Predictive Analytics

Topics: Analytics, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
A technology that recommends decisions based on history and then uses the results of those decisions as data for the next decision is destined to spiral out of control. All algorithms have this recursive quality.
 

HRExaminer Radio: Episode #169: Kristin Lewis

Topics: HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser, by John Sumser
As the Senior Director of product management for Equifax Workforce Solutions, Kristin Lewis leads the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Management Platform, a solution that was awarded Top HR Product of the Year by Human Resource Executive magazine in 2013.
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HRExaminer Radio: Episode #168: Mattan Griffel

Topics: HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Mattan Griffel is the Co-Founder & CEO of Y Combinator-backed One Month, the first-ever online school for accelerated learning. He was selected as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Education in 2015.
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HRTech Defined: I. Core HRTech

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
John Sumser looks at the technology trends that are driving the scope and content of Core HRTech.
 

HRExaminer v7.24

Topics: HRExaminer, Jeff Dickey-Chasins, John Sumser, Radio, Weekly, by John Sumser
At it’s simplest, Microsoft is buying LinkedIn to defend its productivity franchise against Google’s incursion. Down the road, they have the foundation for a powerful data and analytics offering. John Sumser digs into Microsoft’s role in ReFounding LinkedIn.

SimplyHired’s demise was also the sound of Indeed taking a victory lap. Jeff Dickey-Chasins evaluates Job Boards in the Age of Acquisition.

At the upcoming HRTech conference in Chicago John Sumser is giving a presentation that describes the universe of HR Tech. It’s starting here with HRTech Definitions.

27% of US office workers would sell their passwords. Many for as little as $100. John Sumser considers the intersection of HR and Security.

On HR Tech Weekly: Simply Hired purchased by Indeed, Younger women make less money than younger men in technology, Biologically engineering your workforce, and GE is considering scrapping the annual raise. Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

On HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser talks with Chris Havrilla. Chris started her career as a Software Engineer but eventually found her true passion in HR. Today, she’s Vice President of Global HR Technology at ADP.

Mark Barlow is the Founder and CEO of AppLearn, a new solution for HR software adoption. Their thinking and approach has been touted by Gartner as three to four years ahead of the market. John Sumser speaks with Mark Barlow on HRExaminer Radio.
 

HR Tech Weekly: Episode #74: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

Topics: HR Tech Weekly, HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser, Radio, by John Sumser
This week: Simply Hired purchased by Indeed, Younger women make less money than younger men in technology, Biologically engineering your workforce, and GE is considering scrapping the annual raise.
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HR and Security:

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
It’s hard to believe that there isn’t a relationship between low engagement and the chance that an employee would sell their password. This means that the security question is really human and not technical at all.
 

HRExaminer Radio: Episode #167: Mark Barlow

Topics: HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Mark Barlow is the Founder and CEO of AppLearn, Ltd., a new solution for HR software adoption. AppLearn’s thinking and approach has been touted by Gartner as three to four years ahead of the market, while Prince Andrew has also acknowledged AppLearn as a leading UK tech business.
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HRTech Definitions

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
No one has produced an interesting map of the entire HRTechnology terrain recently. So, I figured I’d make a stab at it. So far, my outline has 70 distinct silos.
 

ReFounding LinkedIn

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
The Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn exposes a simple truth: LinkedIn was never designed to improve recruiting productivity. It was designed to disrupt recruiting.