Intro to Talent Management Software

Talent management software according to a recent Forbes Magazine article by Josh Bersin, “has now become a mandatory part of corporate HR infrastructure.”  In just a few years technology that was seen as a ‘nice to have’ or  even ‘unnecessary’ addition to corporate human resources have become indispensable to Fortune 500 in today’s highly connected talent marketplace. The HR Technology [...]

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Human Resources Technology, Agility, and Globalization in 2013

February 13, 2013
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Last month, Bersin by Deloitte launched their Predictions for 2013:  Corporate Talent, Leadership and HR report with a focus on the “Nexus of Global Forces Driving new Models for Talent.”   While our 2013 Talent Acquisition Trends Report won’t be released until April 10th, (Read 2012 Report) we also identified the globalization of technology as one of [...]

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Video Interviewing Goes Mainstream in 2013

January 29, 2013
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While the use of video has been around the recruiting ecosystem for decades, there has been an accelerated rate of market adoption over the past few years. In 2005 when I first started researching and working to develop the video interviewing space, we were in the pre-early adopter (innovator) phase and the buy in was [...]

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Changes coming in 2013 for HRTechBlog

January 10, 2013

As the first post of the year mentioned – 2013 is the Year to Keep Up or Risk Getting Left Behind.   While that was primarily about the technology and changes that are coming for it, as eluded to in that post, it is also about my advisory firm and this blog. Over the past [...]

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2013 The Year to Keep up or Risk Getting Left Behind

January 3, 2013

  2013 will bring about a lot of changes for our this blog, my advisory firm, and the HR Technology industry. But in fairness, it seems every year you can say that.  This year, things are changing because of access to data (not just “big data.”)  We live in an age where our technology tells [...]

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Quick Tips at hrtechconf for Practitioners & Vendors

October 5, 2012

I’ve been to more than my share of HR Tech Conferences – as a practitioner, a consultant, a vendor/exhibitor and an analyst.   This year I’m adding speaker to that list. Throughout all of that I’ve learned a few tips and tricks on how to manage the days and nights to really maximize your experience at [...]

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Latest Infographic: True Cost of Interviews & Recruiting

October 2, 2012

As a board member for the Candidate Experience Awards and evangelist for improved talent acquisition technology – I’ve been in more than one conversation around improving the hiring process this year.  The theme this spring was challenges in the interview process – more specifically, the phone screening process. So, over the summer, I partnered with [...]

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Kenexa bought by IBM – What this means for Talent Acquisition

August 27, 2012

Until this morning’s announcement by IBM to purchase the Talent Acquisition/Management Technology & RPO firm, Kenexa, it was the last of (what I consider) the old school big players in Talent Acquisition/Management to still be standing. Virtual Edge, Taleo, SuccessFactors. All gone.  And along with them went a host of other solutions they had acquired [...]

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The Exchange Zone: 5 Implementation Lessons From Olympic Relay Racers

August 16, 2012
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Every four years,  thousands of athletes come together to fight for the pride, honor and respect of not only their home country – but the world.   These elite athletes train a lifetime to perform in a circumstance where a hundredth of a second will make the difference between success and failure. These are Olympians. While all [...]

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3 Reasons the RFP Process is a Waste of Time

July 26, 2012

Today’s HR Technology (And many, many other industries) world looks completely different than it did even a few short years ago.  The rapid advancement of technology and innovation has created solutions to business problems and objectives that didn’t even exist five years ago.    Unlike in years past with legacy or systems built on older [...]

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