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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Be Careful With People Analytics

HR analytics have been much in the news and in my investigations of late.  Here some cautionary notes.    What parts of HR can be constructed as a science?   It was also our internal experience:   This is still decision support rather than automation.  Still, more data and analytics will help. " ... Like it or not, “people analytics” are here to stay. But that doesn’t mean companies should put all their eggs in one basket and turn hiring and people management over to the algorithms. In fact, while reliance on experience/intuition to hire “the right person” is rife with biases, there’s also danger in over-reliance on HR analytics to find and cultivate the ultimate workforce. ... "  

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