Recruitsoft Announces Formation of its Global Users Group at its Annual Users Conference
Results from an on-site Users Group Survey sample show that 100 percent of users at the conference are either very satisfied or satisfied with the Recruitsoft solution and technical support team
Recruitsoft also announces enhancements to its International Data Privacy Tool Kit
San Francisco, CA – April 26, 2002 –
Recruitsoft, Inc., the leading provider of staffing management solutions for global organizations, announced today at its Annual Users Conference in Miami, FL, that it will support and facilitate a Global Users Group that will be operated by its customers.
Hewlett-Packard Company Global Talent Acquisition Program Manager Barbara Moyer stated, “We’re very excited to participate in the Global Users Group and look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with other industry professionals about their current and future needs relating to staffing management and best practices.” She added, “We’ve been particularly impressed with the Recruitsoft team, which has implemented our solution in more than 65 countries, and we strongly feel that the Recruitsoft solution will support our corporation as we continue to grow and evolve within our own industry.”
The Global Users Group will be comprised of Recruitsoft users throughout the world. Recruitsoft has also disclosed that a president will be elected at the Global Users Group’s first meeting. Recent enhancements for the Recruitsoft Enterprise Staffing Solution, which will be released in Version 5.1 on May 31st, were announced yesterday at the Users Conference and include various enhancements relating to global capabilities, particularly with regard to localization. The Recruitsoft Enterprise Staffing Solution has already gained significant adoption by global organizations due to its leap forward in technology supporting global staffing processes and configurable workflow. At the conference, Recruitsoft conducted a survey that found that 100 percent of its customers were very satisfied or satisfied with its solution and technical support teams. Recruitsoft has also recently enhanced its International Data Privacy Toolkit, which includes best practices and methodologies designed to assist global organizations adhere to data privacy standards around the world.
Today, at Recruitsoft’s Users Conference, Peter Cappelli, professor of management at the Wharton Business School stated, “We have to find a better way to match human capital supply with demand.” He added, “Recruitsoft understands how to apply supply-chain management concepts to recruiting and staffing to deliver effective staffing management solutions to its customers.”
Additionally, at the Annual Users conference, Michael Moe, partner, CFA, at ThinkEquity Partners stated, “Globalization is one mega-trend shaping human capital that is having a significant impact on knowledge management.” He added, “Recruitsoft recognizes this trend and has evolved its staffing solutions to meet the needs of global organizations looking to deploy talent enterprise-wide.”
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Louis Tetu stated, “We’re very pleased to announce the formation of the Global Users Group and to see our clients partnering with each other and working with the Recruitsoft team to ensure that their long-term needs are met.” He added, “With many of our global customers now deployed in multiple countries, we also feel that this group will offer our clients the opportunity to transfer knowledge relating to particular geographic areas with each other as well. Additionally, as we continue to grow, we also feel that this group will enhance our customers’ communication with our development team, comprised of more than 150 professionals.”
International Data Privacy Toolkit
Internationals data privacy laws are designed to protect the privacy of individuals and vary by geographic region. Such laws not only address staffing activities but also all areas concerning personal data collection as well as processing and transferring that personal data among various countries. As such, Recruitsoft has recently enhanced its International Privacy Toolkit to help its global customers adhere to data privacy standards around the world. The Toolkit addresses and implements various best practices for staffing procedures such as questionnaire validation, candidate profile management/updates and data retention, among other items. The International Data Privacy Toolkit is a key component to the ACE™ Staffing Best Practice Toolkit.
About Recruitsoft
Recruitsoft powers enterprise-wide staffing management for leading companies across many industries. Recruitsoft clients include Hewlett-Packard, Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), Agilent Technologies, The Gillette Company, Deloitte & Touche, Bombardier Aerospace and Transportation, UnitedHealth Group and Sutter Health, among many others. Recruitsoft’s full-service offering includes the software, services and computing infrastructure to enable large corporations to rapidly improve staffing processes. Recruitsoft is considered to be the best-practice ASP for staffing management solutions, based on its proprietary ACE™ Methodology designed in collaboration with large corporations to improve corporate staffing processes, through re-engineering. Recruitsoft is a member of the HR-XML consortium. Recruitsoft has received many accolades, including: “Leading ERM vendor of staffing management” – CIBC World Markets, March 2002; “Best Response Time” – RPK Group, September 2001; “Best Overall Customer Satisfaction” – ERE Research, July 2001; “Best Hiring Management System (HMS)” – HR.com, 2001; “Top 100 B2B Internet Suppliers” – VerticalZOOM™, October 2000; “ASP of Distinction” – VARBusiness, September 2000; and “Top 10 HR Products of the Year” - Human Resources Executive, November 1999.
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