0 ReviewSNAP Has Launched Our Compensation Dashboard Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 5:08 PM

We've got great news! As of this morning, ReviewSNAP™ has launched our new Compensation Dashboard. Like our 360 Degree Feedback module, the Compensation Dashboard will be bundled with the other applications into one solution all at one flat rate. If you are planning on subscribing to ReviewSNAP™, you will have access to our Performance Review, 360 Degree Feedback, and Compensation Dashboard under one affordable annual subscription rate.

The Compensation Dashboard will allow you to manage your company budget, department budgets, pay grades and the compensation approval process. The system will automatically make compensation increase recommendations to managers based on an employee's overall rating on their performance review. The recommendation can be edited and approved or declined by the compensation "approver". The dashboard will archive and allow you to view all employee's compensation history.

ReviewSNAP is not the first performance management system to offer a performance review, 360 degree feedback, and compensation module. However, ReviewSNAP is the first performance management system to offer all three modules in one solution at an affordable price.

0 ReviewSNAP Forges Partnership with NonProfit HR Solutions Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 7:04 AM

ReviewSNAP™, a leading Web-based performance management systems provider, announced today they have formed a strategic partnership with Nonprofit HR Solutions, a Washington, DC based firm specializing in human resources consulting and staffing for the nonprofit sector. This alliance was formed to enhance the delivery and support of performance management solutions to nonprofit organizations across the nation. The exclusive arrangement provides both parties the opportunity to be able to offer robust, affordable employee performance tools to nonprofit organizations of all sizes.

“Our services are uniquely focused on the nonprofit sector and we are fully committed to providing our clients with the very best human resource solutions available,” said Lisa BrownMorton, President of Nonprofit HR. Solutions “We examined a number of potential performance management systems and found ReviewSNAP to best meet the needs of our nonprofit clients both in terms of system functionality and pricing.”

“We are thrilled to be working with Nonprofit HR Solutions which is such a natural fit for us,” said David Arringdale, President of Applied Training Systems, Inc., the parent company to ReviewSNAP. “They have a strong pulse on what nonprofit organizations need in terms of performance management solutions. We are looking forward to helping their clients enhance their employee performance review process through our acclaimed solutions as well as our focus on customer service and consulting.”

ReviewSNAP provides Web-based employee performance reviews and 360 degree feedback solutions to nonprofits and small to medium-sized (SMB) companies. In 2009, the company tripled its client base made up of a solid blend of both nonprofits and SMB organizations. One key factor credited to ReviewSNAP's growth is their approach to customer service whether it’s a SMB client or nonprofit client.

The two organizations have a similar approach to customer service. ReviewSNAP found Nonprofit HR Solution's team to be highly committed to excellence and customer service which mirrors their philosophy of conducting business.

“NonProfit HR Solutions built its business on integrity and service excellence and this partnership only serves to reinforce to our clients, potential clients and other nonprofit organizations that we both care very much about their success,” said Arringdale.

The partnership became effective February 1, 2010 and both companies will work closely together to assist nonprofit organizations in enhancing their performance management processes. ReviewSNAP has bundled performance appraisal and 360 degree feedback modules under one Web-based system and both are available to nonprofit organizations at an annual subscription rate they can afford.

0 Performance Review Research Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 5:22 PM

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0 REVIEWSNAP ANNOUNCES RECORD GROWTH IN 2009, TRIPLING ITS CLIENT BASE Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 8:16 AM

ReviewSNAP, a leading supplier of Web-based performance management, announced today that 2009 was a groundbreaking year for the company with their key business initiatives and milestones that were successfully accomplished, including tripling its client base and increasing its revenue by 300 percent in just one year. The ReviewSNAP application is the industry's first online performance review system that allows small- to medium-size businesses and nonprofits access to automate and streamline their employee review system at a price point that is affordable to their budgets. Other notable achievements that defined 2009 as a successful year for ReviewSNAP include the following accomplishments

• Entered into five strategic partnerships
• Added a 360 degree feedback module bundled with its performance review module
• Increased its revenue by 300 percent
• Tripled its client base within one year

"By providing our online performance management system at a price point that allows nonprofits and small- to medium-size business owners to benefit from a paperless solution, ReviewSNAP has risen to become the recognized leader in on-demand employee reviews," said Chris Arringdale, Director of Marketing of ReviewSNAP. " Building on our successful 2009, we will be launching our compensation module as part of our bundled package and aggressively building more strategic partnerships all while continuing our top-of-line customer services."

0 ReviewSNAP Launches New Site Design! Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 3:13 PM

As of this morning ReviewSNAP launched its new site design. The look of our application hasn't changed, but the look of our homepage and sub pages has taken on a completely different look. Check out the new look of ReviewSNAP!

0 The Purpose of 360 Degree Feedback Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 8:56 AM

A common question that we hear is "should we use 360 degree feedback to do that or performance reviews?" Well, that depends on what you are doing. Are managers expected to conduct performance reviews on their employees? Is this an official review? Or do you want multiple raters? Is this just a benchmark and not the official review? Are you wanting to create a feedback mechanism for coaching purposes?

