For all the talk and commentary dedicated to artificial intelligence in our industry, you’d think adoption and interest would be hockey-sticking to the moon. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. So says a new report by LinkedIn. According to the survey, only…
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We’re Taking the Plunge and Hiring an Analytics Leader
You might have seen my comment on Raghav Singh’s article about Monster’s fall. I said: “The better companies get at analyzing and using data effectively to drive business decisions (in this case, where to invest recruitment marketing dollars and focus…
Candidate Engagement — Is That What You Really Want?
Albert Einstein said, “Nothing happens until something moves.” Recruiting operates under a similar rule: nothing happens until someone does something — looks at a job description or applies for a job. While candidate engagement sounds good, unless it leads to some…
Putting the H back into HR: Why This Data Boss Rejects the Big Data Approach to Hiring
I am a Data Boss. My business platforms are built on crunching algorithms to reveal trends, tastes, and desires. But when it comes to hiring, I shut my laptop and do it the old fashioned way; no questionnaires, no people…
Don’t Be Surprised if Soon Just Scanning a Name Will Tell You If They’re Available
We are standing at the beginning of a big data revolution in recruitment in which the recruitment industry will go from a data and intelligence phase to a multi-source insight, predictive, and recommendation phase. Data makes it easier to predict…
The Dangers of Data, Part 1
I have been using data to guide decisions for a long time, and I have made a ton of mistakes in analyzing that data that has led to bad results. There’s a reason people say “garbage in, garbage out,” but…
The National Security Agency Wants to Increase Its Use of Data … in Hiring
In the U.S. the National Security Agency is trying to improve its hiring and retention as the workforce ages, recruiting becomes more complex, and senior leaders want to look instantaneously at dashboards showing what’s up with their workforce. That’s what…
Has SAP Revealed the Future of Employment Branding? Introducing ‘Freemium to Premium’
(SAP was this year’s ERE Recruiting Excellence winner for the best employer brand and most strategic use of technology) The “best” talent is getting harder to hire. Areas like the San Francisco Bay are witnessing a real high-tech “war for…
The Future of Predictive Analytics — the Next Generation of Talent Metrics to Consider (Part 2 of 2)
A comprehensive list of future predictive talent metrics In last week’s part one of this article that was published on March 9, 2015, I highlighted the fact that the majority of current predictive metric efforts have focused on only a…
More HR Jobs Requiring Big Data Skills
The geeks have arrived in HR, declares Josh Bersin. “Statisticians, mathematicians, and engineers have entered the people analytics space.” Writing in Forbes, the noted industry analyst and consultant outlines the development of the use of “big data” or, as he…
CFOs Becoming More Involved With HR
CFOs are becoming more involved in human resources issues, as companies more and more break down traditional silos in favor of ever greater collaboration among departments and divisions. Better than 8 in 10 CFOs say their responsibilities have expanded in…
Have You Hugged Your Data Today? Notes From the 2014 HR Tech Conference
The annual HR Technology Conference always provides a smorgasbord of food for thought. In years past my appetite for content related to talent assessment has not been satisfied. What a difference a few years makes. This year’s show was packed…
Some Quick Thoughts on Big Data and Metrics
A lot of companies have been talking about big data lately, but what does mean for us in HR and talent acquisition? Simply put, it is using data to spot trends and make decisions that impact the business. This is…
HR Ranks at the Bottom — Reasons to Adopt Metrics and Predictive Analytics
When you survey the most frequent users of analytics and metrics in the corporate world, not surprisingly you find that HR ranks at the very bottom. Compared to finance, which is ranked No. 1, HR compares poorly with only half…
Armed With Data, Kesha Owens Fears No Hiring Manager
When Kesha Owens meets with hiring managers about a req, she goes in armed. Her weapon of choice? Data. Data showing the comp for the job locally and nationally. Data showing the number of available candidates and where the supply…
The Last Strategic Recruiting Frontier — Sourcing Using Consumer Data
Recruiting leaders are constantly looking for strategic opportunities, which admittedly are rare in this progressive field. There is only one big missed opportunity in strategic recruiting and that is …
Recruitment is Marketing: 3 Changes You Need to Make
Once upon a time we sold products much as we “sell” jobs and organizations today. At the turn of the 20th century, merchants waited for a potential buyer to show up. The buyer was supposed to know what they wanted…
Gamification: Big Data Is Watching
Recently, ERE asked me to conduct a webinar on The Impact of Gamification on Generational Talent. It’s an exciting topicworthy of exploration by forward-thinking talent acquisition executives, and in larger context calls for examination of the role of Big Data…
All Companies Should Hire Like Google
I don’t work at Google. I never have. I know multiple managers and former directors in HR & recruiting who’ve been there and shared their experiences. I, like many, have read countless articles on why Google is so great place…
Making Moneyball Work
Breaking News: (July 16, 2036) The national Comprehensive and Reliable Assessment of Performance (CRAP) database reached its goal of 100 percent coverage with the last employer — Roto Rooter of Northern Idaho — getting connected to share employee performance data….