Big Data
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What the Meta?
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In the world of HR, the ability of HR practitioners to grapple with data and glean insights has been suspect by business leaders for a long time. There are a variety of reasons for this from the lack of sufficiently high data quality, to insufficient HR practitioner skills to analyze data, to the lack of…
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All Posts, Analytics and Big Data, Big Data, Cloud, Data & Metrics, Features, Talent, Talent AcquisitionBig Data For HR & Recruiting: 2 Use Cases
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Forget about Google. One of the world’s favorite sites has got to be LMGTFY.com. “Let me google that for you.” With the wondrous world of the internet and ubiquitous information, ubiquitous access through our mobile devices, and ubiquitous connectivity, whenever someone asks a dumb question in email, you get to just send them back a…
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All Posts, Analytics and Big Data, Big Data, Cloud, Data & Metrics, Features, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Social Talent, TalentJocks vs. Nerds
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“There’s this idea of the jocks vs. nerds thing. That sort of ended when the nerds won decisively. We now live in this era where your big summer tentpole movies can be hobbits and minor Marvel Comics superheroes and boy wizards. If you had told me when I was in junior high there would be…
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Analytics and Big Data, Big Data, Data & Metrics, Features, HR Service Delivery, HR Strategy, HR TechnologyBread & Butter
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It always frustrates me when I’m dieting – I have to forego one of my favorite food items: Butter. Butter (fat) along with bacon fat (fat) is one of those amazing joys of life. When butter is great, a bit salty, a lot smooth, and a lot fatty, it is a wonderful thing Unfortunately, one…
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Still Grappling With Data Security
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Today I was going through airport security with my wife. I got randomly selected for a screening, which consisted of wiping my hands with a cottonish fabric and sending it through the scanner that detects explosives or something like that. After the screening, I commented to my wife, “so don’t all the terrorists know to…
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Is Big Data An HR Directive?
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I have an argument with my wife every few years. I tend to like cars with a bit more horsepower. I mean, that 1 time a year when there is a really stupid driver about to crash into you, a few extra horses comes in handy when you really need to speed away. The problem…