The State of the Industry

Topics: Big Data, HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
The conventional view seems to be that the future of HR software involves a whole lot more of the same. No matter what they say and how hard they say it, they are not different.
 

Five Links: Data Stuff

Topics: Big Data, HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This week’s links mirror our focus on data with posts like John Sall’s post, Big data = Dirty data.
 

Handling Data II: Scraping

Topics: Big Data, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Vendors can make data acquisition painful. It turns out that ownership really means ‘the person with the slimier lawyers’.
 

Handling Data I

Over the next several weeks, we’re going to look at the problems and opportunities for using data in HR.
 

Outtavation

As often as you can say the word innovation, it doesn’t make these projects about innovation. Innovation is a radical reimaginging or an absolutely new method. Better ways to target me are a disappointing outcome.
 

No Pants Works

Berkun decided if he was going to keep writing and speaking about work and management, he needed to to go back to a company and manage people working, but Wordpress didn’t have hierarchies, or departments, or managers.
 

This Week’s Demos and Updates

Topics: HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Reviews, by John Sumser
This week we have ebsta, HireRightCareerBeam, SmartRecruiters, Bill Kutik, and ConnectCubed.
 

Big Data: Questions Still Matter Most

Big Data is as hard to imagine as the web was 20 years ago. Big Data is driven by smart tools, cloud architectures, cheap processing, cheap storage, greater access to statistics and information, and the search for new ways to gain productivity.
 

Five Links: New Ideas and Cautions

The Vanishing Cost of Guessing, What Happens When Publishers Invest In Long Stories, Good Leaders Get Emotional, FC1: Who Learns What, and The Future of Programming.
 

Communication and Integration

Topics: Analytics, Big Data, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Knowing our own little world really well can get in the way of seeing new ideas. Even though there is truth in the “best of type” idea, seeing the whole picture is more important right now.