Hiring is a Tango

“if your hiring process allows you stand back with your arms crossed in judgement, you are being tricked into the wrong frame of mind.” –Bob Corlett
 

HRExaminer v6.41

Bob Corlett reveals how and why managers duck risk in the hiring process. Is there an upside? Read more in this week’s feature, Shifting Blame and Ducking Risk in Hiring.

Heather Bussing explains the ins–and–outs of how data collected at work becomes evidence when things end up in court. It’s important to remember, It’s not just information, it’s evidence.

Making any enterprise software viable is like seasoning a cast iron skillet. Usage makes it better. John Sumser explains what it’s all about in, Scaling the Enterprise.

On Episode 43 of HR Tech Weekly Stacey Harris and John Sumser debrief The 18th Annual HR Tech event.

In Episode 121 of HR Examiner Radio, John Sumser speaks with Doug Shaw, a leadership and HR consultant, facilitator, artist, and the Founder of What Goes Around.



 

Shifting Blame and Ducking Risk in Hiring

Hiring is the single riskiest responsibility for most managers. Like the Kobayashi Maru, hiring appears to be a no-win scenario – the perfect storm of problematic job responsibilities.
 

It’s not just information, it’s evidence

Everything, especially everything at work, is on the record. It’s not just information, it’s evidence.
 

HRExaminer v6.40

The 18th Annual HR Tech conference just wrapped up this week in Las Vegas. We’ll be writing more about it here at HR Examiner. You’ll be interested to know that we recently released a comprehensive free sample of our latest research report on the Optimal HR Technology Stack at KeyInterval Research. In addition to providing you with highlights from our study, the sample report also gives you a concrete look at the template we’ll be using as the foundation for our future research at KeyInterval. Here’s more.

Following the HR Technology theme we have four related radio shows this week. On Episode 42 of HR Tech Weekly Stacey Harris and John Sumser preview the widely anticipated HR Tech and HR Tech World Congress events. On HRExaminer Radio, John interviews Kelly Robinson, the founder and CEO of Broadbean, Rayanne Thorn, VP of Marketing at Dovetail Software, and Daniel Carusi, Vice President & Chief Learning Officer at Deltek.



 

HRExaminer v6.39

It’s the act of turning the generic into the unique, the commonplace into the valuable — branding. And Jeff Dickey–Chasins finds that A Good Recruiting Brand Is Hard to Find.

What’s A Startup? John Sumser answers with an outline of the life cycle of a HR Tech company.

Listen in as Stacey Harris and John Sumser discuss the ADP Analyst Day held at the NY Innovation Lab and the Workday Rising User Conference in Episode 40 of HR Tech Weekly.

In Episode 41 of HR Tech Weekly: Europe’s top court rejects ‘Safe Harbor’ data ruling, Big Data, Smaller Risk, and Randstad buys outplacement firm RiseSmart for $100 million.

On Episode 117 of HRExaminer Radio John speaks with Dr. David Kippen, internationally recognized leader in brand strategy and the founder and CEO of Evviva Brands.



 

A Good Recruiting Brand Is Hard to Find

Strong brands typically command 20% to 30% more than their competitors but few of them can be found in the world of the ATS or job board.
 

HRExaminer v6.38

Mark Berry writes, “If you – as a HR leader – want to really support your organization’s HR analytics efforts, there are specific things – “sins”, if you will – you should seek to avoid.” Read more in this week’s feature article, Seven Deadly Sins of HR Analytics Initiatives.

Paul Hebert declares employee engagement a bust. Is Engagement the New Self-Esteem Movement?

Listen in as Stacey Harris and John Sumser discuss the latest news and trends on episode 39 of HR Tech Weekly.

On Episode 116 of HRExaminer Radio John speaks with Richard Campione, the CEO of Findly.



 

HRExaminer v6.37

We’re featuring the radio shows of HRExaminer this week with five great interviews of HR movers and shakers and the latest industry news and insight from HR Tech Weekly. Tune into Radio HRExaminer.


 

Is Engagement the New Self-Esteem Movement?

“Employee engagement is a bust. Scores have remained pretty much stagnant for almost 15 years – hovering in the 30% range depending on the survey/company you review. Meaning 70% of employees are either disengaged or just meh.” -Paul Hebert