Reading this column by Bill Kutik about the convergence of social media with HR applications once again made me think about the possibilities of integrating greater social activity into the very core of the tools we use as procurement and supply chain professionals in our professional lives every day. Bill suggests in a recent round of briefings with these providers that he’s enthusiastic about how these vendors appear to understand the importance of social media. To this end, they’re “not just delivering a separate module to create an internal corporate Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, but actually inserting networking capabilities into existing applications to make them smarter, better and faster.”
Bill cites SuccessFactor’s plans to incorporate a recent social media acquisition into applications fueling the core hiring process as a fascinating archetype indeed. Not convinced? Think about how we do hiring today, especially for senior roles…
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Hi there
Very interesting article. I was wondering: can you tell me where you got the image from as I would also like to use it.
Thanks