Bad Reputation: A Rant on Applicant Tracking Systems + How To Be A Better Buyer
I’ve been traveling more than usual over the last few weeks, which inevitably means I have to leave the comfort of my favorite airline (Southwest) for more favorable flight times or prices. After one...
View ArticleCan a Robot Interview Better Than a Human?
You might have seen this video around the web over the past few weeks. It’s a new technology being developed and tested in Sweden called “Tengai”: Think about the last time you interviewed a...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Recruiting Suite
When it comes to HR and recruiting technology, almost all companies right now have a foundational tech stack: PayrollHRISATS Many of you also have learning, performance, add-on tech, etc. But almost...
View ArticleKutik on HR Technology: “Companies Need to Help Employees Become the People...
Editor’s Note – FOT Contributor John Hollon is on the ground this week reporting from the HR Technology Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas. If it’s October, it must be time for the annual HR...
View ArticleJosh Bersin at HR Tech: You Need to Hire Generalists Because “They Are Going...
Editor’s Note – FOT Contributor John Hollon is on the ground this week reporting from the HR Technology Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas. When Josh Bersin talks, talent management people...
View ArticleFocus! Maybe An Accountability Partner Would Help
I am a big believer in the power of focusing. “Focus and finish” is a phrase you’ll hear me say to myself, my daughter – and perhaps occasionally to my husband. Most of us in the HR space know...
View ArticleDon’t Be Greedy: An Argument for User-Centric Design in HR
Imagine a company that puts its needs before that of their customers. Consider what the shelf life of that organization would be. Picture, if you can, the number of good things that would be said about...
View ArticleFrom Adversity Comes Opportunity For HR
“Every adversity contains, at the same time, a seed of equivalent opportunity”. One of many quotes from the controversial Napoleon Hill, an American Self-help author from the early 20th century. I...
View ArticleHR in 2021: Technology for Humans
As we continue to see the walls of our homes more than the faces of our colleagues, it may sometimes feel that the human-ness of work has been extrapolated from our lives, however, humans are still...
View ArticleWanna Be Taken Seriously? Quit Being A Wingman, Damn It.
To be taken seriously, looked at as credible, to feel valued, to be your CEO/COO/CFO’s confidant, of course, having a seat the table. HR, you really want it? Quit putzing around. Quit sabotaging...
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