News
Thanks to the continued success of our products, we regularly get recognition from top industry journals and national news outlets. Read our recent announcements and some of the nice things being said about our approach here.
University of Iowa’s “IowaNow” Blog Highlights Pre-Hire 360
UI initiative provides more honest, insightful information to hiring managers and achieves dramatic savings at the University of Iowa.
Hiring Experts Series Goes ‘Back to School’ this Fall to Share Strategies from Clemson University
SkillSurvey is going back to school this fall with our Hiring Experts Series focusing on hiring in higher education at upcoming CUPA-HR conferences. Clemson University will share strategies on soft skills, new social recruiting strategies and passive candidate sourcing.
SkillSurvey Ranks No. 2987 on the 2015 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 117%
Inc. magazine has ranked SkillSurvey, Inc. NO. 2987 on its 34th annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.
HRO Today: Reference Checking Adds More Value Than Ever
HRO Today’s Debbie Bolla writes “One of the true values of HR technology is when a solution can transform a once tedious practice into an efficient, automated one that actually benefits the hiring process.”
SkillSurvey Accelerates ATS Integrations
SkillSurvey announced that its flagship Pre-Hire 360 reference-checking solution has now been integrated with ten leading Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to allow recruiters to easily deploy Pre-Hire 360 reference checks as part of their applicant management process.
SkillSurvey Delivers Strong Growth with 75 Percent Increase in New Customer Bookings in First Half of 2015
New bookings for the first half of 2015 increased 75% percent over the same period in 2014. This powerful, double-digit growth demonstrates how SkillSurvey continues to address essential customer needs by delivering solutions to enhance talent selection and support better business outcomes.
Five Ways to Use Reference Checking to Set Your Organization Apart
In this new column for HR & Talent Management, Rob Bennett shares five key ways to transform reference checking into a strategic advantage for your organization. Read the full article to learn more.
Transform Reference Checking into a Strategic Asset
As competition for top talent gets more and more fierce, staffing and recruiting firms, including Recruitment Process Outsourcers (RPOs), contingency and temp-based services, niche-focused recruiters, and executive search firms—need to act more quickly than ever before to find talent, reduce time-to-fill, and stand out.
28,700 Bosses Share Tips On Putting Millennials To Work
George Anders shares SkillSurvey research in his Forbes column to help answer the question – What should you know before loading up your workforce with today’s young adults — commonly known as millennials?
Executive Insight – Boosting HCAHPS through Better Hiring
Determining which candidates demonstrate behaviors that lead to patient satisfaction – column by Ray Bixler, SkillSurvey CEO for Executive Insight
Mobile Technology Enhances the Reference-Checking Process
Optimal recruiting and hiring depends on data, not instinct. This is the view of SkillSurvey, which has empowered mobile technology to enhance the hiring process, including reference checks and submittals.
Reference Checks Go Mobile: SkillSurvey Reports 560% Increase in Candidates’ Use of Mobile Devices for Reference Checking
Analytic insights mined from SkillSurvey’s large dataset show a 560 percent increase from 2010 to 2014 in candidates using mobile devices to complete the reference-checking process using SkillSurvey’s flagship Pre-Hire 360 solution.
Soft Skills Are Key to Making the Best Hiring Decisions
As major companies like these continue to invest more in their employees and raise wages, it will become even more important for them to make the right hiring decisions. New article in HR & Talent Management.
Mainstreet.com: 5 Job Reference Myths That Can Destroy Your Chances and Reputation
Ray Bixler, SkillSurvey’s President and CEO, chimes in on cultivating your references and why they’re important post-hire. Read more in this Mainstream.com article.
SkillSurvey Launches New Version of its Patented Pre-Hire 360 Online Reference Solution
SkillSurvey has launched a new version of its patented Pre-Hire 360. The enhanced solution provides a friendly, new user interface along with a powerful dashboard and business analytics tools to help recruiters manage their candidates and teams more efficiently and strategically.
Hiring Experts Webinar: Brown-Forman on Powering Global Talent Acquisition
Learn how Brown-Forman Corporation has standardized its global reference checking processes while meeting regional requirements. We’ll be talking to Arelis Correa, Global Talent Acquisition Director at Brown-Forman in a ‘coffee break webinar.’
Frontline Source Group Turns to SkillSurvey to Meet Demand for its Growing Business
Frontline Source Group, a temporary staffing agency and direct placement firm, has selected SkillSurvey’s Pre-Hire 360 to help them save time and deliver more detailed feedback on job candidates to their clients.
Pre-Hire 360 Addresses Top IT Hiring Issue in 2015: Identifying Soft Skills Critical for Success
SkillSurvey will showcase how its Pre-Hire 360 solution helps educational institutions obtain data-driven insight on a job candidate’s soft skills – one of the top hiring issues identified by IT leaders – at EDUCAUSE Connect San Antonio (April 22-24, 2015).
SkillSurvey Analytics Team to Make Two Scientific Presentations at SIOP 2015
SkillSurvey announced that members of its analytics team will make two separate presentations at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) taking place in Philadelphia, April 23-25, 2015.
SkillSurvey Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit
SkillSurvey filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Checkster, LLC for infringement of SkillSurvey’s U.S. Patent No. 8,894,416. The lawsuit seeks an injunction against further infringement, as well as a finding of willful infringement, and an award of damages.