HR.com Press Releases

Aurora, ON, February 22, 2011 – HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resource professionals, with 194,000 members, launched the Institute for Human Resources – Workforce Management Certification Program.

“We had an overwhelming response to this first event with over 750 registrants! This demonstrates to us how much our members are invested in their careers and to furthering their education in this important area of HR. This event has made us even more eager to deliver the best content and the best speakers we can find.” Says Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com.

The ultimate goal of the Workforce Management program is to provide certification and accreditation to industry professionals who are interested in advancing their career, obtaining deep domain expertise, valuable hands-on experience and knowledge that will enable them to make measurable improvements in their workplaces.

IHR’s certification and accreditation process is developed through an independent Advisory Board composed of industry experts with access to the latest technology, best practices and thought leaders in their respective spaces.

“Creating a pool of talented individuals who can bring incredible value to their organization by increasing employee productivity, optimizing work life balance, and saving significant payroll costs offers tremendous value to the Workforce Management community.” Aron Ain, Chief Executive Officer, Kronos Incorporated, and Chair of the Institute.

The Advisory Board is comprised of the following professionals:

Chair person:

• Aron Ain, CEO, Kronos Incorporated Facilitator: Amy Ylitalo, HR.com

Industry Representatives:

• James Freshwater, Vice President, Client Services & Operations, WorkPlace Systems
• Peter Broderick, Vice President, Educational Services & Service Business Development, Kronos Incorporated
• Doug Braun, President, Global Operations, RedPrairie
• Ernie Pozzobon, President, TimeTECH
• Ed Colby, HCM and Workforce Management Strategic Consultant
• Adrian Schauer, President, Vortex Connect
• Research Representative: Julie Denardo, Independent Consultant

System Integrators/Partners:

• Scott Brown, President, Sability
• Bob Clements, Senior Principal, Axsium Group

The Advisory Board is responsible for guiding the design of the curriculum, and ensuring that the material is impactful and relevant in today’s business conditions.

Adrian Schaer, CEO of Vortex Connect says, “The Institute for Human Resources provides a valuable collaboration forum for industry professionals. Rapidly evolving HR technology is changing the industry and the Institute is leading the way in helping the market make sense of the changes.”

IHR is currently covering 19 key HR verticals ranging from Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges, RPO, Quality of Hire, Integrated Talent Management to Employee Wellness. Each program provides a full list of education, conferences, and accredited certification courses for a 12-month period.

We are pleased to announce the other 2011 IHR Workforce Management events: April 14/15, September 15/16 and December 5/6.

Education, training and certification credits will be available with “authorized partners” as well as with HR.com educational webcasts, live events and award-winning virtual events.

About HR.com
HR.com is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.
About The Institute for Human Resources
The Institute is a division of HR.com that is responsible for providing top tier education, access to industry experts and practical experiences via certification and accreditation programs for industry professionals committed to developing their career and implementing best practices at their respective organizations.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
https://crm.hr.com

Amy Ylitalo,
Facilitator for the Institute for Human Resources – Workforce Management Program
1-877 472 6648, ext. 138
aylitalo@hr.com

HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resource professionals, with 194,000 members, is proud to announce their Advisory Board for the Institute for Human Resources – Recruitment Process Outsourcing Certification Program, launching on February 14th and 15th, 2011.

The ultimate goal of the Recruitment Process Outsourcing program is to provide certification and accreditation to industry professionals who are interested in advancing their career, obtaining deep domain expertise, valuable hands-on experience and knowledge that will enable them to make measurable improvements in their workplaces with respect to recruitment and managing RPO service providers.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is an outsourcing arrangement whereby an external provider takes over part or all of the recruitment functionalities of an organization. The RPO provider assumes responsibility over the hiring process, from job profiling through onboarding, as well as the resources, methodologies and reporting used. With effective implementation, RPO can reduce a company’s time to hire and associated costs, increase the quality of candidate pool and ensure regulatory compliance.

IHR’s certification and accreditation process is developed through an independent Advisory Board composed of industry experts with access to the latest technology, best practices and thought leaders in their respective spaces.

