The Employee ‘User Experience’ Needs an Upgrade
Think about the overall employee “user experience” that HR managers have a hand in defining and creating: It starts, logically, with the building and the office space. Then there’s the company culture — and all of the variables that go into that — that HR helps shape as part of the employee experience. For many […]
Event Report: Seven Trends From This Year’s Human Resources Technology Conference 2013 (#HRTechConf)
2013 Marks A Change Of Guard In The HR Technology Conference Over 8,000 attendees gathered for the industry’s biggest and baddest event around human resources technology and the future of work at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. This year marked a few key milestones: Legendary HR icon, Bill Kutik steps down from the […]
PUREs (Previously Undetected Recruiting Errors) & how to stop them
Preventing Recruiting Mistakes in the First Place PUREs (Previously Undetected Recruiting Errors) have bedeviled employers forever. I’ve hired some and yet I’m one of the most inquisitive and discerning employers you’d ever have the opportunity to meet. I really want to know a candidate, at a deep level, as I abhor negative surprises at a […]
Event Report: Customers Very Happy At Ultimate Connections 2013 (#ulticonnect)
Partnership Announcements Enhance Ultimate Software’s Offerings Amidst a crowd of 1500 customers, partners, and attendees, Ultimate Software held their annual gathering from March 12th to March 15th, 2013 in Las Vegas. Geared towards the medium sized to enterprise markets, Ultimate Software has steadily taken market share from ADP for payroll and expanded out into operational […]
New JobVite products: Engage and Refer
Yesterday, I had a chance to talk again with Dan Finnigan, CEO of JobVite. JobVite’s been a pioneer in connecting social media, workers’ connections to other prospective workers, and, recruiters for years. Their core product defined how employers could tap into the social connections of workers to find more people just like the best and […]
My 2013 And Beyond Wish List For HRM And HR Technology
Never mind trying to make meaningful predictions, which are very hard to do safely when you’re under a zillion NDAs. Instead, I’m focusing my energies on what I want to happen. What would I make happen if my magic wand, bought years ago at FAO Schwarz, could be recharged? What would I ask him to do if The […]
Technical hires shouldn’t be the most difficult hires
In human resources, recruiting can be divided into two very distinct parts. One part involves shepherding candidates between interviews, collecting the combined opinions of the interviewers, and sometimes, create a possible job offer for the lucky jobseeker. The other part, the really hard part, is sourcing great candidates. Few HR organizations do the second part […]
HR & Innovation
Lots of innovation is popping up in HR. But, the innovation may be springing up because of the actions of job seekers and employees but not the creators of HR software. We look at the impact these innovations are having on HR …
Event Report: #HRTechConf Preview w/ Bill Kutik
15 Years of HR Technology At The Industry’s Premier Event The fifteenth annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition returns to McCormick Place in Chicago October 8th to 10th, 2012. HR Tech is the industry’s longest running event looking at technologies that influence the Future of Work. The Inside View With Bill Kutik – Future of […]
Are You The Very Model Of A Modern HR Leader?
[If you haven’t seen a great production of “The Pirates Of Penzance,” then the title of this post may not make any sense. If that’s the case, please check out the lyrics and a performance before reading further.] I have always loved “The Pirates of Penzance,” and especially the monologue-like song of the modern Major General. […]
