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Andrea Shepherd, Named an “Influential Woman in RPO” for Third Year by Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA)

MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 5, 2024 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, is pleased to announce Andrea Shepherd, senior vice president of Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, was named by the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) as an Influential Woman in RPO for the third year.

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Engage2Excel Expands its CXS Develop Offering to Include Impactful Research-Based Manager Training and Development

MOORESVILLE, N.C., November 28, 2023 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, has released the latest findings from its Employee-Centric Manager (ECM) Upward Feedback and Training solutions developed by Dr. Jack Wiley.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a Top Recruitment Process Outsourcing Provider for the Fourteenth Year in HRO Today Baker’s Dozen

MOORESVILLE, N.C., September 29, 2023 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, has been recognized as an RPO Leader on HRO Today Baker’s Dozen in the 2023 Overall Midsize Deal RPO Leaders, ranking at #2 on the list as well as #7 on the Overall Healthcare RPO Leaders.

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Engage2Excel Named a Top Employee Recognition Provider for the Twelfth Year in HRO Today Baker’s Dozen

MOORESVILLE, N.C., August 18, 2023 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, has been recognized as a top service provider, ranking in the top five in Employee Recognition on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction List.

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Everest Group Research Firm names Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services

MOORESVILLE, N.C., June 7, 2023 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions in the human capital marketplace, announces its Recruitment Solutions division is positioned as a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services for the fifth year in the Everest Group PEAK Matrix Assessment.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named as an Innovator in NelsonHall’s NEAT Vendor Evaluation for RPO and Total Talent for Second Year

MOORESVILLE, N.C., May 9, 2023 – Engage2Excel, Inc., a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services, announces its Recruitment Solutions division is positioned as an Innovator in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Total Talent NEAT from NelsonHall for the second year.

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Everest Group Research Firm Names Engage2Excel a Leader in Rewards and Recognition Solutions

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 17, 2023 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions in the human capital marketplace, is positioned as a Leader in Rewards and Recognition (R&R) in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix Assessment for a fourth year in a row.

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Engage2Excel Returns as a Global Underwriter of 2023 Talent Board Candidate Experience Awards Benchmark Research Program

The CandE Awards recognize organizations that deliver exceptional recruiting, hiring, and candidate experiences

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience through its annual recruiting and hiring industry benchmark research, today announced that Engage2Excel, who creates engaging candidate and employee experiences from pre-hire to retirement, has again returned as a Global Underwriter for this year’s 2023 Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards global benchmark research program.

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Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) Names SVP Andrea Shepherd, an “Influential Woman in RPO” for Second Year

MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 1, 2023 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, is delighted to announce Andrea Shepherd, senior vice president of Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, was named as an Influential Woman in RPO by the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) for the second year in a row.

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Four Engage2Excel Leaders Named as 2022 HR Provider Superstars by HRO Today

MOORESVILLE, N.C., December 21, 2022 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, is honored to announce that four of its leaders have been named to the HRO Today 2022 HR Provider and Practitioner Superstars list.

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Engage2Excel Recognized for Candidate Experience Excellence as a Winner of the 2022 Global Candidate Experience (CandE) Award

MOORESVILLE, N.C., September 23, 2022 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, has been recognized for its commitment to exceptional talent experiences and recipient of a 2022 Global Candidate Experience Award by Talent Board.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a Top Recruitment Process Outsourcing Provider in HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen List

MOORESVILLE, N.C., September 15, 2022 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, has been recognized as an RPO Leader on HRO Today’s 2022 Overall Midsize Deal RPO Leaders, ranking at #3 on the list, as well as ranking as an Overall Healthcare RPO Leader.