Gary Bragar, HR Outsourcing Research Director, Nelson Hall, says, “With the global economy in uncertainty and companies needing to control costs, yet still be ready to quickly meet demand to hire the best talent, outsourcing your recruitment might be the most efficient and scalable option for many HR Departments, both domestic and global. "

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) has gained significant traction among the Fortune 500 companies and is seeing increased demand by organizations of all sizes. With HR.com's IHR dedication to the RPO domain, HR.com will educate thousands of HR Professionals that are considering all options for recruiting in the future. Course participation is free and certification (testing) costs $399 after 40 hours of courses have been taken.

The Advisory Board is comprised of the following professionals:

• Chair: Gary Bragar - Research Director HRO, Nelson Hall
• Facilitator: David Whitmarsh - HR.com

Industry Representatives:

• Mary Claire Ryan – Talent Acquisition Subject Matter Expert, InTalent Consulting
• Josh Sorkin – Senior Vice President, Hudson
• Terry Terhark – Chief Executive Officer, The RightThing
• Zachary Misko – Global Director, Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group
• Nick Tubach – President and CEO, Q4B
• Bonnie Tichman- CEO Tichman Consulting

The Advisory Board is responsible for guiding the design of the curriculum, and ensuring that the material is impactful and relevant in today’s business conditions.

IHR is currently covering 18 key HR verticals ranging from Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Quality of Hire, Integrated Talent Management to Employee Wellness. Each program provides educational resources, conferences, and accredited certification courses for a 12-month period.

Education, training and certification credits will be available with authorized partners as well as with HR.com educational webcasts, live events and award-winning virtual events.

You may register here for the upcoming Recruitment Process Outsourcing Certification Program.

About HR.com:
HR.com is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.

About The Institute for Human Resources:
The Institute is a division of HR.com that is responsible for providing top tier education, access to industry experts and practical experiences via certification and accreditation programs for industry professionals committed to developing their career and implementing best practices at their respective organizations.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
1-877-472-6648 ext. 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
HR.com

David Whitmarsh, Facilitator for the Institute for Human Resources – Recruitment Process Outsourcing program
1-877 472 6648 ext. 122
dwhitmarsh(at)hr(dot)com

HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resources, with 194,000 members, is proud to introduce free industry metrics and personalized company scorecards for all registered HR.com members, in partnership with OrcaEyes, the leading authority on business-workforce analytics. 

HR.com and OrcaEyes leaders formed the partnership to help organizations overcome what they believe are the two major challenges with metrics and data in the human capital space. The first challenge is that people don’t have a simple way to formulate or calculate relevant metrics and then compare their results to others. And secondly, when people do have access to the formulas and data, they usually do not know how to correlate the results to underlying business objectives. With SonarVision On Demand, users upload a simple HRIS file with 5-10 fields and within 24 hours, the organization receives a 20-page report with information that enables them to better determine which talent initiatives can provide the most value to the business and identify possible problem areas needing to be addressed.

“When we saw OrcaEyes’ SonarVision On Demand product, we knew every HR professional worldwide would benefit from the metrics reported in the free version of OrcaEyes,” said Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com and Chair of the Institute for Human Resources Workforce Planning and Metrics Program. “The system is, fundamentally an “on-demand” workforce planning and human capital analytics solution that delivers highly sought after workforce diagnostics. There is no other system like it in the market today and we are eager to provide this tool to our members.” 

OrcaEyes developed SonarVision On Demand by compiling the most insightful metrics and analytics from its award-winning SonarVision Enterprise Solution to create a business changing solution delivering powerful, actionable results quickly and effectively. The information provided in the resulting report allows users to demonstrate in real dollars and cents the value of Human Resources or Talent Management programs to leaders of other business units in the organization.

Gaining this invaluable insight from SonarVision On Demand really is as easy as 1…2….3!
1.    Select the data you can access and the reports you’d like to receive.
2.    Perform an export from your existing HRIS and Talent Management Systems using a simple template query. No employee identifier or other sensitive information is necessary.
3.    Upload the data into SonarVision and wait.

“The ability to extend our on demand offering to HR.com members worldwide offers us a unique opportunity to build a truly global database of key HR metrics,” said Dan Hilbert CEO of OrcaEyes. “And the opportunity to work with Debbie and her team at HR.com, while supporting the Institute for HR Workforce Planning and Metrics Certificate program, will enable us develop a large knowledge community of talented HR professionals committed to aligning HR to driving business performance.”

