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Austin, Texas – February 17, 2016 – TalentGuard Inc., a global provider of competency-based talent management in the cloud, announced today that Corporate Fitness Works, a provider of organizational wellness and fitness solutions, has selected TalentGuard’s Certification Tracking software to automate the process of monitoring certifications that employees are required to maintain to perform in their job.

“TalentGuard is excited to help Corporate Fitness Works easily ensure that employees have the right certifications and training to deliver exceptional service to clients” said Linda Ginac, President and CEO of TalentGuard. “Certifications and their intervals are appropriately maintained in the software, staff members are proactively notified of upcoming renewals and we offer a single view of all historical data.”

“Our elite team of health and fitness professionals have specialized degrees, training and national certifications to ensure quality results for our clients. This is a key differentiator and competitive advantage for us so we continue to invest in innovative solutions, like TalentGaurd, that will ensure we maintain the highest quality standards when it comes to the professional development of our team.” – Brenda Loube, President and Co-Founder of Corporate Fitness Works.

About TalentGuard, Inc.
TalentGuard is a global provider of competency-based talent management solutions delivered as Software-as-a-Service. Our cloud-based software suite is unmatched in it’s ability to engage and retain employees. Our integrated technology helps organizations automate performance management, 360 degree feedback, career pathing, succession planning, individual development planning and certification tracking. TalentGuard also helps improve business outcomes with our extended network of credentialed career coaches, training programs and content.

Through it’s network of trusted integration partners, TalentGuard is seamlessly integrated with the broader HCM ecosystem including HRIS, Applicant Tracking, Compensation Management and Learning Management. For more information visit www.talentguard.com.

Media Contact:

Anthony Campagnano
TalentGuard, Inc.
512.943.6800 x1487
Anthony.Campagnano@talentguard.com
About Corporate Fitness Works

Corporate Fitness Works is a certified women-owned business and trusted provider of comprehensive wellness and fitness solutions that inspire all to champion their own well-being. As a catalyst for health, we help build healthy cultures through innovative fitness and wellness management, facility design, equipment procurement, and consulting services. www.corporatefitnessworks.com

Media Contact:

Elaine Smalling
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
727-522-2900 ext. 1120
esmalling@teamcfw.com

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TalentGuard Product Suite Overview

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT – Fosters an efficient and focused business process that provides qualitative and quantitative insight during the performance conversation, delivers agile goal setting and supports ongoing feedback, coaching and development to ensure an employer’s workforce is aligning and adapting to business goals.

COMPENSATION PLANNING – Make informed decisions throughout the salary and bonus review process with scenario plans, benchmarks and validation of decisions. Leaders have immediate visibility and transparency to salary, bonus, incentive stock and other data.

CAREER PATHING – Enables employers to offer a structured career development process to support career growth. Our software provides employees with tools to build out meaningful career paths based on their aspirations and interests, review skill gaps against future jobs and engage in relevant learning experiences that proactively prepares them for the next role.

360° DEGREE FEEDBACK – Assess employee skills to better understand skills, gaps and talent readiness as company grow and adapt future challenges. Our tool gathers and analyzes objective multi-rater feedback to help employers make better people development decisions.

SUCCESSION PLANNING – Facilitates organizations in the identification and development of internal people with the potential to fill key leadership positions in the company. This solution helps companies identify critical roles, manage the talent pipeline and search for talent based on detailed criteria to ensure the right talent are in the right roles.

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING – Provides organizations with a method to manage interactive career development plans. Employees can create and track goals, gain access to learning resources, solicit feedback from stakeholders, and receive coaching for advisors and mentors.

CERTIFICATION TRACKING – Allows companies to manage, track, and report on training and certification efforts. HR can assign mandatory and supplemental training to specific job roles, managers can see when training is required, and employees can remain compliant in their role.

COACH MATCH – Enables companies to consistently manage the employee-coach relationship to achieve goals. Coach Match systematically identifies qualified coaches based on the employee’s assessed needs or search criteria. Companies can track the engagement, monitor status, and measure impact.