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I Could Have Been A Ditch Digger
Read more: I Could Have Been A Ditch DiggerNote of warning: Stereotypes follow in plenty. Last year I wrote a post titled “I could have been a rice farmer.” It’s completely true that had my parents not moved from Taiwan to the United States before I was born, the possible alternatives to my life are infinite. However, I probably would not actually have…
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Will the Real Oracle Fusion Middleware Please Stand Up?
It’s not mystery that Oracle’s Fusion Middleware product was really only a half baked cobbling of old products when it was released a couple years ago. Much like Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” sign, Oracle proclaimed “Half Way to Fusion!” We all waited expectantly for either a set of Fusion applications to be as half baked as…
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Better Recruiting Through Social Networks?
Jobvite released their new survey on the utilization of social networks for recruiting. Most of this is not a surprise as recruiting seems to be the early adopter for some new HR technologies well ahead of everyone else. Remember recruiting systems was a major market before any other point solutions (outside of benefits and payroll). …
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Rethinking the Career Ladder
Most career ladders go something like this • Associate 1 –> Associate 2 –> Professional 1 –> Professional 2 –> Senior Pro Ladder • Associate 1 –> Associate 2 –> Professional 1 –> Management Ladder It’s all really quite predictable. Either you stay on a professional track and perhaps manage projects, but never a P&L…
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10 Job Fair Tips That Really Work (For the Recruiter)
The following was contributed to the site: Whether you are looking for interns or executives, attending a job fair can be a very effective strategy for recruiters. With the advent of Web 2.0, many hiring managers are increasingly dependent on technology for recruiting. However, the old-fashioned methods can still work very well. Below are 10…
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Revisioning the Application
We were all so excited when the first Microsoft Office products came out. Not that other products were comparatively that bad, but there seemed to be a new vision of usability in the buttons and layout of the product. As time has progressed, we’ve all gotten very comfortable with the desktop application and most of…
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What Integration Means
From an applications technology point of view, we’ve all known that integration simply means connecting data from one software component to another. Often we’ve used integration to mean that functional modules within a single suite (such as ERP – Oracle or SAP) don’t require interfaces. Other times, we’ll talk to point solution vendors and they…
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Gaming and Collaboration
Gen Y. They sit at their PC’s, play their games, and avoid all real social contact. As they enter the workforce, their lack of social skills will be a mismatch to that of the broader workforce who value direct, one to one communications. Their poor verbal and presentation skills will make them less persuasive. So…
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Recession Technology
With the U.S. and probably global economy slowing down, we’d all expect technology spending to slow down with it. After all, in 2001 when the “bubble burst,” it took a few years (I’d guess 2004) for the IT money to really come back. Smart companies will continue to invest in infrastructure. As Andrew McAfee writes…
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The Value Proposition in a Multi-Dimensional Workforce
Karen Beaman states that the workforce is changing: Multi-Generational – we are are now seeing up to four generations of workers working simultaneously in the workplace — Veterans, Boomers, X’ers, and New Mils — each with differing world views, work/life needs, and job expectations of their employers. Multi-Cultural – we are experiencing increasing cultural differences…
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The CEO and Company Culture
The other systematic asks: In a recent interview with one of our analysts, a Fortune 500 company’s HR director said (not verbatim) “It’s not HR’s job to define our culture. It’s the CEO’s job. It’s our job to communicate that culture.” While I understand the position I have to say it doesn’t sit fully well…