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Blogging4Jobs

  • newThree Ways to Leverage Your Internal Brand
    Top companies are harnessing the power of an organization’s culture to build a strong brand and leveraging their employees to deliver their brand promise to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Are your employees “living your brand?…
    - 12 hours ago, 20 May 13, 7:17pm -
  • new8 Low Cost Ways to Elevate Your Brand and Increase Job Visibility
    According to many experts, employer branding is not what HR or your leadership think it is; it’s what your employees and job seekers say it is. Their perception is your reality. What we do in employment branding is develop and share messages intend…
    - 17 hours ago, 20 May 13, 2:17pm -
  • newSummer Jobs: 3 Tips For Hiring The Best Workers
    As the weather heats up, it’s time to start thinking about finding the right people for your company’s summer jobs. Summer workers are a good way to assist your regular employees at a time when more temporary labor is available in the workforce.…
    - 1 day ago, 19 May 13, 7:17pm -
  • 5 Top Blogs of the Week
    Top 5 Workplace Blogs of the Week for May 12th – May 17th Not on the list?  Do you think you have what it takes? If so, email me! blake@xceptionalhr.com. Are you wanting to expand your skill in blogging? We’re accepting new bloggers! If you ar…
    - 3 days ago, 17 May 13, 7:17pm -
  • Interviewing Candidates for Customer Service Jobs
    Companies like Google and Microsoft have made difficult interview questions famous. Why is a manhole cover round? How would you design an evacuation plan for San Francisco? These questions can be good for tech companies and other places that want to…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 2:17pm -
  • 6 Reasons Why Work Is Making You Sick (And How to Fix It)
    In today’s business world, there are plenty of things to be sick about. Urgent deadlines (even when some aren’t urgent), constant interruptions (how many times do you need to hear about Steve’s weekend?!), way too many meetings, endless politic…
    - 4 days ago, 16 May 13, 7:17pm -

The Employer Handbook

  • newGUEST POST: Wage Theft Quietly Becoming a Major Problem in Today's Workplace
    Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It's Jesse Brar. Jesse is a Utah Employment Lawyer at Preston & Brar.(Want to guest blog at The Employer Handbook? Email me).
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • I miss my mom
    I had a guest post on something or other all lined up to go today. But, I'm going to push that off until next week. Instead, I'm going to write about my mom.She died suddenly yesterday. Just 64; way too soon. In many ways, I'm sure she was just l…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • 3d Cir: Obama NLRB recess appointments (Becker too) were unconstitutional
    In a 2-1 decision issued today (copy here), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Labor Relations Board lacked the authority to act as early as March 2010, when President Obama appointed Craig Becker to the Board. The Third Circu…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 4:45pm -
  • Colorado now has a social media workplace privacy law too
    Over the weekend, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill making Colorado the eighth state to have a social media workplace privacy law. (The others are MD, IL, CA, MI, UT, NM, and AR). You can view a copy of the new CO law here. The new l…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • FMLA for same-sex couples? Possibly. But, a carnival? Definitely!
    Senator Richard Durbin [IL-D] has reintroduced the Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act in the U.S. Senate, while Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12] has done the same in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill, which has been taken up in Congress s…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 1:30pm -
  • Court orders re-hiring a teacher who wished her students a watery death
    By now, the whole teacher blasting her job on Facebook is like death and taxes to me. I can't a go a week or so without reading about a teacher posting photos of duct-taped students or a teacher wishing that her "devils spawn" students would drown in…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:00pm -

SmartRecruiters

  • newHow to Win the Hearts of Today’s Top Talent
    The baby boomers are leaving and the Millenials are up to bat, but it seems we’re short a few for the starting line up. The baby boomers swamped the work force in such large numbers that it is going to be quite the task to fill all of the positi…
    - 9 hours ago, 20 May 13, 9:41pm -
  • newNew to LinkedIn? Here are the First 3 Steps
    If you’re new to LinkedIn – like many recent grads – and have spent even a little bit of time playing around with it, perhaps the most glaring thing you may have noticed is that completing your profile seems like a never-ending process. “Geez…
    - 22 hours ago, 20 May 13, 9:18am -
  • newRecruiting Unconference Video – TruSanFran 2013
    #tru is the biggest ongoing series of recruiting unconferences. In San Francisco, #tru came to SmartRecruiters HeadQuarters. Like SmartRecruiters. Like #tru events. Follow SmartRecruiters. Follow #tru events. Video Filmed & Edited by David Smooke.
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 5:03pm -
  • Free: The Price Point of Billion Dollar Websites
    Free, it’s a f*cking price point – nothing more and nothing less. To be a sustainable business, any free product or service must lead to revenue from other sources. Nonprofits collect donations, short term giveaways acquire long term customers, a…
    - 3 days ago, 17 May 13, 9:28pm -
  • Top 5 Job Ads on Pinterest
    There are currently 48.7 million Pinterest users. That’s a lot. Pinterest is a lifestyle board, and you might not guess immediately that is has the potential to be a powerful recruiting and employer branding tool. Pinterest gives employers an oppor…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 4:27pm -
  • Workology: The Study of Work
    In order to truly understand something, we must start at the beginning. It’s the reason that anthropologists focus their life’s work on different fields like culture, archaeology, biology and linguistics when it comes the history of the human bei…
    - 4 days ago, 16 May 13, 7:11pm -

eSkill Blog

  • newEmployee’s Benefits Considered Better Than a Pay Raise
    Aside from things like cultural fit, location, and management, job seekers name pay as the most important thing when accepting a job. College graduates are told time and time again to look at specific benefits that a company is offering aside from pa…
    - 22 hours ago, 20 May 13, 9:17am -
  • How to Hire and Recruit for Accounting & Financial Positions
    According to The Intersect Group, 58% of CFOs indicated that they have had difficulty when trying to fill open accounting and financial positions. As employers search out the perfect candidate, they have found that most don’t have the specialized s…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 9:06am -
  • Little-Known Facts about the World of Corporate Headhunting
    Since the start of the current economic crisis, several workers who either got laid off, changed positions within the same company, or lost compensation have been searching for alternatives to their current job situation. From the CEO who lost her jo…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 9:05am -
  • How to Assess a Candidate During the Interview
    Before the official interview with a candidate, there is a huge time investment involved for both the recruiter and the candidate. Filling out applications, reviewing those applications, waiting for phone calls, sorting resumes, conducting phone inte…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 6:35am -
  • Make Your HR Department a Stronger Unit
    The Human Resources department is an indispensable cog in any company’s engine. It is a unit that deals with every single employee on a consistent basis, listening to employees’ needs, drafting policies, and improving the workplace. As such, the…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 6:33am -
  • Why Are Performance Reviews Important? Do They Really Work?
    A performance evaluation is an opportunity for a manager and an employee to meet and discuss the employee’s job performance, their performance goals, and organizational priorities. For employees, this process can be something they dread or look for…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 6:18am -

In Full Bloom

  • newHRM Analytics — Dashboards, Cockpits And Mission Control
    [Many of you know that my husband, Ron Wallace, was a mission manager at NASA for international Search and Rescue Programs (official program name COSPAS/SARSAT) until he took early retirement in 1999 so that we could relocate to our present home in F…
    - 20 hours ago, 20 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Painting And HR Technology — Yes, There’s A Connection
    Wish This Were One Of Mine! One of my goals for 2013 is to spend more time painting, particularly illustrated journaling.  The particular techniques of interest are to do quick, annotated line drawings and/or watercolor sketches of whatever takes my…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 2:59am -
  • I’m Feeling Optimistic About The State Of HR Technology!
    It’s Good To Be Queen! I’ve been feeling quite optimistic lately about the state of HR technology, which is quite a good feeling.  For most of my career, I’ve been frustrated by less than great software and less than great adoption of the be…
    - 40 days ago, 11 Apr 13, 11:00am -
  • Reprise — How I Evaluate HRM Vendors/Products — What Impresses Me
    Show Me The Money! [After many vendor briefings in Q1 2011, I published a series of blog posts summarizing my reactions to those briefings which really captured, as of then, how I evaluated vendors and their products/services.  Rereading those posts…
    - 43 days ago, 8 Apr 13, 11:00am -
  • Reprise — How I Evaluate HRM Vendors/Products — Capability Matters
    [After many vendor briefings in Q1 2011, I published a series of blog posts summarizing my reactions to those briefings which really captured, as of then, how I evaluated vendors and their products/services.  Rereading those posts after a two year h…
    - 50 days ago, 1 Apr 13, 11:00am -
  • Reprise — How I Evaluate HRM Vendors/Products — Strategy Matters
    Happy Pesach!  And for those of you with a few minutes to spare, this video from http://www.maccabeats.com will get you into the right mood.  For those of you who celebrate Pesach, and for those of you who don’t, my personal prayer is that ever…
    - 57 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 11:00am -

HR Schoolhouse

  • newDice are rolling, the knives are out…
    We in HR spend quite a bit of time peering at the seedy underbelly of human behavior.  We see the sad, the depressing and the downright horrific. Sometimes however, the stories are just funny.  People behaving badly, or, to be more precise just not…
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 11:36am -
  • You Water, You Fertilize and Still They Die
    I am the world’s worst gardener. Every now and again, in a moment of delirium, I get the urge to grab an exquisite potted bloom from the local florist or pick up a lush piece of greenery.   “I can nurture this plant!” I tell myself. “It wil…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:48am -
  • The Nail: A Corporate Folk Tale
    Today, here at the Schoolhouse, we take a few moments to learn from the Brothers Grimm… ********** A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver. Then he wanted to travel homewar…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 11:35am -
  • Curiouser and Curiouser : HR in Wonderland
    I roam around in the day-to-day world of HR where I talk to lots and lots of HR practitioners who are plying their trade in a variety of organizations ranging from small to mid-sized to ginormous. Since 2010 I’ve traversed the great state of Louisi…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 11:22am -
  • Drops Mic; Walks off Stage…..
    Quite often when HR ladies talk about employees and social media one of their greatest stated FEARS (often uttered with hand over heart or clutching the strand of pearls strewn about their neck) is “what if they say something bad about us/me/each o…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 11:24am -
  • How I Hit the Jackpot
    Today is bittersweet.  After more than 6 ½ years I’m leaving my current employer and starting on a brand new entrepreneurial journey.  I’m excited for what is to come and simultaneously quite sad to be closing the door on this chapter of my pr…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 11:22am -

HR Bartender

  • newHigh Performing Organizations Manage Change Well
    Want a competitive edge? The key is all about the way a company manages change, according to i4cp’s report “Building a Change-Ready Organization: Critical Human Capital Issues 2013”. You can download a copy of the full report here. Change is a…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 10:20am -
  • Telecommuting Doesn’t Have a Major Impact With Employees
    (Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by Allied Van Lines®, a leader in the moving and storage industry with more than 75 years of experience. For a second year, they are championing a research project, Allied HRIQ, aimed to provide bus…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 9:20am -
  • How To: Start a Blog – Ask HR Bartender
    Blogs were started back in the 1990s. At that time, they were mostly the work of a single individual about a single subject. Today, it’s estimated there are about 130 million blogs in existence covering more subjects that we can even begin to imagi…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 9:20am -
  • Working With People You Don’t Like – Ask HR Bartender
    I’ve written before about working with people you don’t like. But what happens if you’re the manager and your employees don’t get along. That’s the conundrum this manager faces. I’ve been the manager at a restaurant and bar for about 5 ye…
    - 9 days ago, 12 May 13, 10:20am -
  • The Time Is Now – Friday Distraction
    (Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by The Workforce Institute at Kronos, a think tank that helps organizations drive performance by addressing human capital management issues that affect employees. Next Thursday, May 16at 12noon ET, I…
    - 11 days ago, 10 May 13, 9:20am -
  • Employee Happiness Should Not Be An Impossible Task
    Fortunately or unfortunately, employee engagement is a hot topic. Don’t get me wrong, engagement is important. There’s a proven link between engagement, productivity and profits. Companies should want to have engaged employees. It’s virtually i…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 9:20am -

HR Observations

  • newThree Great Tips to Make Others Feel More Important
    As a manager or an HR professional it is often important to connect with employees as well as you can. Making people feel important is one good way to make that connection. Here are three great tips for making others feel important. Tip #1Take Notes…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 3:36am -
  • Mind Power: The Employee Skill of the Future
      With the change in the nature of the economy “thinking” has become a much bigger issue. Rote, mindless work is now being taken over by robots and that will do nothing but increase. In this post I am not really talking about just the act of thi…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • That Food Benefit May Become Taxable Income
      One of the benefits often mentioned for companies considered “great places to work” is the free food and drinks made available to the employees. This even gets used as a recruitment incentive to convince an employee they want to work for you.…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • The US DOL Fights Child Labor Violations IN OTHER COUNTRIES!
      I have great news! Apparently all child labor violations in the US have been solved. We have eliminated child labor violations in the our country so now the United States Department of Labor is fighting child labor violations in other countries. U…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • Two Ways to Enhance Your Power in HR
      There is an ongoing struggle for respect in HR. We read about it, we hear about it, we talk about it amongst ourselves and we envy those that we perceive have it. We often wonder what we can do ourselves to get that respect. Here are two ways to e…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • Take that NLRB Poster Down!
    Last year the U.S. Court of Appeals delayed the implementation of the NLRB’s poster on employee rights that the NLRB was trying to require all employers to post. If you made the mistake of posting it on your bulletin board then take that NLRB poste…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:15pm -

