As businesses have gravitated toward the idea of using big data analytics tools to drive their most important decisions, many have wondered what roles personal feelings, intuition, and the ever elusive gut instinct play in the whole process. After all, weve become a world thats increasingly driven by what the numbers tell us. The more the pendulum has swung in this direction, … [Read more...] about There’s Still a Place for “Gut Instinct” With Big Data
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Don’t Let Your Big Data HR Program Backfire
Big data seems to be used for everything these days, so the fact that it has become an important component of HR should probably not be a surprise. The proper use of big data can offer an assortment of unique insights as it identifies patterns, trends, and attributes that might normally escape the notice of businesses. Putting big data into practice with HR can be seen as a … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Your Big Data HR Program Backfire
Can Big Data Remove Bias in Hiring and Business Practices?
Businesses are turning more to Big Data for hiring and in day to day business practices. This has ignited the discussion as to whether bias can be eliminated. Does Big Data in fact remove bias? Some say yes because algorithms are mathematical in nature. They arent subjective. Other say the data and algorithms are as biased as their creators. To better assess this argument, … [Read more...] about Can Big Data Remove Bias in Hiring and Business Practices?
