The Puzzling World of HR Technology

Don’t Miss This Week’s HRchitect WebMingle with Lois Melbourne of Aquire

mattlafata — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:56:11 +0000

The weekly HRchitect WebMingle is designed to give you some insight into the puzzling world of HR technology, discuss news from around the world that we find interesting, talk about upcoming events in our industry, and provide insightful interviews with people of our industry – who they are, what they do and why you should care. The WebMingle has become the most popular live weekly Internet show in the HR technology industry!

This week’s guests will be Lois Melbourne, CEO and Co-Founder of Aquire.

Aquire is a privately-held, woman-owned company that was founded in 1994. Today, more than 2,700 organizations in 125 countries have selected Aquire solutions to manage data for 10 million working professionals worldwide. From organizational charting and reporting to workforce analytics, reorganizations, mergers and succession planning, Aquire provides easy-to-use tools that increase information visibility, expedite decision making and streamline HR activities.

Lois Melbourne, GPHR and co-founder of Aquire, is a regular blogger, speaker and author on industry trends and issues. She is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, as well as many other HR and HR User Group Associations. She is an active career mentor and serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Dallas as part of the PRAXIS program.

Visit www.HRchitect.com/Knowledge/WebMingle to listen live on Friday, November 13th at 1pm CST to the 44th show in our WebMingle series. If you missed any of our previous WebMingles, you can also access them from that page.

Below is a list of some of our upcoming guests:

Nov 20 – Grant Gordon, Product Director with sourcing vendor, EnticeLabs

Dec 4 – Kevin Grossman, President of HRmarketer.com

Dec 11 – Joel Passen, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing with Newton Software, a Talent Acquisition Systems vendor

Dec 18 – Rick Fletcher, President of HRchitect, the leading HR Systems Consulting firm

Jan 29 – Tim Giehll, CEO of Bond Talent, a Talent Management Systems vendor and Author of “Human Capital Supply Chains”

We look forward to welcoming Lois Melbourne from Aquire to the HRchitect WebMingle this Friday and hope to have you join us as well.

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Nov 6 HRchitect WebMingle Featured Taleo; Next Up is Aquire

mattlafata — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:27:58 +0000

Our weekly WebMingle is designed to give you some insight into the puzzling world of HR technology, discuss news from around the world that we find interesting, talk about upcoming events in our industry, and provide insightful interviews with people of our industry – who they are, what they do and why you should care. The WebMingle has become the most popular live weekly Internet show in the HR technology industry!

So what is a WebMingle? It is a meeting over the web where we do some business, socialize and yes, we mingle over the web. Thus, a WebMingle.

The 60-minute WebMingle on November 6th, the 43rd in our WebMingle series, featured Kevin Marasco, VP of Brand Marketing for Taleo. Kevin has great passion around talent management, marketing, business trends, innovation, and more. You can hear the excitement in his voice and we touched on a bunch of issues related to all of that including:

Talent Management Trends
Taleo 10
Taleo World
Taleo Talent Grid
Macro Business Trends
Social Networking and Innovation
Global Talent Management
…and more

About Taleo

Taleo provides talent management software that helps companies develop their most strategic asset… people. Taleo’s web-based solutions span the entire employee lifecycle, including recruiting, performance management, employee development and compensation. Unlike complex enterprise software or legacy HR systems, Taleo’s software is fast, mobile, social and designed exclusively to track and empower people. Over 4,100 companies of all sizes – including 46 of the Fortune 100 – rely on Taleo to improve quality of hire, increase employee engagement and retain their top performers

About Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing for Taleo

If you missed this past week’s WebMingle, or any of our past WebMingles, please visit our web site or www.HRWebMingle.com. You will see a complete list of upcoming guests and will be able to listen to past shows.

Our next WebMingle will take place on November 13 with Lois Melbourne, CEO and Co-Founder with Aquire, a Workforce Planning and Management vendor. We look forward to welcoming Lois to the HRchitect WebMingle next week.

We hope to have you join us!

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Don’t Miss This Week’s HRchitect WebMingle with Kevin Marasco of Taleo

mattlafata — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:29:51 +0000

This week’s guests will be Kevin Marasco, Vice-President of Brand Marketing for Taleo.