Talent Circles

  • Navigating Through Compliance when Hiring in a Highly Regulated Industry
    By Jessica Miller-Merrell In part one of this series we took a look at best practices in hiring for the insurance and finance industry. This week we are taking a look at compliance issues that recruiters must adhere to when recruiting and hiring with…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 3:33pm -
  • 5 Ways to Improve Your Candidate Experience Today
    By Jessica Miller-Merrell Candidate experience is a new concept in the recruiting and hiring space. With only 50% of companies even providing an automated response to candidates when a position is filled, the bar is set pretty low. Here are 5 ways to…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 4:23pm -
  • Best Practices to Hire Online in Insurance and Finance
    By Jessica Miller-Merrell Finance and Insurance are highly regulated industries, which makes recruiting and hiring especially with social media and technology a challenge. In this four part series, we’ll help you navigate how to hire, recruit and w…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 5:07pm -
  • From Paper Resumes to Profiles using TalentScan™
    By Jessica Miller-Merrell On average college recruiters collect 40 to 60 resumes during each career fair. Over the course of a few weeks recruiters attending multiple career fairs at regional and state colleges can accumulate over 200 resumes. Even i…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 4:53pm -
  • What is Resume Parsing?
     By Jessica Miller-Merrell Resume Parsing is when free form resume information is converted into structured information that is suitable for reporting and manipulation by a computer. The usefulness behind structured information works in the recruite…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 3:07pm -
  • 3 No Fail Solutions to Increasing Your Quality of Hire
     By Jessica Miller-Merrell The talent war is heating up making it is even more important than ever before to hire candidates effectively, but hiring quality candidates is more complex than I described in the rule of thirds. Measuring quality of hire…
    - 26 days ago, 25 Apr 13, 2:49pm -

Radical Rants

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Happy Victoria Day #Canada
Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com
- 3 days ago, 17 May 13, 8:49pm -
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Fan Video"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Fan Video
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Fan Video
Fan video of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift.Created using Video Star: http://VideoStarApp.com/FREE
- 58 days ago, 23 Mar 13, 9:55pm -
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Copy of The Webb Report - October 20th
You can check out an sign up for My Social Talent at http://www.mysocialtalent.com
- 85 days ago, 25 Feb 13, 4:09pm -
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Apple updates Daily Vlog
Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com
- 30 Jan 13, 7:49pm -
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Catfish Gdawg Daily Vlog
Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com
- 29 Jan 13, 7:38pm -
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Gdawg Daily Vlog.
Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com
- 25 Jan 13, 7:30pm -

Blogging4Jobs

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Ryleigh Talking on Skype
Ryleigh talks to her daddy on Skype while he's away and traveling for work
- 1 Dec 11, 1:24pm -
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Carrie Corbin Talent Net Live Mar 2011
Carrie Corbin discusses AT&T's social media recruitment and mobile technology strategies at the 2011 Talent Net Live Conference in Austin, TX. http://www.blogging4jobs.com/toolbox-hr
- 18 Jul 11, 3:20am -
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#shrm11 Vendor Hall
Jessica Miller-Merrell walks the 2011 SHRM Conference vendor hall to find super heros from Manpower. Learn more at http://blogging4jobs.com.
- 28 Jun 11, 9:41pm -
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Wednesdays Demo w/ iTalent + HR Demo 2011
Wednesdays.com demonstration with Hugh Olliphant during the 2011 HR Demo show.
- 31 May 11, 1:59pm -
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Job Score Demo at HR Demo & iTalent
Job Score Demo at the HR Demo 2011 conference as part of iTalent. Dan Arkind leads live demonstration.
- 31 May 11, 12:34pm -
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Branch Out Demo at HR Demo & iTalent
Live demo of the new BranchOut Facebook connection tool at the HR Demo 2011 conference.
- 31 May 11, 11:33am -

HR Ringleader

  • Employer And Team Loyalty- How Far Will You Go?
    You’ve all heard the expression “take one for the team”.   I believe in that and think it’s important to be willing to stand up and do something for the benefit of your team or your employer. But, can it be taken too far? Friday...
    - 10 days ago, 11 May 13, 2:54pm -
  • My Story and March of Dimes
    As most of you who read my blog know, I am the mom of twins.  They are the loves of my life.  They are now happy, healthy eight year olds.  But, we were not always this lucky.  My story is that by the time I...
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 1:48pm -
  • What Is Influencing Your Thinking Today?
    I’m a voracious reader.  I go through spurts though where I don’t make time to read books.  I tell myself that I’m staying on top of things because I read articles and blog posts, but I’m still an old-fashioned girl when it comes to the...
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 1:14pm -
  • Respect is the Key
    What is the key to success?What motivates employees to come to work and really give it their all?What is the one thing that managers can give that has no cost but is worth more than anything?What is the one thing that when missing will cause em…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 12:16pm -
  • 5 Ways to Boost Your Recruiting Efforts by Helping Leaders Improve Employee/Boss Relations
    Today I am a featured writer on the Glassdoor blog with suggestions on how improving employee/boss relations can aid in recruitment.
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:30am -

People Equation

  • newAuditing Your Workplace Relationships
    First published in 1989, Stephen Covey’s book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People was life-changing for me in many ways.  I especially appreciated the concept of the Emotional Bank Account, even though it technically isn’t one of the “…
    - 21 hours ago, 20 May 13, 10:35am -
  • Trust & Transparency – May 2013 Frontline Festival
    We leadership bloggers love to talk about trust and transparency. Karin Hurt of the Let’s Grow Leaders blog has selected these intertwining topics to feature for her May Frontline Festival. It’s a fantastic compilation from over twenty active lea…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 1:24pm -
  • Daily Ways to be a Mannerly Manager
    Emily Post, considered by many to have helped shaped societal etiquette norms in the latter half of the 20th century, once said: “Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is e…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 10:35am -
  • Leaders Open Doors – Simple, Yet Profound
    Leaders Open Doors is a quick read, but one that will definitely stir your thinking. See the three reasons why I think you’ll want to put this book into your business library: Drat You Tube! No, I don’t sing the book review, this is just the dork…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 10:35am -
  • An Introvert’s Plan for Working a Room
    Introvert + Global Company Meeting + Unfamiliar Peers = Increased Stress This is a “people equation” recently faced by my coaching client Pete. He was preparing to attend a company-wide, week-long symposium attended by colleagues from throughout…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 10:35am -
  • Happy at Work – How to Use Feng Shui for Better, More Harmonious Work Relationships

    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 10:35am -

The Tim Sackett Project

  • newThe Rules About Hugging At Work
    Hello. My name is Tim Sackett, and I’m a hugger.   Being a hugger can make for some awkward moments – what if the other person isn’t expecting a, or doesn’t want to, hug and you’re coming in arms-wide-open!? Fast Company has an article re…
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:35pm -
  • You Might Like Candidates With Hickeys
    I was sitting in my living room this past Mother’s Day watching the final moments of the PGA Player’s Championship which was won by Tiger Woods and thought to myself how much America loves stories about people who fall and get back up.  My teena…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 12:34pm -
  • You Only Hire “A” Players, Right?!
    You’ve heard it before – “Here at ACME, we only hire A players”. Nice! Except you and I both know they’re not all “A” players. You might have thought they were when you hired them, but hiring managers miss. People change. Talent gets bo…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:46pm -
  • Exclusively Inclusive
    The CEO of clothier Abercrombie and Fitch, Mike Jeffries, made some comments in an article that have set off women across the world!  Here are some of the comments from the original article in Salon (By the way – the article is from January 2006!…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • Bad Hire Blame Game
    Jessica Hagy, over at Indexed, inspires me constantly – this is one I made based on her inspiration:                   It’s what you sign up for in HR – you’re going to take the blame when a bad hire happens, and your hiring managers…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:34pm -
  • Not Everyone Is Created ‘Professional’
    My friend and HR Pro, Kris Dunn, is fond of saying – “The world needs ditch diggers to”. I got into a conversation with a couple HR pros recently regarding helping them find ways to find ‘unskilled’ talent for their company.  Today’s ‘…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:13pm -

Workology

  • Social Media Discrimination: Screening vs. Sourcing Candidates
      This is part 3 in a series on social media and recruitment as part of Workology. Click here for part 1.  As I mentioned in the first post in this series, social media, in my opinion, is the most misunderstood and popular tool for candidate recrui…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 1:17pm -
  • Power of Social Media Listening for Employers & Recruitment
    Check out part 1 of our social recruiting series by clicking here.  Social media is but one tool in a company’s tool belt when it comes engaging, relating and learning about candidates as well as employees. Because of curiosity  excitement or l…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 1:17pm -
  • Understanding the Social Media Hierarchy in Recruitment & Hiring
    Social media, in my opinion, is the most misunderstood, popular tool, and candidate resource used by recruiters to date. Social media provides recruiters and hiring managers the opportunity to access an active candidate’s news, information and res…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 1:17pm -
  • HR Technology Suite Selection Guide
    Let’s face it, selecting any type of software or technology is tough. Add into the complicated world of human resources and recruiting, and it is complex enough to add more than a few gray hairs. Sales people are aggressive and sometimes in my expe…
    - 32 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 9:30pm -
  • Manipulation Not Metrics Are the Key to Being a Strategic Business Partner in HR
    This week I had the pleasure of attending SHRM’s Talent Conference in Las Vegas. It’s one of my favorite events because the conference is focused making for quality conversations and learnings for those in the HR side of recruitment, retention an…
    - 32 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 8:38pm -
  • I Like My Men Like I Like My HR Technology

    - 36 days ago, 15 Apr 13, 2:33pm -

HR Chatterbox

  • Webinar Preview – How To Create a Job Search Strategy
    Job searching is hard work, but you know that right? Some say if you are unemployed, looking for a job is your job. You know you need to have a perfectly worded, keyword embedded resume. You understand that you have to stand out from the crowd. You r…
    - 21 Sep 12, 11:00am -
  • Setting Expectations – A Pre-Emptive Strike on Most Problems
    I love this picture. It gives you the opportunity to know what you are getting into. If you eat here you can not complain about average service. You knew that is how it was going to be going in. Your expectations were set. I am a big proponent of set…
    - 19 Sep 12, 2:53pm -
  • The Power of Sharing Mistakes
    Last week I attended a local SHRM Chapter meeting. At this meeting a panel of local business leaders were asked to share their thoughts on challenges facing businesses today and what they were doing to overcome. One particular leader shared a story t…
    - 17 Sep 12, 12:05pm -
  • #HRRoundTable – Live Google+ Hangout – 2pm CT.
    Following the model developed by Steve Browne, the HR Round Table was established in 2011 as an opportunity for HR professionals, vendors and independents to come together once a month and talk about issues facing HR. Past topics have included, HR me…
    - 14 Sep 12, 11:00am -
  • 9 Ways To Boost Your Career Development (by the end of the year)
    It is hard to believe that September is nearly half over. As the fourth quarter rears it’s head, individuals looking for work wonder how to keep the momentum up during the holiday season. Many wonder if continuing a job search is even worth it duri…
    - 12 Sep 12, 10:50am -

Women of HR

  • Transitions…and Thank Yous
    As Women of HR gets ready to turn three years old this June, we're in the process of going through our first major transition.
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Retaining Talent Through Alignment, Accountability, and Clarity
    With the qualified talent pool shrinking across the globe, the pressure on businesses to retain talent grows. In hopes of retention, companies across most industries are accommodating for generation X and Y’s desires by building a flexible, fun, in…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Smart Social Media Policy Starts With Managers: 5 Key Questions to Ask
    ...While social media use at work has definite risks, it also is one of the best ways to empower and engage employees. Increasingly, in our connected 24/7 businesses, the line between work and personal time is blurring....Yet, most organizations don'…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Compassion and the HR Professional
    It happens to all of us in HR at some point in our lives. We find ourselves caught in an awkward position at work and we ask ourselves, “What is the best response here?”I am talking about situations where compassion is needed, but with extenua…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:00am -
  • A Career To Be Grateful For
    Being a stay at home mom has its perks – you don’t have to get dressed up, you can work out on your own schedule, and you don’t have to have the children’s lunch ready at 7 a.m. However, the most amazing and obvious benefit of being a stay at…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 11:00am -
  • 4 Ways Consumer Behavior Shapes the Workplace
    The other day I happened upon the Fast Company article 12 Trends That Will Rule Products In 2013. The article was focused on consumer goods like phones and washing machines, but you know what? The trends listed made sense in the context of the workpl…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 11:00am -

HR Examiner

  • newDepression and Work
    Depression accounts for an estimated $83 billion per year in lost productivity. Legal Editor Heather Bussing explains the legal aspects of managing depressed employees.
    - 18 hours ago, 20 May 13, 1:01pm -
  • newHRExaminer Radio: Episode #19: Linda Brenner
    HRExaminer Radio Episode: 19 Air Date: May 17, 2013 Guest: Linda Brenner Linda Brenner started Designs on Talent, LLC and Skillsify, Inc. with the vision of helping organizations succeed by transforming the way they attract, deploy and retain people.…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 11:30am -
  • HRExaminer v4.19
    Feature: Them Job Changes The smoke and mirrors about retention is beginning to lift. A new study provides examples of how new approaches to data and open minds discover hidden, important truths. This Week's Articles   Feature: Them Job ChangesPeopl…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 4:00pm -
  • Five Links: The New New
    The NEW New: We're in another one of those 'everything you know is wrong' vortices.
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 11:56am -
  • Them Job Changes
    The smoke and mirrors about retention is beginning to lift. A new study provides examples of how new approaches to data and open minds discover hidden, important truths. People change jobs less often than they used to. It's a trend that's been maturi…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 11:32am -
  • Social Recruiting Is Dead
    “The promise of social recruiting was that it could scale. There’s no evidence that that has happened.” – John Sumser
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 11:10am -

