Talent Sonar Wins Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award

Recognized for Best Advance in Unique Talent Acquisition Technology

 SAN FRANCISCO – January XX, 2018 – Talent Sonar, a comprehensive talent acquisition platform that raises the bar on recruitment and selection, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group gold award for excellence in the Best Advance in Unique Talent Acquisition Technology category. Talent Sonar’s win was announced on Thursday, December 14, 2017.

Designed to eliminate unconscious bias, expand the talent pool and ensure the highest quality, best fit candidate for the organization, Talent Sonar actualizes five hiring best practices, leveraging predictive analytics across the entire hiring process in one complete, easy-to-use solution. This results in finding the person who best fits each job from a broader, more qualified pool of candidates.

“Human capital management is evolving faster than at any time in its history, and it is powered by innovative technology developed and implemented by organizations big and small,” said Rachel Cooke, chief operating officer of Brandon Hall Group and head of the awards program. “The technology innovators who won Excellence Awards this year were focused on providing users with a better overall experience. That is what our research says employers want, and our award winners are leading the way.”

Talent Sonar CEO Laura Mather, Ph.D, shared, “Rather than trying to change the hiring process through complex training, Talent Sonar gives organizations a tool that improves talent acquisition to naturally optimize results. It’s an honor to be recognized by the Brandon Hall Group with the Best Advance in Unique Talent Acquisition Technology for what we see as a unique approach to an all too common issue.”

Mike Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group, said, “Our technology award winners are truly outstanding and set a high bar for others. We have learned a great deal from what they have accomplished. The awards programs supplement our quantitative research in providing our team with unique insights to share with our members and clients.”

A panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts and Brandon Hall Group senior analysts and executives evaluated each entry based upon the following criteria:

  • Product: What was the product’s breakthrough innovation?
  • Unique differentiators: What makes the product unique and how does it differ from any competing products?
  • Value proposition: What problem does the product solve and/or what need does this product address?
  • Measurable results: What are the benefits customers can expect to experience as a result of using this product?

To learn more about the awards program and winners, visit

http://www.brandonhall.com/excellenceawards/excellence-technology.php?year=2017.

ABOUT BRANDON HALL GROUP, INC.

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 25 years of delivering world class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is the most well-known and established research organization in the performance improvement industry. We conduct research that drives performance, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Brandon Hall Group has an extensive repository of thought leadership, research and expertise in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources. At the core of our offerings is a Membership Program that Empowers Excellence Through Content, Collaboration and Community. Our members have access to research that helps them make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, combined with research-powered advisory services customized to their needs. www.brandonhall.com

ABOUT TALENT SONAR

Talent Sonar is a comprehensive platform that raises the bar on recruitment and selection, structures the entire hiring process and delivers higher quality candidates to an organization. Talent Sonar operationalizes data and research, empowering companies across sectors to implement data-driven talent acquisition practices in every hiring decision. Its easy-to-use cloud interface focuses on five research-based essential hiring practices to perfect a company’s hiring process, guiding users to make data-driven decisions that achieve great results every time you hire.

Companies that use Talent Sonar attract 30 percent more qualified candidates with improved job descriptions, see 40 percent more underrepresented minorities make it to the interview phase, and select hires with structured interviews that result in two times better candidate fit and greater than 90 percent confidence level in hiring decision makers. Find out more at talentsonar.com and @TalentSonar.

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.

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