Human Factors International, Inc. receives "Best Solution Award".FAIRFIELD, Iowa Fairfield is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,509 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson CountyGR6. Geography Fairfield lies at (41.007166, -91. -- Human Factors International, Inc. (HFI HFI Human Factors International HFI Healthy Forests Initiative HFI Hepatitis Foundation International HFI Hereditary Fructose Intolerance HFI High-Frequency Induction HFI Hollywood Film Institute (since 1990; in Santa Monica, California) ), the industry leader in the field of user-centered design In broad terms, user-centered design (UCD) is a design philosophy and a process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of the end user of an interface or document are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. , will receive the prestigious "Best Solution Award" on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Government Technology Conference in Albany, NY, for its user-centered design work on the California State Personnel Board website. "The State of California is facing a potential job crisis. In the next ten years over 57% of the state's computer workforce will be eligible to retire," says HFI Project Director, Spencer Gerrol. "Currently the State Personnel Board website makes it very difficult to find and apply for State jobs. The hiring process can take up to nine months." The California State Personnel Board hired HFI for the redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re of their site. The goal: to better serve taxpayers through the ability to attract better civil servants. The results: the success rate for finding a job at the website increased by 70% and was 12 times faster. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chief Scientist Dr. Kath Straub, HFI's eye-tracking study showed that on the existing site, job applicants had to search 10 times as many places on the screen to find a job compared to the new, redesigned site. Users reported that the look of the new site made them more likely to want to work for the State of California. They also rated the new site higher for ease of learning, ease of use, and satisfaction. The award will be presented Wednesday, Sept. 26 by Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Ph.D., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Chief Information Officer, between 12:15 and 1:15pm at the Government Technology Conference in Albany, NY at the Empire State Plaza The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (commonly known as simply the Empire State Plaza and less formally as The South Mall) is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York. Convention Center (Booth # 107). For more information on HFI's work with California State Personnel Board website, see: www.humanfactors.com/home/GTCaward.asp Other California State projects: http://www.humanfactors.com/about/CAportal.asp http://www.humanfactors.com/about/CAFTB.asp |
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