years ago, over 90% of organizations surveyed insisted that New Hire Quality was critical, yet less than 2% of them were making any attempt to measure it. This year, quality remains the top priority but now 40% of organizations are measuring it.

Only eight of the 27 industries analyzed spent more on internal recruiting expenses (operating expenses such as staff compensation) than on external recruiting expenses (primarily sourcing, such as job boards and agency fees). Increases in external expenditures are also outpacing increases in internal expenditures.

The average efficiency for all industries -- 84.2% -- has dropped 3.4 percentage points from last year and 1.7 percentage points from 2000. Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology continue to be the least efficient industry at 77.2% (a 1.4 percentage point drop from 2004). The energy sector, which has a Recruiting Efficiency of 91.7%, had the best efficiency.

Although there are indications that some recruiting practices and structures may foster better performance than others, the data indicates there is no single best way to recruit. There is no correlation between organizational structure, insourced or outsourced operations and a higher efficiency. Staffing.org expects that to change as organizations monitor their performance more closely.

"You can't take the recruiter out of recruiting. The lack of direct communications is turning off candidates," explained Nick Burkholder, founder of Staffing.org. "The single greatest improvement opportunity area for organizations is candidate communications. This has given second tier organizations the opportunity to out-recruit top tier organizations and they're taking advantage of it."

While a majority of employees are dissatisfied with immediate management, that is not a primary reason for changing employers, Burkholder adds. Rather, professional development is the biggest driver for employees looking to change employers.

About Staffing.org

Staffing.org was initiated in 1990 by the then CFO of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. Headquartered in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, it has operated since 1998 as an independent nonproprietary corporation. Nick Burkholder, founder of Staffing.org, is an authority on global workforce design and structure. His books include On Staffing and Outsourcing, the Definitive View, Applications and Implications, just published by John Wiley & Sons.

Inquires concerning the report may be directed to Tal Roth, telephone 215.431.0058.

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