Five Links: You Need To Know

Topics: Daily Links, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This week’s links run the gamut from dispelling assumptions to the government’s latest mobile app. As always, the point of the Five Links Section is to point you to the cream of the online articles flow.
 

The Dream

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
 

HRExaminer v4.33

How do we find clarity and meaning in business when corporate double–speak and political correctness are the rule? In this week’s feature Heather Bussing speaks clearly about The Cult of Nice.
 

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.
 

Life is Short and Work is Personal

Most people spend too much energy trying to fit-in and not rock the boat, especially at work. We want to be accepted. Choosing authenticity (we call it Flying your Freak Flag) means abandoning the quest to be normal, and inviting yourself and others to accept you just as you are.
 

The Cult of Nice

Topics: Discrimination, Engagement, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
We talk about “A-list” and “Talent,” when we mean a warm body with a brain, some relevant experience, and a pair of hands. The Cult of Nice has created a communications snowstorm that has completely obscured meaningful discourse.
 

HRExaminer Radio: Episode #30: Chip Luman and Ben Martinez from HireVue

Topics: HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser, by John Sumser
John Sumser interviews HireVue CEO Chip Luman and HireVue HR Director Ben Martinez for HR Examiner Radio.
 

HRExaminer v4.32

We’re still looking at who owns data. This week we’re featuring Legal Editor Heather Bussing’s post on LinkedIn, Who Owns Data 7: Linkedin or Fencedin. Heather reveals that LinkedIn’s terms of service contain more weasels than your average company weasel words.
 

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.