{"id":659,"date":"2007-03-21T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2007-03-21T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=659"},"modified":"2007-03-21T01:01:42","modified_gmt":"2007-03-21T09:01:42","slug":"google-talent-acquisition-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=659","title":{"rendered":"Google Talent Acquisition innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NY Times ran an article<\/a> about Google using a new algorithm to search through their 100,000 resumes they receive every month. Initially I was really excited to read this thinking there was going to be an incredibly innovative new thinking here, but my conclusion is that other than an algorithm that they developed, the premise and process isn\u2019t so different than what everyone else does.<\/p>\n

I remember in my first job out of college in the 90\u2019s taking a personality profile to measure character traits that were deemed to increase the probability of success. The profile was ran against an aggregated score calculated from the scores of the most successful employees in the firm.<\/p>\n

I also remember (in the 90\u2019s) interviewing with a global HR consulting firm and being put through a 6 hour session with a psychologist and a battery of tests. I didn\u2019t get that job, and it\u2019s not the firm I currently work for.<\/p>\n

What is important to note is that if you believe you have an engaged, skilled and productive workforce, then you\u2019ll want more of the same. However, if your workforce is not that, you\u2019ll want to tactically choose how you want to model your new recruits. Are you simply attempting to attract more of the same successful salespeople, or those who are dedicated to the organization, or those who have proven to be great innovators?<\/p>\n

While the premise and process of what Google is doing isn\u2019t spectacularly new, their analysis (the algorithm) may be the next step is applicant assessments. The key is to understand that the key behind this algorithm isn\u2019t necessarily some engine that pumps through 100,000 resumes a month. The key is an understanding of what is the most important measurement of your future workforce and how you can benchmark it to the current. Once you understand that, you can put together the building blocks to create your own algorithm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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