Minnesota Headhunter

  • Minnesota Recruiter Jobs
    The following have been added to the Minnesota Recruiter Jobs page: Corporate Recruiter - Full Time Job - Pearson VUE Recruiter - Full Time Job - Medica Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist - Full Time Job - NativeX Corporate Recruiter -...
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 6:53pm -
  • Most In Demand IT Certifications - March 2013
    WantedAnalytics analyzed 800,000+ jobs in March 2013 and came up with a list of the Most In-Demand Certifications for Tech Jobs. What I really want to know… what is the percentage of jobs asking for them and what is the...
    - 36 days ago, 15 Apr 13, 6:11pm -
  • Minnesota Job And Career Fair 2013
    April 18, 2013 the Minnesota Recruiting and Staffing Association is hosting their 4th annual job, career and skills summit and I will once again be one of the speakers. This will be the 3rd time for me speaking at their...
    - 38 days ago, 12 Apr 13, 7:20pm -
  • Lead Ruby Developer | Minnesota IT Job
    Full Time Minnesota IT Job Northeast Minneapolis FourCubed I am working with FourCubed, a 10 person 9 year old Minneapolis based technology company servicing and building software for the gaming and poker industry. The company was listed on the Inc..…
    - 41 days ago, 9 Apr 13, 11:51pm -
  • Minnesota Recruiter Jobs
    The following have been added to the Minnesota Recruiter Jobs page: Recruiter 4 - Full Time Job - Oracle Associate Recruiter - Full Time Job - Pearson Recruiter 3 - Full Time Job - Wells Fargo Recruiter - Full Time...
    - 64 days ago, 18 Mar 13, 4:47pm -
  • Minnesota IT Jobs Most In Demand By Title
    Wanted Analytics used a recent report on cities seeing the most growth in IT jobs, Minneapolis was on the list, and did a little research to see which jobs were most in demand. There are a few interesting points to...
    - 98 days ago, 12 Feb 13, 5:20pm -

Fistful of Talent

  • newThe Simple Test All Managers Must Pass Before Being Allowed To Make A Hire
    Generally speaking I lean towards the more liberal side when it comes to involving employees in critical decisions facing their organization.  After all, we hire adults (for the most part)... Get the Rest
    - 17 hours ago, 20 May 13, 1:54pm -
  • newFive Things You Need to Know This Week…
    Hello and welcome back. Are you feeling a little down that The Office has come to a close? Take your mind off it with these five reads: 1. Employers Turn to... Get the Rest
    - 18 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:50pm -
  • newLarry King – HR Director
    As I have the coveted weekend slot this week at FOT I feel empowered to try something a little different. An homage if you will to the not yet late,... Get the Rest
    - 3 days ago, 18 May 13, 1:48pm -
  • What HR Needs To Know About Retirement
    My parents are breathing down the neck of retirement.  They’ve gotten to that age when everyone they run into, family, friends, co-workers, etc. all ask that one question: “So, when... Get the Rest
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 1:43pm -
  • Rude Candidates are Annoying. But, Maybe I Should Be Nicer to Them
    Something has been bugging me and I feel I need to confess.  It happened many years ago and I frequently think about it.  But, not until recently have I started... Get the Rest
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 1:42pm -
  • Paul Hebert asks Do Monetary Rewards Create Psychopaths?
    One of the clues that someone is a psychopath is that they lack empathy for others.  Psychopathy in an individual can present itself as a callousness and lack of remorse... Get the Rest
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:38pm -

Josh Bersin Blog

  • The Craft of Human Resources
    I’ve had the opportunity to study talent management, training, and human resources for more than ten years now.  And after talking with literally hundreds of companies, leaders, and...Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services i…
    - 50 days ago, 31 Mar 13, 7:30pm -
  • The Ever Changing State of the Learning Technology Industry
    Over the last ten years the learning technology industry has undergone radical change. With a flurry of acquisitions and many new technologies now available for learning, it is increasingly difficult...Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advi…
    - 51 days ago, 31 Mar 13, 2:24am -
  • Bersin & Associates becomes Bersin by Deloitte
    I’m excited to announce that Bersin & Associates has become Bersin by Deloitte.Our business is now a growing enterprise within Deloitte, a global professional services firm.As part of...Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Servi…
    - 4 Jan 13, 12:53am -
  • The New Best-Practices of a High-Impact Learning Organization
    We just completed the brand new version of our enduring research, The High-Impact Learning Organization (HILO). This research, which involves several years of effort, uncovered some groundbreaking...Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Adviso…
    - 3 Sep 12, 8:01pm -
  • Social Tools Collide with Talent Management Software
    Social networking tools have transformed our lives. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest (read my commentary about Pinterest here), Reddit, and many others have significantly changed the way we...Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory…
    - 14 Jul 12, 1:54pm -
  • The Power of Pinterest
    Am I a girl? I love Pinterest.Whenever a new website enters the market I try to figure it out. It took me a while to figure out Twitter, and I still don’t like Facebook (I dont like sharing...Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory S…
    - 23 Jun 12, 7:38pm -

Your HR Buddy

  • newYou didn’t think I quit blogging! Did you?
    You guys must have noticed that I was gone for the past month. So why did I take this break? I know that must be the first question from you all! That was a long silence from my end. And usually when bloggers take a break, they publish a blog post ti…
    - 18 hours ago, 20 May 13, 1:07pm -
  • Lunch and Learn with DriveThruHR
    Today’s post is from one of my friends who I met on twitter, Danyel N. Rupert and she is a regular listener of DriveThruHR.  I met her on #dthr twitter stream and found that she always comes with great insights on the topic that we discuss eve…
    - 34 days ago, 17 Apr 13, 1:49pm -
  • Stay tuned for #LASHRM13 updates
    Hi everyone, I am so honored and excited to let you all know that Your HR Buddy is attending her first SHRM conference and it is at Louisiana state’s Annual SHRM conference on April 8th & 9th at Baton Rouge River Center. Thanks to Robinschooling fo…
    - 45 days ago, 6 Apr 13, 3:40pm -
  • 4 Tips To Measure Action-Based Engagement
    Your HR Buddy is honored to have the amazing voices in the HR space joining us to share their insights. And this time we have Kevin Nakao, CEO/Co-founder of Meritshare and a regular contributor to Mashable  sharing with us his insights on how to…
    - 47 days ago, 4 Apr 13, 1:18pm -
  • 6 things to do to get an expat become productive faster
    You might be wondering why your expatriate employees are taking this long to become productive compared to their outstanding performance in their home country. I am not talking about a forced overseas assignment. Most of the expatriate employees ar…
    - 48 days ago, 3 Apr 13, 3:04pm -
  • Glassdoor’s New Social Recruiting tools & blogs I read this week
    I have been reading a lot these days and thought you shouldn’t be missing some of the top blogs that inspired me this week. Here we go! Glassdoor has launched two new products like Free Employer Accounts and Glassdoor Employer Center designed speci…
    - 53 days ago, 29 Mar 13, 6:31pm -

Knowledge Infusion Blog

  • The “NEW” Org Chart
    Early this morning, I was directed to a great video from a blog of a colleague in the industry that I appreciate every time he speaks up, James Mayes.  Here is a link to the blog that got me thinking … Continue reading →The post The “NEW” Or…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:43am -
  • Change Management – Managers Are The Key
    Every HR/Workforce technology project for the last 20 years has had a change management aspect to it.  Most of these efforts could be described with bullets like below: Training Job Aides Webinars Posters Readiness Assessments And while these are im…
    - 28 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 11:54am -
  • Addiction Not Adoption? – Something To Think About As We “Reimagine” HR
    In today’s world of information glut and so many “distractions” in the online world for employees and managers, the focus of adoption may not be enough and we may need to focus on addiction.  Addiction you say? OK, the cartoon … Continue rea…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 12:13pm -
  • Does Your Organization Suffer From “Disruption Denial”?
    While reading this morning in London, I had the opportunity to run across a great article as part of the HBR Blog Network and it made me do quite a bit of thinking about how the concept of “disruption denial” … Continue reading →The post Does…
    - 34 days ago, 17 Apr 13, 4:01pm -
  • Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader When It Comes To Today’s Technology
    VentureBeat posted a great video and discussion yesterday that we “ALL” can learn from as some of the leaders in the “new era of tech” addressed middle school students on what some new technology terms mean and best ways to … Continue readi…
    - 35 days ago, 16 Apr 13, 2:25pm -
  • Great Post By James Mayes: How To Identify Your Technographic
    I had the opportunity to meet James Mayes while in London last week.  Follow James on Twitter at @james_mayes. He was kind of enough to do a writeup on one of the sessions that I led while visiting.  Below is … Continue reading →The post Great…
    - 57 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 4:52pm -

Jim Stroud

How to Find Candidates with Twitter | Resume ForensicsHow to Find Candidates with Twitter | Resume Forensics
How to Find Candidates with Twitter | Resume Forensics
http://resumeforensics.jimstroud.com/ | "How To Find Candidates with Twitter" is the topic of this episode of "The Jim Stroud Show."In this video, Jim demonstrates how to find and engage candidates on Twitter using Favstar. If you are a recruiter…
- 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 5:22am -
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Resume Forensics - How To Find Candidates by Referral
Resume Forensics - How To Find Candidates by Referral is the topic of today's video. In this video you will learn how to find candidates for jobs by using a function of LinkedIn and a referral from a hiring manager. If you want more information o…
- 23 days ago, 27 Apr 13, 9:07pm -
Sourcing with Google ChromeSourcing with Google Chrome
Sourcing with Google Chrome
https://www.createspace.com/4228076 - Jim Stroud demonstrates various Google Chrome extensions and how to use them for sourcing passive candidates. Plus, some special moments from the SourceCon 2013 conference in Atlanta and shout-outs to friends and…
- 54 days ago, 28 Mar 13, 6:08am -
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Dwane Lay is the author of Lean HR
Jim Stroud interviews Dwane Lay. In the book, "Lean HR: Introducing Process Excellence To Your Practice," Dwane Lay provides guidance to HR professionals on how to leverage Lean principles to bring process excellence to their HR departments. (Look f…
- 57 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 3:35am -
How To: Recruiting Military VeteransHow To: Recruiting Military Veterans
How To: Recruiting Military Veterans
In the latest episode of "The Jim Stroud Show," Jim interviews Daniel Nichols of Victory Tech about recruiting military veterans. Among the topics: What are some do's and dont's when it comes to recruiting veterans? What is a common mistake made by w…
- 90 days ago, 20 Feb 13, 2:30am -
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What can HR expect in the year 2013?
http://buff.ly/VWQjQw - Recently, I spoke at a Recruiter Summit in Orlando, Florida and had a blast! The people were very kind and I was fortunate enough to learn a lot from the other speakers. My topic was "What can recruiting expect in the year 201…
- 7 Feb 13, 1:01am -

HR Virtual Cafe

  • Being Predictable and Playing it Safe is not always the best advice!
    Two nights ago I thought I’d try a new recipe. I love ceviche and have made it one other time and it turned out amazing. This time? Not so much. The recipe was Halibut ceviche (raw fish that cooks in herbs and lime juice) and pineapple salsa. Sound…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 11:30am -
  • Check out this hangout with the @Gozaik team discussing the new Twitter Resume and Job Posting product Gozaik
    A few weeks ago I came across a new product for both sides of the hiring line – job seekers looking to find jobs and connect with recruiters online and for the recruiter and companies looking for prime candidates! I’m talking about a new kind of…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 11:30am -
  • Keepin it Real – A closeup of my California Vacation
    Hey nerds! I just got back from Southern California and I thought I’d show you a close up into my trip. YEAH that’s right, I’m making you watch my video slideshow presentation. Just pretend you’re in my living room. I had a blast with my BFF…
    - 11 days ago, 10 May 13, 11:30am -
  • Social Media ROI – Perhaps it’s not what we Thought
    I recently came across a fantastic article titled “The New ROI for Social Media Recruiting” which not only gave great insight into this year’s ERE Recruiting Conference & Expo but shared a little of why folks still are not jumping on the soci…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 11:30am -
  • Looking for a Job is like looking for your Soul Mate
    Hey guys and gals – I’m on vacation still, in sunny California. Here’s a great post (or so I thought) from the archives. Enjoy and see you next week! ____________________ Many years ago I dated this fantastic guy.  He was funny, charming, said…
    - 18 days ago, 3 May 13, 11:30am -
  • Review and Demo of @SlideKlowd – a Game-changer app for Events, Conferences and Training
    I’m on vacation in sunny California so I thought I would pull a few of my favorites from the archives. Check these folks out.  ________________________ You never know who you’re going to connect with on the Twitters. Back a few months I had twee…
    - 20 days ago, 1 May 13, 11:30am -

HR Minion

  • Things I did not anticipate doing in HR
    In HR we get to do some crazy things. Odd things, fun things, uncomfortable things, sad things; things that can both destroy and restore your faith in humanity. They are things that being new to HR you could have never anticipated having to do, and n…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:00am -
  • This day in HR Minion history: HR is not a cult
    We are back again with another oldie but goodie post from the archives. Let me transport you all the way back to May of 2010. Look, I get it. HR can seem quite mysterious. We have closed door meetings, acronyms, keep to ourselves, and the motivation…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 11:00am -
  • When a process breaks down
    I’m gonna let you in on a well known secret about HR: HR loves coming up with and enforcing processes. We get practically giddy over it. Recruitment, benefits, compliance; you name it and we have a process for it. Really. Naw, I can’t lie to you.…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 11:00am -
  • This day in HR Minion history: Interview Fears
    I’ve decided to start re-posting some past posts from this blog because after 5 years there is a lot of content that my newer readers may have missed. And if you haven’t read it before it’s new to you, right? This has nothing at all with me wan…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 11:00am -
  • Education vs. Experience
    When it comes to a career in HR, what matters more: An HR Education or HR Experience? Experience. Huh, well, that was a short blog post. Now back to those internet cat videos… What? You need more information on why? Geez you guys are demanding. Ok…
    - 31 days ago, 19 Apr 13, 10:00pm -
  • Updates!
    So this isn’t much of a post, but 3 months ago I did a post on how my age was catching up to me and how I needed to start making some serious health changes, you know, so I don’t have a heart attack by the time I’m 40. I felt a little public ac…
    - 43 days ago, 8 Apr 13, 11:00am -

