Evenbase Sets New Pace

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
If the name Evenbase doesn’t quite ring any bells yet, listen closely. You’ll hear them in the distance. The company is at the beginning of a long march of planned innovation and market disruption and they’re getting louder.
 

Ceridian: Solving the Legacy Problem

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Over the past couple of years, the team at Ceridian put a great deal of energy into telling their story. The company is one of the largest players in the HR software business. With 130,000 customers who have a total of 25 million employees.
 

Referrals

Like any Recruiting methodology, referrals have their place. They can be a short-cut to the perfect employee or cause culture-rot if managed without care.
 

On Gender Balance in HR

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“HREOnline: The HRxAnalysts finding that HR has become vastly female-dominated doesn’t seem to surprise people, but it has been sparking lots of conversations, hasn’t it?”
 

Setting the Stage

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
For the most part, the vast majority of Social Recruiting and HR products and services are just new paint on an old caboose. There is little, if any, real innovation in the fundamental processes and procedures of HR and Recruiting.
 

Bulletproof Talent

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Reviews, by John Sumser
Here’s a phrase you don’t hear me utter frequently. Refreshing Approach To HR. Jason Lauritsen and Cy Wakeman are building a company that is focused on business outcomes, not internal HR Metrics. They are killing sacred cows while reestablishing common sense.
 

Helping Veterans Make The Transition to Civilian Jobs

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Reviews, by John Sumser
The unemployment rate for vets is bad and getting worse. “Fair or not, eight years in the Army is viewed by some employers as eight years without private-sector skills and experience,” says Business Week.
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Following Tail Lights

Topics: HR Scoop, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“our market is large enough to entertain a huge number of mutually contradictory ideas” 1997 John Sumser
 

Acquisition Spree 2

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
If I wanted to attract the attention of regulators, I’d announce an acquisition on the first day that the markets are able to digest the fact that I was acquired.
 

The Acquisition Spree 1

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Technology, HR Trends, John Sumser, by John Sumser
I’ve spent some time at the SuccessFactors offices in Silicon Valley. Not enough to be a citizen, more like the number of times you use your museum membership. It’s one of the most intriguing cultures I’ve ever run across. The company dreams big, runs on rocket fuel and mania, and has a take no prisoners strategy.