What Doesn’t Quite Work 2: Data Ages Like Fish

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“There are no good ways for tracking the current relevant quality of the data under management in an organization. You should expect this problem to metastasize. As the title says, data ages like fish.” – John Sumser
 

TED Talk with John Sumser | HR Exchange at Think 2018

Topics: John Sumser, Video, by John Sumser
Listen to John Sumser at a recent TED Talk where he discusses the transition from enterprise to intelligent HR software and solutions.
 

HRIntelligencer v2.14

Topics: HR Intelligencer, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Highlights: Europe Divided Over Robot Personhood, The Scientific Paper is Obsolete, The Robots Are Killing Tesla, The End of Scale, Walmart’s Future Workforce: Robots and Freelancers, and “Should We Treat Data as Labor?”
 

Gaming the Retention Model

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
These days, most major HRTech vendors offer some form of automated ‘flight risk analysis.’ Imagine what a competitor might do if they could change your basic retention policy by changing the data that drives your intelligent tools.
 

HRExaminer v9.15

Topics: HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Radio, Weekly, by John Sumser
John Sumser begins an exploration of the limits of current thinking on intelligent software in management, particularly Human Resources Management. What Doesn’t Quite Work 1.


John Sumser writes, “Just like comparing a Swiss Army Knife to a single purpose blade, comparing point solutions to suite solutions is a sort of silly thing.” Read, Suite vs Point Solutions (From A Facebook Conversation).


HRIntelligencer Highlights: “Navigating the evolution of this emerging generation of automated technology is a global concern. At the same time, important quality issues, such as reproducibility of results, are coming to light as the first wave is installed.” - John Sumser


John Sumser speaks with Hessam Lavi, the Director of Product at SmartRecruiters. He previously co-founded Jobspotting, a smart recommendation engine for job seekers which was acquired by SmartRecruiters in 2017. Listen to Hessam Lavi on HRExaminer Radio.


On HR Tech Weekly: Vettd Launches First AI Powered HR Deep Neural Network Platform, Paycom’s Growth (new Rochester office and strong stock performance), Welltok Raises $75 Million in Funding, News in the Assessment Space from outmatch and Shaker, and Life after data regulation: What a post-Facebook world might look like.
 

HR Tech Weekly: Episode #167: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

Vettd Launches First AI Powered HR Deep Neural Network Platform, Paycom’s Growth (new Rochester office and strong stock performance), Welltok Raises $75 Million in Funding, News in the Assessment Space from outmatch and Shaker, and Life after data regulation: What a post-Facebook world might look like.
 

Suite vs Point Solutions (From A Facebook Conversation)

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Just like comparing a Swiss Army Knife to a single purpose blade, comparing point solutions to suite solutions is a sort of silly thing. The question that’s missing is, ‘how do you tell when it’s important to use best of breed solutions and what are the tradeoffs?’
 

HRExaminer Radio – Executive Conversations: Episode #273: Hessam Lavi

John Sumser speaks with Hessam Lavi, the Director of Product at SmartRecruiters. He previously co-founded Jobspotting, a smart recommendation engine for job seekers which was acquired by SmartRecruiters in 2017. Previously, Hessam managed a team at Google for four years, working with search quality. Hessam holds an MSc degree in Cognitive Science with a Computer Science emphasis from Lund University, Sweden.
 

HRIntelligencer v2.13

Topics: HR Intelligencer, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Navigating the evolution of this emerging generation of automated technology is a global concern. At the same time, important quality issues, such as reproducibility of results, are coming to light as the first wave is installed.
 

What Doesn’t Quite Work 1

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
John Sumser begins an exploration of the limits of current thinking on intelligent software in management, particularly Human Resources Management.