Jim Holincheck

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

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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, Source

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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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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”.
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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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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

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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 Trends for 2009
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Ada Lovelace Day. Women in Technology. 24th March.
This is a link to the post by Thomas about this important date, especially for bloggers.
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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 employees.
tags: HCM

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What’s Going to Be Different in 2009 : ERE.net
Some good thoughts on trends for 2009.
tags: e-recruitment

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