For those in your organization who might be skeptical of the software as a service (SaaS) delivery model, tell them to read this recent Business Week article by Jeff Kaplan. Read how the managing director for THINKstrategies consulting lists and debunks the eight Saas myths. Pay special attention to Myth #5. As you can see, [...]

We were amused by an AFP note describing the many creative ways that Indian operations are using to find new employees. The first one was to modify the Speed Dating concept into the job fair market. In other words, you are interviewing and sometimes even extending offers on the spot! We often suggested that Taleo [...]

We read this interesting article from Forbes: Get me Personnel! Who’s got the hottest job in China? The HR guy As described in the article and seen in the experiences of many Taleo customers, China is a new growing environment. Consequently, wages in China for top HR executives of multinational companies grew 20% in each [...]

An updated FAQ on the new OFCCP ruling just came out. The specific Q & A that got our attention was: Does a contractor “consider” an individual merely by running a (basic qualifications) search that brings up the individual’s resume, if the contractor never opens the resume? If the contractor does not open the resume [...]

We were pleased to see the Saratoga April Newsletter emphasize the hidden cost of HR, especially in the staffing function in their Metric of the Month: Indirect HR. They illustrated the point using an example of two companies in comparison. The first company has a ratio of one HR person for 120 employees and HR [...]

We reviewed with interest the data provided by the CEO briefing from the Economist Intelligence Unit. This was truly a comprehensive global survey with 555 executives representing 68 countries. And two-thirds were C-level executives or board members. Contained are both good and bad news for talent management and HR. The bad news is that they [...]

After 30 years of training, I am increasingly convinced that hiring is more important than training Stephen R. Covey, Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Earlier this week, we were moderating a panel for the HCI track on Global Talent Sourcing. (If you missed it, we are running a similar topic next week live at the HCI conference). First, the debate focused on the term Offshoring because it sounds a bit too Western-centric. Kent Kirch from Deloitte prefers to use [...]

We have not commented a great deal about the perception of Taleo (TLEO) and the talent management space by the public market. As you may know a quiet period is very restrictive and Taleo observes a very strict line of conduct. But today is different. There are no more restrictions. As we see financial analysts [...]

An interesting survey by Veritude seems to show that HR measurement of ROI went down significantly from 2005 (38%) to 2006 (20%). If you need a place to start in developing your ROI analysis, read our report. If you believe its not needed, think twice!