The HR Technologist

10 days ago I posted a somewhat provocative post questioning whether enterprise software was dead.  Based on the results of the Gartner Executive Program 2010 CIO Survey, Enterprise Software experienced a dramatic decline in the list of top priorities of CIOs who where included in the survey.  After a fairly steady #2 in the list [...]

Big software, like ERP solutions from vendors like SAP and Oracle are what most large business use to run their operations.  From supply chain logistics controlling how much product to order, from which supplier, at what price to human resources management solutions which help organizations keep track of their inventory of talent and produce payroll [...]

For years recruiters have been looking for the best way to reach those who are not actively looking for a job – passive candidates.  For some reason that I don’t always agree with, the passive candidate is perceived to be more valuable than those who are actively seeking a job.  There is a sociological theory [...]

This week I’ve decided to devote the entire week of new and creative ways in which HR can take advantage of emerging technologies.  To help demonstrate the point, today I wanted to talk about Four Square, a rapidly growing location-based social networking tool which rewards users with “badges” for checking-into locations more frequently. While some [...]

As a professional helping organizations transform their business I’m often looking to drive new, innovative ways of delivering Human Resources services to internal customers.  One day I might be working with a manufacturer on how they can deploy a tiered services delivery model to drive up employee satisfaction with HR services while driving down operating [...]

A mere two business days into the new year and the first acquisition of note in the HR Technology space has already been announced.  Yesterday morning Bedford Funding – the private equity firm that acquired Authoria in 2008 has announced that they have acquired North Carolina-based PeopleClick for $100m in cash and will merge the [...]