eQuest Releases First Job Posting Application that Renders Instant Analysis for Best Posting Dates at Career Sites

San Ramon, CA  — July 16, 2013 — eQuest today announced the release of its highly anticipated online job posting tool, Post-Scheduler™, to its new 3.0 series application. The Post-Scheduler is unique in that it can analyze a job prior to being posted and deduce and pinpoint the best day of the week to deliver … Continue reading “eQuest Releases First Job Posting Application that Renders Instant Analysis for Best Posting Dates at Career Sites”

eQuest Releases First Tool in its Big Data Recruitment Suite

Advantage Network™ Syncs On-Demand Job Board Performance Delivery Assessment with Search Engine Indexing and Big Data San Ramon, CA — June 5, 2013 — eQuest today announced that it has released the first in a series of applications that will utilize its mammoth job board performance Big Data warehouse for use in its array of services … Continue reading “eQuest Releases First Tool in its Big Data Recruitment Suite”

eQuest’s David Bernstein to Speak at HR Metrics & Analytics Conference in San Francisco

San Francisco, CA — March 19, 2013 — eQuest today reported that the Northern California Human Resource Association will be featuring David Bernstein as one of their speakers at its HR Metrics and Analytics Conference on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco. Mr. Bernstein, who is one of the premiere authorities on Big Data for HR, and … Continue reading “eQuest’s David Bernstein to Speak at HR Metrics & Analytics Conference in San Francisco”

eQuest Adds Another One Hundred Million Job Board Performance Records to its Big Data Warehouse

Database Surges to Over 1.2 Billion Records as it Tracks 1,000’s of Job Boards and Social Media Sites around the World San Ramon, CA — March 5, 2013 — eQuest today reported that its collection of job board performance statistics has been growing at exceptional volumes – garnering an impressive 100 million data points in just 92 days … Continue reading “eQuest Adds Another One Hundred Million Job Board Performance Records to its Big Data Warehouse”

eQuest Reports Six Fast Rising Job Boards in EMEA

San Ramon, CA — January 29, 2013 — eQuest, today reported a unique list of European job boards showing extraordinary growth between 2011 and 2012. eQuest, which delivers job postings for the majority of the Global Fortune 500 as well as for thousands of other companies in over 150 countries, analyzed significant increases in the number of … Continue reading “eQuest Reports Six Fast Rising Job Boards in EMEA”

eQuest Reveals HR’s Golden Opportunity

Big Data Analysis Enables Faster and More Accurate Strategic Talent Acquisition San Ramon, CA — January 9, 2013 — With the arrival of Big Data, HR has an unprecedented opportunity to become more data-driven, analytical and strategic in the way that it acquires talent. A new article from eQuest, “Big Data: HR’s Golden Opportunity Arrives,” describes the forecasting … Continue reading “eQuest Reveals HR’s Golden Opportunity”

eQuest Celebrates 19th Year Anniversary on the Internet

San Ramon, CA — January 8, 2013 — eQuest today announced its plans to celebrate the company’s 19th anniversary with a year-long campaign highlighting the company’s history and future. The long-time provider of job posting delivery services will showcase major historical milestones and discuss plans for the future through a series of worldwide events that will include … Continue reading “eQuest Celebrates 19th Year Anniversary on the Internet”

Big Data for HR — Can it Really Make a Big Difference?

Industry insight and analysis suggests that, when it comes to Big Data, HR is at a crossroads, where leaders realize informed decision-making is critical to increasing their strategic value, but they struggle with getting started. I couldn’t agree more — and have even suggested the same in a previous post on HR organizations feeling overwhelmed by … Continue reading “Big Data for HR — Can it Really Make a Big Difference?”

Spooky Parallels — Leveraging Predictive Analytics For Success

I can’t pass up the timely opportunity to point out some spooky parallels between Marketing and Human Resources (HR), as related to data and analytics. It stems from an event invitation I recently received titled “Analytics with a Purpose: The Human Edge of Big Data” (marketingpower.com). If the topic sounds familiar, it should, as I’ve … Continue reading “Spooky Parallels — Leveraging Predictive Analytics For Success”

Big Data for HR Doesn’t Have to be Rocket Science

Last week I wrote about growing HR into something big, and how Big Data can play a key role in helping you become a more valuable partner to your organization by engaging in data-driven decision making. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking with both customers and industry analysts. Two themes have emerged from … Continue reading “Big Data for HR Doesn’t Have to be Rocket Science”

Grow HR into Something Big

I’ve enjoyed watching the evolution of HR throughout my career. Gone are the days when HR’s primary role was to handle the Administration and Compliance requirements of the employee population. It wasn’t that long ago that being responsible for the Talent Management for those employees was HR’s primary mission. Now, the push is to become … Continue reading “Grow HR into Something Big”

Big Data: A Fool With A Tool, Is Still A Fool

Just as having a saw doesn’t make you an expert carpenter, having Big Data doesn’t make you an expert analyst. A recent article in Harvard Business Review, titled “Big Data’s Human Component,” has reinforced what I’ve been thinking for some time. While the industry is getting excited about Big Data being the “next great tool,” … Continue reading “Big Data: A Fool With A Tool, Is Still A Fool”

Floating Point — The Journey Begins

What do a mathematical computation method, a Chinese philosophy, and a baseball coach all have in common? While the answer is not so obvious, the truth is that the powerful combination of these three form the core of the foundation of eQuest’s “Big Data for HR” division. Let’s start with understanding the meaning of the … Continue reading “Floating Point — The Journey Begins”