Jim Holincheck

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Links 11/04/2009

November 4th, 2009 · No Comments

How I Learned What I Know About Candidate Sourcing
Very interesting post about effective candidate sourcing (hat tip to @SteveBoese). Automating common practices does not always lead to optimal results.
tags: E-Recruitment

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Links 10/29/2009

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Steve’s HR Technology – Journal – Is HR Dead? – The Reading List
Great list of articles/blogs discussing the demise of HR.
tags: HCM, hr

Hewitt’s 2009 Global HR Study – Hewitt Associates – Human Resources Consulting and Outsourcing – Research & Insights – Survey Results
Good stuff on Global HR from Hewitt. There is a link to the study [...]

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Links 10/27/2009

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Collective Competency – The Underlying Trend Driving Open Source
Interesting thoughts on moving from core competencies to collective competencies.
tags: competency

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Oracle Fusion Applications Announced – Q&A

October 15th, 2009 · 7 Comments

I am not at Oracle OpenWorld this year, but have spent some quality time with Oracle leading up to the user conference.  Now that the embargo is officially over, I thought I would give you my perspective (not necessarily the official Gartner perspective) on Oracle Fusion Applications by answering some of the questions I see [...]

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Links 10/10/2009

October 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Bob Sutton: Challenging Ingrained Assumptions in HR: My Remarks at the Singapore Human Capital Summit
Great post on rethinking conventional HR wisdom.
tags: HCM

The HR Capitalist: Recruiting MBAs into HR: Tough to Do When They Grab a Copy of “HR Magazine” for a RJP…
Food for thought on the world of HR.
tags: HCM

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HR Technology Conference 2009 Thoughts

October 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments

it is always a pleasure to attend the annual HR Technology Conference in Chicago (my home town).  This is the first time in three years I have been able to attend the whole conference (it has conflicted with Gartner Symposium the last two years).  Here are some quick impressions from the conference:

Interest in Talent Management [...]

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Is the Real Secret Sauce of SaaS Discipline not Multi-tenant Architecture?

September 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

There is a prevailing view that I see in the press and blogging world that business application software is moving inexorably to the SaaS model.  It is true that you would be hard pressed to find a vendor who started in the HCM software market in the last five years that did not utilize the [...]

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Best Practices to Get through Airport Security

September 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I travel a fair amount.  I get to see a lot of people go through the security lines.  I try to get through as fast as possible while allowing others to do the same.  Here are some of what I think are best practices.

Dress intelligently – Do not wear lace up shows if possible.  Wear [...]

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Links 09/16/2009

September 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Taleo to Acquire Worldwide Compensation
Taleo has had an exclusive option to buy WWC. It has now agreed to do so.
tags: EPM, talentmanagement, compensation

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Links 09/11/2009

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Should Recruiting Report Into HR? [#ereexpo] | Punk Rock Human Resources
Great post on this recurring issue (or non-issue as the post points out).
tags: E-Recruitment

Quiet and Effective: Value in HR Technology : ERE.net
A good reminder that sourcing does not entirely revolve around social technologies. Also, QuietAgent was one of the vendors in our “Cool Vendors [...]

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