Best IPhone Apps for HR Professionals

The author of the blog begins his passage with the statement: "I can't understand why so many HR folks have blackberries." The response from the blogger below was straight forward and obvious: "...as long as my company keeps paying for my BB, I'll keep it." Many professionals, HR professionals included, have their Blackberry service fee paid for by their employer. Why would anyone want to pay for something, which is already being paid for by their employer, especially if it is work related?

Blackberry was cutting edge when it first came out, but now it has been technologically surpassed by other cell phone makers offering more options. Blackberry and other cell phone makers need to change their model if they want to stay in business. Apple, which is actually known for making computers, has penetrated many markets, including the lucrative and competitive cell phone market. By offering applications that can help people and professionals stay productive, who’s to say that employers will soon be paying for IPhones instead of Blackberrys. Why wouldn’t an employer want their workforce to be as productive as possible?

The blog also touched on a very interesting fact; many people do not have IPhones. I would love to have one, and put many of the suggested applications on it, but my cell phone provider does not sell the IPhone, therefore this is irrelevant to me. Too bad, because many of the suggested applications would probably help me professionally & socially. Oh well, maybe I switch carriers some day.