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Links 01/30/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 30, 2009  |  Comments Off

Knowledge Infusion Center of Excellence: Knowledge Infuser: Guest Post at Infuser by Joanne Bintliff-Ritchie Good, sensible advice for HR professionals. Cost savings and productivity improvements are the order of the day. tags: talentmanagement, workforce analytics Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Links 01/27/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 27, 2009  |  Comments Off

Software Maintenance Fees: Time For This Model To Change? — Maintenance Fees — InformationWeek From InformationWeek — “The slow economy plus alternatives such as SaaS and open source could pressure vendors into offering lower-cost options.” Maybe, but customers also gravitate to “safe choices” when there is a lot of market uncertainty. tags: ERP, SaaS, Open, [...]

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Certification of Implementation Consultants

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 26, 2009  |  4 Comments

Let me state up front that this post is my personal opinion, not a Gartner opinion.  Dennis Howlett posted on ZDNet about a debate on certification of consultants.  There is a good discussion there of some of the viewpoints.  I believe certification has some value in some cases, but customers should not rely on certifications [...]

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Links 01/23/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 23, 2009  |  Comments Off

Talentonomics – Proving the Economic Value of Talent Management : ERE.net This is a great post. It provides specific advice on how to use workforce analytics to understand the linkage between talent-related investments and business outcomes. For Gartner clients, this is a nice compliment to “Unlocking the Strategic Value From Talent Management Application Investments”. tags: [...]

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Dealing With Talent in the Downturn

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 22, 2009  |  4 Comments

My Gartner colleague Jeff Woods is preparing to respond to some questions from the Wall Street Journal about the impact of the economy on the software market.  He asked me and some other analysts what we are seeing in the different markets we cover.  He specifically asked if we are seeing demand for something like [...]

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Links 01/16/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 16, 2009  |  Comments Off

Google Cuts 100 Recruiting Positions Google has announced on their blog that they are cutting approximately 100 positions from their recruiting organization. Known for many best practices in recruiting, even Google is not immune to the economic challenges. tags: recruiting, e-recruitment Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Links 01/15/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 15, 2009  |  1 Comment

Recruiting With Little or No Money – Tools and Ideas to Consider : ERE.net More good advice on candidate sourcing for little or no money. tags: e-recruitment LinkedIn Sourcing With a Free Account : ERE.net Good practical advice for leveraging LinkedIn — with a free account — for candidate sourcing. tags: e-recruitment Health Care Recruitment [...]

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Links 01/14/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 14, 2009  |  Comments Off

Ada Lovelace Day. Women in Technology. 24th March. This is a link to the post by Thomas about this important date, especially for bloggers. tags: no_tag Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Links 01/10/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 10, 2009  |  Comments Off

Salary com Inc (SLRY.W) Key Developments | Stocks | Reuters.com Dow Jones is reporting that Salary.com laid off 100 employees (16% of its workforce). tags: slry, talentmanagement NFP is . . . -524,000, Unemployment 7.2% | The Big Picture More bad news on the jobs front, but some industry sectors are still adding net new [...]

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Links 01/09/2009

by Jim Holincheck  |  January 9, 2009  |  Comments Off

What’s Going to Be Different in 2009 : ERE.net Some good thoughts on trends for 2009. tags: e-recruitment Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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