Recruiting
New Research on Diversity and Inclusion Technology [Podcast]
(Subscribers click through to check out this episode) Our team has been researching diversity and inclusion with a specific look at how training can help (or hurt) D&I efforts. Stay tuned for our findings in the next few weeks, but today let’s take a look at the latest We’re Only Human podcast. In case you’re…
Read MoreCompanies Lose 25% of New Hires a Year: How Onboarding Can Save Your Business
The process of onboarding is one of the most critical stages of the hiring process and costs an estimated $400 per person. It is the time that goals and expectations are set and new hires gain the knowledge necessary to be successful in their new roles. Management, seasoned employees, and new hires should come together…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence for HR: The Book is Live! (#AI for #HR)
Over the winter holidays you might have missed the fanfare, but the new book, Artificial Intelligence for HR, is now available! We will not be pushing this heavily in the coming months so this is your chance to get the book and learn the insights so you can be prepared for what’s coming to a…
Read MoreAI Concepts: What is Moravec’s Paradox and Why Should You Care?
In the 1980s, Hans Moravec and other AI researchers discovered a curious finding that we now know as Moravec’s Paradox. Essentially, AI can very easily learn to do things that are “hard” for humans, such as advanced statistics and analysis. On the other hand, things that are very simple for humans, such as identifying colors or…
Read MoreDo We Really Need a Certification in Talent Acquisition?
Imagine graduating from school with a degree in marketing only to find out that a significant portion of what you know is already outdated or inapplicable due to changes in the market. This is a reality of the working world today due to an increasingly fast-paced business environment, where disruption is the norm rather than…
Read More2019 HCM Trends: Market Size, Investment Priorities, and More
As we edge closer and closer to 2019, I’m receiving more and more questions from employers and vendors in the community about what trends I’m seeing. What will define the coming year? Obviously AI is going to be a big part of that, especially with my book coming out just before the new year starts,…
Read MoreAlgorithms, Bias, and Decision-Making: Podcast Insights from IBM Leaders
To prevent biased algorithms you need to make sure you have unbiased training data on hand. You also need algorithms to be developed by a diverse set of people. –Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Director of Offering Management and Distinguished Engineer for IBM Watson Internet of Things How do we select vendors and what do we focus…
Read MoreUsing Technology to Level Up Recruiting
My first love as an HR pro was recruiting. Within my first two or three weeks on the job my boss gave me my first recruiting assignment: find a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter instructor pilot that wants to travel 90% of the time to locations across the United States. Needless to say it was an incredible…
Read More20+ Onboarding Hacks to Improve the Employee Experience [Free Report]
One of the talent areas that most businesses can improve is onboarding. In some cases the experience is poor, but even for those doing a good job, it’s always fun to pick up new ideas and concepts that help to align new hires with your culture and approach. Despite some advanced practices happening in some…
Read MoreA Video Primer on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on HR
When the Industrial Revolution waned and knowledge workers became more common, what kinds of skills set apart the great employees from the not-so-great ones? No longer was a strong back or grip strength the only determining factor of someone’s long-term career options, because work became more mental than physical for many workplaces. The same shift…
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