Can HR Become a Prediction Machine? Rethinking AI and Talent

Topics: Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, by Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
“AI is best understood as a tool to lower the cost of prediction. And what are the consequences of cheaper prediction? First, more and more problems will be framed as prediction problems, because that makes the solution cheaper. Second, cheaper prediction increases the value of three key complementary assets: data, judgment, and action.” – Darko Lovrich
 

HRIntelligencer v2.20

Topics: HR Intelligencer, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“Anyone with large organizational experience knows that the unpredictable is the norm. Contemporary AI ignores this reality, blithely assuming that human systems generate predictable rules that are observable in their data.” - John Sumser
 

HRExaminer v9.21

Doug Shaw writes, “Open Space Technology is a very liberating, loose framework within which to convene dialogue. I like it a lot.” Read Doug’s latest article, Zenzine: Different Ways of Recording our Thoughts.


All of us know a person who seems to leave a company just before the layoffs, or at just the right time to take advantage of a new economic wave at a competitor. These are Sentinel Employees. Get the early word from Paul Hebert.




Special Event Announcement
The HCM Master Class: Princeton
with Jeanne Achille and John Sumser

Understanding the Human
Capital Marketplace, its Evolution,
and its Future.


Friday (all-day) June 29, 2018
Optional Museum & Dinner Thursday, June 28th
Historic Nassau Inn Palmer Square
Princeton, New Jersey

Learn More »




HRIntelligencer Highlights: “It’s a mistake to call the new wave of intelligent software AI. But, we are making interesting progress towards the next stages of digital tooling. Predictions are becoming inexpensive and people are learning how to predict an amazing array of things.” - John Sumser


John Sumser speaks with Joe Hanna, the founder, and CEO of ENGAGE Talent, an AI-powered recruiting platform. Listen to Joe Hanna on HRExaminer Radio.


On HR Tech Weekly: Salary.com Hits Major Milestones with 15,000 Unique Job Titles, Workday Furthers Data discovery capability within Prism Analytics, Phenom People Raises $22 Million, Indeed Pledges 3,000 New Jobs in Austin, Terminal Raises $13 Million, and Microsoft launches SharePoint Spaces so you can view company content in mixed reality.
 

HR Tech Weekly: Episode #173: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

Salary.com Hits Major Milestones with 15,000 Unique Job Titles, 225 Industries, Workday Furthers new Data discovery capability within Prism Analytics, Phenom People Raises $22 Million in Series B Funding, Indeed Pledges 3,000 New Jobs in Austin, Terminal Raises $13 Million Series A Funding, and Microsoft launches SharePoint Spaces so you can view company content in mixed reality.
 

Sentinel Employees

“Canaries are called sentinel species. Your organization is an ecosystem as well. And you too have sentinel species. You may not know it. You may not have identified them yet. But they are there.” – Paul Hebert
 

HRExaminer Radio – Executive Conversations: Episode #277: Joe Hanna

John Sumser speaks with Joe Hanna, the founder, and CEO of ENGAGE Talent, an AI-powered recruiting platform. Joe has over 25 years of global experience in enterprise applications, analytics, and SaaS. He holds an MBA degree from Duke University where he was named a Fuqua Scholar. Joe is also a competitive sailor who enjoys long range ocean races and offshore navigation.
 

HRIntelligencer v2.19

Topics: HR Intelligencer, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“It’s a mistake to call the new wave of intelligent software AI. But, we are making interesting progress towards the next stages of digital tooling. Predictions are becoming inexpensive and people are learning how to predict an amazing array of things.” – John Sumser
 

Zenzine : Different Ways of Recording our Thoughts

Doug Shaw is exploring Open Space Technology, a liberating framework within which to convene dialogue. Doug shows examples from Open Space events discussing: The Future of Learning Technologies, The Arts in his local borough, and Mental Health.
 

HRExaminer v9.20

Jeff Dickey-Chasins highlights how Google and Facebook’s new offerings have made dramatic changes in job discoverability. Read, How Job Seekers Discover Jobs is Actually Changing.


Heather Bussing explains how technology Product Managers are designing how you work. Where People and Tech Collide.




Special Event Announcement
The HCM Master Class: Princeton
with Jeanne Achille and John Sumser

Understanding the Human
Capital Marketplace, its Evolution,
and its Future.


Friday (all-day) June 29, 2018
Optional Museum & Dinner Thursday, June 28th
Historic Nassau Inn Palmer Square
Princeton, New Jersey

Learn More »




HRIntelligencer Highlights: John Sumser is noticing that great video content on the topic of AI and intelligent software isn’t widely shared. We set that right by featuring the YouTube channel of Rob Miles, a British AI theorist.


John Sumser speaks with Matt Hendrickson, Founder and CEO of the Ascendify talent acquisition platform. Listen to Matt Hendrickson on HRExaminer Radio.


On HR Tech Weekly: John and Stacey discuss GDPR and Data Trade Wars, LinkedIn’s new 1-click apply, HireVue Acquires MindX (AI-Based Talent Assessments Suite), Parsable secures $40M investment to bring high tech to deskless industrial workers, and Oracle acquires machine learning platform Datascience.com.
 

HR Tech Weekly: Episode #172: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

John and Stacy discuss Stacey’s presentation on GDPR and Data Trade Wars at UNLEASH AMERICA, LinkedIn to roll out 1-click apply, HireVue Acquires MindX (AI-Based Talent Assessments Suite), Parsable secures $40M investment to bring high tech to deskless industrial workers, Oracle acquires machine learning platform Datascience.com, John mentions The HCM Masterclass he’s teaching with Jeanne Achille in Princeton June 29th and Stacey reminds everyone that The Annual Sierra-Cedar Systems Survey closes June 8th.