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Engage2Excel is Named a Top Employee Recognition Provider in HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings

MOORESVILLE, N.C., August 17, 2022 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, has been recognized as a top service provider in Employee Recognition on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction List for 2022. Notably, Engage2Excel ranked in the top five for quality of service.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment

MOORESVILLE, N.C., May 9, 2022 – Engage2Excel, Inc., a leading recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services provider, is positioned as a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services in the 2022 Everest Group PEAK Matrix Assessment 2022, for the fourth year in a row.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Leader Named A “2022 Influential Woman in RPO” by Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA)

MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 11, 2022 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, is pleased to announce Andrea Shepherd, senior vice president of Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, was named as an Influential Woman in RPO by the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA).

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HRO Today Names Four Engage2Excel Leaders 2021 HR Superstars

MOORESVILLE, N.C., December 30, 2021 – Engage2Excel, a leader in innovative recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, is pleased to announce that four of its leaders have been named to the HRO Today 2021 HR Provider and Practitioner Superstars list.

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ENGAGE2EXCEL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS NAMED A LEADER IN RECRUITMENT PROCESS OUTSOURCING (RPO) SERVICES BY HRO TODAY

MOORESVILLE, N.C., September 15, 2021 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, has ranked on the 2021 HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen List for Midsize Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services (RPO) for the 12th consecutive year.

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Engage2Excel Supports SmartWorks Collaborative Virtual Event Featuring a Panel of Experts on Challenges of Managing and Retaining Today’s Workforce

MOORESVILLE, N.C., September 7, 2021 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, invites all managers and leaders to Meeting the Challenges of the New World of Work: Managing and Retaining Today’s Workforce (& Beating the Big Quit!) virtual event on September 14, 2021, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST, hosted by our friends at SmartWorks Collaborative. This event features a ‘news you can use’ panel of experts as they share actionable ideas and takeaways to help meet today’s unprecedented challenges in the workplace.

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Engage2Excel Named a Top Recognition Provider by HRO Today Magazine

MOORESVILLE, N.C., August 18, 2021 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition, and engagement solutions, has been recognized as a top service provider in Employee Recognition on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings List for 2021. Engage2Excel is ranked in the top five among other providers in a rating solely based on feedback from buyers of recognition services.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) in North America Services by PEAK Matrix Assessment

MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 23, 2021 – Engage2Excel, Inc. a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services, is positioned as a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) in North America Services in the 2021 PEAK Matrix report by Everest Group.

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Engage2Excel Named A Top Employee Engagement Provider by HRO Today for Third Year

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 22, 2021 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition and engagement solutions, has been recognized as one of the leading providers of engagement services on HRO Today’s Employee Engagement “Baker’s Dozen” list for 2021. Engage2Excel ranked 7th overall among global engagement providers. To determine the overall ranking, HRO Today analyzes results across three subcategories: service breadth, deal sizes, and quality of service.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a 2021 Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services by Research Firm Everest Group

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 15, 2021 – Engage2Excel, Inc. a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services, is positioned as a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services in the 2021 Everest Group PEAK Matrix report.

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Engage2Excel Named Leader in Rewards and Recognition Outsourcing by Everest Group Research Firm

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 7, 2021 – Engage2Excel, Inc., a global provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition technology and services in the HR industry, has been named a Leader for the third year in a row by Everest Group in its “Rewards and Recognition (R&R) Solutions PEAK Matrix™ Assessment with Service Provider Landscape 2021” report.

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Engage2Excel Supports Smart Works Collaborative Master Class Event Featuring Diversity and Inclusion Leaders

MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 18, 2021 – Engage2Excel, a leading provider of hiring and retention technologies, invites the business community to attend the first 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Event. This peer-to-peer event is presented by Smart Works Collaborative (SWC) and takes place on April 13, 2021 from 1 to 2:30 PM ET. This virtual event features an expert panel of senior executives who will address diversity and inclusion (D&I) challenges in the corporate sector with practical takeaways for the attendees. SWC’s mission is to offer 21st century actionable ideas for executive leadership to meet today’s challenges in a time of transition and transformation.

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Engage2Excel Releases CXS Recognize 2.1 Focusing on Improving the Employee Experience

MOORESVILLE, N.C., JANUARY 12, 2021 – Engage2Excel Group, a leader in innovative recruitment, recognition and engagement solutions, is pleased to announce its continued commitment to helping organizations deliver engaging experiences throughout the talent lifecycle with the release of its latest version of CXS Recognize.