Kevin Marasco is vice president of brand marketing for Taleo. He is responsible for identity and brand management, creative services, website marketing and various marketing communication initiatives. Prior to Taleo, he was senior vice president of marketing and sales support for Vurv (acquired by Taleo). There he was responsible for worldwide corporate marketing, communications, public relations, brand management, presales activities and sales knowledge management. Prior to this role, he served as director of marketing for Vurv, formerly Recruitmax. His prior experience includes a variety of marketing, design and technology roles. Prior to joining Vurv, Marasco spent several years as a successful entrepreneur and independent investor. Marasco has a bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of North Florida and has completed executive education courses at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the CMO Council and is on the advisory board of Recover Gear.

Visit www.HRchitect.com/Knowledge/WebMingle to listen live on Friday, November 6th at 1pm CST to the 43rd show in our WebMingle series. If you missed any of our previous WebMingles, you can also access them from that page.

Below is a list of some of our upcoming guests:

Nov 13 – Lois Melbourne, CEO and Co-Founder with Aquire, a Workforce Planning and Management vendor

Nov 20 – Bob Tricarico, VP of Sales with HRsmart, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Dec 4 – Kevin Grossman, President of HRmarketer.com

Dec 11 – Joel Passen, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing with Newton Software, a Talent Acquisition Systems vendor

Dec 18 – Rick Fletcher, President of HRchitect, the leading HR Systems Consulting firm

Jan 29 – Tim Giehll, CEO of Bond Talent, a Talent Management Systems vendor and Author of “Human Capital Supply Chains”

We look forward to welcoming Kevin Marasco from Taleo to the HRchitect WebMingle this Friday and hope to have you join us as well.

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Don’t Miss This Week’s HRchitect WebMingle with Fabrice de Carne of Jobpartners

mattlafata — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:41:55 +0000

This week’s guests will be Fabrice de Carne, Vice President of U.S. Sales for Jobpartners.

Headquartered in the U.K. with nine offices in Europe and the U.S., Jobpartners was one of the first companies solely dedicated to providing comprehensive, global people and talent management solutions delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). Jobpartners’ solutions help organizations effectively attract, connect, develop and retain the quality people they need to remain competitive in today’s global business environment. Working for clients such as, Carrefour, Deutsche Post DHL, Nationwide, Nike, Rabobank Group and Xerox, Jobpartners provides talent and people management solutions in more than 50 countries across all industries and in 28 languages.

Fabrice has more than 18 years of experience in HR, HR consulting and HRIS. Following his graduation (MSc) and first experiences at IBM Consulting and KPMG Peat Marwick, in Paris, Madrid and London, he joined Jobpartners in 2003. At that time the company was pioneering the ASP market in Talent Management. After a few successful years as a Sales Exec, he then managed the Professional Services team. His main mission was to increase the profitability of the Professional Services as Jobpartners was gaining ground in Europe. More recently, he moved to the US to reinforce Jobpartners activity in North America. He speaks French, English and Spanish.

Visit www.HRchitect.com/Knowledge/WebMingle to listen live on Friday, October 30^th at 1pm CST to the 42^nd show in our WebMingle series. If you missed any of our previous WebMingles, you can also access them from that page.

Below is a list of some of our upcoming guests:

Nov 6 – Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Nov 13 – Lois Melbourne, CEO and Co-Founder with Aquire, a Workforce Planning and Management vendor

Nov 20 – Bob Tricarico, VP of Sales with HRsmart, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Dec 4 – Kevin Grossman, President of HRmarketer.com

Dec 11 – Joel Passen, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing with Newton Software, a Talent Acquisition Systems vendor

Dec 18 – Rick Fletcher, President of HRchitect, the leading HR Systems Consulting firm

We look forward to welcoming Fabrice de Carne from Jobpartners to the HRchitect WebMingle this Friday and hope to have you join us as well.

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Oct 23 HRchitect WebMingle Featured Data Frenzy; Next Up is Jobpartners

mattlafata — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:24 +0000

So what is a WebMingle? It is a meeting over the web where we do some business, socialize and yes, we mingle over the web. Thus, a WebMingle.

