ter, including keystrokes an employee may delete. Investigator goes a step further then other monitoring software by capturing all computer activity. Super Scout: This software automatically filters and sorts every word that enters through a network. It can generate bar charts showing the top ten e-mail users, the tem biggest email sender, and who sends the biggest messages. We now have before us a wide variety of things to look at for the future. But here is one of the most important questions at least for me. What does all this mean for my career in HR? Well in doing all this research I can see that even if only a portion of the possible developments discussed come to pass, careers in HR will change dramatically. The traditional career with HR professionals progressed in their careers from apprentice to individual contributor to mentor to strategist is quickly morphing. Maybe a more suitable way to describe the HR career in the future will be that of a cube, not so much as a linear progression. In the future one’s position in the HR hierarchy may become less relevant than what one knows. Career paths become less linear as HR professionals increasingly engage in diverse career activities, forgoing a purposeful career in favor of career opportunism, responding to the opportunities that arise from any number of sources. Whatever the future brings it is sure to be filled with surprises. Having one eye on the future will help to identify many new challenges and effectively use them for the benefit of our organization. I know that I may want to hold on tight to my ergonomic chair, we may be in for a bumpy ride. ...
