Reading Time: 2 minutesThe amount of text data we send out in the world is staggering. On average, there are 500 million tweets sent per day, 23 billion text messages, and 306.4 billion emails. Everything we say, every email we send, and every word on our resumes can be used to not only understand the world around us,… Read more »
Tag: Big Data
Five Marketing Trends in the New Era of Assessment and Why You Shouldn’t Fall for Them
Reading Time: 5 minutesAlmost every week I learn about a new psychological assessment company entering the marketplace. Although each company is different, they all tell the same story. First, they tell you that hiring is broken; Personality tests don’t work anymore; Recruiting is out-of-date. Second, they tell you that their company has the answer. Finally, they hit you… Read more »
Ryan Ross Returns to India
Reading Time: 3 minutes*This post was authored by ThreeFish Consulting. ThreeFish Consulting, the authorized distributor for Hogan Assessments in India, welcomed back Ryan Ross, Managing Partner of Hogan Assessments, for a series of three client events across the country to provide thought leadership around the Science of Personality. The first stop on the tour was in Pune in… Read more »
VIDEO: Big Data Is Nothing New to Hogan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe trend toward Big Data shows no signs of slowing down, as businesses, organizations, and governments continue incorporating new technology in the race to collect an almost unfathomable amount of information. But a more critical problem remains – what do you do with all that data? How can you find something useful within? In this… Read more »
What the Amazon Blunder Teaches Us About Big Data
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this era of Big Data, simply producing or collecting nearly unfathomable amounts of data isn’t enough. The best companies are able to sift through that data to find meaningful trends and, ultimately, specific information that sparks a plan of action. In the rush to harness that data for job selection, numerous companies are turning… Read more »
Have Data and Technology Really Made HR Smarter?
Reading Time: 3 minutesTechnology has turned HR into a data-driven game. This does not mean intuition is waning, but rather that a larger number of practitioners are likely to experience some shame or guilt if they admit that they are ‘playing it by ear’. The recent rebranding of talent management as ‘people analytics’ has arguably enhanced the status of… Read more »
Putting People Into the Big Data Equation
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last few years we have witnessed the popular rise of Big Data. That is, organizations of all sizes and agendas are now looking to use large datasets to guide their strategies. Using data to grow and improve organizations makes complete sense as digital technology has permeated every corner of our society. The sheer… Read more »