HR Tact

  • newSick and Tired (Guest Post by Jay Kuhns)
    I must be coming down with something. That has to be it. What else could explain that sinking feeling in my stomach when I think about...well...you know. Maybe I'm not sick. Perhaps I'm just worn out...overextended...tired. Yes, I'm tired. There's r…
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • Louisiana SHRM 2013 Recap
    I'm a month behind in posting my recap and I 100% blame it on my new employer.  I'm delighted to be in a job that has me very busy with traveling, training, and dealing with issues all day long.  My evenings and weekends have filled up with catchin…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • A Balanced HR Partnership Can Impact the Bottom-Line (Guest post by Chris Ponder)
    Flip to any HR site, blog, or article and you are likely to see someone discussing the role HR should play in today’s workplace. The discussion of HR’s role in the organization has been the talk for over a decade with HR department reviews rangin…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 12:00pm -
  • All I Really Need to Know I Learned at Work
    So I'm leaving one job and starting another.  It's a great move and very much a career opportunity for the better (I hope). Essentially at my previous position I was in transactional HR and while I'll still be doing some of that mostly it will be em…
    - 55 days ago, 27 Mar 13, 12:00pm -
  • Interviewing Sandy Michelet
    We're less than two weeks away from Louisiana SHRM Conference and it's time for another post in our series of "meet the Speakers!" Sandy will be speaking on "Do Re Me - How Thinking like a Musician can build a Better Team….and a Better Organization…
    - 56 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 8:48pm -
  • Interviewing Robin Schooling
    We're weeks away from Louisiana SHRM Conference! Here's another post in our series of "meet the Speakers!"  Robin will be speaking on "HR’s Turning Point: Are You Staying in Place or Moving Forward?" which discusses the evolution of HR and how up…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 12:00pm -

Everyday People

  • newRemember when ??
    Recently, LaRosa’s, opened a new location called Eastgate.  I’m fortunate to be the Executive Director of HR for this iconic Cincinnati company, and we had a pivotal role in this store opening.  HR interviewed every new potential Team Membe…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 1:08am -
  • Thanks Mom !!
    Yesterday we had the chance to thank all of those fortunate to be mothers.  It is incredible to see the outpouring for moms, and every bit of it is perfect !!  I hope you took time to thank the moms … Continue reading →
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 3:59pm -
  • Become a Contrarian Craftsman !!
    You have to know that I’m incredibly passionate about HR !!  I’m really passionate about most things actually.  Most of the blogs, conferences and resources out there are incredible in their observations, perspectives and approaches.  You can…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 1:58am -
  • HR is a Rock Ballet !!
    If you didn’t know this about me . . . I am a music freak !!  Each week I write a song parody about HR in the HR Net. I try to post on Twitter each day using the #HRMusicShare … Continue reading →
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 1:34am -
  • When Kids Grow Up . . .
    This past weekend I led our Troop Advancement Outing.  As the Scoutmaster, it’s my one outing where I am officially “in charge.”  That term is used very loosely because the boys plan everything.  I only make sure that the outing … Continue…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 2:16am -
  • Geeked !!
    If you know me at all, you’ve heard the word “geeked” !!  My wife would even say that I use the word a little too much.  I can’t help in though. Recently, I was fortunate enough to be the opening … Continue reading →
    - 36 days ago, 15 Apr 13, 1:09am -

Workplace Diva

  • Which U.S. State Has the Most Foul-Mouthed Workers?
    Robots could put us all out of work by 2045, nurses probably don't want to weigh themselves anymore, and Google's Larry Page doesn't understand why everyone still insists on keeping their medical records private. TGIF, everyone! Google co-founder L…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 3:08pm -
  • Workplace Bullies Want To Rough Up the Boss Now
    When we talk about workplace bullying, we tend to view it from the perspective of bosses bullying employees. But there's a new "trend" sweeping some global workplaces called "upward bullying" in which employees are turning the tables and bullying the…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:27pm -
  • "Fakebookers" And "Twibbers" Aren't Keeping It Real Online
    You don't need to download the latest fiction bestseller for some light reading this summer. Just log on to your favorite social media site because -- surprise, surprise! -- the majority of people's comments are just as fictional as Fifty Shades Of G…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 1:36pm -
  • Great, Now Your Crappy Co-workers Are Giving You Diabetes
    It turns out that your crappy co-workers aren't simply giving you grinding headaches on a daily basis. No, they're also increasing your risk of developing diabetes. Let's take an online doughnut break to discuss. New research finds that a stressful l…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:18pm -
  • What To Do About Co-workers Who Hide Behind Technology
    Watch out, incoming! Your co-worker just sent you a terse, angry-sounding message via electronic means. Hit any key, indeed. Texting, email, instant messaging and our silly, myriad social media platforms have been a virtual godsend for the average pa…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 3:00pm -
  • Is Your Co-worker Laughing With You, Or Laughing At You?
    Your co-worker starts laughing. But is she laughing with you, or is she laughing at you? It's the eternal question of the workplace, right? Perhaps you suspect she's laughing at you in an "I-can't-stand-you-you're-such-an-idiot" kind of way. Or is sh…
    - 11 days ago, 10 May 13, 2:44pm -

Corn on the Job

  • Why Standard Applications are Broken for New Grads
    Phoebe Farber is a Senior at Northeastern University in Boston and the Founder & CEO of Prospective Plus, which has built CareerApp.me – the Common App for Jobs. Connect with Phoebe via @PhoebeFarber, @CareerApp, or phoebe@careerapp.me .   As a ne…
    - 49 days ago, 2 Apr 13, 5:05pm -
  • Overcoming Obstacles of Employment
    I don’t have to tell you that hundreds of thousands of people are searching for a job.  I’m sure it also feels like each of them is in the hunt for the same job that you’re looking for. Persistence is Key Don’t lose your patience.  When you…
    - 9 Jan 13, 2:53pm -
  • Have You Used Geo Location Apps On Your Job Search?
    This post was written by Joe Linford from Broadband Genie, the online consumer advice site for iPhones, tablets and broadband packages in the UK, such as BT infinity.  In the present economy, finding a job that’s ideally suited to your skills can…
    - 22 Oct 12, 3:44pm -
  • Girl Sings to Jon Stewart to (hopefully) Become Next Daily Show Correspondent

    - 29 Aug 12, 5:49pm -
  • Corn on the Job is Hiring a Virtual Social Media Intern
    When I started Corn on the Job in July of 2009, I was honestly just looking for a hobby.  However, it wasn’t long before I realized this “hobby” would become much more.  To my disbelief, job seekers, recruiters, HR professionals and other blo…
    - 23 Jul 12, 1:36am -
  • How to Develop a Networking Strategy to Get Your Dream Job
    Pete Leibman networked his way into his dream job in the front-office for the NBA’s Washington Wizards when he was only 21.  Today, Pete is the Founder of Dream Job Academy, and his work has been featured on Fox, CBS, and CNN.  He’s also the Au…
    - 20 Jul 12, 4:52pm -

Texas Strategic HR

  • Summer Job Search for Students
      Remember summer jobs back in the day? Everyone had one. I waited tables, I had friends that were lifeguards, and my really lucky friends had cush office jobs, answering phones and reading People magazine at their dad’s friends office. Things hav…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:38pm -
  • So You Want to Work in HR
    I speak as one of you. I received my law degree in 2005, and quickly realized that: a.) I wasn’t cut out to be a lawyer (I kind of sucked at it) and b.) I wanted to do something else. Anything else. There are a lot of us that realize that. Once we…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:37pm -
  • Summer and Your Dress Code
    In the winter, the employee dress code never even crosses my mind. Whale tails are covered up, tank tops are safely tucked in drawers at home, and I don’t have to hear the ungodly click clack of cheap flip flops walking down the hall. The first war…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 2:25pm -
  • Social Media Influence The Employee Lifecycle?
    We all still work around social media naysayers. ”The risks outweight the reward!” “We’re opening Pandora’s box!” The reality is, social is here to stay. We can try to avoid it or we can embrace it. When I started in the workforce, I ha…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 12:19pm -
  • Dollar Bill Y’all (Are You Paid?)
    Jimmy Spicer was on to something. The economy’s improving. How long has it been since you’ve received a raise? Check out this infographic from Salary.com and think about this over the weekend. Do some research on what people in your field make. T…
    - 32 days ago, 19 Apr 13, 10:04am -
  • Leaning In… A$k For It
    I read The Feminine Mystique by the age of 16. I’m a third wave feminist. I’m sure no one will be surprised by the fact that I had preordered Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In and devoured the book in a couple of days. I came away from reading the book…
    - 34 days ago, 17 Apr 13, 12:46pm -

The One Crystal

  • Only Fingerprints Are Unique
    When it comes to branding & identity, businesses, employers, and individuals alike are flogged with the notion that they have to find a way to be different.. be unique. And it stresses them out, understandably so. Because here’s the reality: The…
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  • “Everything You Need to Know…” & Agency Partners
    There's really one thing you need to know about that phrase: Anyone using it? Is trying to sell you something. #warningsignThe post “Everything You Need to Know…” & Agency Partners appeared first on TheOneCrystal.Com.
    - 13 days ago, 7 May 13, 8:55pm -
  • Earth Day Wrap-Up
    Check out our infographic on 8 ways you can help your employees go green all year long:The post Earth Day Wrap-Up appeared first on TheOneCrystal.Com.
    - 28 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 6:46pm -
  • Tweet Me: 5 Simple Steps to Increase Twitter Engagement
    Want higher engagement on twitter? Check out these 5 simple steps & the stats to back them up... The post Tweet Me: 5 Simple Steps to Increase Twitter Engagement appeared first on TheOneCrystal.Com.
    - 31 days ago, 19 Apr 13, 9:43pm -
  • In Life? Skip The Shortcuts
    Frequently I get the chance to talk with folks transitioning from one phase of their life to the next.  Which (Read more...)The post In Life? Skip The Shortcuts appeared first on TheOneCrystal.Com.
    - 36 days ago, 14 Apr 13, 10:05pm -
  • #LASHRM13 Takeaway: “Burning the Bras” in #HR
    I say.. sounds like there's an consensus that it's time to (metaphorically) "burn the bras." Or at least ditch the obligatory bestowal of the behemoth policy binder upon onboarding.The post #LASHRM13 Takeaway: “Burning the Bras” in #HR appea…
    - 39 days ago, 12 Apr 13, 5:43pm -

The Cynical Girl

  • newDepressed Workers and Powerball
    A good friend of mine is thinking about you. He’s a nice guy. Me? I think it is time to take ownership for your experience at work. Depression is real, but sometimes I want to shake you and tell you that your funk is your own choice. I know you ha…
    - 17 hours ago, 20 May 13, 1:45pm -
  • newMonday Morning HR Humor: I’ve Had A Lovely Night With You
    I still like his tribute to Margaret Thatcher. Also, whoa, Michael Penn. You are Romeo in black jeans. Suddenly I feel old.
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  • newThe Week Ahead: May 19, 2013
    Hello, everyone. Happy Sunday. I am really excited about the week ahead. More training for my upcoming race and a webinar with Jennifer McClure. And after traveling more than 10,000 air miles in seven days, I am glad to be home. My ears hurt from all…
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  • newDay Off: Bleached

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  • F@#k It Friday: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
    I am not a strong swimmer, but I don’t always wear a flipper or mask. And I got into some trouble in the water, last week. It happened quickly. The experience was quiet. There was no thrashing or waving of my hands. I couldn’t get my mouth and no…
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  • Good Work Gets Noticed
    Here’s the best career advice I was ever given. “Good work gets noticed.” I know you don’t believe me. You think you are doing an awesome job and lighting the world on fire. But no one notices. And you feel jacked by the system. This is impor…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 10:45am -

Just Joan

  • May 2013 #SHRMChat Cancelled
    “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you.” – Jospeh Heller, Catch 22.   I’m beginning to think the gods really are after me. About a week and a half ago I explained a little about some physical limitations that…
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  • From the Archives – 5 Copyright Law Myths
    (Friends, you may have noticed that I have not been doing much blogging lately. I have been suffering from a as-yet-undiagnosed illness that makes me very lethargic and unable to think clearly. I actually tried to make a phone call with the televisio…
    - 18 days ago, 3 May 13, 10:00am -
  • #SHRMChat March Recap
    In case you are asking yourself if I made a mistake about including a preview of the April chat, the answer is, “Are you kidding?”  :-)  The April SHRMChat will be hosted by the HR Official Dave Ryan, and he will have the preview and questions…
    - 43 days ago, 8 Apr 13, 10:00am -
  • Sleeping With the Boss
    I’ll admit it – I’m a maddict. “Maddict” is the term that some sarcastic journalists have given to the die-hard, take no prisoners fans of the TV show Mad Men. “Like bordering on Trekkie.” One of the many – and there ARE many – reas…
    - 62 days ago, 20 Mar 13, 9:45am -
  • #SHRMChat – February Recap and March Preview
      In February, SHRMChat happened to fall on the evening of the State of the Union address, so we teamed up with SHRM’s Governmental Advocacy Team, who was already holding its own #GATChat around that topic. We were fortunate to have Chantral Bibra…
    - 72 days ago, 10 Mar 13, 2:01pm -
  • The Customer Isn’t Always Right
      Back in my uniformed police officer days, I once responded to a call at a home our department had visited many, many times. The calls were always of the neighbor/family/kid trouble kind, and the woman who called was often unreasonable and irration…
    - 76 days ago, 6 Mar 13, 10:30am -

The HR Capitalist

Unbridled Talent

  • The HOW and WHY of LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook For Business [Webinar Series]
    Jennifer McClure and Laurie Ruettimann team up to offer a series of upcoming webinars to help business professionals, human resources pros and talent acquisition geeks understand the HOW and WHY of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook for professional and…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 11:07am -
  • Social Recruiting – The Level Playing Field
    The use of social media in the job search and employment process is leveling the playing field for both sides of the equation. Just as recruiters and hiring managers are using social media to learn more about candidates and prospects, job seekers are…
    - 50 days ago, 1 Apr 13, 6:18pm -
  • Pieces of Me – March 29, 2013 Edition
    The latest installment of "Pieces of Me" - from Jennifer McClure, President of Unbridled Talent LLC - features news & resources through lenses colored by Human Resources, Recruiting, Leadership and Career Development.
    - 53 days ago, 29 Mar 13, 11:20am -
  • What Keeps Senior Level HR Professionals Away From Industry Conferences?
    At the 2012 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, only 12% of attendees were in the VP, CHRO or CHCO categories. What keeps those at the top of the profession away from the leading industry conferences?
    - 55 days ago, 27 Mar 13, 6:04pm -
  • Using Social Media In HR & Recruiting [SLIDESHARE]
    Jennifer McClure - President of Unbridled Talent LLC - shares her 2012 Using Social Media In HR & Recruiting presentation which includes Developing a Strategy, Choosing Your Tools, Time & Content and Social Recruiting.
    - 57 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 11:00am -
  • Pieces Of Me – March 22, 2013 Edition
    The latest installment of "Pieces of Me" - from Jennifer McClure, President of Unbridled Talent LLC - features news & resources through lenses colored by Human Resources, Recruiting, Leadership and Career Development.
    - 60 days ago, 22 Mar 13, 11:03am -

