Archive for December 2nd, 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.

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.

2008 Cytiva report cover

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.