Bell Globemedia pulls out of Workopolis
On October 26, soldall the shares it still possessed in , the web site it created in 1998. The buyers are Gesca, a subsidiary of Power Corporation which owns La Presse and six other Canadian newspapers, and Torstar, a media group owner of the Toronto Star.
Before the transaction, Bell Globemedia held 40% of Workopolis, another 40% by Torstar and 20% by Gesca. Torstar and Gesca have spent respectively $30 million and $90 million in order to increase their own interests to fifty percent. The transaction valued Workopolis at $300 million.
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HR software: Taleo and Jobster offer integrated solution
Provider of talent management solutions Taleo and talent networking tools specialist Jobster are joining forces to offer a new talent sourcing solution. The solution enables easier targeting of passive candidates by pooling the two providers' technologies:
- Definition of talent needs and sourcing strategies: Taleo technology
- Execution of job marketing campaigns: Jobster social networking technology
- Relationship building: Jobster's candidate relationship management tools
- Selection and recruiting: Taleo technology
- Assessment of effectiveness: Taleo and Jobster measurement and analysis tools
For more information: www.taleo.com/alliances/advancedsourcing-jobster.php
Job board: Workopolis official Olympic Games supplier
On October 3, 2006, Workopolis announced its official selection by VANOC, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 21st winter Olympic Games in 2010. The generalist job board is therefore the exclusive supplier of online recruiting for the Vancouver Games. It will work to fill 25,000 volunteer, 3,500 temporary and 1,200 full-time positions by 2010. In a little over three years, VANOC must grow from 275 employees to over 30,000 people, of whom only 16% will be paid. Workopolis is one of the volunteers that will be providing its services free of charge, in return for increased visibility during the Games.
Job board: CallCenterjob.Ca celebrates its first anniversary
CallCenterjob.Ca, the Canadian job board specializing in call centre and customer service jobs, today celebrates its first year in business. It now has over 150 clients, including Telus, Fido, Rogers, Vidéotron, Sears, Teleperformance, Standard Life, Purolator, Staples, Canada Trust and SHL, and boasts some 200 postings. About 12,000 candidates visit the site each month to find incoming calls agent, to supervisor and. underlying support systems specialist jobs.
"CallCenterjob.Ca took off very quickly," commented Manuel Francisci, President. "It is so difficult to recruit in this sector that such a source of targeted candidates was immediately adopted by recruiters. We also launched Part-time.ca in order to provide our clients with more visibility, since part-time jobs are particularly hard to fill."
CallCenterjob.Ca will attend the Toronto ICCM and Montreal CLICCC contact centre trade shows.
Event: Human Resource Executive magazine announces 2006 top HR and training products of the year
For the 18th edition of its top HR and training products of the year, U.S. Human Resource Executive magazine designated 15 winners. The awards ceremony was held during the HR Technology Conference & Exposition 2006 in Chicago.
The 10 best products selected in the HR category included:
– eQuest's "Prophesy," an analysis tool that helps recruiters predict which job board will be the best on which to post a given job, and to calculate the best cost-per-click return on investment.
– "PayScale Professional," a Web site that provides employers with salary information specifically targeted to their jobs, based on factors such as education, skills and length of service.
– Taleo's "Reporting and Analytics," a detailed source of workforce data to facilitate the production of reports and analyses, including monthly recruiting and workforce planning reports, complex trend analysis, etc.
Also in the top 10: Career Solutions' "Education in Motion," HighRoads' "Benefits Lifecycle Management," HireRight's "Extended Workforce Screening Solution," Resume Mirror's "Enterprise Applicant Manager," "Trovix Recruit," VirtualEdge's "VE Pilot" and Lawson Software's "Lawson Performance Management."
The top 5 products in the Training category:
– Interactive Employment Training's "Think Before You Send": a practical guide to e-mail in the workplace, designed to reduce e-mail risk.
– LearnKey's "Communications Skills for IT Specialists": educational software designed to improve the written and spoken communication of IT specialists.
Also winners: "CustomerVision BizWiki," "Elluminate Live! Version 7.0 Enterprise Edition," and RWD's "Electronic Point of Service Training."