Hmm, not sure what to make of this. Found this article on Information Week about Microsoft partnering with ADP in the Us to delivery payroll services to small business. (Via eHRMS) I am sure this is going to raise some eyebrows in the SME payroll market place, especially in the Australian marketplace if they decideContinue reading “Microsoft to do payroll in Office?”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Guidelines for corporate bloggers
I came across this good summary for employees who blog via Corporate PR. If you are looking at updating your “Acceptable use of the Internet guidelines” in your organisation they might help you. I would suggest some guidelines be developed for all internet usage within your organisation just make sure they are relevant, sensible andContinue reading “Guidelines for corporate bloggers”
Unique resume
I found this from Scoble a very unique resume. This is a very cool way of showing off your skills.
Happy Anniversary
Today I have been married 10 years, how cool it that! It certainly doesn’t feel like 10 years. I hope the next 10 are just as good if not better!
Sebel Hotel Pier 1
The lobby of the Sebel Hotel Pier 1.
Museum of Sydney
More on eLearning
I attended today a session on business cases and ROI for online learning initiatives run by the AHRI Learning & Development SIG. The SIG had sourced a couple of interesting speakers, the first from Deloitte and the second from Roche Products. The first session was very interesting in providing an insight into how Deloitte’s goesContinue reading “More on eLearning”
Is eLearning passé?
I found this item on Corporate PR about how learning is now going mobile (m-Learning). Elizabeth Albrycht’s comments on “the old brick and mortar college/universities need to break down the walls, admitting learners from elsewhere via cyberspace” is right on the money. She points to TheFeature where the original interview with Bryan Alexander exists. m-LearningContinue reading “Is eLearning passé?”
Baby boomers and workforce applications
Over the last 5 years or so when deploying workforce applications, such as Employee Self Service, I have regularly dealt with organisations who are concerned that their workforce does not know how to use computers or have such limited skills that deployment will be and issue. Now for a generalisation, the organisations tend to beContinue reading “Baby boomers and workforce applications”
Recruiter, candidate relationships
What should the relationship be between a recruiter and the candidate? Stephen Harris over at Recruiting.com talks about the respect that should be shown both ways, something I completely agree with. Unfortunately the relationship is many time not like this, as we have all seen. I think the whole area becomes more volatile when heContinue reading “Recruiter, candidate relationships”