True Faith HR

  • What Should A Recent Grad Do If He/She Hates the Job Immediately?
    Sadly, a 2013 college graduate writes: So I am coming to you for some advice. I started a job on the Monday after graduation. And I can honestly say it is the most boring thing I have done in my life. I almost dread going to work in the morning and…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:13pm -
  • We'll Never Get Selection Right...Reason #247
    If you wonder why I continually write about sports and HR, take the trials and tribulations of former Detroit Lions 2nd round pick, Titus Young.  In Monday's column, Peter King highlights Young's on- off-the-field actions over the past year:• Got…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:03am -
  • R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen - The Most Engaged Employee Ever?
    © Rex Features / Chaz GerretsenIt was with great sadness that I read this week about the passing of Ray Harryhausen, one of the icons of my youth.  If the name is not familiar to you, you might at least be familiar with his special effects work in…
    - 11 days ago, 9 May 13, 9:31pm -
  • The NFL Draft and Risk v. Reward when Finding an Employee
    Caught this tidbit on the St. Louis Rams draft in Peter King's Monday Morning QB column at SportsIllustrated.com:Many have said the Rams are going to have one of these risky high picks -- Janoris Jenkins, Alec Ogletree -- blow up on them, the way Pac…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 12:25pm -
  • Time to Change How We Choose Talent in the NBA and NFL
    Over the past week, two major events in talent management occurred in the NFL and NBASunday, April 28 was the deadline for, basically, those basketball players who still have at least one year of college eligibility remaining to declare for the NBA…
    - 18 days ago, 3 May 13, 2:06pm -
  • HR In a Truly Capitalist System
    What would happen if HR truly operated in a truly capitalistic society where everyone is a rational actor?In such a world, there would be a plethora of choices and perfect information about which choice to make.  Needs would be addressed quickly as…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 1:56pm -

HR Fishbowl

  • Why so Afraid of Commitment?
    My last post was on December 10th…and I didn’t even write it. That’s 60+ days, which is like two years in blogging terms. I’m at a point where I can’t even call myself a Talent Management Blogger without feeling just a bit like an impostor.…
    - 89 days ago, 21 Feb 13, 1:30pm -
  • HR from the Bathroom Lounge
    Bathrooms and HR fit like hand in glove. I’m tempted to paint this analogy for you, but doing so would take this blog south quickly. Julie Szafraniec has been in the HR Trenches for over a decade now. She’s with Honeywell – an organization that…
    - 10 Dec 12, 1:32pm -
  • You’re a Victim
    I’m a sucker for infographics. For the same reason I still read the funnies on Sunday. I dig a strong message in small spaces. And when it comes to the workforce, we shouldn’t need a lot of real estate to break it down. Snap shots work for me…t…
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  • Let’s Be Clear On What Counts
    Last week I issued an invitation to my fellow HR professionals to become part of an inaugural group of Trench HR Bloggers for the Fishbowl. Since then, there has been a hearty response. I thought I’d post some of my favorites as they come in. The f…
    - 5 Dec 12, 1:32pm -
  • A Swan Song Contemplated
    I summarily exited the blogging scene roughly three weeks ago as I entered a new phase in my career. Transitioning into my new role as Chief HR Officer for Baker Tilly has been invigorating for me…it is a role I very much consider a “career desti…
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Welcome to the Occupation

  • HR Smells Like Bug Spray
    I don't like insects. I find no good use for them and wish that their existence was wiped from this planet. This is why I have an exterminator come to my house every three months. It's also because I live in a row house in South Philadelphia where ev…
    - 51 days ago, 31 Mar 13, 12:21pm -
  • I Hate The HR Fear
    I never thought of myself as a person with a lot of fears. But as I thought about writing about my fears in HR, I realized that I have decent size list of fears:Spiders, bees and most other insectsRodentsHeightsSwimming in the oceanFood past it…
    - 65 days ago, 17 Mar 13, 12:07pm -
  • Hero Worship: I Don't Get It
    I think it started sometime in grade school, this notion that we should have heroes. I remember being asked at different times who's your hero. I also remember classmates responding with examples like a parent or a fireman. All very nice responses.…
    - 72 days ago, 10 Mar 13, 1:21pm -
  • Don't Work Too Hard
    It's 4:48 in the morning. I'm asleep. At 4:49, the sound of humans yelling outside our house disturbs my slumber. The sound starts as indiscriminate noise and eventually evolves into words. But I can't discern the emotion. Is it happy yelling or an…
    - 75 days ago, 7 Mar 13, 1:34pm -
  • Improving Productivity By Improving The Temperature ... by Rashed Khan
    Getting the most out of your staff by taking steps to improve their productivity is important. After all, you are paying them to come work for you. We can’t simply crack the whip and tell everyone ‘to just be better’ since this normally results…
    - 93 days ago, 17 Feb 13, 2:11pm -
  • "HR and Indoor Air" ..........................................by Jakob Barry
    Human resources, otherwise known as the big HR, has a lot to deal with everyday in the workplace. That’s why one of the last things on the HR mind is the state of an office’s indoor air. But in truth it’s an important job in making sure it’s…
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Lean HR

  • Prophet Motives
      New post today over on the Dovetail blog about change management, leadership and the secret to success.  Check it out!
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 3:35pm -
  • Shifting Loyalties
    I was asked to give a job seeker some advice last week.  This is someone who is gainfully employed, has ten years of tenure with their current company, and is good at their job.  And despite all that, is looking for more. As we talked through the o…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 5:15pm -
  • Would You Pay $5 to Browse?
    Saw this story on Business Insider about a specialty food store in Brisbane, Australia, and thought it worth sharing. The fee exists to stop people from “showrooming” — which occurs when a customer looks at items in a physical store, then mak…
    - 56 days ago, 26 Mar 13, 4:56pm -
  • Adria Richards, Steubenville and Privacy
    **Dangerous waters ahead.  This is a post for rational thinkers and observers, not those who react simply on emotion or reflex.  You have been warned.** You’ve surely read both stories by now.  If not, here’s the quick recap: Richards: Goes to…
    - 56 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 7:22pm -
  • March Dovetail Webinar with HRCI Credit!
    Each month, the fine people at Dovetail Software bring you a free webinar on a topic built to serve the HR community.  This month, we are proud to host Mike Haberman of Omega HR Solutions to talk about Best Practices for Consistent and Compliant Emp…
    - 62 days ago, 19 Mar 13, 8:50pm -
  • The HR Carnival is Visiting Dovetail!
    If you’ve been around HR for any amount of time, you’ve surely seen or heard of the HR Carnival, run by friend of the show Shauna Moerke.  Well the train is rolling this way, and we at Dovetail are thrilled to be hosting an upcoming version. O…
    - 64 days ago, 18 Mar 13, 1:28pm -

Total Picture Radio

Fishdogs

  • #tru & TalentNet - Proud to announce a happy marriage!
    The biggest international recruitment event company #tru and TalentNet have today joined to operate as one company. After this merger the company has two well known event brands and concepts in HR & Recruitment that compliment each other’s offe…
    - 21 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 7:50pm -
  • The #TRU unconference touring the U.S. in May
    This is very exciting for me. I'm a huge fan of the unconference format. I have been involved in several TRU events all over the world, including TRU Helsinki, which recently took me to Finland. I'll be facilitating a discussion at the TRUSanFra…
    - 25 days ago, 26 Apr 13, 5:25pm -
  • 25 Cool Tools for Recruiting and Networking
    Last week I was part of a #SocialAgency Cool Tools Hangout with some UK friends, courtesy of Colleague Software and Louis Welcomme.  Joining us on the call was Amanda Ashworth.We had a great discussion of some of our favorite tools to find peopl…
    - 55 days ago, 26 Mar 13, 7:44pm -
  • Xobni's Smartr for Gmail less intelligent than Rapportive
    How well do you know your email contacts?Today Xobni released its social intelligence app, Smartr, for Gmail.  I was interested to see if it would work for me as a compliment to, or even "smarter" replacement for Rapportive.  I hav…
    - 89 days ago, 21 Feb 13, 4:28pm -
  • Visual Job Posting Field Guide
    Employers are starting to see the benefits of making job ads more visual.  If you follow me at all you know this is a topic about which I am very passionate.  Which is why I was thrilled when the folks at Most Wanted sent me a note about their l…
    - 90 days ago, 20 Feb 13, 6:58pm -
  • 5 Cool Tools to make Infographics on your iPhone or iPad
    Have you ever wondered what time of day you take the most photos with your iPhone? No? Me either. But I have wondered if there is an easy way to make Infographics on my iPhone.I've found a few cool tools that are useful for visualizing bits of d…
    - 27 Jan 13, 9:17pm -

Inc Blot

  • Learning to Love a Job You Hate
    The downturn of the last few years has left a number of scars on the psyche of the American worker. The Great Recession toppled a number of business giants; and while some were deemed “too big to fail” many titans … Continue reading →The post…
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  • Your Career and Happiness
    The early study of psychology was a pretty bleak affair. True to its desire to be a medical profession (and thus, taken seriously) psychology began by studying pathology. From these days we get many of the terms we know associate … Continue reading…
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  • Confirmation Bias and the Importance of Asking, “Why Might I Be Wrong?”
    Gentle reader, Although we’ve not likely had the opportunity to meet yet, I feel as though I know you. In fact, I feel like I know you well enough to make some suppositions about your personality preferences. Let me give … Continue reading →The…
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  • 3 Tips for Effective Delegation
    Our survey of recommendations and pointers concerning time management would not be complete if we did not cast our glance in one final direction—toward delegation. Perhaps I’m alone in this, but delegation has always felt like a foreign and dista…
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  • Tips for Managing Your Physical Environment
    The Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University have made a rather interesting discovery this past year, which is reported in full in the Journal of Neuroscience. Their findings in brief: top-down attention is constrained by the output of bottom-u…
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  • Tips for Managing Information
    If knowledge is power, then information serves as the stations that relay it. The problem is that we regularly find ourselves in the predicament of having more information than we know what to do with—if there is anything to do … Continue reading…
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Cost of Work

  • Stop It, You Don’t Know What You’re Doing
    One of my favorite things to do is counsel young HR pros in the Mid-South area; it also happens to be one of my least favorite things to do. That’s only because as a passionate HR professional, who believes in following the rules and making workers…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 1:46pm -
  • Oklahoma HR State Conference Day One Recap #OKHR
    Yes folks, if you hadn’t heard I’m in Oklahoma; Norman, OK to be exact at the Oklahoma State HR Conference. I’ve never been here before and I must say the people are nice and the weather is crazy. I really understand why the NBA team is named t…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • An Important Announcement
    Hey folks! I am totally excited to share some NEW news with you. As many of you may know already, I have been assisting job seekers and many others through my resume writing services. I’ve talked about resume writing a few times on this website but…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 6:00pm -
  • Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number, YOLO!!
    Recently, I had the pleasure of working with a jobseeker on her resume and some interview tips. She’s about 60 years old – but she’s sharp as a tack. She’s up on her social media networks, loves to use paypal (so do I by the way) and understa…
    - 26 days ago, 25 Apr 13, 1:07pm -
  • The Ultimate Cost of Work: Boston & Texas
    We all pay a price to work. And in Boston and Texas we have seen many pay the ultimately price. The recent events in Boston and Texas has me thinking about the costs associated with tragedy. In Boston, 2 young men allegedly set off bombs during the 1…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 12:00pm -

The Buzz on HR

  • HR Stops the Hulk Smash
    HR exists because organizations are made up of people, but as entities they are quite terrible at grasping the needs and potential of the individual. This is not surprising- the fundamental purpose of an organization is to coordinate a number of peop…
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  • HR is a Means to an End
    When I was first asked to contribute to this blog, I was really excited and flattered … And then when I was told that the theme was “What HR Means to Me”, I was kind of disappointed and apprehensive. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a great ques…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 7:00am -
  • Blogiversary Reflections
    It’s hard to believe I launched this blog TWO YEARS AGO on this day. I still remember how excited and nervous I felt as I wondered 1) if anyone would read it and 2) how my voice would be received. Honestly, that hasn’t changed. I still agonize ov…
    - 20 days ago, 1 May 13, 5:00am -
  • “Bow Down” — HR Lessons from Beyonce
    Confession time … I don’t really like Beyonce. She is undeniably talented and beautiful — but she doesn’t inspire those fan-girl feelings that make me think of her like a BFF in my head the way I feel about Jennifer Hudson or Mary J Blige.…
    - 55 days ago, 27 Mar 13, 8:00am -
  • You’ve Been Notified
    Not long ago, I got a call from an upset manager … “Jack called and said he’s not going to be at work for at least 2 weeks because his girlfriend had a baby. He didn’t give me any notice! Can I write him up for that?” Um. How long has Jack…
    - 62 days ago, 20 Mar 13, 8:00am -
  • Get Off Facebook
    It’s time for my monthly social media post!! Yay!! Recently, I was on Facebook and stumbled across this meme on my timeline                   At first when I read it, I chuckled to myself because it rang true. I hit the like button and the…
    - 76 days ago, 6 Mar 13, 8:30am -

