The war for talent goes global
April 7, 2008
Few industries are so intensely engaged in the war for skilled people as is the high tech industry. Talent is everything.
Microsoft and other powerhouses have been lobbying for more immigrant visas for skilled workers from abroad, which is illustrative…
Want to succeed in High-Tech? Focus on your customers
January 12, 2007
A guest post by Erik Berggren - Director of Customer Results, SuccessFactors.
You probably don’t need me to tell you that successful companies are ones who provide products people want. But what sometimes gets lost is that this is true not…
Want to succeed in High-Tech? Focus on your customers.
January 12, 2007
A guest post by Erik Berggren - Director of Customer Results, SuccessFactors.
You probably don’t need me to tell you that successful companies are ones who provide products people want. But what sometimes gets lost is that this is true not…
Google: HR Innovator?
January 5, 2007
Not to keep flogging the Google horse or anything, but it appears the company is doing some innovative stuff beyond its products. The company has gained some HR-related attention before for using billboards featuring complex mathematical problems to recruit engineers. Now, they’ve turned…
Creatively retaining talent
September 18, 2006
GigaOm highlights Yahoo’s new attempt at retaining top talent. Called Brickhouse, the project is essentially an in-house incubator meant to give it’s entrepreneurial employees another reason to stick with the company. Not altogether different from the Google 20% – wherein…
