Thought For the Day “Design elegance should be a measured component of the candidate experience.” On Top of The Great Recession One look at the unemployment question that compares it to the 1983 Recession. It this guy’s opinion, we ain’t seen nothing yet. Cap and Trade: Who Wins, Who Loses The new program is great […]
Mourning The Loss of Context (May 7, 2009) Sometimes, I think my job is to provide context. My work is built on a foundation of strong beliefs, loosely held. In other words, I try to find frameworks that help make sense of things. I’ll take a stance because it forces a certain range of questioning […]
Jim Hammock (May 06, 2009) Jim Hammock is one of the reasons that our industry is in the shape it is today. A lumbering Texan, with long credits as an IBM Sales Engine and as a fixer for big time VCs, Hammock was the CEO of Hire.com. He was Hank Stringer‘s operating partner for the […]
Thought For The Day: There comes a time, a level, where all the coaching and training in the world won’t change what is. Key Influencers I’m trying to identify the Top 100 people who influence the shape and content of the HR – HRTech – Recruiting Complex. Please take a moment and let me know […]
Thought For The Day: “It is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. You have little competition.” Larry Page The Imagine Cup Microsoft is really setting standards for the cultivation of talent and talent pools. The Imagine Cup is a global competition. Explore this. The Power of False Remembering People defend the choices that […]
Thought For The Day: Montaigne‘s axiom: “Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.” Word Cloud for JohnSumser.com E-Sourcing ROI: Searchability vs. Data Depth Boolean Black Belt (B3) does it again. The graphic makes clear where the real value n sourcing is hidden. “The whole point of using information systems to search for […]
Wherefore Art Thou HR? (April 30, 2009) This story starts with an article called “Mincing Words” that I published over on RecruitingBlogs.com. The piece begins with the idea that our language for the profession and work of HR is damaging. Laced with descriptors of slavery and the ownership of people, the language (Human Capital, People […]
Thought For The Day: I really like twitter. That doesn’t mean it’s useful or important. I was also a big Monkees fan. Free Webinar: How to Build a Lean Startup, step-by-step. Requires advance registration…from O’reilly Are Job Board Resumes Low Hanging Fruit? I like Boolean Black Belt because he tells the truth. One doesn’t pass […]
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