As a HR.com member you will receive the SonarVision On Demand report including Business-changing information! Print the reports. Share them with your colleagues outside of HR and take action on critical workforce initiatives.

Within 24 hours of uploading your data, you will receive your report outlining personalized finance, operations, aging demographics and diversity measurements at no charge. In addition, for the first 45 days, HR.com members will also get a 20% discount off any report upgrades. More details are available from www.HRcom.SonarvisionOD.com.  OrcaEyes will be presenting at the Workforce Planning and Analytics Workshop December 1 and 2nd in San Francisco and invites you to attend the program on a complimentary pass  (valued at 1295 )  available from their website.


About HR.com
HR.com (crm.hr.com) is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business.  As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
1-877-472-6648 ext 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
https://crm.hr.com


About Orca Eyes
OrcaEyes was founded in 2007 with a focus on providing valuable and innovated tools to companies looking to increase operational performance by way of the workforce. The Austin-based company is leading the charge in helping the C-Suite and Boards of Directors partner with Human Resources to achieve higher earnings, mitigate risk and drive shareholder value. For more information about OrcaEyes and its products, visit our website at orcaeyes.com.

For More Information contact:
Lori Morgan, VP, Marketing, OrcaEyes
1-877-235-1112 x718
Lori.Morgan@orcaeyes.com
http://www.orcaeyes.com
 

Aurora, ON, November 02, 2010 – HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resource professionals, with 194,000 members, is proud to announce their Advisory Board for the Institute for Human Resources – Contract Workforce and Talent Exchange Certification Program that launches December 1, 2010  in San Francisco.

The ultimate goal of the Contract Workforce and Talent Exchange program is to provide certification and accreditation to industry professionals who are interested in advancing their career, obtaining deep domain expertise, valuable hands-on experience and knowledge that will enable them to make measurable improvements in their workplaces.

IHR’s certification and accreditation process is developed through an independent Advisory Board composed of industry experts with access to the latest technology, best practices and thought leaders in their respective spaces. 

“With access to global workforce talent exchanges such as Elance and Arise, who offer just-in-time labor, tools for managing the virtual worker and labor market, innovative companies are using these resources to drive global business expansion,” says James P. Ware, Executive Producer, Work Design Collaborative, co-founder Future of Work Program and Chair of the Institute.

The Advisory Board is comprised of the following professionals:

Chairperson: James P Ware, Executive Producer, Work Design Collaborative
Facilitator: Helen McLafferty Hunt, HR.com
Industry Representatives:
Renee Fink, President and CEO, Albany Services
Chad Lane, President, Allegis Group Services
Doug Leeby, CEO, Beeline International
Fabio Rosati, President & CEO, Elance
Peter Carr, President & GM, Flextrack Inc.
Gene Zaino, President & CEO, MBO Partners
Kip Wright, Vice President  & GM, Tapfin
Research Representation: Elaine Orler, President, Talent Function
System Integrator/Partners:
Christopher DeFoe, President, DeFoe Associates
Keith Wulffraat, President, kNomics

The Advisory Board is responsible for guiding the design of the curriculum, and ensuring that the material is impactful and relevant in today’s business conditions.

Chad Lane, President, Allegis Group Services, says,  “With service providers, consultants and contractor/temporary workers making up an increasing percentage of the traditional labor spend within an organization, it is essential that HR executives understand how to manage, procure, motivate and retain this talent within their organization. This certificate program is the first of its kind that focuses on people who manage North American or global labor forces.”

IHR is currently covering 18 key HR verticals ranging from Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Quality of Hire, Integrated Talent Management to Employee Wellness.  Each program provides a full list of education, conferences, and accredited certification courses for a 12-month period.

Education, training and certification credits will be available with “authorized partners” as well as with HR.com educational webcasts, live events and award-winning virtual events.


About HR.com:
HR.com is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business.  As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.

About The Institute for Human Resources:
The Institute is a division  of HR.com that is responsible for providing top tier education, access to industry experts and practical experiences via certification and accreditation programs for industry professionals committed to developing their career and implementing best practices at their respective organizations.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
https://crm.hr.com

Helen McLafferty Hunt, Facilitator for the Institute for Human Resources – Contract Workforce and Talent Exchange program
1-877 472 6648, ext. 115
hhunt@hr.com
 

HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resources, with 194,000 members, is proud to introduce its Institutes for Human Resources (IHR).