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Engage2Excel Wins a 2020 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Award

MOORESVILLE, N.C., DECEMBER 15, 2020 – Engage2Excel Group, a leader in innovative recruitment, recognition and engagement solutions, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group bronze award for excellence in the “Best Advance in Employee Engagement Technology” category.

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Engage2Excel Partners with Talent Board as Vendor of Choice for 2020 Global Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards

MOORESVILLE, N.C., November 18, 2020 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition and engagement solutions, announces their partnership with Talent Board as their vendor of choice for the 2020 CandE awards. These awards celebrate and recognize 61 organizations from around the world for their candidate experience excellence.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named RPO Leader by HRO Today Magazine

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – September 17, 2020 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, part of the Engage2Excel group of companies, has been recognized as an RPO Leader on HRO Today’s 2020 Baker’s Dozen Mid-Size Deals Customer Satisfaction Ratings and took the #2 spot on the list.

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Engage2Excel in the Top 3 of Recognition Providers by HRO Today Magazine

MOORESVILLE, N.C., August 11, 2020 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition and engagement solutions, has been recognized as one of the leading providers of recognition services on HRO Today’s Recognition “Baker’s Dozen” List for 2020. Engage2Excel ranked #3 overall among other leading recognition providers.

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Engage2Excel Becomes a Global Underwriter of 2020 Talent Board Candidate Experience Awards Benchmark Research Program

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience, today announced that Engage2Excel, a leader in creating engaging career experiences throughout the talent lifecycle, has become a Global Underwriter for this year’s global 2020 Candidate Experience Awards (CandEs) Benchmark Research Program.

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Engage2Excel Introduces Multi-program Initiative to Thank COVID-19 Responders

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 24, 2020 – Engage2Excel Group of Companies (“E2E Group”), a global leader in recruitment, employee engagement, recognition and rewards and consumer loyalty solutions, unveiled a multiprogram initiative to honor front-line responders for their heroic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Engage2Excel Name a Top Employee Engagement Provider By HRO Magazine

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 17, 2020 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of recruitment, recognition and engagement solutions, has been recognized as one of the leading providers of engagement services on HRO Today’s Employee Engagement “Baker’s Dozen” List for 2020.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services by Research Firm Everest Group

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 15, 2020 – Engage2Excel, Inc., a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services, is positioned as a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services in the 2020 Everest Group report.

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Engage2Excel Named a Leader in Rewards and Recognition Solutions by Research Firm Everest Group

MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 13, 2020 – Engage2Excel, Inc. a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition solutions in the human capital marketplace, is positioned as a Leader in Rewards and Recognition (R&R) in Everest Group’s 2020 PEAK Matrix™.

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Engage2Excel Earns Ranking on HRO Today 2019 Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Baker’s Dozen List

STATESVILLE, N.C., September 19, 2019 – Engage2Excel’s Recruitment Solutions division, an innovator in recruiting and onboarding solutions, earned a spot among the top enterprise Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) providers in HRO Today’s 2019 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings. This marks the tenth consecutive year they have made the list.

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Engage2Excel Named on 2019 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen List for Top Recognition Providers, Marking Their Presence on Three Baker’s Dozen Lists

STATESVILLE, N.C., Aug 15, 2019 – Engage2Excel, Inc. a leading provider of employee recognition and career experience solutions, has once again earned a spot among the top recognition providers in HRO Today’s 2019 Baker’s Dozen Recognition Providers Ratings. This ranking marks the eighth time the company has made the list and signifies their presence on three Baker’s Dozen lists, including recognition, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and employee engagement.

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Engage2Excel Earns Ranking on HRO Today 2019 Employee Engagement Baker’s Dozen List

STATESVILLE, N.C., June 19, 2019 – Engage2Excel, Inc., an industry-leading provider of engagement solutions, has been recognized as one of the leading providers of engagement services on HRO Today’s Employee Engagement “Baker’s Dozen” List for 2019. Engage2Excel ranked #4 of overall engagement providers in North America. This is the first year that HRO Today has surveyed organizations on their employee engagement programs.

