OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/28/12 — Halogen Software-s annual User Conference, held earlier this month, in Nashville, was the company-s largest to date, drawing hundreds of customers from around the globe. Set to a backdrop of “” customers shared and received valuable insight into talent management strategy and real-world Halogen product success.
The feedback has been enthusiastic. “From the keynotes to the breakout sessions, the Halogen User Conference offered insights and and getting the most out of our Halogen solutions,” said John Derry, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Kansas City Southern Railway. “The level of thought leadership was impressive. I believe there was as much if not more learning for my staff here as at the SHRM Conference or any other industry conference.”
In addition to four tracks covering strategy, customer success, tips and tools and product news, one of the biggest conference highlights was the HR Executive panel. The panel session garnered accolades for providing insight into how organizations can overcome key talent issues, such as addressing skills shortages and retaining top talent.
Halogen Customer Achievements Recognized Through Annual Bright Lights Awards
Three Halogen customers were recognized with Halogen Bright Lights Awards during the conference for their achievement in leveraging Halogen solutions. Awards were presented during a special ceremony at the Customer Appreciation Party held at the Grand Old Opry on September 10th.
“We were honored with the Dazzling Implementation award for our successful rollout of Halogen to 15,000 colleagues this past August,” said Kimberly Entenmann, Director of People Services at St. Joseph-s Hospital, an affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System. “Halogen has been a great partner to HSHS. Their customer focus is second to none; you can always get the service you need. They-re always raising the bar with their products, and I can-t imagine using anyone else.”
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Raising Funds for Habitat for Humanity
Building on the conference tradition of creative fundraising in support of global charities, customers also had fun for a good cause. At this year-s conference Halogen customers built a giant real-time word cloud to convey their thoughts on what it takes to build a world class workforce. This activity raised thousands of dollars in support of Habitat for Humanity, a global organization focused on building safe shelter for families that need it the most.
To view a photo of the building a world-class workforce word cloud, click here:
About Halogen Software
Endorsed by thousands of HR professionals from around the world, Halogen Software is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their talent – and raising the bar on what you should expect from a talent management vendor. Halogen offers the first and only cloud-based talent management system that-s been purpose-built from the ground up to reinforce and drive higher employee performance across all talent programs – whether that is recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning or compensation. Halogen has been recognized as a market leader by all major business analysts, but even more important, has garnered the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. The company has been named employer of choice over multiple years and has won numerous leadership and product innovation awards, including HR Technology Product of the Year. Halogen Software-s powerful, yet simple-to-use solutions, which also include industry-vertical editions, are ideal for any company that wants to build a world-class workforce that is aligned, inspired and focused on delivering exceptional results. For more information, visit . Subscribe to Halogen Software-s Exploring Talent Management blog: or follow Halogen Software on Twitter: .
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Halogen Software
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