Recognize This! – Technology can help us look back at all we have done over the year, celebrating accomplishments and increasing our sense of meaning and … Read more
CompareMatch – HR Tech Discovery Made Simple.
“I am really excited to announce a formal partnership between ERE Media and CompareMatch. For the majority of us in the recruiting industry it has … Read more
Zenefits Fined $7 Million By California Regulators
Zenefits, the freemium HR administration platform for small businesses, has been fined $7 million in a settlement reached with California’s insurance … Read more
Is Tech Taking the Human Out of HR?
Writing about new technologies in HR (or any other business function) usually ends up in one of two ways – you are either an overzealous techno-freak who … Read more
Turn to Your Employees For Your Talent Marketing Program
Big ideas like “crowdsourcing,” “analytics,” and “transparency” start out as exciting, but nebulous concepts. Wait a few years and they go from being … Read more
Too Many Tools Are Killing Your Recruiting Effort
You’ve heard of this concept of the inverted-u curve, right? It’s fairly straightforward. In the beginning, you have nothing or very little. As you … Read more
Will 2017 Be the Year of the Employee Experience?
Recognize This! – Trends in HR for the year ahead will emphasize empowerment, the employee experience, and ultimately a more human workplace. What will … Read more
An Emerging Trend For HR’s Data: Analytics-as-a-Service
The current trend is for companies to build in-house departments staffed with data scientists to do advanced analytics. However, this is probably only an … Read more
Technology Can Make Onboarding a Welcoming Experience
According to Aberdeen Group’s 2014 research, only 32% of companies have a formal onboarding process in place. With so much depending on the success of … Read more
HR Technology Is Helping to Change the Entire Work Culture
Recognize This! – Trends in HR for the year ahead will emphasize empowerment, the employee experience, and ultimately a more human workplace. What will … Read more
Zenefits Launches A New All-in-One Platform You Should See
Right about now in a San Francisco hotel, Zenefits is unveiling its reimagined, redesigned HR platform for the SMB market. From what I saw during the … Read more
Customer Focus: Creating Memorable Moments for HCM Technology Clients
Many of us reading this attended the 2016 HR Technology Conference and Exposition, which was held in Chicago last week. There were hundreds of vendors … Read more
It’s Your Job to Keep Company Data Safe So Talk to IT
Terminating employees is never a fun task for HR, but it’s sometimes a necessary function that must be handled properly. Ensuring the organization’s … Read more
Using References As a Screening Tool
The big challenge in recruiting is getting high quality information so that one can accurately match a candidate to a job. One potentially underutilized … Read more
Is Anyone Using That Dashboard You Created?
In this era of people analytics, many HR leaders feel they ought to be producing dashboards. The problem is that they don’t know why — and that is one heck … Read more
Is Technology Taking the “Human” Out Of Human Resources?
The meeting room buzzed with sounds of feverish optimism. Recently purchased software to streamline the HR-related functions within the organization was … Read more
The Struggle In Recruiting Is Getting the Right Kind of Information
Many professionals don’t have a good handle on what their skills are really worth in the marketplace nor who would likely hire them. As a result, when they … Read more
How to Ensure Your Shared Service Center Delivers On the Promise
It’s Sunday night in a dimly lit regional office. Major presentation is due Monday morning to senior management on the recent changes to corporate HR … Read more
Get That Seat at the Table Using Metrics to Look Forward
Over the years, human resources has been bumped down lower and lower on the influencer list in organizations, and losing what seats professionals ever had … Read more
Does LinkedIn’s Free Agent Platform Have a Future?
LinkedIn is fascinating but frustrating. Is it just the world’s biggest pile of professional resumes or something more? Is being a publishing platform and … Read more