HORSHAM, PA--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2014) - Human Resource Executive® magazine, the premier publication focused on strategic issues in HR, today announced the six companies that will be featured in the "Awesome New Technologies for HR" session during the 17th Annual HR Technology® Conference & Exposition. The event, which will be held October 7-10, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, is designed to connect attendees with the tools, technologies and best practices that can transform their HR processes.
"Awesome New Technologies for HR" has consistently been one of the most popular and widely anticipated sessions of the HR Technology® Conference. New for 2014, it will be divided into two sessions for two distinct categories: as announced on September 9th, one highlighting startup companies and the other to showcase solutions from more established providers. The "Awesome New Technologies for HR" session highlighting these six established companies will take place on Thursday, October 9 at 1:30 p.m.
HR Technology® Conference Co-Chair Steve Boese commented, "The HR industry is characterized by constant change and shifting market demands, necessitating that even the most established providers continually develop new solutions and enhancements in order to remain competitive. The companies featured in the 'Awesome New Technologies for HR' session have shown their ability to keep up with this evolution and create cutting-edge solutions that promise to improve every aspect of HR."
During the "Awesome New Technologies for HR" session, attendees will see live product demonstrations from:
Castlight Health
Solving the problem of managing ever-rising enterprise healthcare costs, Castlight provides large companies with a "one-stop" cloud-based enterprise technology platform that enables HR leaders to understand and control spending. The Enterprise Healthcare Cloud starts with transparency and offers analytics, dashboards and reporting to help executives design and manage benefits and enable employees to shop for quality, affordable healthcare in a highly personalized way.
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand solves the age-old problem of forgetting the names and faces of colleagues and managers in a company with its all-new people matching game on Cornerstone Mobile. With the game, players can test their knowledge and get to know fellow team members in a fun and interactive way.
Dice
Dice will be presenting #Dice141 job cards, its latest HR technology product innovation. #Dice141 doubles the visibility of tech recruiters' tweets by combining social, mobile and big data insights to reach the millions of tech pros on Twitter. Recruiters can use these expandable, personalized tweets to break through Twitter's 140 character limit and showcase all the ins and outs of their positions, making it easier for tech pros to apply on the go.
HireVue
HireVue Insights™, the first candidate and interviewer recommendation engine, examines over 15,000 digital interview attributes to predict which candidates will become top performers and identify which interviewers make the best hiring decisions. Companies can use the power of big data to identify their top candidates and best interviewers based on interaction, hiring and performance attributes.
Ultimate Software
Ultimate Software's new Talent Acquisition solutions take a fresh approach to recruiting and onboarding to help people find and unlock their potential from the moment they first interact with an organization. Created with state-of-the-art user experience design and accessible from any device, the new solutions deliver a fun, engaging way for people and businesses to connect.
Workday
Workday will demo Workday Recruiting, the company's highly-anticipated application that is seamlessly unified with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) to equip organizations with complete insight into their talent pipeline, from sourcing through succession, in one system.
"Selecting just six participants from the many established HR technology companies that have brought new solutions to market this year was no easy task," said Boese. "However, based on their usability, level of innovation and potential to solve some of the biggest HR challenges, the six providers to be featured in the 'Awesome New Technologies for HR' session have developed technologies that truly stand out and promise to change the industry for the better. We look forward to showcasing these solutions in October and seeing them in action."
More details about the HR Technology® Conference & Exposition can be found at www.HRTechConference.com or by calling 1-800-727-1227.
About the HR Technology® Conference
Now in its 17th year, the HR Technology® Conference & Exposition is the annual Town Meeting of thousands of professionals from around the world who gather to share their expertise and challenges in all forms of technology for HR. In addition to senior HR practitioners, every major industry analyst, consultant, blogger and vendor regularly attends. This year's event will focus on a number of topics, including how the combination of Cloud Computing, Social in the Enterprise, Predictive Analytics (including Big Data) and Mobile is ushering in a new era.
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