Archive for December, 2008

New Report: Acclaim’s Re-design of Recruiting

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

2008 Acclaim report cover

HRMC Acclaim – A Very Different/Powerful Way to Recruit Talent

Most application software is designed by automating a manual process. The automated version usually resembles the manual process in an almost exact manner. The new solution may be more efficient and less error prone but it doesn’t necessarily reflect new thinking, new approaches or new methods.

HRMC clearly turned recruiting on its ear. We’ve documented their approach in this detailed research report and we think you’ll find it very interesting and very thought provoking. If you are interested in a new way of recruiting, check this report out.

To order this report, please complete our report request form on the website. Report cost is $395.

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Cytiva – Initiating Coverage & New Report

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

We recently began coverage of Cytiva, the makers of Sonic Recruit and other HR applications. We’ve developed a research report on the company and its products. The report is available for $395 and can be ordered via our request form on this website.

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Here’s an excerpt from the Solutions section of the report:

The breadth of Cytiva’s product line has grown over the years. Essentially, the solution set began in 2001 as an applicant tracking solution that morphed into a recruiting solution (aka SonicRecruit). The product line now contains modules for:

– hiring manager

– staffing firm portal

– hourly employee solution (aka SonicEntrée)

– on-boarding – released in 2006 (aka SonicLaunch)

One observation we made is that Cytiva’s solutions cover both professional and hourly workers. Many talent management solutions have a distinct bias for one class or the other while professing coverage for both worker groups. The amount of energy and functionality Cytiva has placed into the hourly worker space is refreshing.

The company has recently announced a new module called SonicPerform Enterprise. This module provides Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) functionality. This product features “Jump Start Text” – a capability that expedites the completion of performance reviews for managers by translating numeric, Likert scale values into suggested textual commentary.

Cytiva offers SaaS (software as a service) solutions.

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Pinging Sonar6 – New Report

Monday, December 1st, 2008

We recently developed a new research note on Sonar6 – a genuinely novel firm with a superlative performance management toolset. Actually, we were quite impressed with this solution’s user interface – be sure to check out their ‘helicopter views’.

2008 Sonar6 report cover

The report costs $395 and can be ordered via our request page from this site. Be sure to check this one out.

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New Larger Report on SilkRoad

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Silk Road 2008 report cover

Still a Strong Trajectory, Offering and Following

Our report on SilkRoad’s Red Carpet offering last year was one of the most requested reports we produced. Because of that market interest we sought out the SilkRoad executives at this year’s HR Technology show in Chicago to get a more detailed briefing on their products and their vision of the HR space. SilkRoad investor Flip Filipowski sat in on much of that conversation.

In short, we continue to be impressed with the company’s marketing efforts, the enthusiasm they project in the space, the additions to the product line and more.

The new report is much longer and covers more than just the RedCarpet product. OpenHire, WingSpan, GreenLight and Eprise are also covered in this new document.

This report costs $395 for a single-user copy. It will be available to requestors for no charge until December 15, 2008. To receive a copy, please submit a request through our web site.

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