HR's struggle with Web 2.0

http://thestandard.com/news/2008/02/15/hrs-struggle-web-2-0?

So very true, I believe it goes back to the strategic partner issue. I know in my company HR is viewed more as backroom ops function that a strategic partner and because of that things are always put on the back burner. For example, our HR department has been trying to get a HR portal created to help with recruiting, benefits and training for about a year and a half now and each time things get rolling another project comes along and this is put on hold.

There is a definite disconnect with HR using web 2.0 technology in many companies today. When I visited the EA web site about a year ago, it was a basic site to upload a resume. When I visited their career site today it’s totally different, and they have adopted web 2.0 elements like video, pics, and employee profiles. It’s like you are in a video game...almost.