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Zapointô, provider of the Webís first Talent Platform, now offers Zapoint Enterprise, giving executives a powerful new tool for identifying, hiring, managing and retaining individuals who add real value to the organization. Zapoint Enterprise achieves this difficult taskóone of the most challenging in any modern enterpriseóusing a proprietary ìtalent currencyî that expresses talent in a common, easily understood and meaningful language.

Zapointís algorithmic approach removes the ambiguity and subjectivity of antiquated human resource management systems, making it easier and more effective for organizations to understand the relationships between talent and business performance. ìOne of the toughest jobs for HR decision makers is to evaluate individuals in an objective, comparable fashion,î said Chris Twyman, founder and CEO of Zapoint. ìZapoint Enterprise is a true Web 2.0 breakthrough because it quantifies each employeeís professional and educational skills and achievements using a single systemóa ëtalent currencyí. Whatís more, it has an amazing ability to map a companyís overall talent inventory in relation to its larger corporate goals.î

Visual and Interactive

Zapoint Enterprise, a Web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) application, provides each user with his or her own ìEnterprise Dashboardî where both hard skills and behavioral attributes are displayed graphically. Because managers can use Zapoint Enterprise to set department objectives, review performance and establish necessary skills within their team, users can better judge how their skills rate and where gaps lie within the department.

Each Zapoint Enterprise profile is provided with a LifeChart that provides a quick and intuitive representation of individual achievements. Akin to a stock chart, LifeChart is a visual and interactive representation of skills and achievements, and forms the basis of the talent currency. With LifeChart, employees and executives can easily compare individuals and tie their achievements to key business drivers. The LifeChart gives executives a more effective way to benchmark critical skills, develop and retain high potential employees, and understand the impact of change.

Zapoint Enterprise functions as either a robust standalone application or an invaluable supplement to existing tools and systems used by the enterprise, particularly in the area of performance appraisals. The application is useful for both one-off and routine assessments; whatís more, goals and objectives can be incorporated into a personís Lifechart as a part of his or her performance score.