The ultimate goal of IHR is to provide certification and accreditation to industry professionals along particular HR verticals, so that they can obtain deep domain expertise, with hands-on experience. Through this HR.com will be able to build talent pools of highly skilled and trained professionals with critical niche skills and networks that can share best practices across these key HR verticals, helping to further advance the HR executives’ roles in their profession.

IHR’s certification and accreditation process is developed through an independent board of advisors composed of industry experts with access to the latest technology, best practices and thought leaders in their respective spaces.

Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance and Advisory Board member for Contract Workforce & Talent Exchanges says, "The nature of work is changing rapidly and companies have more avenues and methods to engage talent-on-site, in the cloud, anytime and anywhere in the world. Even the best companies need training and education to stay current and take advantage of these new work models."

IHR is currently covering 18 key HR verticals ranging from Workforce Planning and Analytics, Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges, Talent Management, RPO and Quality of Hire, to Employee Wellness. Each Institute’s respective website provides a full list of education, conferences, and accredited certification courses for that year.

Education, training and certification credits will be available with “authorized partners” as well as with HR.com educational webcasts, live events and award-winning virtual events.

Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com, says, “With so many rapidly changing factors in HR such as social networks and innovations in technology and labor trends, HR executives need access to peers as well as continuous training to stay current.“

Over the course of the certification process, HR executives will have access to leading-edge market research, a network of peers, access to the leading experts in the vertical, practical experience as well as hundreds of hours of training.

Noel Sitzmann, CEO of Previsor and Advisory Board member for the Quality of Hire vertical says, ”As a supplier to the industry we are very excited to be a part of the advisory board that is responsible for ensuring future HR stars have the skills, education, and ability to learn what is relevant and required in today’s business world.”

About HR.com:
HR.com is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
1-877-472-6648 ext 104
dmcgrath(at)hr(dot)com

Social community software provider, SITEFORUM today announced that it is working with HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resources, with 192,000 members, and a leading provider of online events to create a new virtual event platform and universal search function.

HR.com’s new virtual event platform, called VIEW, is the only platform on the market that makes it possible to design and integrate show floors, booth templates and designs, offering users and show producers ultimate flexibility in producing virtual events, user conferences, and career fairs. Additional functionality enables exhibitors to customize their booth and receive real-time reporting. Unlike most other virtual events, the platform is built on a social networking platform, supporting integration to sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, making it easy for users to add content. “Show producers can now produce a show in minutes rather than days” says Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. “It’s all about ease of use, time to market and value-add for our HR community.”

HR.com is successfully using the platform to run online human resource conferences on a variety of topics about the industry.

HR.com co-developed its virtual event platform with SITEFORUM, a high-end international SaaS provider, who provides social networking software to firms like McDonalds, Ingenico, IIR/Informa and 365greenexpo.com.

“HR.com continues to drive innovation and functionality for all social networks and sets an example that should be looked at by all publishers and associations,” says Dirk Schlenzig, CEO of SITEFORUM.

Alongside the launch of a new virtual event platform comes the launch of an enhanced and universal search function that allows users to search for articles, forums, human resources blogs, whitepapers, and all other content on the site.

Context and relevancy are a big issue for HR professionals. They need timely information and a place to communicate and share with their peers. The expanded search functionality enables users to pinpoint exactly what they are looking for, while the new points and reward engine announced previously recognizes them for their contribution to the HR community.


For more information visit: crm.hr.com


About HR.com

HR.com (crm.hr.com) is a free website that is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business.  As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com, provides thousands of worldwide member with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.


About SITEFORUM

Founded in 1998, SITEFORUM provides social community software for business. Its comprehensive set of social applications allow organisations to build instant networks, collaborate and create revenues.

Companies that have used SITEFORUM for social applications include McDonald’s,  Informa,  Ingenico, Arriva, VBL, VNR and Microsoft. The company is headquartered in Germany with regional offices and partners in the UK, USA, Canada and Asia.


