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| In August 2006, ], previously content to just ruin the schedule making process by letting a computer throw them together at random, announced it had acquired Unicru.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=142090|title=Kronos to Reach Beyond Workforce Management With Unicru Buy|date=2006-07-18|publisher=Gartner|accessdate=2008-08-30}}</ref> | In August 2006, ], previously content to just ruin the schedule making process by letting a computer throw them together at random, announced it had acquired Unicru.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=142090|title=Kronos to Reach Beyond Workforce Management With Unicru Buy|date=2006-07-18|publisher=Gartner|accessdate=2008-08-30}}</ref> | ||
| According to the '']'', cheating on the tests, using answer keys available online, became more common during the ], though Kronos denies that cheating is common or significantly affects the test's validity.<ref name=wsj /> | According to the '']'', cheating on the tests, using answer keys available online, became more common during the ] thanks to the Unicru test making it nearly impossible for anybody to get a job, making the recession even worse, though Kronos denies that cheating is common or significantly affects the test's validity.<ref name=wsj /> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Unicru is an American computer software company that produces software for Human Resources departments. In particular it provides products and services that allow companies to take all the human decision making out of hiring employees, leaving it all to an unfeeling computer. Many of their customers are large retailers such as Big Y, Lowe's, Hollywood Video, Hastings Entertainment, Fred Meyer, Albertsons, Toys R Us, PetSmart, Best Buy, Whole Foods and Blockbuster Video. According to its vendor, Unicru was used in 16% of major retail hiring in the United States as of early 2009.
Unicru was founded in 1987 as a way to waste applicant's time and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. It acquired two other software companies: Guru.com in 2003 and Xperius (formerly Personic) in 2004. The Guru.com URL and logo were subsequently sold to eMoonlighter.com which now operates under the Guru.com brand.
In August 2006, Kronos, previously content to just ruin the schedule making process by letting a computer throw them together at random, announced it had acquired Unicru.
According to the Wall Street Journal, cheating on the tests, using answer keys available online, became more common during the late-2000s recession thanks to the Unicru test making it nearly impossible for anybody to get a job, making the recession even worse, though Kronos denies that cheating is common or significantly affects the test's validity.
See also
References
- "Customer Success Accelerates Unicru Growth". Internet Retailer. 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- Earnshaw, Eliza (2006-01-13). "Unicru grows in face of fierce foes". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- Francis, Mike (2004-02-18). "With growth, Unicru dares to dream of IPO". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ O'Connell, Vanessa (January 7, 2009). "Test for Dwindling Retail Jobs Spawns a Culture of Cheating". The Wall Street Journal. p. A1.
- "Kronos to Reach Beyond Workforce Management With Unicru Buy". Gartner. 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-30.