Free Webinar to Explore Talent Acquisition Systems

Oct. 26, 2009 - PRLog -- Qualified HR executives are invited to attend this second free webinar in a series looking at talent acquisition systems--this time for the enterprise

TalentManagementTech.com (TMT) and Bersin & Associates today announced a free webinar to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 1:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. PST. Sponsored by MrTed Limited, "Enter the Choices for the Enterprise: Large Organizations Face Wide Selection of Talent Acquisition Systems" is the second installment in an ongoing series of webinars exploring the evolution of talent acquisition systems. Madeline Laurano, principal analyst at Bersin & Associates who led a recent study of talent acquisition systems, will share key findings and insight to help enterprise organizations discern the many systems at their disposal for handling talent acquisition. Attendees, who may register here, will receive a complimentary executive summary of the Bersin & Associates report, "Talent Acquisition Systems 2009: Facts, Practice Analysis, Trends and Provider Profiles."

"During strong and weak economies alike, investment in talent acquisition systems remains a priority for best-practice companies," said Laurano, who is responsible for Bersin and Associates' research in talent acquisition, an area which includes workforce planning, sourcing strategies, screening and assessments, RPO, employer branding, and onboarding. Laurano has also worked as research analyst for ERE Media, the Aberdeen Group, and Linkage, Inc.

"Among the leading best-practice organizations are the largest, the enterprise players," Laurano continued. "But they need their bearings. Choosing the best-suited solution from among a large number of talent acquisition system providers can easily overwhelm even the most seasoned, savvy human resources department. Bersin & Associates' latest research helps guide that selection with a comprehensive review of the products, players and partnerships."

Attendees of this talent acquisition systems webinar will have access to important findings in Bersin & Associates' otherwise proprietary research. Innovation no longer comes at the expense of deep functionality, according to the study's findings, which indicate that the marketplace for talent acquisition technology is teeming with this very innovation. Providers offer technology suited to just about any scenario, and the task for the enterprise has become sifting among the preponderance of choices to find the one solution that fits.

Through its affiliation with Onrec.com, Online Recruitment Magazine, the Onrec 2009 Conference and Expo (http://www.Onrec.com/Expo2009) and other global media properties belonging to U.K.-based Tarsus Group plc, TMT reaches a broad cross-section of the talent management industry and marshals the very latest in Web 2.0 functionality to create an online community for buyers and sellers of talent management technology. A resource of news in the field, TMT is home to the world's most comprehensive online and searchable directory of talent management technologies and the TMT PR Boost Campaign, a program that helps to improve SEO for talent management technologies and services.

Anyone who encounters difficulty registering for this webinar should contact Patrick Trappe (email: ptrappe AT tarsus DOT com / direct phone: 603-925-1160)

"Choice is empowering, but can also be overwhelming," said Brent Skinner, editor in chief of TMT. " The enterprise needs to get talent acquisition right, and precisely because of the many choices they have to fit just about any situation, they run the risk of getting wrong. This is why insight such as Bersin & Associates' is of utmost importance. It gives HR executives their bearings as they make the tough, but ultimately rewarding, decisions in selecting talent acquisition technologies."

About Bersin & Associates

Bersin & Associates is the only research and advisory firm focused solely on research in enterprise learning, talent management, and talent acquisition. The company's WhatWorks® membership program offers actionable guidance, improves operational effectiveness, and delivers business impact to companies in all industry segments.

Bersin & Associates research members gain access to a comprehensive library of best practices, case studies, benchmarks, and in-depth market analyses designed to assist professionals in making fast and confident decisions. Members also have direct access to analysts and a wide range of tested tools and models to address both strategic and day-to-day challenges.

More than 5,000 organizations worldwide have used Bersin & Associates' research and advisory services to guide talent and corporate learning strategies. Research areas include planning and strategy, learning programs and delivery, talent management, leadership development and succession planning, talent acquisition, technology and infrastructure, informal learning, social networking, measurement and analytics.

For more information, go to www.bersin.com or call 561 455 0622, extension 223.

About TalentManagementTech.com

TalentManagementTech.com (http://www.talentmanagementtech.com/), the most comprehensive searchable directory online of talent management technologies and services, is a creation of Tarsus Online Media, a division of the international B2B media company Tarsus Group plc (http://www.Tarsus.com). TMT runs on the new FireStarter B2B community platform (http://www.MyFirestarter.com), enabling anyone to interact on the site and become his or her very own "firestarter" of content.

In addition to the many free activities available to all, TMT offers the TMT PR Boost Campaign™, harnessing the power of public relations for Web 2.0 to dramatically improve a firm's search engine presence through PRSEO (public relations search engine optimization). TMT's editor in chief will work with a company to draft a marketing statement and article that cast that business in the best possible light. This becomes the TMT Spotlight, the centerpiece of the TMT PR Boost Campaign. The TMT Spotlight displays on the TMT homepage for an extended period of time and at Onrec USA (http://www.onrec.com/us/), and TMT sees to it that the TMT Spotlight displays in online news search results. Additionally, a company that participates in the TMT PR Boost Campaign retains rights to reprints of the TMT Spotlight and has the opportunity to conduct a related webinar, which TMT advertises to its lists of thousands of talent management professionals.

Talent management professionals are welcome to register at TMT, which is free to do and prompts the system to generate an e-mail that provides further instructions on how to create and enhance a personal profile and post content to the site:
http://www.talentmanagementtech.com/community/register.aspx

The news media may contact:

Brent Skinner, Editor in Chief of TMT
e-mail: editor AT talentmanagementtech DOT com
direct phone: 617-875-4859