- HR agency: TMP Worldwide creates its virtual office space within the Second Life metaverse
The recruitment advertising agency TMP Worlwide introduces a new recruiting method by opening its virtual office space within the online metaverse Second Life. Second Life is a 3-D virtual world in which players can meet and interact. This virtual environment is almost entirely created by the users themselves. Since its inception in 2003, Second Life has grown exponentially and to date, has registered over 2 million people around the globe… Enter TMP Island, TMP’s new virtual space created for the agency’s recruiting clients. Here, employers can meet potential candidates, hold online events, present their businesses or even build virtual replicas of their real-life offices! Does TMP Island reflect the future of recruitment, as VP Russell Miyaki suggests? At any rate, an interesting initiative to follow closely…
To learn more: http://adcomms.tmp.com/news_island_jan07.aspx
- Staffing firm: Global alliance between three executive search firms
The executive search firms Nosal Partners LLCAlexander Hughes and Strategic Executive Search Group (SES) have just announced their global strategic alliance. Under the agreement, the three firms will partner to deliver executive search services throughout North AmericaEurope and Asia. This alliance enables the three firms to use their geographic complementarity: San Francisco-based Nosal Partners has seven offices in North America; the SES Group delivers executive search services throughout Asia; Alexander Hughes, headquartered in Paris, has 34 offices in 24 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Staffing firm: 2007 Salary Guide from Robert Half Finance & Accounting
The staffing firm Robert Half Internationalhas published the 2007 edition of its Salary Guide for Accounting & Finance in Canada. Once again, Robert Half expects a growing demand for qualified accountants and finance professionals. With fast-growing businesses and constant demands for compliance, recruitment becomes more and more of a challenge. As a result, salaries for many specialized individuals are increasing: in 2007, average base wages should see a 3% hike and higher. The highest rise in salary is expected for compliance professionals, internal auditors, IT auditors and general accountants.
To order the guide for free: 1-800-803-8367 ou 514-875-8585
- Employers: Google tops list of 100 Best Companies to Work For
The American magazine Fortune has revealed its annual list of America's top 100 employers. For each company competing for the title, 400 of their employees filled out a survey evaluating their satisfaction. With free gourmet meals, a spa, a hairdressing salon and free doctors onsite, Google takes the list’s top spot. 2006’s winner, Genetech, is thus overtaken this year by the renowned search engine. Already famous for its exceptional working conditions, Google receives 1,300 resumés a day… Other notable rankings in the top 30 include Cisco Systems at No. 11, Starbucks Coffee at No. 16, Nordstrom at No. 24 and Ernst & Young at No. 25.
- HR Software: Oracle launches the new version of its HR solution
On January 31, 2007, Oracle launched PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management 9.0, the new version of its talent management solution. Its key enhancement is the new, fully integrated profile management feature (PeopleSoft Profile Management), which defines organizational, job and person profiles from a common set of skills, experiences, certifications and other attributes. With this function, organizations can seamlessly match candidates to jobs, create prescriptive learning, development and succession plans and measure performance against established goals. The 9.0 version also delivers more flexible functionalities in order to simplify personalization. With this release, Oracle demonstrates that it has improved its scalability, usability and capacity to evolve.
- HR Software: Knightsbridge gains exclusive use of the HR Chally software
The Canadian human capital solutions provider Knightsbridge Talents announced on February 8 the signing of a licensing agreement with HR Chally, a U.S.-based assessment services group, for the exclusive use of the Chally software in Canada. It is a web-based selection and development program. This predictive assessment technology is intended primarily for large-scale recruitment and strategic talent management in large companies. Knightsbridge now offers it for recruitment and assessment of middle managers and entry-level positions.
- HR Software: Vurv acquires People Business Network
Vurv, a global provider of HR solutions, has acquired People Business Network, provider of on-demand workforce optimization solutions. In so doing, Vurv gains new tools for offboarding management, workforce planning and activity analysis. Most notably, People Business Network contributes dashboards that facilitate the analysis of workforce metrics.