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In this Cloud Wars Minute, I review the recent Oracle analyst event focused on the company’s applications.
Highlights
00:15 — At a session focused on Oracle HCM (human capital management cloud), executives explored current and future differentiators of Oracle’s approach. The application offers features including contextual email responses leveraging GenAI and a straightforward application mechanism for job candidates.
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00:49 — The company’s roadmap for HCM was noteworthy: the company aims to reimagine the candidate experience and make career pages more interactive for those candidates. The idea is to enable conversational experiences driven by a digital agent tailored to the candidate. The dialog box is front and center, bringing in widgets to support the conversation visually.
01:26 — Oracle is certainly rethinking the model for career sites, which is where the candidate is often the last stakeholder to be considered. This approach enables candidates to learn about the roles best suited to them and the company culture, which ultimately leads to a good fit for both parties.
