Bond International Software
July/August 2007
Monthly Newsletter
Watch the stars come out and the best candidates come forward!
In This Issue
Fall Show Preview
Knight Frank Selects Bond Talent
Job Satisfaction Results
Restaurant Hiring Quandary
Free Analysis Guide
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StarSearcher Applicant Tracking System is your source for corporate recruiting software. Based on Microsoft technologies such as Office, SQL and Outlook, StarSeacher automates the entire hiring process.
Fall Show Preview                            Coming to a city near you: San Francisco, Chicago, Fargo!  
 
While summer is just heating up, it's never too early to think about the upcoming fall tradeshows for the recruiting industry. StarSearcher will be exhibiting at three shows throughout September and October. Check out the profiles below to learn more; make your travel plans to attend!
 
September 18-19: Onrec Expo, San Francisco
StarSearcher booth # 114
 
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As the new "War for Talent" gains momentum, recruitment is again becoming a huge issue. The search for talent is borderless and global in nature. There are best practices out there to learn and profit from, and online recruiting is changing very quickly. The event will attract Staffing and HR executives, from many corporations with international locations and with global staffing needs. Suppliers such as Job Boards, ATS software, Candidate Assessment/Screening providers, International Legal and Relocation Services will find an excellent showcase for their services. Stop by for a demo of our StarSearcher ATS solution!
 
 
October 2-4: The Partner Event - BBC, Fargo, ND
 
StarSearcher will be a sponsor at the event
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Thank you to the over 600 attendees, sponsors and speakers for making The Partner Event- BBC 2006 a success. Registration will begin mid-summer so be sure to stay tuned for more event information and registration details. The Microsoft Partner Community is critical to the success of StarSearcher; contact us to discuss our exciting and rewarding Reseller Program!  
 
 
October 10-12: HR Tech Conference, Chicago
StarSearcher booth # 100
 
HR Tech
This year's focus is firmly on Talent Management, with special emphasis on two of its elements: Recruiting and (for the fourth year in a row) Performance Management. What else have you been hearing about all year but Talent Management? By attending HR Technology, you'll understand every nuance of the integrated suite and learn from the pioneering practitioners making it real today! Be sure to stop by for a StarSearcher demo!
 
Knight Frank Selects Flexible Online Recruitment Solution From Bond
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Bond Talent will improve efficiency and increase cost savings for global property consultancy 
 
Bond Talent
Knight Frank, the leading independent global commercial and residential property consultancy, has selected Bond Talent - an online recruitment, talent management system - from stock market-listed, Bond International Software.

Bond Talent automatically correlates employee information from a variety of sources such as web, email and post and formulates them into a single, online application form. The sophisticated workflow solution allows both Line Manager and HR to track online an application via a dedicated web portal as it is reviewed and commented upon and moves through the organisation's HR and recruitment system.

The new solution from Bond will replace Knight Frank's current labour intensive manual system which is unable to provide Real Time tracking of the progression of an application through the business.

Catherine Bentote Recruitment Manager, Human Resources, Knight Frank, commented: "As a company we pride ourselves on hiring great staff whose sales skills and knowledge of the property sector are second to none. Consequently we needed a recruitment solution that reflected this investment in recruiting top-quality staff.

"Flexibility was the key factor for us - we needed a software solution that was sophisticated but also able to adapt to our specific needs. Bond has a significant presence in the recruitment sector and is highly regarded within the marketplace. They were an obvious solution for us to consider."

HR, Workers Split On What Fuels Job Satisfaction
Compensation and benefits are the factors that most heavily influence whether someone likes his or her job-and 79 percent of the respondents in SHRM's 2007 Job Satisfaction survey are happy at work.         
 
By Mark Schoeff Jr., Workforce Management Online
 
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HR professionals rate relationships with managers higher in determining a worker's job satisfaction than employees themselves do, according to a new Society for Human Resource Management report released Sunday, June 24 at the organization's annual conference and exposition taking place in Las Vegas.

Compensation and benefits are the factors that most heavily influence whether someone likes his or her job-and 79 percent of the respondents in SHRM's 2007 Job Satisfaction survey are happy at work.

SHRM polled 713 of its members and 604 employees, who were randomly selected by an outside organization. The survey was released Sunday at the SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition.

The top five issues rated as "very important" by employees are compensation, benefits, job security, work/life balance and communication between them and management.

HR staff, meanwhile, rated their top five as relationship with immediate supervisor, compensation/pay, management recognition of employee job performance, benefits and senior management-employee communications.

Employees ranked management recognition of their performance and their relationship with their immediate supervisor as the seventh and eighth most important influences on job satisfaction.

Placing too high a value on how employees and managers interact may be outmoded thinking.

Hiring Quandary: Restaurants Looking for Big Tips                                                               The food service industry is facing stiff challenges in luring and retaining hourly workers and managers.
 
By Garry Kranz, Workforce Management Online
 
restaurant industryGood Servers Wanted: The restaurant industry, specifically casual dining, is no stranger to high turnover and the resulting recruiting/retention challenges it brings. But the situation may be headed toward crisis mode, according to the People Report, a Dallas-based trade group that tracks workforce trends in the food services sector. In its latest outlook, People Report notes that 85,000 new restaurant jobs have been added to the U.S. economy so far in 2007. However, a mere 3 percent of companies say recruiting difficulties have eased for finding hourly employees, with 100 percent indicating that finding qualified managers is tougher than ever.
 
Recruiting Software Analysis Guide 
Evaluate your options today
 
software checklist
If you've ever been given the task to find a specific software solution for your company, you know the evaluation process can be grueling. It's time- consuming, difficult, and can even feel impossible to accurately compare the features and functionality that each solution offers.

Now, think about recruiting software, specifically, Applicant Tracking Software. If you work in HR or are a hiring manager, you understand the steps involved throughout the entire hiring process. And if you're looking to completely automate that process, you better have a solution that can meet the demands specific to your organization.

At Bond International Software, we created our applicant tracking system to meet and exceed the demands of today's corporate hiring environment. However, unless you can compare the myriad of solutions out on the market, how do you know which is best?

To help in your evaluation process, we've developed a
Corporate Recruiting ATS Software Analysis Guide. Our four-page guide will help tremendously in your ATS evaluation process, allowing you to choose the best solution. Whether it's StarSearcher or another software you ultimately select, we understand that your hiring process is important and is getting increasily competitive; we'd like to help you make the most informed decision possible.
 
 
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