Technology and Talent - The Seamless Workforce

March
13
2012

Why the new iPad just made your job harder

Changes in technology constantly affect how you recruit and retain workers. And there’s no bigger change than when a company like Apple upgrades a product or releases a new one. Apple’s unveiling of the new iPad last week generated a …

January
10
2012

Game changers in recruiting and the workforce in 2012 and beyond — Part 1

As we dive into the new year, it’s time to think about what workforce and recruiting challenges await us in 2012. Will you be ready? The following is the first in a three-part series taken from our latest e-book, “Three …

December
21
2011

Stop! HR technology is no silver bullet for employee engagement

It’s nice to have a shiny new piece of technology to play with, but employee engagement is about interacting with people. Companies shouldn’t forget that when looking at HR tools and technology. There’s been a lot in the news lately …

December
16
2011

Why the Salesforce acquisition of Rypple happened

Over the past two weeks there has been a rapid series of technology acquisitions from some of the biggest technology players in application software. Last week, SAP announcedthe massive multi-billion dollar acquisition of cloud computing human resource management solution SuccessFactors. …

December
13
2011

What the recent flurry of activity by HR software companies indicates about the state of workforce management

Over the past few weeks, we have seen some major consolidation in the application software world where the workforce is concerned. On Dec. 3, SAP announced the acquisition of SuccessFactors. Just three days later, SuccessFactors announced the acquisition of Jobs2Web. …

December
1
2011

Are increased tech wages a sign of economic recovery?

Earlier today, we announced the findings of our Index of Technology Wages for the third quarter of 2011. The report shows that wages rose 6.85 percent compared with the same time last year, indicating that we might be in the early …

November
30
2011

4 reasons your workforce strategies must change

The Great Recession brought many changes to workforce management, but it was really just a wake-up call for what was going to happen in the future. What’s next? It’s hard to say, but I can give you a few good …

October
28
2011

In case you missed it: Oct. 28

Let’s call today the tech edition of In Case You Missed It. There’s no doubt that as technologies come and go, the American labor force is impacted, both in terms of the skills needed by employers and also in terms …

August
31
2011

Steve Jobs’ lasting impact on the workforce

Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple last week generated a firestorm of media activity and discussion. We’ve read emotional blog posts on what Jobs’ work means to the author, detailed retrospectives of the man’s career and legacy, and multiple …

July
18
2011

Talent recruiting through social media: A transcript

I had the pleasure a few weeks ago to sit down with Robin Richards, CEO and founder of CareerArc Group. Robin was with me at SHRM 2011, sharing how CareerArc has taken advantage of social media to improve a company’s reach …

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