I often talk with people about the advantages and disadvantages of hiring an external data scientist to take care of HR data analyses. I am not a salesperson so I am usually too honest: Hiring external expertise offers opportunities but also has drawbacks. As this is a recurring topic, I would like to share the…
On October 18th, the AOG School of Management organized an event about big data and HR analytics in the Netherlands. Three keynote speakers spoke about the future of HR tech and analytics. In this article I would like to share with you the main – and very interesting – takeaways. Tom Haak (HR Trend Institute) – Twitter…
On September 14th, I interviewed Patrick Coolen. Patrick is a recognizable face in the HR analytics field and I was very curious to learn about his experiences in applying people analytics at ABN AMRO. We talked among other things about better decision making, business cases, most important lessons learned and his vision on the future…
Not all HR analytics projects succeed. Some never really get off the ground, others don’t produce tangible results and some even lead to internal conflict. We compiled a list of the 5 most important reasons why HR analytics projects fail. This list will help you succeed in yours. The HR analytics project is too ambitious…
Every month, Analytics in HR compiles a list of the top 5 trending articles – this month is no exception. These are the articles shared the most in September. Have you already read them? #5 Starting the People Analytics journey with a needs analysis. Don’t do it! Luk Smeyers – iNostix by Deloitte Luk describes…
Do you know all the terms that your data scientist uses? A lot of people were interested in learning about the technical terms involved in statistics and machine learning in part 1. What do words like multivariate analysis, random forests and algorithm boosting actually mean? In this post we will tell – and show – you…
The regression analysis is one of the most used models to analyze data. In this blog, I will explain how a regression analysis works by using some practical examples and a real-life business case. The least squares How does a regression analysis work? To understand this, you need to understand the concept of least squares.…
It is the end of the holidays for most of us. The holidays gave us time to think and read – and there was a lot to read! This is an overview of the 5 most trending articles in August in the field of HR and people analytics. #1 Unlocking the People Equation Through Workforce…
In a previous blog I wrote about how we started a project to see if we could analyze and predict absenteeism. In this blog I will update you on our project. We were approached by a company with over 10,000 employees. The company’s HR manager was concerned about the increasing rates of absenteeism. He wanted to…
In our previous blog on turnover, part 1, we showed a business case for employee turnover. In this blog, we will take a closer look at the science behind turnover and ask ourselves the question: “Why do people quit?” In 2000, three scientists combined all existing literature on employee turnover. This resulted in a meta-analysis…