A: I was really thrown for a loop since I first recorded what I expected from the class. I thought that I would learn what's new in the world of HR software but what I got was so much more.
It was extremely valuable to see some of the systems out there first hand so I would say that the demos were the most illustrative of the class title. I sit here with my spreadsheets and Word documents so seeing anything was a big improvement over my current system. I liked that we saw systems that were free (Google sites) all the way up to the "Cadillac" systems of PeopleSoft and Workday.
The thing I was not expecting was the education in process or project management. Without giving away too much, it dawned on me that each week I was gaining valuable skills that were immediately applicable. In a small company like mine I wear many hats and lead projects of all kinds. I am an organized person but would have trouble keeping others on track, getting buy in, and mapping the process out into the future. I am great with checklists but needed the framework of the Charter.
Another takeaway I had from this class that the name implied but I really didn't have a clue would be included was the process for analyzing potential HR systems. I realize how unprepared I was to step into the world of assessing the value of one system over another for the problems I am trying to solve.
Jun, thanks for a great 10 week class and who knows, maybe down the road I will be able to come in and demo InView from Ceridian!! :o)
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