[geeks] RHCE advice

[Lionel Peterson]

To be honest, if IT folks had their way, the system designed to support HR would look very similar to what it does right now - pidgeon-holing applicants, distilling skills to a set of keywords, etc. That is what our IT systems are good at. The issue is that we ask HR to do is to lower expectations on hiring (to cast a wider net) and to raise expectations for candidates (to give them a chance).

HR is very good at enforcing policies, problem is we look to HR to be champion for the employees - that is what a Manager is for.

Lionel

>From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
>Date: 2006/07/28 Fri PM 12:26:24 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] RHCE advice

>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 @ 23:32 -0400, Nadine said:
>
>> I put it down to a number of things: HR has more to do now to cover
>> $corp's a$$ets legally; IT implements "systems" of automation to
>> "help" HR do their job without inquiring of HR what would really be of
>> use to them; HR is never truly trained on said "systems" once they are
>> implemented.
>
>Most of the HR problems I see are HR problems, not an IT system imposed
>on them.
>
>In fact, most of them use a desktop computer and that's about it.
>
>I've also been on a team or two to ask them what they wanted, and
>believe me, consulting them only makes it worse in most cases.
>
>I hate to say it, but so far very few HR departments I've dealt with
>were competent.
>
>
>-- 
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>you have about them.  There should be a process for them to challenge any
>inaccuracies." -- Arthur Miller]
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