Total Picture Radio

Lifes Crazy Joke

  • This is the post where you find out where I work.
    I sort of, kind of, try to hide the name of my employer. I guess I fear one of you is a total whack job, and you’ll show up, skin me alive, and wear my skin around as coat. Which? If anyone really wanted to know where I work, it’s listed on Fac…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 5:24pm -
  • The Marrying Type
    Six years ago today, I was hovered over a toilet, puking my guts out, for the fourth time. I’m not Methodist, yet here I was in this Methodist church, overwhelmed by emotions and dry heaves. What was I doing in this church? What was I doing with m…
    - 9 days ago, 12 May 13, 2:36pm -
  • Last Night’s Google Show: The Dirty Book Club
    Well, let me just apologize in advance. Sorry. I don’t know how that happened. I don’t know how I somehow became the voice of reason on the topic of sex. I feel so naive. I thought I knew about all the bad things. But at least we all learned a t…
    - 18 days ago, 3 May 13, 12:10pm -
  • Case of the Mondays: No job for you, weirdo.
    I know, it’s Wednesday. Shut it. Okay, so I just want to vent today about what annoys HR Pros about job seekers. This will turn into great advice for you, and it will keep from messing it up with HR after your interview. Stalking. Today we shall ta…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 5:01pm -
  • FaceTime Etiquette
    I get ready for work naked. Buck. Naked. I don’t want to get makeup or hair on my clothes. So clothes go on last. My cell phone rang last week, as I was getting ready for work, and it was my boss. I ran over to my bed, where my phone was sitting, s…
    - 35 days ago, 16 Apr 13, 5:04pm -

HR Bacon Hut

  • What? No Bacon? Just SHRM?
    Tonight: 6pm-7pm cst my SHRM Chapter Middle Tennessee SHRM will be hosting a social media workshop. We need a back channel. #MTSHRMeep
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  • HRevolution 2012
    Why doe #HRevolution feel somehow different this year? #shrm #shrmlead #tchat #dthr
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  • How to Be an HR Conference Lurker at #SHRM12
    #notatshrm12 ? Want to find out how to lurk & stalk #SHRM12 on Social Media? You should. Read on.
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  • How to Help Non-HR do HR
    How can HR help non-HR do HR? Say that three times fast. Yeah, easier than you thought. #Hrevolution #shrmchat
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  • Fingers in HR Pies
    There are a lot of fingers to lick in the HR and EDU Space online these days. Read about what excites me!
    - 7 Apr 12, 8:29pm -

Performance I Create

  • newUpset Your Apple Cart!
    No one likes to be changed but it seems that HR and change frequently go together: The manager we counsel to change his/her abrasive management style The employees we counselThe post Upset Your Apple Cart! appeared first on .
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:30pm -
  • HR Witness Protection Program
    “Don’t be a tattle tale Johnny…you don’t want to get a reputation for telling on others all the time, do you?” – said every parent to every child. For manyThe post HR Witness Protection Program appeared first on .
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • We Are Celebrating – 2 Years!
    It’s been two years this month since we launched the site. I know, can you believe it has been two years? Time flies! Help us celebrate our anniversary by sharing withThe post We Are Celebrating – 2 Years! appeared first on .
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 12:30pm -
  • Achievement In Spite Of
    When looking at teams and evaluating performance and success, we oftentimes overlook the unsung and unlikely heroes and heroines that may not be the biggest, fastest or strongest. There areThe post Achievement In Spite Of appeared first on .
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • You Got a PIP: Now Discover How You Can Beat It
    In February 2012, I wrote a post entitled So You Got a PIP…Your Life Isn’t Over. Based on the monthly hits this post gets (many times in the hundreds), itThe post You Got a PIP: Now Discover How You Can Beat It appeared first on .
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 12:30pm -
  • “Ugh, This Place Sucks, I Hate Working Here!”
    “Ugh, This Place Sucks, I Hate Working Here!”. Believe it or not about half your employees say that to themselves or out loud every day! I’m not scared of you, IThe post “Ugh, This Place Sucks, I Hate Working Here!” appeared first on .
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 12:30pm -

Rowe Blog

  • Do You Work in a Cult Compound?
    What if you could have everything you needed in life... at work?Comfortable couches, fitness centers, dry cleaning, concierge service, cafes and restaurants, sleep rooms, daycare, ping pong, beer fridge...sounds nice, right? With all of those perks…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 4:00am -
  • Studies Show Major Blind Spot For Executives
    Are business leaders poised to see a mass exodus of their top talent in the near future?According to two recent studies on the workplace, there may be a major blind spot when it comes to leadership's understanding of their workforce.Work-at-Home =…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 4:00am -
  • Congress Considers Telework, Continues to Ignore Results
    Thought experiment: would a telecommuting Congress help solve many of the issues we have in Washington?New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce introduced a resolution in April that would turn Capitol Hill into a "virtual Congress," where they could deba…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 11:00am -
  • Cali Ressler on GREATER MSP Business Show
    From the interview on Greater MSP Business Show -- Today, we are all part of a great evolution -- some might say, revolution -- in the way we work. The office setting has changed dramatically. In some businesses, there is no office at all. The boss…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 4:00am -
  • ROWE Lands in Canada at Mabel's Labels
    Mabel's Labels is the first Canadian company to "Go ROWE" and we couldn't be more excited as they announce their big news this week!Maybe you've heard of them? They're kind of a big deal.Mabel's Labels is the award-winning creator of durable “l…
    - 40 days ago, 11 Apr 13, 4:00am -
  • March Madness Lost Productivity Argument is Dead
    For as long as this blog has existed, there has been one story each year that we have always counted on. Each spring, reporters and employers rehash arguments about this age-old quandry:What are we going to do about March Madness?!If you haven't no…
    - 57 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 4:00am -

Ohio Employment Law Blog

  • newFired for suing an ex-employer? Court rejects public policy claim
    Carcorp hired Barry Elam to work in its finance department. A few months into his employment with Carcorp, Elam sued his prior employer, Bob McDorman Chevrolet, claiming that it had wrongfully fired him in retaliation for his cooperating with an inve…
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  • WIRTW #274 (the “Dunder Mifflin” edition)
    Last night brought us the final episode of what may be the greatest ever satire of the American workplace—The Office. Seinfeld, that is how you do a series finale. In its honor, I bring you one of my favorite clips from my favorite episodes from sh…
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  • Patriots cutting of diabetic player raises serious ADA issues
    The New England Patriots recently cut defensive tackle Kyle Love. This news is not worthy of consideration on an employment law blog until I tell you the reason the Pats cut him. According to FoxNews, the Pats cut him two weeks after his diagnosis wi…
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  • Employee vs. independent contractor: do you know the difference
    Employers take a risk when they classify someone performing services for them as an independent contractor instead of an employee. Because employers owe contractors far fewer obligations than employees, employers risk each of the following if a court…
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  • How much does it cost to defend an employment lawsuit?
    Last Friday I had the pleasure of appearing on Huffington Post Live, in a segment entitled, “You’re Fired! No really.” We discussed the current state of employment at-will, and whether American workers need greater protections from being termin…
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  • Cruise-ing for a lawsuit: EEOC sues company for forced practice of Scientology
    The EEOC has filed against a Miami, Florida, medical service provider, alleging that it has violated Title VII’s religious discrimination provisions by forcing its employees to practice Scientology. According to the agency’s lawsuit, Dynamic Medi…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:12pm -

The Recruiting Unblog

  • Tincup asks about Twitter
    I recently hosted a hangout on being a Twitter stalker (Recruiter Edition.) for Colleague. My friend William Tincup posted some questions to answer in the session, but I didn’t get a chance to answer them all. They are great questio…
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  • When the fan hits the Sh*t #TruSanFran #TruNY
    I’m going to be running an extra track at #truSanFran on the 13th May and #truNY on the 18th May.The topic of conversation is what to do when people update your page with negative comments or try to goad you in…Read more →Rel…
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  • Be A Twitter Stalker (Recruiter Edition) #SocialAgency
    On the 2′nd May 5.00PM BST/12.00 EDT/9.00AM PDT, I’m going to be taking part in the fortnightly “#SocialAgency” Hangout on Google+, hosted by my friends at Colleague. Whilst the title of the hangout is “Sourcing on Twitter:…
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  • #globaltru, #TalentNet And What The Future Holds
    On Sept 11th, 2010, I spoke at the first #TalentNetLive in Dallas. I was the opening keynote. It was the first time I had spoken in the US, and it was the first time I met Craig Fisher (better known as…Read more →Related posts:…
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  • The Power Of Content With Keith Robinson #Rectec13
    Keith Robinson, @SiteAdvisor is addressing the afternoon session of the conference, which has now switched to an audience of agency recruiters. Robinson is a partner in Cardiff business Ecom Digital, who produce content for a variety of media. He ope…
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  • What does Broadbean do? #SRTECH13
    I’m live blogging from #SRTech in Birmingham. Richard Essex is talking about how Broadbean has changed over the years. Many of us kind of know what we think they do, but it is quite cloudy. Today it takes one ad…Read more →Related posts:Broa…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 11:27am -

Musings From Sussex

  • newWant an Organic Organisational Chart for your firm?
    Last week I wrote about a research project from Autodesk, where the research labs are looking at visualising organisational change. The original post can be seen here, along with the visual version of Autodesk’s own personnel changes. I’m pleased…
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  • My problem with the video interview
    Earlier today I was participating in and live tweeting from the Reconverse discussion on Recruitment Technology. A full write-up will appear on the Reconverse site soon, but I wanted to delve deeper into one particular aspect – that of the video in…
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  • When LinkedIn Endorsements go wrong
    LinkedIn endorsements have been around a while now. The little box asking whether someone has certain skills has become familiar and there’s been much debate about whether they add value. There are also aspects of interpretation which need to be co…
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  • A new view of organisational structure
    I was lucky enough to attend the Chinwag Psych event last week – a new event bringing together psychology, neuroscience, web usability, big data and much else besides. I can’t recommend it highly enough and I’ll no doubt be writing up more of…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 5:37pm -
  • SEO – What is was, and what it’s become
    I’ve argued for a long time that unique content is highly valuable. It’s why many companies now run blogs.  I’ve also argued on many occasions that the context in which that information is delivered is just as important, if not more so.   I…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 4:58pm -
  • Facebook emoticons
    You may have noticed the little smiley icons popping up on Facebook recently (Facebook emoticons)…. Well there’s more of them than I thought!  Stumbled across a decent guide and figured it’d be the perfect Friday share! Enjoy!The post Facebook…
    - 31 days ago, 19 Apr 13, 7:51pm -

The Human Race Horses

  • newWill Recent Rulings by the NLRB Survive in Court?
    Related posts:NLRB appointments deemed invalid by the Appeals Court   This won’t settle it once and for all, but...Federal appeals court strikes down proposed NLRB union notification requirement NLRB posting requirement for employers struck do…
    - 9 hours ago, 20 May 13, 10:15pm -
  • Sunday funnies: check out the Fruit Ninja
    Sunday funnies Check out the cutlery skills on this guy chopping a watermelon to bits in under 30 seconds.  Amazingly, this simple video has been viewed nearly five million times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN4PF4ulNpk  Related posts:Sunday…
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  • A quick update on the Fast Food Strikes
    Fast Food Strikes Spreading This post is especially important for members of management in the restaurant industry. I would be astounded if you work in any part of management in the restaurant industry and haven’t already heard about this, but just…
    - 9 days ago, 12 May 13, 12:28am -
  • Labor Relations 101: What is protected concerted activity?
    What is protected concerted activity?  Protected concerted activity is a very popular search topic on the blog.  HR practitioners are looking this up more and more, so here is the precise definition of what consitiutes protected concerted activity…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 1:59pm -
  • Federal appeals court strikes down proposed NLRB union notification requirement
    NLRB posting requirement for employers struck down, termed government compelled speech Fairly important ruling over the proposed NLRB employer posting requirements, citing concerns over freedom of speech, and calling the NLRB proposal “government…
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  • New on Blogging4Jobs: Better Brand Management
    Brand Touchpoints  There is a really good article in Fortune reminding executives they should be doing a much better job of communicating with employees who don’t work at a desk. My latest post on Blogging4Jobs is up.  Check it out here.  It’…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 6:12pm -

Make HR Happen

  • newSetting Expectations: Triage of Recruiting from All Sides
    The word triage is obviously French in origin and may have originated on the battlefield during the Napoleonic Wars. By the time World War I became a reality, the term in its medical sense was in common usage. Wartime catastrophic wounds and limited…
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  • newThe #tru Meaning of an #un Experience
    I am embarrassed to say that I actually told people that I would be a track “leader” at the #truNewYork unconference on May 18th. The truth is that the normal process for leading a track in one of Bill Boorman’s global meeting-of-the-minds is t…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 3:08pm -
  • newReviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Exploring Social Recruiting
    From time to time I pick out a timely topic and give it a try. I was an early adopter to the concept of using social media in recruiting. I’m not sure who put together the term Social Recruiting but it probably had something to do with #socialrecru…
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  • Social Recruiting: Where You are Going is NOT on The Map (Yet)
    History is often a straight line from the past to the present. People and politics can alter that course, but civilization seems to be predestined to advance because of natural forces that somehow eliminates the negative forces and builds on the posi…
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  • Social Recruiting: Make a Plan or Plan to Fail
    Personal use of social media has been made too easy to use. The platforms that allow us to stay in touch with family, friends, and former colleagues even reminds us to wish a “Happy Birthday” to them and others… and we call people friends that…
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No Excuses HR

  • Enemy Within
    “Did I do the right thing?”“Is the company going to get sued?”“Did we violate one of the many new regulations that seem to keep coming?”“Is my job now on the line?”Human Resources professionals face more challenges today than ever bef…
    - 6 days ago, 14 May 13, 8:04pm -
  • Everyone Is A Coach
    I'm a big sports fan. Hockey is my favorite. It's fast, and violent, and graceful, and full of finesse, and power, and endless hours of work away from the ice to get better. As in most sports, players, friends, families and fans are very engaged in e…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 11:21am -
  • Power Base
    Once you accept a leadership position you immediately have power. You may feel the same as you did ten minutes prior to saying yes to that job offer, but in reality your world, and the world of the employees around you just changed. Power often has a…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 2:07pm -
  • Love The Product, Hate(d) The Service
    I am a big fan of Spotify. Wait, I may have understated that...I freakin' love it. I use it every day in my office; I plug my iPhone into my car and listen on my commute, and I pop the headphones in when I'm going on a run. I'm a die-hard, premium su…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 10:52am -
  • Fixing Healthcare Hiring and Human Resources: Is It Possible?
    Today’s Healthcare Industry is Filled with ChallengesSome of these challenges get a lot of “play” in the media like the nursing shortage,  what strategies today’s jobseeker should use, or the costs to provide care to the millions of uninsu…
    - 26 days ago, 25 Apr 13, 10:57am -
  • Do Less With Less
    Deadlines. Pressure. Stress. Tight budgets. Unrealistic expectations. Quarterly goals. Limited resources.I guess the tired adage that we have to do more with less is true.Or maybe it's not.Less is RealityI appreciate the reality that we're living in…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 12:37pm -

