Talk:Unicru

message: Since "Guru.com" was never absorbed into Unicru, alas exists as an wholey independent firm today in Pennsylvania.  It is confusing and misleading to note it in a description of Unicru, wouldn't it be better to state what they make or produce in 2006 rather then what they didn't become in 2003--namely Guru?Hholt01 11:55, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi there. Actually that's incorrect. Guru.com was acquired by Unicru in 2003. All Guru.com employees and technology became part of Unicru and several Guru.com employees still work at Unicru. In 2004 Unicru sold the rights to the Guru.com URL and logo to eMoonlighter.com. eMoonlighter then rebranded itself as Guru.com. Since most of the assets of Guru.com remain part of Unicru, it seems reasonable to list it like this. Gwernol 13:17, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acquisition of Guru.com 

message: Who the hell keeps reverting the page back to the one with less information damnit? Is it unicru? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaydinia (talk • contribs) 
:That would be me.  The edits that have been made to the page are unencyclopedic ("It is common sense that most people will lie on a test about their personality in order to get hired. Therefore unicru's questions cannot possibly be the reason for improvement in turnover rates, etc." - this would need a reference, otherwise it's just your opinion).  It is possible to include criticisms in an article without making it sound like a conspiracy.  A lot of the links provided are to blogs and forums, which are not advisable (see Wikipedia:External links).  The other links don't necessarily have anything to do with Unicru but to personality tests in general.
:You also shouldn't sign your edits (however, you should sign your comments on the talk page with ~~~~).  ... discospinster 01:09, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Speaking of unencyclopedic.  This sentence "Many of their customers are large retailers like Lowes, Hollywood Video, Albertsons, Circuit City and Best Buy." requires a citation. --Crossmr 02:35, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair point. I'll find and add them. Gwernol 02:56, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: also "solutions" is a marketing buzzword, not a term for use in encyclopedias. In reality the company provides products.--Crossmr 03:01, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

text: (de-indenting a bit) there I have to disagree with you. A (software) product is a program you buy and use. A solution is a product plus services - for example customization, maintenance, installation etc. Its not just a buzzword, it makes a useful distrinction that is used by more than just marketing folks. Gwernol 03:28, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: popular usage not withstanding, its slang until it shows up here: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=solutions . Unless Unicru was marketing a system called "Solutions" or had trademarked the usage I see no reason to use it here. Its products and services. Solutions is a marketing creation. --Crossmr 03:36, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm happy with "products and services", I'll update. I've added references for the listed customers. Gwernol 03:41, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Although it is worth noting that Unicru's two producs are called the Unicru Salaried Solution and the unicru Hourly Solution. Gwernol 05:31, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

text: "a number of other software companies". Information needs to be factual and specific. 0 is a number, so is 1 million. Have they acquired 5 other companies? 10? --Crossmr 04:20, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Updated the article to cover this Gwernol 05:31, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Edits

message: Unicru is supposedly a publicly traded company. Yet I've performed several searches for their stock, and not one search engine returns any information for this company. Is it traded under another name?
--Crossmr 03:58, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: its privately held, so you won't find it. Gwernol 04:03, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stock 

message: I was just wondering if any one can get any info on their grading system for employees?141.157.225.226 04:00, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There are several scientific papers published on the Unicru systems. I can find you references to those if it would be helpful. The Unicru Whitepapers (available here) are pretty good overviews of thier system too. Gwernol 04:11, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Grading system

message: I agree that the form is an awful system and should not be utilized at all. I like that the answers to the questions have been given here. I have several concerns, though. First, is this just someone's best guess as to what the right answers are, or did they get them from the inside, or has this series been personally tested and proved by someone getting a job? While it looks good, can it really be trusted to 100% accuracy? Second, I'd also like some info on how the grading works. The link to the white pages above didn't work for me. I imagine that it's all automatically summed up and some grade is posted to the employer, such as a percentile. That's only a guess. Third, while I like the 'beat the system' how-to, it doesn't belong here, at least not in that format. I'd say either use a citation that proves the answers are 100% accurate or just make a link to a web page containing that information. A little clean-up here would be good.
Empbac 01:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beating the System 

message: I have gone through the Unicru application process and it seemeed to me that some of the questions could preclude individuals with certain disabilities, like social anxiety.  Discrimination of this kind is against U.S. federal law.  I did a little probing and found this article from newsreview.com where two "experts" agree that the testing discriminates not only against people with certain disabilities, but also has a bias against certain demographics.
Worth mentioning in the entry?
DeeKenn 02:17, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible Discrimination? 

message: Given that the former company has been acquired by the latter and no longer even has its own web presence, there should probably be a merge in the articles. Any objections? 3-sphere (talk) 03:10, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That makes sense to me. —Noah 05:06, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge [[Unicru]] into [[Kronos Incorporated]]? 

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thread_title:  External links modified