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Engage2Excel Announces the Addition of Rideau, Inc.

Statesville, N.C. April 30, 2019 – Engage2Excel Group of Companies (“E2E Group”), a portfolio company of Comvest Partners (“Comvest”), has announced the addition of Rideau, Inc. (“Rideau”), a global leader of employee recognition solutions, to bolster its career experience platform. Headquartered in Montreal, Rideau provides world-class organizations with an integrated recognition platform that fuels long-term performance by increasing employee engagement and retention.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Named a Major Contender in Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment

STATESVILLE, N.C., March 29, 2019 – Engage2Excel, Inc., a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services in the HR industry, today announced that Everest Group has named its Recruitment Solutions division a Major Contender in Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services in its report “Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment.”

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Engage2Excel Named a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix™ For Rewards and Recognition Outsourcing

STATESVILLE, N.C., October 1, 2018 – Engage2Excel, Inc. a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement and recognition services in the HR industry, today announced that Everest Group has named it a Leader in Rewards and Recognition (R&R) Outsourcing in its report “Rewards and Recognition (R&R) Outsourcing– Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018.

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Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions Earns Ranking on HRO Today 2018 RPO Baker’s Dozen Overall Enterprise Leaders List

STATESVILLE, N.C., September 18, 2018 – Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions, a division of Engage2Excel and an innovator in recruiting and onboarding solutions, is pleased to announce the company’s ninth consecutive listing on HRO Today 2018 Customer Satisfaction Ratings: Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Providers List. This year marks their first appearance on the Overall Enterprise Leader list. In previous years they were listed as Decision Toolbox under the RPO Baker’s Dozen Midsize Providers List.

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Engage2Excel Earns Ranking for the Seventh Time on 2018 Baker’s Dozen List for Recognition Providers

STATESVILLE, N.C., July 31, 2018 – Engage2Excel, Inc. a leading provider of recruitment, employee engagement, and recognition services in the HR industry, has earned a spot among the top recognition providers in HRO Today’s 2018 Baker’s Dozen Recognition Providers Ratings. This ranking marks the seventh time the company has made the list.

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Engage2Excel is Certified Under EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks

Statesville, N.C. March 21, 2018— Engage2Excel, a leading provider of workforce solutions, announces it has received certification approval from the United States Department of Commerce for the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks program, the successor to the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Program.

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Decision Toolbox Changes Name to Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions

STATESVILLE, N.C., Thursday, March 15, 2018 – Decision Toolbox, a leading provider of national recruitment solutions, announced today the company will unify branding with its parent company, Engage2Excel, and will now be known as Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions.

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Survey on Performance Recognition Reveals Positive Impact of Programs on Employee Perceptions

If your company doesn’t utilize formal programs for recognizing employee performance, you may want to reconsider based on the results of a recently released survey report from Trendicators, the research division of human resources (HR) solutions provider Engage2Excel. Conducted in December 2017, this survey of 1,500 U.S. employees representing all major industry sectors and demographic categories fills a current void in research data.

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Engage2Excel Named on HRO Today’s 2017 Baker’s Dozen List of Recognition Providers

STATESVILLE, N.C., August 17, 2017 – HRO Today, a leading magazine for human capital management, announced their 2017 Recognition Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Survey List, and Engage2Excel made the exclusive list for the sixth time, ranking 5th overall.

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Engage2Excel Acquires Decision Toolbox, A Recognized Leader in Integrated Recruiting Solutions

STATESVILLE, N.C., December 16, 2016 – Engage2Excel, a leading provider of employee engagement solutions, announced today the acquisition of recruitment solutions provider Decision Toolbox. This addition complements Engage2Excel’s existing HR solutions for employee recognition and surveys and significantly expands the capabilities of its Talent Acquisition division, launched in July 2016.

