Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news.
SilkRoad Technology added SilkRoad Succession Planning to its Performance product. The new feature helps organizations anticipate changes in their workforce by identifying and analyzing positions necessary for business and creating a development process for employees who can fill those roles.
Phenom People announced a partnership with implementation provider FourVision. Through the arrangement, FourVision will offer deployment and managed services including recruitment and HR strategy consulting, technology support and integration of third-party systems.
SilkRoad adds succession planning; Phenom People partners with implementation firm. #HRTech #HR @SilkRoadtweets @Phenom_People Click To TweetLattice launched Sentiment Analysis, a new tool that analyzes and tags free-text comments to help employers identify discrepancies and patterns and link employee sentiment and performance.
Bullhorn launched a marketplace that includes more than 100 pre-integrated partners offering a variety of staffing technology solutions. Available products include solutions for activity analysis, customer and talent engagement, financial tools, and tracking communications data.
Cornerstone OnDemand will offer customers the tools of absence management solutions provider e-days through an integration. E-days said the partnership will enhance Cornerstone’s absence-related capabilities by addressing the needs of workers operating on “different types of work contracts, or in different countries.” So far, 25 customers have begun using e-day’s tools on Cornerstone.
Hospitality industry job board Hcareers relaunched its platform with AI technology designed to improve the matching of candidates and roles. The new Hcareers will use a “composite Fit Score” to process data related to company culture, skill set, compensation needs, values and company attributes. As a result, the company said, the system will attract and highlight better candidates.
BenefitMall now offers Humana Integration through its online enrollment platform. Available in all markets, the solution allows group applications to be submitted directly to Humana. The platform reduces paperwork and allows companies to submit enrollments from any device.
PrismHR, which offers payroll, benefits and HR software for SMBs, announced an integration of Equifax’s Work Number service. The integration permits access to Work Number’s repository of employment and income information in the U.S. to PrismHR’s outsourcing partners. Work Number provides employment and income verifications to lenders and government agencies.
Last Week’s Top Stories
Cornerstone Incorporates Oculus for Business VR into LMS
Cornerstone OnDemand is working with Facebook’s Oculus to incorporate virtual reality features into workforce learning. Shared clients will be able to build apps that track VR training completion data within Cornerstone’s LMS. Read more.
Ceridian Looks Overseas as Earnings Rise
While reporting solid earnings, Ceridian offered hints about its growth plans. CEO David Ossip said he believes targeted acquisitions can expand the company into 20 countries over the next three years. Read more.
PayScale Incorporates Skills, Location Data into Pay Planning
PayScale launched Differentials Engine, a new tool to help businesses incorporate skill and location data into their compensation planning efforts. With the tool, customers can layer skill and geographic differentials on top of compensation data, allowing them to more accurately price positions, the company said. Read more.
Podcast: Digital Recruiters Embrace In-Person Services
Why are digital recruiting firms introducing services to organize and promote in-person events? Because there’s still money in it. Listen here.
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