For more information contact:

HR.com
Debbie McGrath, CEO,
1-877-472-6648 ext 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
crm.hr.com


SITEFORUM Group
Tom Flisher / Katie Potts, Octopus Communications
+44 (0) 845 3700 655
tom@octopuscomms.net / Katie@octopuscomms.net
http://www.siteforum.com
 

(Aurora, ON & Red Bank, NJ - Aug. 30, 2010) – HR.com, the largest online social community dedicated to human resources is now offering reward points to its 192,000 members with the help of its new partner, Paramax. The goal is to recognize members who contribute best practices, peer advice and other learning to build HR.com into the profession’s leading authority on the Web.

Since 2005, HR.com has relied on the power of its members to share advice, network and help each other with all aspects of HR. Initially rewards will be used to improve member contributions to the community site and recognize the many experts who already post. Phase 2 of the program will enable members to redeem their reward points for HR.com products, prizes, discounts of suppliers and much more.

Through its partnership with Paramax, HR.com members will now be able to collect points for items such as:
o    Posting a human resources blog
o    Presenting a file
o    Updating their profile
o    Registering for and attending HR webcasts
o    Inviting friends and coworkers to become members of HR.com
o    … and much more

As members accumulate points they reach different levels of recognition: leaders, gurus, or experts either in general human resources or in a specific topic area. 

Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com, says, “Offering incentives to our membership is something we’re extremely excited to be able to do. Rewards and recognition of member contributions is an integral part of every community.” 

Jeff Dalton, CEO of Paramax, says, “We are thrilled to work with HR.com, the largest online social network for HR professionals. We look forward to driving user behaviors for more social networks.” Paramax private labels their award winning software for many top-tier reward and recognition suppliers in the industry. They also work with Fortune 500 firms to incent and recognize employee behaviors.

About HR.com
HR.com (crm.hr.com) is a free website designed to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, and industry news.

About Paramax:
Paramax (www.pmx.com) is an incentive technology company specializing in point-based incentive, loyalty and recognition programs for employees, sales teams and channel partners. The Paramax incentive software suite was first developed more than a decade ago and has been deployed in thousands of award programs. Clients include more than 100 global companies based in the U.S., Canada, England, Mexico and Australia.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com
1-877-472-6648 ext 104
dmcgrath@hr.com
crm.hr.com

Jeffrey Dalton, CEO, Paramax
(732) 224-1048 ext 18
jdalton@pmx.com
http://www.pmx.com

Hire Disability Solutions™ Breaks Barriers to Bring Qualified Disabled Workers and Corporations Together.

Job Tools and Content Now More Easily Accessible to HireDS.com Visitors.

LYNDHURST, N.J., Aug. 17 – Yesterday, 27,256,000 disabled Americans had no job.* Today, Hire Disability Solutions™ placed 16 disabled individuals in jobs. Only 27,255,984 to go! Hire Disability Solutions is committed to seeing that every person with a disability finds employment. "Our mission at Hire Disability Solutions is to give all who want a chance to succeed, the opportunity to succeed," said Jeff Klare, CEO of Hire Disability Solutions.

No more do disabled workers have to feel alone in a job search. No more do companies have to wonder if they are doing the right thing for their employees, potential employees, and their bottom line. Hire Disability Solutions has years of expertise in corporate consulting on these issues and bringing qualified disabled professionals into view for their many skill sets.

Some may be surprised to learn that 10% of the world’s population, or 650 million people, live with a disability. Hire Disability Solutions, the leader in disability employment, embraces challenges and transforms them into career opportunities through www.hireds.com for those who are disabled. Our goal is to educate and connect all disabled candidates with employers nationwide that value their experience and skills. HDS was founded in response to the increasing demand for employment services for individuals with disabilities. Since its inception in 2004, Hire Disability Solutions has established itself as a national leader in enhancing employment opportunities for individuals with physical, emotional, and cognitive disabilities.

Should companies be doing a better job at including people with disabilities? Do they even know the law or individuals’ rights in this regard? Hire Disability Solutions offers a variety of consulting services to help. HDS has disability diversity training expertise and can provide the optimal consulting services to meet an organization's individualized needs.

* United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2009

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jeffrey S. Klare
Chief Executive Officer http://www.hireds.com
jklare@hireds.com
Phone: +1-917-941-6103

June 29, 2009, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans/Booth 933 - HR.com introduced two new product offerings at the 2009 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans: the HR Productivity Toolkit and the HR Productivity Toolkit plus the Savings and Survival eBook.

