The program, dubbed Agent Day in the Life, is an online experience that virtually presents a day in the life of an independent insurance agent. Candidates using the program are asked to complete a variety of typical job challenges and identify important career motivators.

Agent Day in the Life is useful to job seekers because it helps them decide if the role of an agent is right for them. The program is useful to recruiters because it provides them with a candidate profile that contains useful information about an individual’s qualifications above and beyond that provided on a resume.

“It is an honor that The Virtual Job Tryout has been sought out by market leaders and brand conscious firms seeking to create a unique candidate experience,” Joseph Murphy, vice president of Shaker Consulting Group, said.

Shaker Consulting Group’s Virtual Job Tryout can provide a valuable candidate experience on any company’s career page. Despite the fact that candidates realize the program is a type of pre employment test, 90 percent of job seekers who complete the program say they would refer the job to others based on the valuable and insightful nature of the experience.

According to Nick Fishman, Chief Marketing Officer of employeescreenIQ, “This partnership allows us to broaden our market share into the media and entertainment industries and work with greenlightjobs and their marquis client base. We are excited for the benefits this partnership brings to our mutual client base and the marketplace in general.”

According to a press release, the partnership will enable both companies to leverage existing business relationships and integrate the employment background checks process through greenlightjobs’ job board technology, and securely transport the necessary data from employeescreenIQ without duplicate data entry, allowing for greater efficiency and ultimately reducing a company’s overall time-to-fill metric.

“This partnership positions our companies competitively, offering unique products and services to our clients,” said Lisa Kaye, Founder & CEO, Greenlightjobs.com

Customers can post “Tenders” (work wanted postings) free of charge. A summary description of the job will be sent to contractors in the specified area and will appear in any searches they make through the TenderWarehouse website.

Customers will then receive offers from contractors, via the website, and can choose the best offer, based on factors such as price, reliability, experience, etc. They can refuse any offer – there is no commitment.

TenderWarehouse also provides a ratings system that allows customers to rate the contractors they have used, as well as view the ratings that potential contractors have received from other TenderWarehouse members.

Contractors can browse the Tender listings by description categories. TenderWarehouse also provides a search function that will provide more specific results.

Workers can set preferences so that the website will email new Tender listings that are within the field of expertise or local area.

At the moment, there are no fees listed on the site.

TenderWarehouse provides a data protection system for security purposes. Any information provided will be kept private and will not be provided to anyone without consent.

Kenexa is a provider of recruitment software and solutions.

The lawsuit is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Kenexa; Nooruddin S. Karsan, the Chief Executive Officer of Kenexa; and Donald Volk, the Company’s chief financial officer.

The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, the defendants violated the federal securities laws by misrepresenting and failing to disclose material adverse facts that were known to the defendants or recklessly disregarded by them.

More specifically, the complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants misrepresented or failed to disclose the following: that sales cycles for certain of the Company’s lines of business were growing longer, thereby slowing revenue growth; that Kenexa’s international sales were suffering and that the Company would need to reorganize its sales force as a result; that a significant Kenexa customer was seeking to be released from its agreements with the Company; and that, due to the preceding matters, there was no reasonable basis for the defendants’ positive statements about the Company and its financial condition and business prospects.

That’s up from 4.8 workers for every position in March and 1.7 workers in December 2007.

“While recent labor market reports have indicated that the pace of job loss is slowing, new jobs are not yet being created, and unemployed workers are facing an increasingly uphill battle in the search for work,” Heidi Shierholz, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute, told BizJournals.com.

iCIMS’ Talent Platform, a solution for mid-market companies, supports more than 700 corporations worldwide. iCIMS delivers applicant tracking capabilities to onboarding and off-boarding, performance management, succession planning, workforce planning and more via a single source code.

According to a press release, the 9.1 version of the Talent Platform offers increased flexibility to its users, providing them with the ability to access the system without worries of compatibility with different web browsers or operating systems. PC users are joined by users of Mac, Linux, Solaris and more in having the freedom of using Internet Explorer as well as Mozilla Firefox to access the iCIMS system. Furthermore, applicants accessing career portals and employees utilizing employee portals have the ability to use Safari, Opera, Google Chrome and more.

Users of version 9.1 will also recognize advancements in security measures. In addition to the increased security and performance offered via the Firefox browser, the platform’s enhanced password security allows for even more protection from un-authorized users.

“iCIMS’ focus has always been on developing and delivering technology platforms that are flexible, secure and easy-to-use and which will allow mid-market organizations to capitalize on their talent pool, giving them the foundation they need to scale for future growth,” said Colin Day, President and CEO of iCIMS. “As these organizations look for best-in-breed solution providers that understand their unique needs, iCIMS continues to stand out as the ideal technology partner that is able to take them to the next level in talent management.”