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Engage2Excel Named Among the Top Recognition Providers in HRO Today’s 2016 Baker’s Dozen Awards

STATESVILLE, N.C., August 9, 2016 – Engage2Excel, Inc. has been ranked as one of the leading providers of recognition and rewards services in the HR industry. This ranking marks the seventh year the company has made the list; in previous years it ranked under the company name TharpeRobbins.

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Engage2Excel Names Darren Findley as President of Recruitment Solutions

STATESVILLE, N.C., May 24, 2016 – Engage2Excel, Inc. has named industry veteran Darren Findley as President of Recruitment Solutions.

“We are thrilled to bring someone with such a comprehensive background in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and staffing solutions to lead new business opportunities at Engage2Excel,” says Phil Stewart, chief executive officer. “Darren’s experience in corporate recruitment makes him the ideal person to bring innovative solutions to our client’s workforce challenges.”

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How to Take Recognition to the Next Level. Debunking the myths in the marketplace around annual engagement surveys and service-based recognition.

Engage2Excel CEO, Phil Stewart and CES, Dr. Jack Wiley along with exclusive partner, Brian Kelly, President & CEO of Vestrics speak about the effective use of employee recognition programs and the critical steps in designing and implementing an analytics program with the Brandon Hall Group. To listen to the podcast click here.

TharpeRobbins Changes Name to Engage2Excel, Launches Industry’s Only ROI-Employee Recognition Solution

STATESVILLE, NC October 18, 2015 – After 123 years, TharpeRobbins, the nation’s longest continuously operating employee recognition company, has changed its name to Engage2Excel and unveiled the industry’s only ROI-based employee recognition platform.

Engage2Excel launched its new brand and ROI-based employee recognition platform today at the HR Tech conference in Las Vegas. In September, clients were given a preview of the new platform in New York. Kevin Henry, Chief Human Resources Officer for Extended Stay America, was impressed with what he saw. “HR leaders need better tools for driving engagement and validating the business impact in order to plan and scale their investments,” says Henry.

“Our new name succinctly sums up what we do. We help companies engage employees to drive business results,” says Phil Stewart, Engage2Excel’s president and CEO. Stewart joined the company in March after eight years at IBM/Kenexa, where he served as the chief people officer and president of Kenexa’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) business unit. “At IBM/Kenexa, I learned the importance and power of analytics in making HR decisions based on measurable business outcomes.”

Companies spend $46 billion annually on employee recognition programs according to industry analyst Bersin by Deloitte. “The unfortunate reality,” Stewart reports, “is that HR leaders today lack the ROI metrics that IT, manufacturing, marketing, and finance use for managing program investments.”

Engage2Excel’s ROI-based employee recognition platform gives HR leaders the business metrics they need to plan, analyze, and scale their engagement and recognition programs. Building on the company’s long history of providing employee recognition programs for more than 2,500 companies, Engage2Excel has added new services to their portfolio. These services include engagement surveys and performance analytics that help clients measure, manage, and improve employee engagement and recognition programs to drive bottom-line results.

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About Engage2Excel, Inc.

Engage2Excel, Inc., formerly TharpeRobbins, is a privately held provider of employee engagement and recognition programs. With the company’s vast industry knowledge and expertise in outcome-based program design for a wide variety of clients—from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms—Engage2Excel helps clients measure, manage, and improve performance with the industry’s only ROI-based employee recognition solution. Headquartered in Statesville, N.C., with an ISO-certified facility in Attleboro, Mass., Engage2Excel has a long history of pioneering solutions dating back to the founding of The Robbins Company in 1892. Find out more at engage2excel.com.

