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Buzzword Parade

On April 14, 2009, in All, Applicant Tracking Systems, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Social Software, Sourcing, by John Sumser

Buzzword Parade (April 14, 2009) I was talking with a colleague about the buzzword problem in HR Technology. Most of HR is discussed in a jargon that has been slowly evolving since the first Personnel Departments emerged during the depression. The language of job descriptions, merit increases, conflict management, skills and personality assessment all require [...]

090414 Job Board Links

On April 14, 2009, in All, Daily Links, Job Boards, JohnSumser.com, by John Sumser

Thought For The Day: Free content does not mean low value, no matter what the expensive content providers say. craigslist as a poor recruiting tool I’m not sure what you call it when one competitor calls the other a bad name. In this case, Tony Lee, VP of Nework Operations at Adicio is lambasting Craigslist. [...]

090410 HR Issues Links

On April 10, 2009, in All, Daily Links, HR Trends, JohnSumser.com, by John Sumser

Thought For The Day: Free content does not mean low value, no matter what the expensive content providers say. Glen Cathey Responds To ERE Post Claiming Risk For Low Cost Training It was an odd article in the first place. In the internet era, the high cost providers got together and dissed the low cost [...]

090409 Potpourri Links

On April 9, 2009, in All, Daily Links, JohnSumser.com, by John Sumser

Thought For The Day: It’s not what we don’t know that kills us. It’s what we DO know – that turns out to not be true. Two Demographic Bits: Twitter Traffic Explodes.. It is the 25-54 year old crowd that is actually driving this trend. Nielsen: Women Dominate PC Gaming…The largest demographic review in the [...]

What Is Social Recruiting?

On April 8, 2009, in All, Employment Branding, Futures, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Strategy, Social Recruiting, Social Software, Sourcing, by John Sumser

What Is Social Recruiting (April 08, 2009) I’ve started a conversation about the nature of Social Recruiting on an Australian Wiki. It’s my contention that using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn et all to recruit is not necessarily social recruiting. It’s a desktop variant of Recruitment advertising. It’s an advanced form of sourcing. That’s not to say that [...]

090408 New Stuff Links

On April 8, 2009, in All, Daily Links, JohnSumser.com, by John Sumser

Thought For The Day: The cost of the impending demographic problem dwarfs the current financial mess. TalentRevolution Another ning site to add to the growing communities list. If HR were the new black, this would be the place. Tag line: “creating ultimate career lifestyles, maximizing return on talent and generational inclusion. engage here 24/7.” Very [...]

Sustainable Workforce

On April 7, 2009, in All, Futures, HR Trends, JohnSumser.com, Recruiting Wisdom, Talent Management, Workforce Planning, by John Sumser

Sustainable Work Force (April 07, 2009) Over the course of a decade, Kevin Wheeler has compiled a massive contribution to the HR – HCM – Recruiting Industry. Relentlessly travelling the world, he always finds time to head home for ERE. I bumped into him very briefly last week. To paraphrase James Brown, “Ain’t no dog, [...]

090407 Population Links

On April 7, 2009, in All, Daily Links, HR Trends, JohnSumser.com, Talent Management, by John Sumser

Thought For The Day: On the far side of the recession is a demographic problem. The red ink of a greyer future The financial times says that the cost of caring for our aging population will dwarf any burden created by this downturn. Great charts for visualizing the aging phenomenon. Must read. Population Research Institute While [...]

Relocation Trends

On April 6, 2009, in All, Generational Demographics, HR Trends, JohnSumser.com, Population, Recruiting Strategy, Regionalization, Talent Management, Workforce Planning, by John Sumser

Relocation Trends (April 07, 2009) This is a really good time to figure out the future of your workforce. The downturn changes a lot of things. If you’re still at your desk (and lots of folks in HR are gone), start wondering and planning. After this is all over, we’re going to be living in [...]