Ahmed's Universe

MAY 26, 2010

'FRANFURT Returning from my first Sapphire in years (working for several vendors such as PeopleSoft, Oracle and Fidelity in a row wasn''t the best way to get me an invitation to the world''s largest business-software event) I feel like sharing some thoughts about what could be a game-changer for HR technology. My deepest apologies if I use a cliché (I positively hate those pompous and vacuous "paradign shifts" and "game-changing" when not "disruptive technologies") but for the first time since W

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Talent Culture

MAY 13, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Take a Ride in the Elevator Before You Interview Everyone needs an elevator pitch which is a quick overview of who you are and the value you can bring to an organization. This overview of your competencies was coined the elevator pitch because the message should be succinct enough to deliver to an important decision maker if you had the chance to ride up in an elevator with him or her.

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Ahmed's Universe

MAY 14, 2010

'PARIS We, independent consultants/advisors, like to exaggerate our importance and claim a prescience mere mortals rarely display. I try not to fall in this trap (at least not too often) but I cannot avoid remembering a discussion I had with an SAP executive a couple of weeks ago. To counter Oracle''s rise in the enterprise-software business, I asked her, what was SAP waiting to give the Redwood Shores-based competitor what we French call " la réponse du berger à la bergère " and move into the d

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Talent Culture

MAY 2, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Monday, May 3rd, 2010 Tweet Your Job Search I’ve written frequently about the value of journaling during a job search as a way to record your activity and your feelings during the process. By keeping track of what’s happening along the journey you can learn many valuable lessons and potentially minimize the chances of repeating mistakes.

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Ahmed's Universe

MAY 23, 2010

'MADRID It seems that unless you tweet and have followers or fans or friends in MySpace, Orkut, LinkedIn, Viadeo etc. you just don''t exist. Really? Or is this just the latest fad not worth wasting much time on? To answer these questions, it''s worth remembering that many technologies originated in the consumer world before being ado(a)pted in the business arena.

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