The 50-minute WebMingle on October 23rd, the 41st in our WebMingle series, featured Keith Duarte, President, and Michelle Merckle, Client Development Specialist, of Data Frenzy, a job distribution and resume management company. Keith has tremendous insight and passion around the recruiting process and utilizing technology for the ultimate in efficiency when it comes to recruiting. We touched on a number of issues related to that including:

How the company has evolved over the years
How recruiting has evolved
The impact of social networking on recruiting
How social networking compares to job boards as it relates to recruiting
Evaluating recruitment spending
The value of metrics and reporting to companies as it relates to recruiting efforts
Improving the quality of a job posting
…and more

The HR Weasel did not show up this week and as you know, he no longer works in this building. We are hoping that he comes out of wherever weasels actually hide and makes an appearance on a future show.

About Data Frenzy

Data Frenzy is the leading job distribution (or job aggregator) and resume management company. A commitment to continuous innovation utilizing the newest in technologies to drive efficiencies in the recruiting process has propelled them to competitive superiority in their markets. As a result, their clients include the world’s largest staffing firm and numerous multi-national employers.

About Keith Duarte, President, and Michelle Merckle, Client Development Specialist

Keith Duarte founded Data Frenzy in 1996. Over the past 13 years the company has witnessed a rapid evolution of technology, and has been at the forefront of building cutting edge applications.

Michelle Merckle has been with Data Frenzy for over 2 years. She works with many of their clients and recruiting professionals to understand the challenges they face and help them to utilize the most advanced recruiting technologies to maximize their recruiting efforts.

Our next WebMingle will take place on October 30 with Fabrice de Carne, Vice-President of U.S. Sales with Jobpartners, a Talent Management Systems vendor. We look forward to welcoming Fabrice to the HRchitect WebMingle next week.

We hope to have you join us!

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Don’t Miss This Week’s HRchitect WebMingle with Keith Duarte and Michelle Merckle

mattlafata — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:03:29 +0000

This week’s guests will be Keith Duarte, President and Michelle Merckle, Client Development Specialist from Data Frenzy.

Keith Duarte founded Data Frenzy in 1996. Over the past 13 years the company has witnessed a rapid evolution of technology, and has been at the forefront of building cutting edge applications.

Visit www.HRchitect.com/Knowledge/WebMingle to listen live on Friday, October 23rd at 1pm CST to the 41^th show in our WebMingle series. If you missed any of our previous WebMingles, you can also access them from that page.

Below is a list of some of our upcoming guests:

Oct 30 – Fabrice de Carne, Vice-President, U.S. Sales with Jobpartners, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Nov 6 – Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Nov 13 – Lois Melbourne, CEO and Co-Founder with Aquire, a Workforce Planning and Management vendor

Nov 20 – Bob Tricarico, VP of Sales with HRsmart, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Dec 4 – Kevin Grossman, President of HRmarketer.com

Dec 11 – Joel Passen, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing with Newton Software, a Talent Acquisition Systems vendor

Dec 18 – Rick Fletcher, President of HRchitect, the leading HR Systems Consulting firm

We look forward to welcoming Keith Duarte and Michelle Merckle from Data Frenzy to the HRchitect WebMingle this Friday and hope to have you join us as well.

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Don’t know where to begin when selecting an ATS? We can help!

Tiffany Appleby — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:42:02 +0000

Are you an HR practitioner looking for an applicant tracking system but don’t know where to begin? Join HRchitect’s Dan Katavola, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, and Matt Lafata, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, as they outline decision drivers that can and should be used when selecting an ATS. Whether you are looking to implement your first or replace your existing system, you will benefit from Dan and Matt’s guidance in this one-hour complimentary webinar. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions is being brought to the HR community free-of-charge through the generosity of our sponsor, nowHIRE.

Join us Wednesday, October 21st at 12PM Central.

Oct 16 HRchitect WebMingle Featured Benesytes; Next Up is DataFrenzy

mattlafata — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:25:45 +0000

So what is a WebMingle? It is a meeting over the web where we do some business, socialize and yes, we mingle over the web. Thus, a WebMingle.

