Ross Clennett Calls BS

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Ross Clennett is the leading trainer of Recruiters in Australia. A no-nonsense firebrand who focuses on getting it right, Ross will make you think. Read his blog. Meanwhile, here’s a sample.
 

Job Board Shuffle

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“Currently, both CareerBuilder and Dice Holdings are being shopped. With the recent acquisitions of LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster and SimplyHired, all of the big recognizable brands in the job board industry are all changing ownership. Generally, they are trading at a steep discount to prior valuations. Their new owners are not in the advertising or job board business.” – John Sumser
 

HRExaminer v7.43

Earlier this week, John Sumser spent a day in the iCIMS headquarters in Matawan, New Jersey. iCIMS is the leading independent Applicant Tracking System (ATS). The company nimbly navigates the minefields strewn with recruiting tools from Oracle, SAP, IBM, and Workday. If it weren’t for the disciplined tech team and 700 person workforce, you might mistake them for a smaller operation. Over 17 years iCIMS has grown at 30% a year and today are at an inflection point. Read, iCIMS in Perspective.

Do you support standards or do you come from the flexibility perspective? Dr. Chris Andrews from Bond University in Australia pits the two sides against each other in a grudge match. Why have HR Standards?

On Episode 94 of HR Tech Weekly: Amazon’s AWS Educate, HR Tech World Congress, Josh Bersin receives HR lifetime achievement award, What We Know About Friday’s Massive East Coast Internet Outage, Microsoft Shares Soar to Record on Earnings Boost From Cloud, Information security spending to top $101 billion by 2020, and Changing HR : AI At Work.

Mike Psenka is the founder and CEO of Moovila. He founded eThority and served as the CEO and President until a successful acquisition by Equifax. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and holds multiple technology patents. Mike Psenka is on HRExaminer Radio.

Imo Udom is the co-founder and CEO of WePow, a leader in video interviewing and talent selection. Earlier in his career, he was the co-founder and COO of Ovia and a missile system engineer at Lockheed Martin, where he started his career as a program coordinator. He hails from London, lives in San Francisco, and holds engineering degrees from UPenn. Imo Udom is on HRExaminer Radio.
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iCIMS in Perspective

iCIMS is 17 years old and has consistently grown at 30% a year. Today, iCIMS is at an inflection point. They’re moving the physical location of the company and refocusing on the ‘enterprise’ (over 2,500 employees) market.
 

Why have HR Standards?

Topics: Dr. Chris Andrews, Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, by Dr. Chris Andrews
Do you support Standards or do you come from the Flexibility perspective? Dr. Chris Andrews pits the two sides against each other in a grudge match. Dr. Chris Andrews is the Directory of Human Resources for an Australian private university, Bond University. Dr. Andrews also runs HR Standards www.hrstandards.com.au and HR Auditing www.hrauditing.com.au.
 

HRExaminer v7.42

Workday’s new learning functionality is a box breaker. Their new release makes it possible to reimagine every bit of workflow as a learning experience. For example, recruiting is learning and onboarding is Learning. John Sumser has the full story in, Learning With Workday Part I.

Data drives decisions. And there’s no shortage of data these days. Susan LaMotte writes about what can go wrong with the knee-jerk reaction that often follows. Read Susan’s post on Data Fatigue.

In this week’s Five Links post, John Sumser covers the gig economy, finding a job that doesn’t exist, Predictive analytics in healthcare, the technology behind Workday’s apps, and how many formulas you should learn.

On Episode 93 of HR Tech Weekly: Glassdoor Launches “Know Your Worth tool,” Salary.com Opens New Corporate Headquarters, Workers Compensation System Reviews, Zenefits Launches Z2 - an App for Small Business HR, Ultimate Software Customers Meet ACA Filing Deadlines with UltiPro, and Amazon ramps up AWS Educate with free e-learning and job ads.

Deb Calvert is the President of People First Productivity Solutions, a Certified Master of The Leadership Challenge, an ICF-Certified Executive Coach, and an instructor at UC Berkeley. Listen to Deb Calvert on HRExaminer Radio.

Jeanne Achille is Devon’s CEO. She founded the award-winning PR agency in 1994 and today is considered by many to be one of the best public relations professionals in the business. Jeanne Achille is on HRExaminer Radio.
 

Data Fatigue: A Reflection on Keeping Up With the HR Joneses

Topics: HRExaminer, Susan Strayer LaMotte, by Susan LaMotte
“I see it all the time. Our obsession with broad data trends and benchmarking leads to a flurry of often unnecessary activity. As HR leaders we’re so worried that we’re not doing enough our strategy isn’t strategy at all. It’s knee-jerk reaction.” – Susan LaMotte
 

Learning With Workday I

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Why does Workday’s new learning functionality matter? Without demanding it as a default, the new Workday release makes it possible to reimagine every bit of workflow as a learning experience. Recruiting is Learning, Onboarding is Learning, etc.
 

Five Links 161022

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This week, John’s links cover the gig economy, finding a job that doesn’t exist, Predictive analytics in healthcare, the technology behind Workday’s apps, and how many formulas should you learn.
 

HRExaminer v7.41

Urgency and relentless choice conspire to keep us from noticing how much better things have gotten, how much more capability we have. In this week’s feature article, John Sumser has a view on The Present of HR.

Matthew J. Stollak writes about the fear many organizations have about investing in the development of their people. There’s good news in the trend of employees returning to their former companies. Read, So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You.

On Episode 92 of HR Tech Weekly: Stacey and John discuss Ultimate Software Buying Kanjoya, 5 Biggest Announcements Google Just Made, Top Dreamforce 2016 Announcements, Workplace - Facebook’s new Slack competitor, AudioEye, ADP, and The Elephant in the Room at HR Tech: Contingent Workforce.

Tim Newnham is the Market Connector at HR.com. Tim is fluent in current and future trends in the HRIS, Payroll, Integrated HCM, and Talent Management arena. Listen to Tim Newnham is on HRExaminer Radio.

Tom Janz is the Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of Plenarium and Chief Scientist at PeopleAssessments.com. He started his career in academia and in 1992 Tom entered the business world where he has worked in numerous expert and leadership roles in behavioral assessment. Tom Janz is on HRExaminer Radio.