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The HR Technology Conference 2015: Trailblazers Don’t Make the Best Settlers

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Madeline Laurano

I first heard this quote at last month’s GlassDoor Employer Branding Summit when Spencer Rascoff called Zillow (the real estate tech giant) a startup. Some companies, regardless of their size or growth potential, still operate best when they are pushing the envelope, running at warp speed or getting messy with all hands on deck. Is this a good thing? I think so especially in a time when “startup” has become the flavor du jour. This sentiment is one that certainly rang true at The HR Technology Conference this week. Both emerging providers and traditional players were coming to market with new products and exciting announcements. Everyone from ADP (who announced significant enhancements) to Engage2Excel (who developed a novel approach to old-school recognition) to The Marcus Buckingham Company (who stole the show with its approach to building high-performing teams) had something interesting to share. The energy this year is hard to describe.

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TharpeRobbins welcomes Phillip Stewart as the new Chief Executive Officer of TharpeRobbins

STATESVILLE, N.C., April 28, 2015– The TharpeRobbins Company, Inc. has named Phillip Stewart to the position of chief executive officer of The TharpeRobbins Company, Inc., the parent company of both TharpeRobbins and Hinda Incentives.

“We are excited to bring someone with such an extensive background in both executive leadership and human resources to lead the team at TharpeRobbins and Hinda,” says Pat Harlow, chairman of the board. “Phil’s roots in human resources make him the ideal person to connect with the needs of our customers in this vibrant and growing industry.”

Phil comes to TharpeRobbins with a successful track record and a vast professional network, most notably in the HR community. Phil has spent the last eight years at IBM/Kenexa, first as Chief People Officer and then as President of Kenexa’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) business unit since 2007. Prior to Kenexa, Phil spent seven years at Dentsply International and nine years with the Sara Lee Corporation, all in various Human Resources leadership positions. Phil will be moving to Davidson, NC and will work out of the TharpeRobbins headquarters in Statesville, NC.

“Phil has a history of rapidly growing businesses and we are thrilled that he will commit the people and financial resources necessary to support our growth,” says Mike Donnelly, president of Hinda Incentives.

“I am honored to lead this dynamic team to new levels of success,” says Stewart. “We have the perfect combination of experienced talent, cutting-­‐edge technology and depth of services in all of the industries we support. Our future is so incredibly bright that there is no limit to what we will accomplish together!”

About TharpeRobbins
The TharpeRobbins Company is a privately held provider of managed employee reward and recognition programs, which offers in-­‐house creative services, software development, jewelry manufacturing and state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art distribution centers. TharpeRobbins is passionate about recognition because it knows an engaged workforce produces measurable business results. With the company’s vast industry knowledge and expertise in outcome-­‐based program design for a wide variety of clients — from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms — TharpeRobbins offers a unique perspective that helps its clients achieve attraction, retention and performance goals through employee engagement. With TharpeRobbins, Recognition Changes Everything.

Created through the 2007 merger of The Robbins Company, founded in 1892, and The Tharpe Company Inc., founded in 1981, TharpeRobbins acquired Hinda Incentives in 2012, further strengthening its services to the industry. Headquartered in Statesville, N.C., with an ISO-­‐certified facility in Attleboro, Mass., and Hinda Incentives located in Chicago, TharpeRobbins’ innovative solutions have continued to set new standards for more than 100 years. Find out more at www.tharperobbins.com.

About Hinda Incentives
Hinda has forged a reputation as the preeminent provider of individual lifestyle awards for sales channels and customer loyalty incentive marketing programs, as well as the employee engagement segments of the corporate rewards and recognition industry. At every level and turn of the awards fulfillment aspect, the company strives to exceed the highest expectations through its never-­‐ending passion for and commitment to total client and award recipient satisfaction.

Established in 1970, Chicago-­‐based Hinda Incentives is one of the nation’s leading specialists in motivating employees and sales forces, and providing incentives to dealers, distributors, and consumers. Hinda’s web-­‐based system, innergE®, provides an efficient, immediate and effective way to manage incentive and recognition programs. The ultimate and most current award assortment available in the marketplace, infinitE℠, offers millions of choices including brand-­‐name merchandise, instant, easy and intuitive digital awards, books and entertainment. Hinda also provides prompt fulfillment of the most popular awards by maintaining its own warehouse and distribution center. Learn more at: www.hinda.com.

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