HR Tech Weekly: Episode #243: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

This week: KronosWorks 2019, ADP BuyBack, Ceridian Secondary Public Offering, New PeopleStrong President, HireVue in AI ethics hot seat for their facial recognition hiring tool, and Amazon launches AWS Data Exchange.
 

The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: Ultimate Software — Most Effective Broad Deployment of AI Tools

Ultimate Software is the twelfth of twelve organizations appearing on The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist. Ultimate Software covers Payroll to Recruiting with all of the stops between. Ultimate is a $1B+ business built in the SMB market. Today the firm is an increasingly important presence in the large enterprise segment. Ultimate is demonstrating a method for deploying intelligent tools that are built on core values of respect for the individual and broader understanding of the workforce.
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HRExaminer Radio – Executive Conversations: Episode #345: Ellen Nussbaum, Chief Executive Officer, Humanyze

John Sumser speaks with Ellen Nussbaum, the Chief Executive Officer at Humanyze, a pioneer in organizational analytics. Previously, she was the SVP of Services and Customer Success at Veracode; she also led consulting and technical teams at software firms including Fidelity Information Services, ProfitLogic, and Oracle. Ellen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and serves on the Board of Advisors of WGBH, a leader in public broadcasting and content creation.
 

The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: Textio — Organizational Transformation Tool

Textio is the eleventh of twelve organizations appearing on The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist. Textio delivers augmented writing. With its first implementation as a bias reducer in job ad creation, the company started down the road to understanding the meaning of the words you use. By providing the equivalent of a digital mirror, the company gives its users feedback that allows them to adjust their language before communicating.
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HRExaminer v10.45

Sexual harassment is a nearly tone-deaf label for what happens in the workplace. In Ronan Farrow’s book, Catch and Kill, John Sumser explains how the stories of complicity through silence, intimidation by leaders, and the executive desire to look good will leave you feeling nauseated. If you are in HR, please read this book and then look around you and see what’s happening.



Why haven’t job board products evolved? Jeff Dickey-Chasins is a good person to ask (he’s known as The Job Board Doctor after all). With Recruitment Product Offerings, Change is Slow.



Data sourcing, quality, and control are at the heart of SwoopTalent and they’re doing a spectacular job of managing the quality of large volumes of sourcing data. The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: SwoopTalent — Automated Data Lake Management, Sourcing.



Talespin’s most observable offering is Barry, the AI character you can fire over and over again. Talespin is important because we’re entering an era where full productivity can be reached in radically reduced time due to XR-powered practice environments. The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: Talespin — Best Virtual Reality Deployment.



On HRTech Weekly: IHRIM launches Refreshed HRIP Certification, Symphony Talent Acquires SmashFly Technologies, Workday Announces Intent to Acquire Scout RFP for $540M, ServiceNow To Acquire Cognitive Search Capabilities of Attivio, and JPMorgan tests its Amazon-Berkshire health venture on bank employees.


 

HR Tech Weekly: Episode #242: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

IHRIM launches Refreshed HRIP Certification, Symphony Talent Acquires SmashFly Technologies, Workday Announces Intent to Acquire Scout RFP for $540M, ServiceNow To Acquire Cognitive Search Capabilities of Attivio, and JPMorgan tests its Amazon-Berkshire health venture on bank employees.
 

The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: Talespin — Best Virtual Reality Deployment

Talespin is the tenth of twelve organizations appearing on The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist. Talespin creates enterprise XR (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality) workforce transformation solutions. Talespin’s most observable offering is Barry, the AI character you can fire over and over again. Talespin is important because we’re entering an era where full productivity can be reached in radically reduced time due to XR-powered practice environments.
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The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: SwoopTalent — Automated Data Lake Management, Sourcing

SwoopTalent is the ninth of twelve organizations appearing on The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist. Founders Stacy Chapman and Satish Sallakonda are long term veterans of the Silicon Valley Human Capital Management network. With substantial experience at Peoplesoft, Oracle, and Aruspex, they’ve built the company to solve longstanding and emerging industry problems. Data sourcing, quality, and control are at the heart of this enterprise. Currently, SwoopTalent does a spectacular job of managing the quality of large volumes of sourcing data.
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Catch and Kill

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
“I read Ronan Farrow’s “Catch and Kill.” It’s the story of the writing of his now famous piece about Harvey Weinstein. The book chronicles the depth and extent of sexual harassment and assault in media companies. It details the aggressive lengths to which powerful men go to protect their behavior and their reputation.” - John Sumser
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HRExaminer v10.44

If you were designing a future-orientated review of a well-regarded, high performing HR function how would you do it? Dr. Chris Andrews wants us Shooting for the Stars and shares his Criteria for a Review of a Well-Regarded HR Function.



Phenom People is the largest provider of the next generation of recruiting tools. The co-founders insist that they are more interested in reaching their goal of “helping a billion people find the right job,” than making lots of money. The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist: Phenom People — Talent Experience Management.



Modern Hire are thoughtful and ethical technologists that provide Predictive Hiring through Assessment and Interview Technology. They’re on The HRExaminer 2020 Watchlist. Modern Hire — Open Standards Leadership in AI for HRTech.



John Sumser talks with Eric Sydell the EVP of Innovation at Modern Hire (formerly Shaker and Montage). Eric has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and is passionate about applying machine learning, and deep learning in particular, to candidate data. Listen to Eric Sydell from Modern Hire.



On HRTech Weekly: A New Twist on Employee Tenure, Workforce Logiq acquires ENGAGE Talent, Benevity Funding and Corporate Social Responsibility, Creepy or Game Changing: HireVue’s AI Facial Recognition, and Kincade Fire Donations. Plus, our industry bids a fond farewell to Charles Coy.