Samer Barakat

Investigating the Link between Web Data Mining and Strategic Human Resources Planning

This study aims to investigate the the link between web data mining and strategic human resources planning - an application of web-based data mining that integrates online data collection and data mining in developing strategies for human resource planning. The study aims to focus particularly on web mining which may benefit societal areas by extracting new knowledge, providing support for decision making and empowering the effective management of societal issues. The study population consists of top staff in management information systems and business administration departments at the housing bank. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents surveyed for this study with a total of 33 questionnaires administered to respondents chosen from 180 branches. Statistical tools were used to test the hypothesis. The findings of this study indicates that there are significant relationship between web data mining usage and the importance of strategic human resources planning; the study also shows that web data mining has a significant impact and use on Strategic human resources planning.

MIS Students Perception of Most Wanted MIS Job Market Skills

The rapid advancements in information technology and the global economic crisis have affected the MIS job market. Recruiters are no longer looking for Grade Point Average as a hiring criterion. New skill sets has been adapted by human resource departments with respect to hiring new MIS graduates. Keeping up to date with these new changing and rapidly growing skills is a continuous and challenging process for MIS curriculum developers at academic institutions. There is a growing need for a study to investigate the skills gap between MIS recruiters in Jordan and MIS graduates from Jordanian universities. This study is going to highlight the most important skills needed for entry level positions as perceived by MIS students at Applied Science University.