The 50-minute WebMingle on October 16th, the milestone 40th in our WebMingle series, featured Chuck Busse, President of Benesytes, a benefits communication provider. The HR Weasel also made another great appearance providing for some entertainment. Chuck has great insight and passion around online benefit communications, portals, and total reward statements. We touched on a number of issues related to that including:

Insights from the recent HR Tech Conference in Chicago
Where “A Recruiting Edge” fits in the Human Capital Management spectrum
How employers currently communication important benefit information
What is involved in Benesystes creating a portal for their customers
Total Rewards Statements
Integrating with ATS and Onboarding systems
…and more

We also had another appearance in our studios from the HR Weasel, who has become a regular on our show. He noticed the fish on the Benesystes web site as part of their marketing campaign and wanted to talk about fishing. It was a great conversation and we also learned that he will be leaving for a new job in a new building so we hope that he will call in on future shows.

About Benesytes

Benesytes has been in the benefit communication business since 1984. Initially a retirement plan administrator, Benesytes has specialized in the online benefit communication business for the past 9 years. Services include custom benefit portals, online enrollment and eligibility, and total reward statements. “A Recruiting Edge”, the latest offering, fills a void of helping job candidates and hiring managers share consistent benefit information.

About Chuck Busse, President of Benesytes

Chuck Busse is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with a degree in Economics. After a 10 year career as a VP in mortgage banking he and his wife Hunter left Richmond, VA and moved “back home” to Davidson, NC in July 2007 where he partnered with Andy Beard and Benesytes.

Our next WebMingle will take place on October 23 with Keith Duarte, President of DataFrenzy, a job distribution and resume management company. We look forward to welcoming Keith to the HRchitect WebMingle next week.

We hope to have you join us!

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Don’t Miss This Week’s HRchitect WebMingle with Chuck Busse

mattlafata — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:33:16 +0000

This week’s guest will be Chuck Busse, President of Benesytes.

Visit www.HRchitect.com/Knowledge/WebMingle to listen live on Friday, October 16^th at 1pm CST to the milestone 40^th show in our WebMingle series. If you missed any of our previous WebMingles, you can also access them from that page.

Below is a list of some of our upcoming guests:

Oct 30 – Fabrice de Carne, Vice-President, U.S. Sales with Jobpartners, a Talent Management Systems vendor

Nov 6 – Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo, a Talent Management Systems vendor

We look forward to welcoming Chuck Busse from Benesytes to the HRchitect WebMingle this Friday and hope to have you join us as well.

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

Oct 9 HRchitect WebMingle Featured HRM Direct; Next Up is Benesytes

mattlafata — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:13:09 +0000

So what is a WebMingle? It is a meeting over the web where we do some business, socialize and yes, we mingle over the web. Thus, a WebMingle.

The 45-minute WebMingle on October 9th, the 39th in our WebMingle series, featured Sarah White, Chief Strategy Officer with HRM Direct, an Applicant Tracking Systems provider. The HR Weasel made it back into the studio as well for some entertainment. Sarah has great insight around social networking and recruiting systems and we touched on a number of issues related to that including:

Insights from the recent HR Tech Conference in Chicago
How well HRM Direct has done in this down economy
New web site launching shortly
Social networking and recruiting
Upcoming product releases from HRM Direct
…and more

We also had another attempted special guest appearance in our studios from the HR Weasel, who has now become a regular on our show. His research led him to believe that Sarah White was Mrs. White from the “Clue” board game. It was a fun conversation and Sarah was a good sport. We certainly look forward to his visit on future episodes.

About HRM Direct

HRMDirect is not your typical vendor. They are pilots and dj’s and marathon runners and suburban moms. They value client relationships and pride themselves on having one of the most intuitive products on the market. They have been around since 2004 – growing steadily year after year – mostly by referrals from their current clients. They have built their company around the motto “Simplicity without Compromise” and making it simple for not only the recruiters that use the ATS, but everyone else that comes into contact with the product.

About Sarah White, Chief Strategy Officer with HRM Direct

Sarah White is a former recruiter before consulting w/vendors on UI design & strategy and companies debating software. Sarah runs HRTechnologyBlog.com and has had the privilege of speaking at various conferences & events nationally, been featured on NBC & in WSJ and written articles for industry leaders like ERE.

Our next WebMingle will take place on October 16 with Chuck Busse, President, Benesytes, a Benefits Communication Provider and developers of A Recruiting Edge. We look forward to welcoming Chuck to the HRchitect WebMingle next week.

We hope to have you join us!

Matt Lafata, HRchitect