Comments on: Skill banks – I’d like to make a deposit http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/ Because HR can fake it too Mon, 16 May 2011 01:45:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: class factotum http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-910 class factotum Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:43:37 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-910 Or: "Is there a tutorial or a training manual that comes with this program so we don't have to 1. pay a consultant or 2. take time away from another employee?" Or: “Is there a tutorial or a training manual that comes with this program so we don’t have to 1. pay a consultant or 2. take time away from another employee?”

]]> By: adowling http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-859 adowling Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:26:57 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-859 @Steve I hadn't thought of using a Google Doc for collecting data. I might take you up on that offer, I've never used Google Docs in that capacity. @Steve I hadn’t thought of using a Google Doc for collecting data. I might take you up on that offer, I’ve never used Google Docs in that capacity.

]]> By: Steve Boese http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Steve Boese Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:47:04 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-858 April if you wanted something really simple and free, you can set up a simple Google Docs form linked to a Google docs spreadsheet that you could send to your staff to use to self-identify against the skills that you feel are important. You can define what particular technologies or competencies that you want to capture information on. There are lots of other options that are way more complex and powerful, but to simply collect data and then have it in a usable format, Google docs is very powerful. Let me know if you want to talk about this, I can give you some other options as well. April if you wanted something really simple and free, you can set up a simple Google Docs form linked to a Google docs spreadsheet that you could send to your staff to use to self-identify against the skills that you feel are important. You can define what particular technologies or competencies that you want to capture information on. There are lots of other options that are way more complex and powerful, but to simply collect data and then have it in a usable format, Google docs is very powerful. Let me know if you want to talk about this, I can give you some other options as well.

]]> By: adowling http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-855 adowling Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:17:06 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-855 @Jennifer HAHAHA! I'm so cuter than catbert, I wear contacts to make me cuter and I curl my tail. (too much information? :) ) @Jennifer HAHAHA! I’m so cuter than catbert, I wear contacts to make me cuter and I curl my tail. (too much information? :) )

]]> By: Jennifer McClure http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Jennifer McClure Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:15:16 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-854 I will forever now think of you as "kind of like Catbert, but cuter". :) Well written post and good point! I will forever now think of you as “kind of like Catbert, but cuter”. :) Well written post and good point!

]]> By: adowling http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-846 adowling Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:56:04 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-846 @Victorio - Mutli-departmental, that's the plan but multi-state within our division. I havent brought the subject up to my boss yet but our Center Director is all over it. @Victorio – Mutli-departmental, that’s the plan but multi-state within our division. I havent brought the subject up to my boss yet but our Center Director is all over it.

]]> By: Victorio http://www.pseudohr.com/2009/10/22/skill-banks-id-like-to-make-a-deposit/comment-page-1/#comment-845 Victorio Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:41:12 +0000 http://www.pseudohr.com/?p=376#comment-845 Hi April, A few months ago I expressed a similar sentiment on my blog: http://ow.ly/w3Na Like you, not having a clear overview of what resources (human or otherwise) are available to the organization can be frustrating! If your company supports it, I suggest forming a mutli-department project team. Their focus can be to identify the skills you want to catalog, and how best capture that information. Good luck! Hi April,

A few months ago I expressed a similar sentiment on my blog: http://ow.ly/w3Na Like you, not having a clear overview of what resources (human or otherwise) are available to the organization can be frustrating!

If your company supports it, I suggest forming a mutli-department project team. Their focus can be to identify the skills you want to catalog, and how best capture that information.

Good luck!

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