The HR Productivity Toolkit, which retails for $299, will be available during show hours for $249 and includes access to:

700+  Business Book Reviews, DDI OPAL (Online Performance And Learning) just-in-time coaching system, Athena Online 24/7 access and tips from over 1,000 Key Industry experts, one free Payscale professional salary report, one free HR Market Intelligence center (plus 10% discount off others), and one community page job posting.

The HR Productivity Toolkit PLUS Savings and Value Survival eBook retails for $699 and will be on sale during show hours for $599. This includes:

HR.com’s coupon book with over $300,000 worth of discounts on valuable products and services from over 350 vendors, two free HR Market Intelligence centers (plus 20% discount off others), complimentary access to 240 titles by Books24x7 and 20 courses from SkillSoft, all legal and compliance - over 250 must-have forms and federal and state  compliance information from  HR and Benefits Essential (USA)  or ClearSite (Canada), 24/7 “ask an expert” access, one free job posting on HR.com’s home page, introduction to three peers or experts, registration for an individual and five additional staff in the Pure Wellness Leading Edge HRA program, and much more.

"We have developed what we believe are innovative products to help HR executives save money while increasing the value and services required to help their firms survive in these recessionary times," says Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. "Our Savings and Survival eBook, in particular, will provide discounts on products that are used every day in the workplace in areas such as staffing, benefits, compensation and rewards, training, leadership, legal and compliance, services and others."

In addition to this product being available online and at SHRM, HR.com is also looking for associations and distributors who sell to HR professionals, at companies with under 1,000 employees, who are interested in using this as a tool to drive revenue and offer their clients incredible value.

To learn more about the benefits of HR.com, visit crm.hr.com/join.

About HR.com
HR.com (crm.hr.com) is a free website that is in business to help build great companies by connecting them to the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage the people side of business. As the largest social network and online community of HR executives, HR.com provides thousands of worldwide members with easy access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends and industry news in order to help them develop their most important asset – their people.

July 11, 2008, Aurora, Canada – Virtual Conferences offer the most value, both in terms of cost per lead and quality of leads generated, for companies looking to reach busy senior HR executives.

Since its launch in December 2007 with the “Mega Event,” HR.com’s online and virtual conference, called "VIEW". has provided education, top content, HR market intelligence, and peer networking opportunities to over 10,000 HR professionals.

The “Mega Event” attracted 77 sponsors and had a total registration of over of 4,500 people from 52 countries.

In January 2008, the regular VIEW. events began, with the focus for each on a unique, and narrowly defined, topic. These events are much smaller in scope due to their focused nature.

“The seven online conferences we have launched in 2008 have attracted over 5,000 HR Executives,” states Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. “Of these, 71% came from firms with 1,000+ employees and 49% were manager level or above. Customer survey stats collected from participating HR executives indicate that these virtual events are serving a unique segment within the broad community of HR specialists: the busy senior executive from a larger company who typically wouldn’t have the time or ability to attend a traditional conference.”

“To date, the feedback we have received from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive, with 99% giving VIEW. a Good or Excellent rating, and 97% saying they would attend another event. Executives tell us they like the convenience of accessing the event from their office or laptop in any location, and they really like the variety and quality of content available through the day. The ability to earn HRCI recertification credits is also an attraction.”

Today, virtual trade shows account for 1% of the market share in the event planning industry, but by the year 2015, industry experts expect that over 25% of trade shows will be conducted in virtual environments. Factors such as cost, time away from the office, and event “immediacy” are all contributing factors to this growing trend.

“The positive feedback we have received from show attendees tells us that virtual conferences are here to stay and will only become even more popular as technology improves and the concept becomes more widelyembraced by those other than the earlyadopters,” states Ms McGrath.

Sponsors are recognizing that virtual events offer:
- Tremendous savings in travel and time
- More qualified leads
- Up to 10x the number of leads of a traditional trade show
- Ongoing significant value as HR executives continue to have access to the archives after the live event has run
- The highest value for lead generation for a targeted audience
- Better than traditional trade show opportunities as only sponsoring vendors are allowed to participate

If you are interested in finding out about sponsoring an upcoming VIEW. event, please call sales at HR.com at 1-877-472-6648.

HR.com Press Contact:
Debbie McGrath
PH: 905-727-1340
info@hr.com