The most dichotomous month of all the great months is December. The Yin vs. Yang of the human experience comes out in great force. The Yin December is the month of insanity: including cramming 8 weeks of year-end work in one month and making sure all your friends get a swell photo card of your kids posing with a Christmas …
What Does It Mean When a Tech Analyst Talks About People More Than Technology?
I’ve been attending a lot of talent management-related conferences recently, and that means that I’ve gotten a heavy dose of hearing everybody’s favorite HR technology analyst, Josh Bersin, speaking here, there, and everywhere. This has been an enlightening experience. As someone who has been covering the talent management space for a long time, I’ve heard Josh speak quite a bit …
Too Good To Be True? Here’s An HR Conference Storyline That’s Worth Checking Out
May is here and the spring conference season is getting into full swing. It’s also getting a little more crowded — and maybe a little more interesting too. No, I don’t mean WorkHuman interesting. I’m not sure any other HR or talent management event is ready to challenge them for what my friend and Fistful of Talent Grand Poobah Kris Dunn …
WEBINAR!! I GOT YOUR TEXT: 5 Ways Smart Recruiters Use Technology and Communication Style to Close More Candidates
It’s never been harder to gain the attention of the best candidates on the recruiting trail. After all, we are in peak economic cycle, the best candidates are gainfully/happily employed, and it’s easy for them to ignore your pitch for the open positions you’re working. Never fear, the gang at FOT is here to help. If you’re not getting the …
VIDEO: SmashUps with Josh Zywein – A.I. Takeover or Much Ado About Nothing?
This month on SmashUps, Tim Sackett is joined by special guest Josh Zywein, Director of Product Marketing at the one and only SmashFly, sponsor of this very video! Tim and Josh host a special episode, recorded live at the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas, where they dig in on the reality behind the supposed artificial intelligence takeover and what the …
VIDEO: SmashUps with Rob Kelly – What’s In An ATS?
This month on SmashUps, Tim Sackett chews the HR fat with Rob Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Ongig, a company whose mission it is “to make job ads awesome”. Every year, Ongig puts together a report of the top applicant tracking systems, looking at market share, growth and other factors. You can check out the most recent report here, and listen …
What Will the Talent Acquisition Platform of the Future Look Like?
This summer I’ve had a number of great conversations with some really bright people in talent acquisition about talent acquisition technology and the future of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Josh Bersin, who tends to be one of the guys really on top of this space, said at HireVue’s Digital Disruption that he feels the ATS as we know it …
VIDEO: SmashUps with Jackye Clayton – Drinking the Kool-Aid at Digital Disrupt
This month on SmashUps, Tim talks in person at HireVue’s Digital Disrupt with Jackye Clayton, the Editor of Recruiting Daily. Jackye and Tim break down all the cool tech they’ve seen at Digital Disrupt, and what it all means for the future of recruiting and HR. Click on the video below to get all the details! (Subscribers, please click through …
Lunch is for Wimps, So Keep Staring at Your Phone
Remember when owning a mobile phone was a symbol of success? You know, the Motorola monster Michael Douglas, aka Gordon Gekko, aka “Awww, lunch is for wimps“, wielded around so powerfully in 1987’s “Wall Street“? Everyone wanted one, but only a few were privileged enough at the time to own one. Fast forward and A) recognize the speed of technological …
VIDEO: No Scrubs with Mary Faulkner – Artificial Intelligence is Coming for HR
Check out the latest episode of No Scrubs below, featuring host Dawn Burke and her guest Mary Faulkner, Director of Talent Acquisition at Denver Water. Dawn and Mary dish about the bingeworthy show Black Mirror and how it relates to the human capital world. Black Mirror tells us a lot about the pitfalls and peaks of futuristic technology, something worth looking at when considering a trendy little thing in …