HR.com Hosts Annual Recruitment Survey, Advisory Board Named for HR.com Institute for HR - RPO Certification Program

Troy, MI (PRWEB) February 10, 2011

The RPO practice of KellyOCG, the outsourcing and consulting group of Kelly Services, Inc., has launched its annual recruitment survey, results of which will be published in a second quarter report. KellyOCG has partnered with HROA and HR.com on the survey, which is hosted by HR.com and can be accessed by clicking here: KellyOCG 4th Annual Recruitment Survey.

"Our annual recruitment survey allows Kelly to review trends, metrics and needs in HR talent acquisition and to determine how outsourcing may be utilized in companies across the globe," said D. Zachary Misko, global director of KellyOCG. "The Global RPO Report contains current and useful information for HR professionals while helping KellyOCG to better understand and meet the needs of clients."

In addition to hosting the RPO survey, HR.com, recently announced their Advisory Board for the Institute for Human Resources - Recruitment Process Outsourcing Certification Program, launching February 14 - 15. KellyOCG's Misko has been appointed to the board.

"More and more firms are turning to their traditional staffing partners for RPO services as the economy rebounds," said Debbie McGrath, chief executive officer, HR.com. "The addition of Zachary Misko to our Advisory Board will keep content, and trends, relevant for people talking RPO certification as well as help us better understand global RPO trends."

The ultimate goal of the Recruitment Process Outsourcing program is to provide certification and accreditations 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.

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 embers 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 HROA

The HROA is the only professional membership association committed to promoting the advancement of human resources transformation in complex organizations. The mission of the HROA is to support the Human Resources Outsourcing industry (HRO) through education, advocacy and the promotion of best practices. As a membership organization, HROA provides online and offline networking, best practices and independent commentary on the evolution of HR transformation. For more information visit: http://www.hroa.org.

About KellyOCG

KellyOCG is a global leader in innovative talent management solutions in the areas of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Human Resources Consulting, Career Transition and Organizational Effectiveness, Consulting, Executive Search and Contingent Workforce Outsourcing (CWO), which includes Independent Contractor Solutions. Further information about KellyOCG may be found at http://www.kellyocg.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Jane Stehney, Kelly Services, Inc.

248/244-5630

stehnja(at)kellyservices(dot)com

Debbie McGrath, HR.com

877-472-6648

DMcGrath(at)hr(dot)com

This press release was distributed through PR Web by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: http://www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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TurboSquid Debuts CheckMate Certification Program

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) August 08, 2011

TurboSquid is pleased to introduce CheckMate(TM) Certification, the industrys first standard for 3D models. CheckMate is a major step forward for quality in the stock 3D industry and holds 3D models to a quality standard for the very first time.

TurboSquid developed CheckMate after two years of research with production artists in games, broadcast, films, advertising, and architectural visualization. "Up until now, quality from model to model varied too much," says Matt Wisdom, CEO of TurboSquid. "We address this problem by establishing universal standards for the highest quality, CheckMate Pro, and basic reliability, CheckMate Lite."

Developing the Standard

Historically, there have been no consistent 3D modeling standards for artists to follow--quality within the stock 3D industry has been based on artists personal standards or on narrow guidelines within a specific industry or company. TurboSquid, with its 2M+ member base and 20K+ supplier artists, was uniquely qualified to develop the CheckMate standard and create a certification program around it. There was a major void that we felt we were in a position to address," says Paul Teall, General Manager of the TurboSquid Artist Group and leader of the CheckMate team. "3D artists finally have detailed guidelines on what customers want in a model. In turn, customers will experience stock 3D in a whole new way."

To develop the CheckMate standard, TurboSquid discussed 3D model needs with seasoned production artists across a variety of industries and surveyed its customer base extensively. TurboSquid also ran a six-month beta program with selected top sellers and customers before settling on the Pro and Lite levels of CheckMate Certification. CheckMate Pro demands the utmost quality in geometry, textures, and presentation with a rigorous 44-point inspection. The CheckMate Lite standard, which focuses on reliability in both the product description and the model itself, uses a 15-point inspection. Both standards call for quality not only in the 3D model itself but also in the model's presentation at TurboSquid, which shows customers everything they need to know about the model prior to making a purchasing decision.

TurboSquid developed a suite of proprietary automation tools to check models at a technical level, but Teall points out that these tests will never take the place of human judgment. "A 3D artist with a trained eye opens up each model, looks at it, and renders the model," says Teall. "Our tools can tell you about the model's poly count, topology, and so on, but in the end, a person has to decide if it makes the cut for CheckMate." Among the personnel hired by TurboSquid to implement the new program are numerous CheckMate inspectors who manually check each and every model before it's given the badge.

TurboSquid has always had the widest variety and largest catalog of models, but we felt like it was time to end the game of guessing whats quality, says Wisdom. We now have a clear brand in CheckMate to help customers know what theyre buying. In fact, many customers have said theyll never buy anything other than CheckMate if its available to them, which is a great validation of the artists' and our teams efforts to bring standards to our industry.

CheckMate Details

CheckMate models are indicated in TurboSquid search results with a checkmark, blue for Pro and silver for Lite. Only artists exclusive to TurboSquid and participating in the SquidGuild can submit 3D models for CheckMate certification. For more information on CheckMate, visit http://www.turbosquid.com/CheckMate.

About TurboSquid

Founded in 2000, TurboSquid is the leading global marketplace for 3D Models. Customers in every line of production work from Movies, Games, Television News, Architecture, Advertising, Defense and more depend on TurboSquid to save their projects time and money. They are supplied world-class content by the Turbo Squids ever growing community of professional modelers.

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