360 degree feedback allows you to use multiple raters such as supervisors, peers, direct reports, subordinates and external raters (clients or vendors) to leave feedback on an employee. The feedback is often used as a benchmark within the employee's development plan. In a team-focused atmosphere, 360 degree feedback surveys can be very effective. It lets the employee know how his/her team members view the effectiveness of their performance.

It is important that the feedback remain anonymous to the person who was rated. If employees are allowed to see the comments and ratings and who left them, feelings of resentment can arise along with tension among the employee and the raters.

If you plan to implement the 360 degree feedback process, make sure that you have a strong performance management system in place before doing so. 360 degree feedback and performance reviews are often used in conjunction with one another to form a powerful one-two punch for employee coaching and development.

0 ReviewSNAP Announces Expansion of Referral Partner Program Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 10:57 AM

ReviewSNAP, the most user-friendly and affordable Web-based performance management system, announced today that it is expanding its Referral Partnership Program. The company has always offered an Affiliate program and last year began to form referral partnerships on a limited basis with PEO organizations, HRIS system providers, and business and human resource consulting firms.

Because of overwhelming success of the program, the decision was made in January to begin offering it to a wider base of organizations and individual consultants. The program offers Referral Partners the opportunity to offer the ReviewSNAP performance review and 360 degree feedback system to their client bases and other businesses and non-profit organizations and earn a substantial referral fee for doing so. Because ReviewSNAP requires its client user to pay an annual subscription fee, Referral Partners are able to generate an ongoing passive revenue stream.

The program is simple and straightforward. Dave Arringdale, President of ReviewSNAP's parent company, Applied Training Systems, Inc., said "Our philosophy is that we succeed only if we create win-win situations with all of our partners. Our referral partner program is easy to be a part of and it can generate a significant source of revenue for our referral partners. Our product and the accompanying customer service are second to none and it is the most affordable Web-based performance management solution available. That makes it a natural fit for organizations or individuals who want to offer a performance management system to their clients or any other potential users."

The company encourages you to contact our Account Management team at (800) 516-5849 to learn more about this exciting opportunity. Visit our site at www.reviewsnap.com to learn more about the premier performance management system.

0 The Importance of Ongoing Communication with Your Employees Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 12:38 PM

If your job consisted of continuous monitoring of whether or not the managers of the company were consistently and effectively communicating with their employees, what conclusions do you think you would make? My guess is that you would find that the communication would be generally ineffective and not results-oriented. All too often managers don't make the time to communicate with their employees about their performance and what can be done to achieve their respective goals.

If managers wait for performance review time to provide important feedback, they are missing tremendous opportunities to elevate the level and value of communication. To benefit both the company and the employee managers and supervisors need to communicate with the employee throughout the entire year. Obviously there is the possibility of over-communication and micromanagement and both should be avoid. But well placed communication about performance will help employees capitalize on their potential. Managers need to make sure employees are progressing toward achieving their goals and and they should continue to coach the employee where performance is lagging. And certainly excellent performance should be recognized along the way.

Not communicating with the employee can lead to a couple of things. One, the employee could run into some surprises when you are having your review meeting with them and they very likely won't receive the message well. Or the employee could be stuck in a rut and they won't have made any progress toward their goals and areas of focus leaving them "spinning their wheels", so to speak.

Using a Web-based performance management system can significantly enhance ongoing communication and goal management. to do your performance These systems are designed to not only provide the "infrastructure" for performance reviews and feedback surveys, but to provide tools that drive communication on an ongoing basis.

0 Top five employee performance review tips businesses should consider when creating their 2010 News Year’s Resolutions according to ReviewSNAP Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 11:23 AM

ReviewSNAP™ offers the following tips on how making maximizing employee performance a New Year’s resolution that will benefit both employees and the organization.

1. Create realistic goals and expectations.
2. Develop a method to measure success against each employee’s goal.
3. Provide ongoing feedback and coaching throughout the year to employees.
4. Track progress and areas of improvement for each employee throughout the year to ensure clear and thorough feedback to the employee.
5. Implement an on-demand employee performance management program to substantially enhance the performance review process.

“Employee performance is simply taken too lightly in too many organizations” said David Arringdale, President of ReviewSNAP’s parent company Applied Training Systems, Inc. “The commitment is just not there or the approach is not a good match for the employee base. Using a system such as ReviewSNAP™ can have dramatic results. It was developed based on years of experience and research into what makes employees tick and how feedback about performance should be implemented. When an organization makes a true commitment to maximizing the performance of its employees, the results can be amazing.”

ReviewSNAP has a significant subscriber base using both its performance review and 360 degree feedback modules. Companies benefit from having the flexibility and power to track and document performance easily, assure timely and accurate performance reviews, hold mangers accountable for timely and consistent reviews and gather feedback from other employees to use as a coaching and development tool. Research shows that the quality and timeliness of employee performance reviews affect employees’ perception of the organization they work for and employees with high morale produce quality results. ReviewSNAP was developed to make this process beneficial and easy for both employees and managers.

0 Des Moines Named Best City to do Business Posted by ReviewSNAP | at 7:14 AM

Marketwatch's annual survey named Des Moines the best city to do business. The survey included metro areas with more than 500,000 people and Des Moines beat out cities such as Washington D.C., Omaha, NE., and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. ReviewSNAP is proud to be part of this great business city.