The Chief People Officer

  • 20 Things that will Disappear from the Workplace by 2020
    The same leaders who urge employees to embrace change equally hang onto their own outdated business beliefs. Although we will always have slow-to-adopt leaders, change that leads to improved business performance will not be stopped. In fact, it will…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 10:19am -
  • Are Baboons In Your Midst? A Story About Alpha Males
      A Special Earth Day Article Okay, it’s Earth Day so let’s have a quick lesson on Baboons.  Did you know Baboon alpha males and corporate alpha males (females too) have a lot in common? If your company culture and productivity is held hostage…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 2:47pm -
  • How Do You Measure Accountability in a Results-Only Work Environment?
      Posted by Guest Blogger: Cali Ressler, Co-Founder, CultureRx, LLC Giving your employees the freedom to do whatever they want, whenever they want as long as the work gets done does not equate to a no rules free for all. We are, after all, focused o…
    - 46 days ago, 5 Apr 13, 11:09am -
  • 7 Good Reasons to Fire a Bad Boss
      Leaders possess great power over their people.  A good boss delivers exceptional results with the dedication of her people. A bad boss delivers unpredictable results, along with chaos, confusion, and a toxic work environment that threatens the he…
    - 47 days ago, 4 Apr 13, 11:00am -
  • 7 Reasons CEO’s Should Go ROWE
      Over the last few weeks there has been a great deal of press coverage concerning the remote employee. The remote working arrangement meets specific needs of highly trained talent who need the ability to determine their work hours, allowing employ…
    - 57 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 11:48am -
  • 5 Tips to Recruit for a Cultural Fit
      Guest Post by Megan Webb-Morgan, ResourceNation Hiring employees who fit with your company’s culture is an important element of the recruitment process. Since 46% of employees fail within 18 months – with the primary reason being lack of cultu…
    - 91 days ago, 18 Feb 13, 10:01pm -

HR Remix

  • My Advice for College Grads
    In the next few weeks we will be hearing a lot about commencement speeches. Some of these will be great, some boring and some mind-blowing. Some colleges will pay a fortune to bring in some heavy hitters like Bill Clinton or Condolezza Rice.   Un…
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  • Who knew? Middle managers have value
    There are few things more ridiculed in corporate culture then the middle manager.  Executives usually get their fair share of hate but they also get some glorification as “kings of industry” or job creators.  We rarely see the middle manager tr…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 10:30am -
  • Easing your FMLA headache
    Today’s post is brought to us from Optis, a HR cloud software company.  Read on to get some great tips on managing FMLA. Is there any bigger headache for HR managers than the one brought on by managing FMLA leave events? Keeping track of federal a…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 10:30am -
  • HR Hero

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  • Marketing Tips for HR
    In Tuesday’s post I talked about why you need marketing. Go check that post out if you didn’t already. Back? OK great. Let’s talk about how you can use marketing concepts in HR. Regardless if your company has a large marketing department or n…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 10:30am -
  • Why Your HR Skills Are Not Enough
    I have some bad news…in spite of your extensive HR experience, knowledge of labor and employee relations, compliance, training and a host of other skills you need to add one more to your bucket: marketing. Think about the amount of time you spend d…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 10:30am -

Talent Culture

  • newThe Business Wisdom of Recognition #TChat Preview
    It's no secret that workforce recognition pays. The trick is getting recognition right. How can employers make it count? That's the focus in the TalentCulture community at this week's events...Read MoreThe post The Business Wisdom of Recognition #TCh…
    - 1 day ago, 19 May 13, 10:53pm -
  • newRecognition Done Right: 9 Points of Light
    What do some of the world's most respected companies do to recognize employee performance -- and why? Take a quick tour and get inspired!Read MoreThe post Recognition Done Right: 9 Points of Light appeared first on TalentCulture - World of Work.
    - 2 days ago, 18 May 13, 7:54pm -
  • Office Space: Work in Progress #TChat Recap
    How does workspace design affect workforce engagement and organizational performance? See what our talent-minded "world of work" community says...Read MoreThe post Office Space: Work in Progress #TChat Recap appeared first on TalentCulture - World o…
    - 4 days ago, 16 May 13, 11:30pm -
  • Employer Brands: Big-Company Ideas for The Rest of Us
    World-class employers work overtime to create an environment that attracts new talent and keeps existing employees on board. What can the rest of us learn from them? Ask yourself 4 questions...Read MoreThe post Employer Brands: Big-Company Ideas for…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 6:25pm -
  • If These Workspace Walls Could Talk #TChat Preview
    What role does workspace design play in driving workforce engagement, productivity and performance? That's the focus this week in the TalentCulture community...Read MoreThe post If These Workspace Walls Could Talk #TChat Preview appeared first on Tal…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:39pm -
  • Clearing Hurdles to Employee Engagement
    Is your organization facing barriers that stand in the way of employee engagement? Try these tips to overcome 6 key obstacles. (Includes infographic.)Read MoreThe post Clearing Hurdles to Employee Engagement appeared first on TalentCulture - World of…
    - 10 days ago, 10 May 13, 9:10pm -

Recruiting Animal

  • newThe Psychology of Cold Calling
    I just published a short ebook on Amazon. It sells for $2.99. It's called The Psychology of Job Hunting but it's really about the fear of cold calling and networking. It's focus is self-image and boundary issues. That doesn't sound interesting but I…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 3:54pm -
  • newWifi
    From: Chris Selley, National Post Wifi, along with the Internet it delivers, along with the devices that receive it, are absolutely freaking amazing. They are improving human life, all over the world, in fascinating, measurable, journalism-friendly w…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 3:34pm -
  • Recruiting Animal Show Schedule
    Wed - Noon Eastern - LISTEN HERE - CALL 646-652-2754 All Show Info at - AnimalShowBasics.com ---------------------------------- MAY 2013 01: The 3 Stooges of Corporate Recruiting: Amy Ala, HRNasty, Derek Zeller 08: Rob McIntosh 15: @SiteAdvisor 22: S…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 4:16pm -
  • Excuses
    I was having a chat the other day with some people about Leviticus, Chapter 21, verse 9. 9 The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire. First of all, they told me t…
    - 22 days ago, 29 Apr 13, 12:02pm -
  • Recruiting Animal Show - Basic Info
    Show Time: Noon Eastern. Day: Every Wednesday Number to call: 646-652-2754 Show page: RecruitingAnimalShow.com If I invite you to be a guest don't ask me to email you info about the show. Everything you need to know is here: 1. Read the warning - Occ…
    - 27 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 9:22pm -
  • Search Button [Buzznet]

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Amplify Talent

  • Amplify Tool Review: Sprout Social
    As a talent leader working for a non-profit organization that is heavily vested in social media, I’m constantly looking for new tools and resources that increase our efficiency and enable us to have a greater impact in our recruiting and employment…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:30pm -
  • The Return Of #NPRTwitterChat
    We’re back! The first #NPRTwitterChat was created to bring together seasoned professionals at the intersections of social media, recruiting, and HR with job seekers for a discussion about social media. The turnout was great, with hundreds of part…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 12:40pm -
  • Social Media, Recruiting’s Evolution, And Talk Shows: My Q&A With The FIRM’s Gary Franklin
    Earlier this year I was asked to join The Forum For In-House Recruiting Managers (FIRM) judging panel for their upcoming FIRM Awards. This event will recognize the best recruiting teams around the world in a variety of categories. I’m really lookin…
    - 20 days ago, 1 May 13, 12:35pm -
  • The ‘Busy’ Trap
    “Things are great, just really busy.” This seems to be my default response these days to the question, “How’s it going.” There are variations, of course, “really busy”, “crazy busy”, and on particularly brutal days, “insanely busy…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 12:35pm -
  • The War On The ‘War For Talent’
    I have to get something off my chest. The term ‘war for talent’ is bullshit. It’s a tired idiom that’s been used and abused in recruiting vernacular for over a decade. It’s time for it to be retired. Have you Googled the term? 202MM results…
    - 43 days ago, 8 Apr 13, 12:46pm -
  • My Guru Will Disrupt Your Ninja
    Help Wanted: Only Ninjas, Gurus, Jedis, and Rock Stars need apply… Recruiting has a problem. In the crowded world of social media it’s becoming more difficult to stand out.  I applaud most efforts to create compelling job descriptions, I’ve e…
    - 56 days ago, 26 Mar 13, 12:35pm -

Strategy Focused HR

Interview Geek

  • The REAL Reasons You Should Hire College Athletes
    There are two schools of thought when it comes to hiring athletes. One being they’re just “dumb jocks” and won’t bring value to your organization. Second being they’re an attractive hire because they’ve shown commitment to a cause. Being…
    - 13 days ago, 7 May 13, 8:48pm -
  • Your Desk Needs a Makeover
    I think I’m somewhat becoming claustrophobic these days and I believe there to be one culprit and one culprit only for this sudden spike in spatial awareness. My cube. My two beyond neutral beige toned walls, the color most likely selected as to no…
    - 32 days ago, 19 Apr 13, 2:39pm -
  • “Call Me Maybe”, “Harlem Shake”, and A Business Take Away
    Self-made dancers and videographers are swarming the Internet. What’s the next big movement? Well, we won’t know what the next “big thing” in YouTube dance sensations will be until another artist unleashes their genius on the world again. But…
    - 53 days ago, 28 Mar 13, 7:43pm -
  • Why Gen-Y is Stressed and Why it Doesn’t Matter
    Last Friday I went to bed at 10:30pm then woke up at 9am on Saturday morning. The best part about going to dinner and calling it an early night on Friday is I know when I wake up there will be several Instagram pictures for me to look at in the morni…
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  • Why would I buy a $4 coffee? Customer Engagement. That’s why.
    It’s difficult to sit here and cite specific examples of “what I learned in college” and how it relates to the real world. To be quite frank, I was one of those kids that smashed all of the information in my brain for that test and that semeste…
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  • Case Study: “True Life: I’m a Millennial Looking for a Job”
    There has been a common theme since April 2012 when I started my blog; if you work hard and don’t take “no” for an answer you’ll find a job. I still do truly believe this but let’s now discuss putting “working hard” and being “persist…
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The HR Field Guide

  • My Ninjas are Healthy, Strong & Caffeinated
    Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending my employer's annual state of the organization to-do - it's a fairly big deal chock full of civic leaders, organizational leaders, funders/donors, and the like. If you're up for it, I posted a couple…
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  • Nine Questions
    The next participant in The Field Guide's interview series - "Nine Questions" - with HR thought leaders is William Tincup, CEO at Tincup & Co. and one of the leading voices in the game today on the crossroads of HR, social media, and technology. Belo…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 11:55am -
  • What's Your HRIS Say About You?
    When I started in HR everything was on paper. Personnel files... paper. Applications... paper. Vacation requests... paper. Internal communications... nope, not email just paper. Slowly and surely though with each organization I joined the way of the…
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  • Neil Gaiman is Made of Unrefined Awesome
    In my house I have bookshelves, bookshelves in my living room (the cool kind that are big and have sliding glass doors), bookshelves in my kid's rooms and in our basement and in the home office. These shelves aren't filled with brick-a-brack, but ins…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 4:12pm -
  • Some Late Friday Reading
    It's been an interesting news week (and a capital-c-Crazy first week back in the office after two out) with insights, thought leadership, and some straight-up straight talk on a wide array of topics across the web, some of the highlights (and things…
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  • Field Discovery: Happify
    A month or so back I received an email by way of my "hobby" project Stymie Magazine from Andy Parsons the Chief Awesome Officer (note, this is not his real title, but it probably should be) at Happify. The gist of the note was that Andy (and Happify)…
    - 20 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 7:44pm -

HR Nasty

  • Overqualified because of my Masters degree
    Share this on LinkedIn Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on Reddit Email this via Gmail Share this on Google+ Get Shareaholic Am I overqualified? I recently received an email from a reader with a question about their job search as it rela…
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  • Baby Boomers and job interview mistakes
    What Baby Boomers say in the job interview that gets them declined. The post Baby Boomers and job interview mistakes appeared first on by HRNasty, HR gone rogue.
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  • How social media can break your job search
    Job seekers don't respect Social Media. It can not only break your career, it can also make your career. How to leverage social media to your benefit. The post How social media can break your job search appeared first on by HRNasty, HR gone rogue.
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  • Phone Interview, a recruiter explains why 90% of candidates fail
    How you answer when a recruiter is calling you for a phone interview will determine if you get an in person interview. How to make the right impression. The post Phone Interview, a recruiter explains why 90% of candidates fail appeared first on by H…
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  • Job Interview Checklist, what you are forgetting?
    The authoritative checklist for interviews. What you should and should not bring to a job interview. As important, what you should leave the interview with.The post Job Interview Checklist, what you are forgetting? appeared first on by HRNasty, HR go…
    - 31 days ago, 20 Apr 13, 12:00pm -
  • Why the Human Resources department isn’t always respected and props to developers
    My theories on why Human Resources isn't always appreciated and what steps Human Resources should take to earn it across the enterpriseThe post Why the Human Resources department isn’t always respected and props to developers appeared first on by H…
    - 33 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 7:25am -

HR Gal Friday

  • Change Doesn’t Take Time – It Takes Change
    HR Gal FridayMy life has been through some great changes recently and I think it’s got me hooked on the whole concept of change now.  I’m jonesing for more change. A Brief Recap In May 2011, I was in pain.  I had 2 ruptured discs in my neck and…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 5:21pm -
  • ERISA Part 2: The Return – With Guest Andrew Douglass

