http://joshbersin.com Josh Bersin's Comments on Enterprise Learning and Talent Management Mon, 14 May 2012 13:15:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Flying under the Radar SilkRoad raises $35M in Round C http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/14/flying-under-the-radar-silkroad-raises-35m-in-round-c/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/14/flying-under-the-radar-silkroad-raises-35m-in-round-c/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:15:20 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4846 Despite the recent acquisitions of Taleo by Oracle and SuccessFactors by SAP, the talent management software market is far from mature. Today SilkRoad, one of the more quiet (not for long) talent management software vendors, announced a $35 Million Series C round of funding.

The new investors include Keating Capital (Nasdaq: KIPO) and NTT ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/14/flying-under-the-radar-silkroad-raises-35m-in-round-c/feed/ 0 Making the Job Search Work for You – The Science of Fit http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/11/making-the-job-search-work-the-science-of-fit/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/11/making-the-job-search-work-the-science-of-fit/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:55:08 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4828 Looking for a job is like playing the dating game: you’re like a lover looking for the best mate, and the employer is playing the same game in reverse.

( The Dating Game, a TV show in the 1970s, let women select from three “eligible bachelors.” It was among the most popular shows of ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/11/making-the-job-search-work-the-science-of-fit/feed/ 0 Blowout Quarter at LinkedIn: Now the Talent Acquisition Machine (+Slideshare) http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/06/blowout-quarter-at-linkedin-now-the-talent-acquisition-machine/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/06/blowout-quarter-at-linkedin-now-the-talent-acquisition-machine/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 21:34:48 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4786 Another amazing quarter from LinkedIn: revenues of $188.5 Million, up 101%, with the “hiring solutions” business now driving $102.6 Million or 54% of company revenue. LinkedIn’s revenues in the corporate recruiting market are now larger than Taleo, SuccessFactors, Kenexa, and nearly every other software company which sells recruiting solutions.

Let me highlight some of the ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/05/06/blowout-quarter-at-linkedin-now-the-talent-acquisition-machine/feed/ 0 New Research: BigData in HR as Huge Opportunity. http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/27/new-research-bigdata-in-hr-as-huge-opportunity/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/27/new-research-bigdata-in-hr-as-huge-opportunity/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:09:41 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4754 The topics of BigData in HR is white hot.  This week we launched our BigData in HR research study, which describes precisely how world-class organizations build high performing talent analytics functions.  This research represents the culmination of many years of work, talking with hundreds of companies and many vendors in the market.

In this article ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/27/new-research-bigdata-in-hr-as-huge-opportunity/feed/ 0 What the Splunk IPO Says about BigData in HR http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/21/what-the-splunk-ipo-says-about-bigdata-in-hr/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/21/what-the-splunk-ipo-says-about-bigdata-in-hr/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:44:23 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4758 BigData is Big News.

Splunk, a company that uses BigData technology to analyze huge amounts of customer and transaction data, just went public with a valuation at 28X revenue ($3.2 billion).  This valuation trumps the hot companies in social networking: Jive trades at 20X revenue, Google trades at 5X revenue, and Facebook, ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/21/what-the-splunk-ipo-says-about-bigdata-in-hr/feed/ 0 Why you should love your Virtual Workforce http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/15/why-you-should-love-your-virtual-workforce/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/15/why-you-should-love-your-virtual-workforce/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:42:38 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4737 Today’s workforce has changed tremendously.  It’s younger, more specialized, looking for better work… and it’s virtual.

By the year 2014, 47% of US workers will be under the age of 35.  And these younger workers are just as smart and hard-working as we baby-boomers are.

Yet today entry level positions are very hard to find. ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/15/why-you-should-love-your-virtual-workforce/feed/ 0 IMPACT 2012 Quick Wrapup http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/14/impact-2012-quick-wrapup/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/14/impact-2012-quick-wrapup/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:03:09 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4723 IMPACT 2012 was amazing this week.  For those of you who couldn’t make it, let me give you a few highlights:

The conference theme was “Building Business Agility” – and throughout the conference more than 450 HR and L&D executives attended sessions on how to build global programs, drive employee engagement, create continuous learning programs, ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/04/14/impact-2012-quick-wrapup/feed/ 1 Video of Speakers at IMPACT 2012: Only Ten Days Away http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/27/video-of-speakers-at-impact-2012-only-ten-days-away/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/27/video-of-speakers-at-impact-2012-only-ten-days-away/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:54:24 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4695 IMPACT 2012 is only ten days away. If you want to get excited, take a look at these five videos of some of our upcoming presenters.  Only a few seats left, sign up now!

David Kuhl
Senior Vice President, Global Talent Management and Chief Learning Officer
First Data Corporation

Terry Hauer
Senior Manager, Global ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/27/video-of-speakers-at-impact-2012-only-ten-days-away/feed/ 0 Have traditional Human Resources Practices Become Out of date? http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/24/have-traditional-human-resources-practices-become-out-of-date/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/24/have-traditional-human-resources-practices-become-out-of-date/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:36:00 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4590 In preparation for our IMPACT Annual Research Conference in April, I have been actively studying our research over the last year. What we have discovered (and I will be discussing this in detail in my keynote), is that today’s business environment requires a complete rethink of many of the traditional practices of HR.

Let me ... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/24/have-traditional-human-resources-practices-become-out-of-date/feed/ 0 Saba Announces PeopleCloud and Acquisition of Human Concepts http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/20/saba-announces-peoplecloud-and-acquisition-of-human-concepts/ http://joshbersin.com/2012/03/20/saba-announces-peoplecloud-and-acquisition-of-human-concepts/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:38:29 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=4641 This week Saba made two major announcements.

First, the company introduced a bold new product offering, Saba PeopleCloud, an integrated new “work environment” which pulls together corporate social networking, knowledge sharing, real-time collaboration, web conferencing, and all of Saba’s formal learning technology in a brand new platform.

Saba essentially invented the market for corporate learning ... Read more»

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