Business Transformation Radio

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A privilege for Todd and I to welcome new HireIQ Solutions CEO Dan Drechsel to the show. Mr. Drechsel has a background with organizations like ADP, S1, and SAP before joining HireIQ.

He joined us to share his insights on how organizations can transform their markets. On the show, Todd, Dan, and myself discussed the following topics:

1. The critical differences between serving a large organization and a smaller, early-stage start-up.

2. The question about whether a large, entrenched corporation that’s been around a while…can they still transform themselves? And their market?

3. With regards to HireIQ technology, data and voice analysis technology. Monitoring 232 voice attributes, and the importance of determining the difference between active and passive voices.

4. How HireIQ is using technology to map out the ideal candidates and prospects for future talent aquisition and hiring.

5. Driving change in your customers, and why organizations of all sizes and types try to achieve that.

6. Can HireIQ’s technology be applied to other business models and hiring applications?

7. After long service at large organizations…what was the appeal for Dan to do a gig with a smaller, early-stage start-up?

8. Keys areas of focus in leading transformation not only in their market space, but also for the organization itself…

9. As a CEO for an early-stage tech start-up, what advice does he have for other start-ups to help them survive and thrive. And the most important thing isn’t what you think…

10. How to grow and develop talent.

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[as distributed via PRWeb this morning...]

Press Release

Business Transformation Radio Signs HireIQ Solutions as Charter Sponsor

Leading developer of virtual interviewing solutions to underwrite radio program spotlighting game-changing strategies for business leaders

ATLANTA — (December 21, 2011) — HireIQ Solutions, Inc., the innovative company that improves the hiring and recruiting process for customer-facing organizations, announced today that it has signed on as sponsor of Business Transformation Radio (BTR), an Internet radio program that arms today’s business leaders with key strategies to grow and transform their businesses.

BTR is recorded at Atlanta’s Dreamland Studios and is produced and hosted by seasoned marketing veterans Todd Schnick and Todd Youngblood. The show’s guests include influential and dynamic market leaders who have demonstrated their ability to grow and transform businesses from start-up stage through rapid growth and exit. In addition to spotlighting business visionaries, the show also features novel solutions to difficult business problems and innovative uses of technology.

“We’re thrilled that HireIQ Solutions has come on board as charter sponsor,” said Schnick, who is executive producer of Business Transformation Radio. “Today’s executives are constantly looking for ways to accelerate their business growth and are anxious to hear how others have achieved their success. HireIQ’s sponsorship will help bring these stories to light.”

InterviewIQ uses media-rich web and voice response technologies that enable businesses with high-volume hiring requirements, such as call centers, retailers, travel and leisure companies and others, to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their recruiting staffs. Interviews conducted through InterviewIQ can be designed to test an applicant’s customer service aptitude, critical thinking, math skills, grammar proficiency and communication skills. InterviewIQ is provided on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis, which means customers can be using the application and interviewing candidates very quickly.

“We’re proud to sponsor Business Transformation Radio,” said Joe Gruca, chief executive officer of HireIQ. “Busy executives and business leaders are always looking for strategies to accelerate their business growth and to learn from the experiences of others. BTR provides an innovative means for executives to hear directly from influential leaders in a format that’s convenient for them.”

To hear episodes of Business Transformation Radio, please visit the show’s home page at: http://transformation.dreamlandinteractive.com/. To book an appearance on the show, please contact the producers. Follow Business Transformation Radio on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/bizxformradio. Show podcasts are also available on iTunes.

For a complete listing of HireIQ news, please visit http://www.hireiqinc.com/about/press/.

ABOUT HIREIQ SOLUTIONS, INC.

HireIQ Solutions, Inc. helps customer service organizations improve hiring decisions, reduce recruiting costs and increase talent performance using its proven predictive performance technology. HireIQ’s flagship product, InterviewIQ, uses rich media, web and voice response technologies to automate the phone screening process, resulting in better-qualified candidates presented during the hiring process. Employees hired using HireIQ’s suite of talent performance optimization products demonstrate increased speed to competency, reduced attrition and improved sales and service performance. HireIQ is a privately held company based in Atlanta, GA. For further information, please visit www.hireiqinc.com. Follow HireIQ on Twitter at www.twitter.com/hireiqinc.

© 2011 HireIQ Inc. All rights reserved. All materials provided, regardless of form, are the exclusive property of HireIQ. HireIQ’s products may be covered by one or more United States, European or other international patents or applications. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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