Michael Specht

An imperfect blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and other random thoughts.

Entries from April 2005

SAP integration with Outlook

April 30th, 2005 · No Comments · Technology · 1,309 views

As this story from IT Toolbox says why did it take so long for SAP to have meaningful integration with Outlook?
If you use Outlook a lot you will be able to get access the SAP HR information. This is a fantastic step. Full appointment, taks lists, email, contact and other Outlook data will [...]

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New Theme

April 30th, 2005 · 3 Comments · Blogging · 1,341 views

Since moving to WordPress I have been amazed at the ease of use, as a content management system I am very happy with it. I have also been blown away by the number of themes available to download and use. Today I have loaded a new theme called Relaxation by John Wrana I [...]

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Annoying terms

April 30th, 2005 · No Comments · HR Management · 1,333 views

Via ContingentWorkforce.Org
Digital Home Canada has an article on the most annoying workplace terms and phrases.
In reading the list and the full article I might be an annoying person to work with. Oh well I might do some value-added thinking outside of the box to develop a win-win customer centric solution that has alignment with my [...]

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ePortfolios and Resumes the crossover

April 30th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Recruitment · 1,227 views

Lousie, from BlueSkyResumes wrote about a client of hers who is having trouble remembering the different projects that they have worked on. The upshot of this is it is very difficult to write a truly reflective resume.
While a lot of the discussions to date on ePortfolio’s have been focused on the educational aspects I [...]

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Is this the metric’s answer?

April 29th, 2005 · 1 Comment · HR Management, Technology · 1,225 views

Shai Agassi has announced at the European Sapphire details of SAP’s new metrics and reporting platform. The solution was compared to being almost as easy as Lego to put together.
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Recruiting Metrics

April 29th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Branding, HRIS, Recruitment, Technology · 2,817 views

As Heather said there has been lots of discussion (here, here, here, here, and here) recently on recruiting metrics and the quality of a hire. Andrew Marritt provides a very interesting perspective on why quality of hire is even only appropriate in a limited number of circumstances.
All in all a fantastic discussion. But [...]

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Resume tool follow up

April 27th, 2005 · No Comments · Recruitment · 1,352 views

A one of the features in CVOz that I originally did not fully appreciate was the email alerts. Steven Hair from CVOz responded to an email enquiry I had about the product and provided some additional information.
The email alert will inform employers when a person matching their ideal criteria goes live within the system. [...]

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Australian Resume Tool

April 26th, 2005 · No Comments · Recruitment · 1,992 views

On Friday I was browsing a site (which I can no longer remember) that had Google AdSense, from this I found an interesting new Australian site CVOZ that allows you to post your resume for prespective employers. I originally wrote a long review of the site only to have Blogger crash during the post, [...]

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How to take notes

April 25th, 2005 · No Comments · Knowledge Management · 2,585 views

Michael Hyatt has some great advice on how to recovering the lost art of note-taking.
He is right on the mark with his ideas:-

Note-taking enables you to stay engaged.

Note-taking provides a mechanism for capturing your ideas, questions, and commitments.

Note-taking communicates the right things to the other attendees.
His pointers on how to be more effective [...]

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What a web I have woven

April 25th, 2005 · No Comments · Blogging · 1,489 views

Just sitting here on a lovely Anzac Day afternoon (on a Monday which makes it even better), going through all of the places I need to update due to the fact that I have moved “house”, makes me tried just thinking about it.
I will be kept busy over the next few weeks just [...]

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