The Next Big (Data) Thing: Awaiting the Robo-Revolution
As the quest for the shiniest silver bullets in recruitment continues the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and “Big Data” are proving to be a great hunting ground for salesmen and sensationalists alike. To the trained eye these fields are distinct and separate, yet when selling a solution that makes a claim in one…
Data and HR – Numbers are Nothing Without Insight
Managing employees and an HR function requires a more holistic approach than exploring issues from the surface. People use statistics as a drunk uses a lamppost – for support rather than illumination. – E. Houseman (1903) Our online activity has meant a ubiquitous lens is shone on our lives where the accessibility of data leaves…
“You’ve got to have an Algorithm!” A Recruiter’s Guide to the A-word
Even if you only have a casual interest in the world of hiring it’s not long before you’ll encounter someone touting a magic bullet, a panacea for the “broken” world of recruitment globally. Currently riding high on the buzzword bingo cards of these self-styled saviours is the humble “algorithm”. This isn’t the algorithm you might…
Podcast – Tech Recruitment and Why Recruitment Algorithms Don’t Work – with Matt Alder
Another podcast, this time with the excellent Matt Alder. Matt is compiling a series of excellent perspectives on recruiting called Recruiting Future, you can listen to the whole series here. To listen to me talk about Startups, scale-ups and sledgehammers hit play below… [c5ab_audio c5_helper_title=”” c5_title=”” url=”http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/f/e/8/fe813528ab2ad306/Recruiting_Future_Ep_11.mp3?c_id=8929389&expiration=1430861284&hwt=cfef33ab1a8601d67e9927b50bed7764″ ]
How to be Happy – Time to call off the “Engagement”
“Yes that’s right, we had a one hundred percent response rate to the survey.” The speaker from a international airline proudly stated his results. His lovingly compiled pie charts labelled “Engagement” were resplendent in the Power Point behind him. The audience were incredulous, a one hundred percent response rate how was it possible they asked?…
The Bidding War for Talent – When Motivation is More Than Money.
The war for talent is a term coined by Steven Hankin of McKinsey & Company in 1997. It has since become a cliché. It’s used as both a rallying cry and a cause for concern for HR and recruiting professionals everywhere. Whilst the “war” metaphor is overused and without appreciation of the nuance of hiring…
The Mis-Match of Algorithmic Recruitment
It’s the not so distant future. A mobile app linked to a wrist mounted wearable wakes you, at precisely the right moment. It monitors your sleep patterns and pulse rate and greets you each morning with a chipper “Go get ’em!”. You dress and get ready to leave the house, the fridge has emailed to…
Why the Recruitment Revolution won’t be sparked with Tinder – Candy Crush for your Career?
The world of HR and recruitment software seems to be going through something of a renaissance as of late. The world that was dominated by user-unfriendly bloatware is becoming increasingly fragmented. As more players rose to fill the gaps in usability for a beleaguered audience so smaller competitors rose up too. For a small provider…
The Magic of the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator – The Technological Panaceas of Hiring that aren’t.
Hiring is scary. Hiring is a risky process that we all know can do irreparable damage if we get it wrong. There are countless studies that all make the case that a false positive is more damaging that a false negative. It’s hard to “undo” a bad hire. So how do we mitigate against this?…
7 Myths About Great Résumés
When friends find out I work in recruitment they often have a lot of questions. They might ask for funny stories, the strangest applications I’ve seen, but it’s never that long until I’m asked if I’ll look at their own resume. Sad though it may seem, I don’t mind doing this, actually I quite enjoy…