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Raghav Singh

Raghav Singh, director of product management at Salesforce, where his role is to build commercial products for HR, particularly recruiting. Prior, he was director of product management at Korn Ferry, where he developed and launched multiple software products and held leadership positions at several major recruiting technology vendors. Raghav's career has included work as a consultant on enterprise HR systems and as a recruiting and HRIT leader at several Fortune 500 companies. Opinions expressed here are his own.

Why the Immigration Bill Is Not Good for You or Your Company

Raghav SinghJune 7, 2007July 22, 2015

When it comes to talent, you and your company have your own ideas about identifying the most valuable employees. That’s the way it should be, since … Read more

The Value of Talent

Raghav SinghJune 6, 2007July 22, 2015

For anything to have value it needs to be measurable. In fact, in scientific circles it’s an article of faith that if you can’t measure … Read more

Video Resumes Revisited

Raghav SinghMarch 16, 2007July 23, 2015

Recently, I wrote about video resumes and their somewhat dubious value to recruiters. But a recent conversation with John Sumser has prompted me to expand … Read more

Time to Hit Pause on Video Resumes

Raghav SinghFebruary 13, 2007July 23, 2015

I recently became aware of a recruiting innovation: the online video resume. The first site offering these is RecruiTV. Video resumes have been around for … Read more

Measure What Matters

Raghav SinghNovember 1, 2006July 24, 2015

I just returned from the first of many HR conferences to come this season. At some, one of the main events are panel discussions featuring industry … Read more

“A” Players Unwelcome

Raghav SinghAugust 29, 2006July 23, 2015

Recently I attended a meeting of HR executives at the leadership development center of a big company based in Minneapolis. The subject of the meeting was … Read more

Are We Getting Any Smarter?

Raghav SinghAugust 24, 2006July 23, 2015

In the last few weeks I’ve been contacted by a number of people looking to hire recruiters, and apparently having little luck. I’m also seeing … Read more

The Emperor’s New Metrics, Part 2

Raghav SinghSeptember 8, 2005July 22, 2015

The previous article in this series described how staffing metrics in general óand quality in particular ó are being poorly implemented at … Read more

The Emperor’s New Metrics

Raghav SinghAugust 30, 2005July 22, 2015

Ptolmey (150 A.D.) used to teach his students that the sun went around the earth. After all, what could be more obvious? This seems to the prevailing … Read more

Job Boards: The More Things Change…

Raghav SinghFebruary 15, 2005July 23, 2015

Job boards are ten years old this year. Boards are today considered an integral part of the recruiting process, so much so that many recruiters take it for … Read more

The ATS Industry: The Shape of Things to Come

Raghav SinghSeptember 16, 2004July 22, 2015

The last six months have seen an influx of new entrants to the ATS arena. These include two ad agencies, an assessment vendor, and a background checking … Read more

Building a Better ATS: Buyers vs. Users

Raghav SinghJuly 13, 2004July 22, 2015

Few people nowadays would disagree that recruiting is a business-critical function. Accepting that maxim would naturally lead to the conclusion that the … Read more

Building a Better ATS, Part 4: Vendor Differentiation

Raghav SinghMay 18, 2004July 22, 2015

Applicant tracking systems have, since their inception, followed a one-size-fits-all model. Originally this was a sensible strategy, since the market was … Read more

Building a Better ATS, Part 3: Supporting Effective Recruiting

Raghav SinghApril 22, 2004July 22, 2015

With this article I begin a series on improving applicant tracking technology. My previous two articles provided an overview of the bigger issues that (in … Read more

Building a Better ATS? Part 2

Raghav SinghMarch 25, 2004July 22, 2015

This the second part in my article series on the limitations of applicant tracking systems. Part 1 provided a global perspective on some of the major … Read more

Building a Better ATS?

Raghav SinghMarch 4, 2004July 23, 2015

Applicant tracking systems are somewhat unique in the level of frustration and dissatisfaction they engender among users. The churn of clients between ATS … Read more