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The 2005 Global Skills Report: Globalization is here to stay. So where are the skilled employees? In the 2005 Global Skills Report, Brainbench ranks the most popular skills in the United States and around the globe. We reveal the most commonly certified skills, trends, and changes from our 2003 study, and offer insights into these...; Tags: Brainbench, Globalization, Strategy, Management; White papers 2005-07-19
BrainBench: US IT salaries will grow 1-5% in 2004: 62% of information technology workers surveyed expect raises of between 1% and 5% next year, according to a report published Thursday by Brainbench, which provides skills measurement online. Almost half of the respondents (42%) said that they had received a salary increase of between 1% and 5% this year. Another...; Tags: information technology, Brainbench; Blog posts 2003-12-18
Maintaining Talent for Market Leadership - How Wells Fargo Keeps Top IT Performers on Board and Moving Ahead: Wells Fargo is a 150-year-old financial services giant that is ranked #1 in multiple categories, from small business and agricultural lending to online financial services, insurance sales, and home equity lending. Like many large organizations, Wells Fargo develops top performers through one of two career development paths. An employee may...; Tags: Talent, Leadership, Wells Fargo & Co., Information Technology, Board, Brainbench, Professional Development, Financial Planning, Workforce Management, Strategy, Financial Services, Career, Finance, Human Resources, Management; Case studies
How One Healthcare Organization Uses Objective Metrics to Improve Project Management: In 2003, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, one of the nation's leading health care benefits companies, set out to identify, quantify, and improve the skills of its associates who manage vital projects. To maintain their position as a leader in the health care industry, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue...; Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Care, Brainbench, Project Management, Vertical Industries, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Human Resources; Case studies
Telecom Provider Reduces Call Center Cost-Per-Hire by 80%: One of the most significant challenges facing services organizations today is the need to identify and deploy talent quickly. For SaskTel, a major Canadian telecommunications service provider about to roll out a brand new technology to its client base, the demand for qualified personnel in its Customer Relationship Center was...; Tags: Brainbench, Recruitment & Selection, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Networking; Case studies

IBM's Objective Metrics - A Knowledge Company's Approach to Skills Inventory Management: In 2001, IBM's Americas IT Specialist Profession Discipline Leader set out to implement an online skills measurement system that would improve IBM's ability to pinpoint that knowledge. The skills measurement strategy began with a need to improve success rates for the company's employee certification process. IBM conducted a survey among...; Tags: Knowledge, Inventory Management, Brainbench, IBM Corp., Professional Development, Strategy, Career, Management; Case studies
How Information Builders Gives Clients the Skills Needed to Achieve ROI: If a company's customers lack the skills to achieve ROI from the deployment of a technology solution, it's a losing proposition for both the buyer and the seller. In today's tight technology market, where the need to demonstrate ROI is a prerequisite of every sale, smart solutions providers are assuming...; Tags: Information Builders, ROI, Brainbench, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Case studies
Building a Foundation for Continuous Improvement: Lessons From a Marine Corps Command: The Marine Corp Network Operations and Security Command MCNOSC provides a vital service in protecting Marine Corps information systems. The skills of the network administrators that operate the MCNOSC are an essential driver of the organization's performance. Unfortunately, identifying and tracking those skills has never been easy. For MCNOSC, the...; Tags: Brainbench, Performance Management, Network Administration, Networking, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; Case studies
Pilot Assessment Program Cuts Time-to-Hire by 50%, Saves $400K for Leading Healthcare Provider: As a premier provider of healthcare management products and services, McKesson Corporation relies on innovation and responsiveness to maintain leadership in the healthcare industry. In early 2003, McKesson Information Solutions MIS began a software product initiative requiring top technical talent. It became apparent as McKesson's search for developers unfolded that...; Tags: McKesson Corp., Health Care, Brainbench, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; Case studies
Skills Measurement for IT Talent - How Government Agencies Are Putting Commercial Best Practices to Work: From April 22 - 29, 2002, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM held its first IT Virtual Job Fair. The online skills measurement approach used in the IT job fair achieved some important goals. First, the measurement system supported a new competency-based approach to defining job qualifications. Traditionally, government...; Tags: Job, Agency, Information Technology, Government, Best Practice, Brainbench, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; Case studies