I only played one year in junior high. That would be soccer (or football for the rest of the world). I loved it, but loved American football and baseball … Read more
When Does Talent Management Technology Competition Cross a Line?
Competition between talent management providers has always been fierce, especially during times of economic uncertainty, market consolidation and … Read more
Mystery Lady Behind Alleged Scam Was Hitting Up Vendors at HR Tech
About that Anna Rodriguez, HR head of the fictitious Magnus Group. She was a busy lady. Besides allegedly scamming SuccessFactors, she roamed the aisles of … Read more
Tech Battle: SuccessFactors Alleges it Was Scammed by Halogen
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. That adage came to mind this weekend after the news broke that SuccessFactors is suing Halogen … Read more
Improved Financials Drive Wall Street Reaction for Taleo and SuccessFactors
With their stock price zooming today, HR software vendors Taleo and SuccessFactors have got to be enjoying Wall Street’s reaction to their 2010 financial … Read more
The NLRB-Facebook Firing Case: Four Things Employers Need To Know
If you read some of the commentary on the recent settlement between the National Labor Relations Board and a Connecticut-based ambulance company, you may … Read more
Technology in the Workplace: How it Can Turn Real Work Into Fake Work
By Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson Everything in our modern business and organizational environment has the potential for being Fake Work. Great … Read more
Taleo Deals for Canadian Talent Acquisition Company Cytiva
Cytiva, the Canadian talent acquisition technology company, is being acquired by Taleo. The $11 million (Canadian; $11.1 million U.S.) deal is expected to … Read more
LinkedIn Makes It Official (Finally) and Files to Go Public
LinkedIn did the expected today. It announced it was going public. The privately held company filed a registration statement with the Securities and … Read more
The IT Dilemma: It’s a Double-Edged Sword When it Comes to Labor Market Trends
Despite the tremendous benefits of information technology (IT), it comes at a human cost — the displacement of less-skilled employees. As software … Read more