HR Tech Advisor Event Blog Posts By: Andrew Belton

Ward Christman

Are you passionate about HR Tech? If so, you will enjoy

this recap of top conferences in the HR industry.

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The following slides feature a summary of blog posts from the HR Tech Advisor Blog.

HR Tech Alliances & Partnerships Coming Out of the Shadows• “In this new special section called HR Tech Alliances,

there will be:• Speed Dating: for discovering potential new business

partnerships• Panel Presentations: demonstrate how to partner and

how to decide whether to build, buy or partner• Workshops: Best practices in Alliances and Partnerships”

• “Being experts in Partnerships and Alliances, we knew something had to change, so we approached HRN Europe who, as it turns out, were already wanting to do something like this!”• Click here to view the post

By: Ward Christman

Jobg8 Summit Heats Up Atlanta with Industry Gurus & Pundits• “The two day event was all about the job board

world and jam packed with great content, and with provocative cajoling from the panel moderators this made for a fun and intensely worthwhile event not to be missed in the future!”

• “this event was very well run and was a huge value to all attendees”

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By: Ward Christman

HRO Today Forum 2015 – HR Leadership• “With over 300 senior level HR executives and HR thought leaders in Philly

for learning and sharing, the halls buzzed with chatter about the latest techniques or technology. Since most were director and above, much of it centered on strategy and business value – quite different than your average SHRM event”

• “During the CHRO Panel Discussion MasterCard talked about the challenges their success is giving them is captured in this tweet: “w/ 40% of jobs filled inside @MasterCard more turnover would create some oxygen (for internal mobility) per Ron Garrow #CHRO #HROToday”

• “Workday is like crack for HR people”• Click here to view the post

By: Ward Christman

HR Tech Europe Becomes Major Influence in Global Market

RAI Convention Center – Host of the 2014 HR Tech Europe event held in Amsterdam

HR Leaders and HR Tech Vendors alike were well served in Amsterdam

By: Ward Christman • Check out these stats from their latest event, held in Amsterdam:• 2142 delegates from 50 countries• 150 Speakers• 32 Product Demos• 9 tracks themed on learning, talent management, HR

technology, outsourcing & shared services, the cloud, social enterprise, future of work

• 85 exhibitors showcasing the best in HR services, solutions and applications

• Approximately 12,000 Tweets sent out from around 3,500 people between 22-26 October

• 20 Million People Influenced• Click here to view the post

New HR Tech Startups Shine in VegasBy: Ward Christman

• “Over 8,000 attendees swarmed into Mandalay Bay in Vegas for the 2014 HR Tech Conference & Exposition. They came with tablets in hand to get schooled on what companies are doing, in concert with their HR Tech vendors, to deliver business value for their employers”

• “Awesome New Startups” consisted of six different startup vendors showcasing their solutions on the big stage to 1,000 early risers”

• “If you’re in HR Tech, this is the one event you cannot afford to miss each year”• Click here to view the post

Globoforce to Showcase Service Timelines at HR Tech Europe• “Globoforce’s mobile native apps support all the same features as their web apps and

even more, making appreciation and redemption seamless and fast—wherever employees may be”

• “Globoforce is able to help clients validate performance reviews by comparing reviews to captured recognition”

• “An employee could be standing in the middle of Banana Republic admiring something, can take out their smartphone and use their Globoforce mobile app to enter a code from a recognition award and buy it on the spot”

• “Globoforce is a clear leader in the space—leveraging technology to make employee recognition richer and more impactful”

• Click here to view the post

By: Ward Christman

CrossKnowledge to Show Learning Experience System at HR Tech Europe• “We focus on driving business results for our clients by helping them

perform better” shared Stephan Atsou, director Continental Europe for CrossKnowledge”

• “CrossKnowledge, ranked 8th globally by Bersin by Deloitte, will be showing HR Tech that delivers workforce development, compliance, blended learning and more”

• “While researching CrossKnowledge for this interview, one of their tweets really stood out: “10 keys for the successful #gamification of your #training project. Our new white paper is now available here! | http://ow.ly/C7bPY”

• Click here to view the post

By: Ward Christman

Kronos to Show Complete Workforce Management Solution at HR Tech Europe• “The labor market is changing so rapidly that knowing what technologies and processes

can attract talent with the right skill sets, and engage talent to retain them, is paramount in today’s highly competitive market” shared Harold Tijssen, pre-sales practice manager for Kronos”

• “Kronos has introduced new strategic tools in recent years, with offerings like Talent Management. “The world of HR is changing rapidly and it changes the way we think about our workforce, how we attract and retain talent.” shared Tijssen”

• “Time and attendance remains important in the context of understanding how schedule execution is progressing in real time, and understanding where adjustments must to made in order to avoid compromised levels of customer service” shared Tijssen”

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By: Ward Christman

Spire to show Big Data Analytics at HR Tech Europe• “What’s so special about Spire? They deliver a platform that empowers HR decision

making with over 95% accuracy in contextual supply & demand mapping based on ‘unstructured’ Big Data from enterprise systems and the Internet. What does that mean? HR Tech that delivers big time ROI”

• “Thanks to contextual parsing, our solution for resumes has a 95% parsing accuracy compared to only 14% accuracy for competitors using keyword parsing” Sukumaran said. The Spire parsing engine typically recommends the highest quality candidates proven by their stats: “8 out of 10 people recommended get invited to an interview” according to Sukumaran”

• “We did a delivery for a 160,000 employee organization in 10 days flat, including the testing & training!” according to Sukumaran”

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By: Ward Christman

HRO Today Forum 2014 – An HR Tech Advisor View on the Technology

Bizzabo App

By: Ward Christman

• “New tech debuting this year is a conference smartphone app by Bizzabo”

• “We hire problem solvers; they don’t want to be micromanaged day to day but do want that for their career”

• “Video interviewing – we’re using it not for high volume, but low volume with a goal to shorten time to decision w/in 48 hours”

• “Our HR Talent Dashboard lets us evaluate leaders on their business performance against their readiness”

• “We use web based HR tech to schedule interviews which saved 1100 hours of recruiter time last year by helping candidates get through the process more quickly”

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2014 Potentialpark Awards – Who has the best Career Website, Online Application, best use of Mobile & Social?• “Let me tell you the story as I saw it last week on the 37th floor of

the KPMG building in NYC”• “Dozens of plaques and four large crystal awards sat quietly on

one side of the room waiting to be hauled back to an office for a brag wall or desk”

• “The overall very impressive event was kicked off by US Director Björn Wigeman and CEO Torgill Lenning, both polished presenters who highlighted the depth of their research and methodology”

• “a special treat – a case study of GM’s successful rebranding”• “The evening wrapped up with a wonderful networking

reception, Potentialpark’s team affectionately called “Mingling”, which offered some great interactions with the winners and industry scuttlebutt too”

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By: Ward Christman

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