This document summarizes videos from the #SHRM15 conference about partnerships and alliances in the HR technology industry. It features short summaries and quotes from presentations and interviews with representatives from various HR tech companies such as Talent Think Innovations, Fairview Health Services, iCIMS, TalentObjects, Human Capital Software Alliance, EmployeeScreenIQ, and Ceridian. The speakers generally agree that partnerships and alliances will be important for collaborating to better serve customers, bringing together complementary products and services, and succeeding in an increasingly mobile and integrated industry.

1. HR Tech Advisor
#SHRM15 Videos
Capturing What is Special About
Created by:
Andrew Belton
& Ward Christman
@HRTechAdvisor
@HRTechAlliances

2. Are you an HR Tech
professional?
Are you seeking partnerships
or strategic alliances?
Did you attend #SHRM15?

3. HR Tech Advisor has
compiled from #SHRM15 in
Las Vegas. Watch, listen
and learn about what is
driving partnerships &
alliances in the HR Industry.

4. Janine Truitt @ Talent Think Innovations
Talks Partnerships at #SHRM15
 #SHRM15 blogger Janine N. Truitt, chief
innovations officer at Talent Think Innovations,
LLC shares her views on some challenges that
HR Tech companies run into today:
 “I help businesses make the purchasing
decisions behind HR Tech”
 “Competitors are coming together to
better service the customer”
 “We are getting to a point where we
need to see the market move towards
more collaboration” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Janine on
Alliances in #HRTech, click the video to the
right.

5. #SHRM15 Blogger & Recruiter Josh Rock
Discusses Partnering
 We caught up with #SHRM15 Blogger and
recruiter for Fairview Health Services Josh Rock.
In our interview we get some interesting insight
on forming partnerships. Weighing out the
benefits as well as the risks.
 “I would like to see people and companies
come together and provide rather than tear
each other apart”
 “We have 25,000 employees and multiple
locations, and we’ve got people of varying
skillsets working with these tools and so we
need to be able to have things that work
together” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Josh on Alliances
in #HRTech, click the video to the right.

6. iCIMS SVP Michael Wilczak Shares Tips on
Partnering at #SHRM15 - #HRTech Partnerships &
Alliances
 Michael Wilczak, SVP Corporate Development for
iCIMS provides great insights on their partnering
program. Watch the video to hear about
something new that they're bringing to the market
soon!
 "Our partner management team builds partner
relationships“
 "Our product development team helps make
partner integrations work“
 “We succeed by working together with other
companies in this space” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Michael on Alliances
in #HRTech, click the video to the right.

7. Allen Johnson @TalentObjects by Lumesse
at #SHRM15 "The future is Alliances!"
 Allen Johnson explains TalentObjects by
Lumesse and how they are going to build
a better workforce through creating
ecosystems with HR Tech Alliances.
 “The future of HR technology is all
about alliances”
 “(TalentObjects)our entire charter is to
build an ecosystem of HR
practitioners” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Allen on
Alliances in #HRTech, click the video to
the right.

8. Michael Cotë from Human Capital Software
Alliance talks Partnerships at #SHRM15 #HRTech
 We met up with Michael Cotë, Director, Business
Development for Human Capital Software
Alliance @ #SHRM15. He's got some great
thoughts on creating alliances in today's world
and growing your business with the help of
strong partnerships. He should know all about
that considering Human Capital Software
Alliance represents the collaborative
knowledge, expertise and experience of ASL,
Payroll Solutions International and Softworks.
 “The modern day workforce is smartphone
based and mobile”
 “We are an alliance of 3 companies who have
been in business for 75 years, we are currently
operating in 50 countries, have more than 3,000
customers between us” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Michael on Alliances in
#HRTech, click the video to the right.

9. Joel Cheesman @EmployeeScreen on
"Strategic Alliances" in #HRTech #SHRM15
 We met up with Joel Cheesman at
#SHRM15 and got a one on one interview.
Joel Cheesman, Director of Strategic
Alliances, EmployeeScreenIQ discusses
everything from partnerships to the effects
of the new marketplaces. With more than
15 years of experience navigating the
intersection of emerging technologies and
marketing strategy, driving revenue and
building brands through search engine
optimization (SEO), search engine
marketing (SEM), mobile marketing, and
content and social media; Joel Cheesman
is a wealth of knowledge.
 “(creating strategic alliances for) the
new integration for technology, as well
as marketing” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Joel on
Alliances in #HRTech, click the video to
the right.

10. Lars Engman AVP @Ceridian Interview on
Partnerships at #SHRM15
 Lars Engman, Area VP, Mid Market
Accounts @Ceridian, talking about
the history of Ceridian as well as their
history of buying partners like
Dayforce. Live recording from the
SHRM annual conference in Las
Vegas!
 “(It’s a) great chance for companies
to come in here and show what they
got”
 “Through the use of our partners and
alliances, we provide more value for
our customer” – Jump to on
To hear more thoughts from Lars on
Alliances in #HRTech, click the video to
the right.

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