Naughty or Nice? The right HR Tech helps make HR more relevant
So I'm reading Steve Boese's An HR Technology Wish List on this fine Black Friday morn (queue the cool Steely Dan song), nodding after each point including the ones about robots, going mobile and puppies, and I keep coming back to something Shafiq Lokh

How is [insert marketing tactic] going to help generate sales?
We recently had an exchange with one of our clients that I found interesting and worthy of a blog post.First, a little background. This client is a young yet well established business, they have very good management and excellent products. Their future is bright. We've been working with them for about a y

Human Capital Analyst Reports - how to get them read by more HR decision makers
I got really excited last week when one of our marketing/PR services team members (Adriana Saldaña) forwarded me the executive summary for the new Bersin & Associates talent acquisition study titled Talent Acquisition Systems 2010: Facts, Practical Analysis, Trends, and Provider Profiles.I highly recommend you check it out just like I highly recommend you check out the HR tech reports fr

Human Resources weaves the safety net for victims of intimate partner violence in the workplace
There really weren't any resources for my mother in 1972. She volunteered and then worked as a secretary for the local school district where I grew up, and every time my birth father beat her, there was full clothing to cover the bruises, avoiding others stares and conversation, absenteeism when it was really bad, and more.There were no domes

Book Review: Getting More From Your Training Programs
We are in the process of identifying and selecting some training programs for various departments at HRmarketer.com.Research over several decades indicates that only between 10 to 20 percent of employees apply what they learn in training programs to achieve business results.Ouch.So when I saw this r