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  • Losing a Job Before the Interview – Facebook No No’s
    HR Gal FridayHola all!  While I was out for finals week, other people were kind and generous enough to surprise me with offers of guest posts!  I LOVE THAT.  It’s like the Tooth Fairy for grown-ups!  In case any of you are wondering, I definit…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 5:33pm -
  • Dead Week and Finals – I Will Catch Y’all on the Flipside
    HR Gal FridayHR Gal Friday’s brain can only hold so much info at once without risking that her Social Security Number or mom’s birthday will leak out of her ears and be lost forever.  So, I’m closing up shop till after finals.  Catch you guys…
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  • Prevent Mistakes or Let Them Happen? – Also Dogs
    HR Gal FridayPoor A.J. Clemente.  He had the worst first day on the job EVER, recently, when he accidentally said some curse words over his microphone on the local news.  That’s a pretty big mistake in the world of mass communications, so I under…
    - 27 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 11:37pm -
  • Fun Friday – I Got an Advice Question!!
    HR Gal FridayYou guys!  I got my very first email asking for advice!  I’m a guru! (I’m totally kidding.  I’m a college student and office manager.  Take everything here as mere suggestions and feel free to tell me I’m wrong in the comment…
    - 33 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 1:30pm -

RU HRelevant

  • Achievement In Spite Of
    Today I’m posting over at Performance I Create sharing a story that truly inspired me. It’s a story about a young lady who is definitely achieving against all odds. Here’s a sample: When looking at teams and evaluating performance and … Conti…
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  • ROI Begets Passion
    Have you ever encountered a leader that had so much passion for the business that they lacked compassion for their people? Management expecting employees to bust through the door on day one willing to die for the organization? Seen execs … Continue…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • Embrace That Social Media Thing!
    Bloggers, Social Media experts and HR professionals alike constantly discuss the importance of Social Media and how it ties into the present and future of Human Resources.  It has given voice to the voiceless, opinions to the indifferent and confide…
    - 28 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 6:09pm -
  • Cultivating Potential
    Today I’m posting over at Performance I Create, touching on the importance of promoting internal growth. Here is a sample….. We all want our organizations to be successful. In our perfect worlds, employees are happy, money is coming in, our … C…
    - 42 days ago, 9 Apr 13, 12:09pm -
  • Success Without Succession? Not Happenin’
    At a Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) event recently, I sat through a wonderful presentation about succession planning on steroids. The company had developed and successfully implemented a Mentoring Program that trained and groomed their…
    - 49 days ago, 2 Apr 13, 6:30pm -
  • Under-Dreaming
    “Every dream has risk associated with it. Some might have more than others, but each dream comes wrapped in some degree of risk. If it doesn’t, it’s not really a dream.” Excerpt From: Acuff, Jon. “Quitter.” Waking up in a … Continue rea…
    - 63 days ago, 19 Mar 13, 1:00pm -

Christopher in HR

  • newWhy I Hate HR
    Periodically we see a slate of blog posts and articles with titles like the above. Incidentally, a good way to get hits on your blog is to put inflammatory words like “hate” in the title. “Sex” works too. Pundits, frequently without any HR kn…
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 11:48am -
  • newSo Many Dreams
    The fireworks began just before ten. As I was falling asleep I heard the rapid succession of the staccato boom signaling that annual right of passage at the University of Texas just down the road: graduation ceremonies were concluding on the great la…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 11:06am -
  • Week’s Best, 17 May
    A quartet of the week's best as I round up the blogs I enjoyed – and contemplated – over the last seven days. If you've read my Week's Best before you know my purpose in posting these is to direct the attention away from my own writings (its a wa…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 10:29am -
  • Digital Never Dies
    Social media has transformed communication. This isn’t news. If you’re a digital native you take things for granted that I, as an immigrant, have to figure out as I go. That’s okay: life’s a learning process. Irrespective of native or immigra…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 11:02am -
  • Women and Their Work
    We don't have a talent problem. We have an intelligence problem. We are not applying the intelligence of half of our workforce. Frequently you hear phrases like talent shortage, war for talent, skills gap and so on. People can get very excised about…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 10:24am -
  • A is for Art
    Some time ago I asked an artist friend how she knew when a painting was finished. Oh, they’re never really done, she said, I am. She explained: It isn’t about being done, its about art. The value of art comes from people interacting with it. Ther…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 9:43am -

Talent Anarchy

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Inspiration from #BigOmaha

    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:33pm -
  • The Power of Meaningful Activity
    In our book, we talk about the power of getting involved in meaningful activity as a tool for building your social capital.  It’s actually an idea we borrowed from Wayne Baker’s terrific book, Achieving Success through Social Capital. Most peop…
    - 18 days ago, 3 May 13, 1:19pm -
  • Leader or Follower? Innovator or Laggard?
    In case you haven’t heard, we have designed and are hosting a new kind of event, The Frontier Project.  We know that you take your time and your money seriously.  We do too.  If you don’t need another conference on your schedule for 2013 or yo…
    - 69 days ago, 13 Mar 13, 12:22pm -
  • Hey Management, Cyberloafing is YOUR Fault
    Turns out, people waste time at work on the internet.  Shocked?  Probably not, because it’s likely that most of us do it (at least a little). According to a research study soon to be published in the academic journal, Computers in Human Behavior,…
    - 78 days ago, 4 Mar 13, 1:11pm -
  • Breakthrough lies just beyond the Fear
    Last fall, we had the opportunity to meet and talk with Traci Fenton, CEO of WorldBlu.  If you aren’t familiar with WorldBlu, you should be.  Here’s how they describe themselves: WorldBlu is a global network of organizations committed to practi…
    - 96 days ago, 14 Feb 13, 12:35pm -
  • The Evolution of Talent Anarchy
    For the past several years, we have been traveling the country speaking to audiences to inspire them to unleash talent, both their own and that of those they lead. It has been an awesome ride. The response to our message inspired us to write a book.…
    - 28 Jan 13, 1:15pm -

China Gorman Blog

  • Onboarding: Not Rocket Science
    As HR and other leaders grapple with high turnover rates among the Gen Y cohort (see last week’s post here), all kinds of issues get raised. Is the turnover due to “special” characteristics inherent in Gen Y? Is the turnover … Continue readin…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 10:30am -
  • Gen Y’s Self-fulfilling Prophecy
    Accenture recently published its 2013 College Graduate Employment Survey Findings. Lots of great data. Especially if you plan to hire recent college grads. In fact, some of the data are surprising. One of the important takeaways is that employers hav…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 10:30am -
  • Recruiting and Social Networking
    SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) debuted some new survey data at their recent Talent Management Conference in Las Vegas. Published on April 11th, Social Networking Websites and Recruiting/Selection is interesting. And some of the data may…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 10:30am -
  • Youth Unemployment: A Growing Problem
    You probably know a good kid like this. Graduating from high school in June. From an OK high school. Not the best student. Probably not able to get in to college – even if they could afford it and were … Continue reading →
    - 28 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 10:30am -
  • You Think We Have Skills Shortages Now? Let’s Talk in 2020!
    Skills shortages in 2020 will rise to an entirely new level. And I’m not talking about STEM skills, although they’re critical. Or the ability to speak multiple languages, which needs to be more common in the U.S. Or even the … Continue reading…
    - 35 days ago, 16 Apr 13, 10:30am -
  • HR Priorities and Business Value
    SHL has published their fascinating yearly report on global assessment trends.  SHL, acquired last year by CEB, is an assessment company, so reporting on assessment trends is right up their alley.  The survey data are interesting and the conclusion…
    - 42 days ago, 9 Apr 13, 10:30am -

Steve Boese HR Technology

  • newThe obligatory 'Commencement Address' post
    It seems that May for the last few years that one or two 'famous person college commencement addresses' gets significant attention from the press, blogosphere, and social media. The reasons that any one of these generally similar and forgettable spee…
    - 18 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:47pm -
  • #HRHappyHour 162 PODCAST - 'RPO and Talent in 2013'
    This week the HR Happy Hour Show/Podcast is back with a fresh episode recorded earlier this week -'RPO and Talent in 2013' with guest John Wilson, Founder and CEO of the RPO firm WilsonHCG (you can follow John on Twitter as well - @wilsonceo).…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 12:16pm -
  • I've got some suggestions for your screenplay
    Not really, and unless you are up to something on the side, you probably don't even have a screenplay (or a short story or a book for that matter). But what you might have, still, is that problem of folks in the HR and even IT game have been lamentin…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:34pm -
  • WEBINAR: How smart managers are employee agents
    Yep, it's time for me to pitch the next installment in the Fistful of Talent free webinar series, this one titled Get My Agent On The Phone- How Smart Managers Position Themselves as Agents Via Performance Goals, which is set for next Tuesday, May 21…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 12:05pm -
  • HR map of the day - time to widen your circle
    The map below, initially posted by Reddit user valeriepieris, made the internet rounds last week, so perhaps you've seen it. Or perhaps not, as we seem often in the HR online space (me included), debating about cultural fit and performance reviews an…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 12:57pm -
  • What if there was a Yelp for HR Software?
    I'm a little late on this since some of the big tech news sites like TechCrunch and CIO.com covered this back in February, but over the weekend I finally got around to checking out a site called G2Crowd, and the simplest way to describe it is as a 'Y…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:52pm -

Women of HR

  • Transitions…and Thank Yous
    As Women of HR gets ready to turn three years old this June, we're in the process of going through our first major transition.
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Retaining Talent Through Alignment, Accountability, and Clarity
    With the qualified talent pool shrinking across the globe, the pressure on businesses to retain talent grows. In hopes of retention, companies across most industries are accommodating for generation X and Y’s desires by building a flexible, fun, in…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Smart Social Media Policy Starts With Managers: 5 Key Questions to Ask
    ...While social media use at work has definite risks, it also is one of the best ways to empower and engage employees. Increasingly, in our connected 24/7 businesses, the line between work and personal time is blurring....Yet, most organizations don'…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Compassion and the HR Professional
    It happens to all of us in HR at some point in our lives. We find ourselves caught in an awkward position at work and we ask ourselves, “What is the best response here?”I am talking about situations where compassion is needed, but with extenua…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:00am -
  • A Career To Be Grateful For
    Being a stay at home mom has its perks – you don’t have to get dressed up, you can work out on your own schedule, and you don’t have to have the children’s lunch ready at 7 a.m. However, the most amazing and obvious benefit of being a stay at…
    - 19 days ago, 2 May 13, 11:00am -
  • 4 Ways Consumer Behavior Shapes the Workplace
    The other day I happened upon the Fast Company article 12 Trends That Will Rule Products In 2013. The article was focused on consumer goods like phones and washing machines, but you know what? The trends listed made sense in the context of the workpl…
    - 21 days ago, 30 Apr 13, 11:00am -

Creative Chaos HR

  • newGetting Back Into The Groove, Part Two
    Over the past three weeks I've been thinking about many things--my career, my blog, and where steps I want to take in my professional journey. In yesterday's post I discussed what I had been focusing on during my hiatus. Today I want to to discuss wh…
    - 22 hours ago, 20 May 13, 9:00am -
  • newGetting Back Into The Groove, Part One
    Regular readers are probably aware of the fact that I was on hiatus over the past three weeks. This was my opportunity to focus my time and attention on a broad array of areas, HR related and other. And while it wasn't a vacation, it was refreshing n…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 1:00pm -
  • Break Time
    Normally I use my Friday post to recap the week. I discuss the motivation behind my posts, I cite source materials, and I give thanks to those that supported my efforts. Today I'm skipping ahead to the thanks, and then I'm taking a break from bloggin…
    - 25 days ago, 26 Apr 13, 12:30pm -
  • Lisa Macabu: The HR Interview
    Human Resources is a funny profession. Many people "fall into" HR, meaning that they didn't actively choose to practice this. Either they assumed greater responsibilities and then earned the title, or they were in another role and wanted to switch ge…
    - 26 days ago, 25 Apr 13, 10:30am -
  • HR Graduates, Make Yourself Heard!
    In April of 2012 I edited and released an e-book entitled, We Are The Future - Thoughts from the Graduating Class of 2012.Mobile viewers can click here.Ten graduating students talked about their hopes, dreams, and concerns about their emerging HR car…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 10:45am -
  • A Better, Stronger, Faster HR Professional
    Last week I wrote a blog post where I talked about how Human Resources professionals should go about getting the respect they deserved. It was a reaction to several discussion threads I was engaged in at LinkedIn. The main thrust of those discussions…
    - 28 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 11:00am -

Benz Communications

Connecting Career and Life

  • What I took from the Yahoo! and Best Buy News
    Why the news coverage of the Yahoo! and Best Buy decisions is great for workplace flexibility.
    - 43 days ago, 8 Apr 13, 1:14pm -
  • Today’s Work/Life Strife Explained
    Many have noticed that the work/life debate and those who feel unbalanced has only increased in the last 10 years with no sign of decrease.  I think this infographic goes a long way in showing why that is so. What do you think? Source: OnlineMBA.com
    - 11 Jul 12, 2:15pm -
  • Back to Work/Life For Me
    I think it’s time for a little reversal.  For years we work/life practitioners have been talking about how it’s not work/life it’s all life.  I’ve been a bit more silent on that as I’m not sure that’s the right approach.  After all thi…
    - 23 Apr 12, 8:28pm -
  • Role Changes in the World of Work
    When I started this blog it was out of frustration.  Frustration that I was a smart, well-educated, independent person whose career had come to a crossroads.  Not because I needed to update my skills, not because I didn’t do my assigned tasks wel…
    - 9 Feb 12, 1:10pm -
  • Blogging and Working and Not Blogging
    Nothing like a great honor to get me back to blogging here.  SHRM was nice enough to add this blog to their list of Top 10 Workplace Flexibility blogs worth reading and wow am I feeling guilty.  Not because of the honor, but because I had some toug…
    - 3 Feb 12, 7:50pm -
  • Thankful
    Why the author is thankful to work for a company that does not demand face time or count hours and understands humans
    - 23 Nov 11, 1:32pm -

The Recruiter's Lounge

  • newHow To Recruit with Twitter Trends
    Twitter is a website that I cannot geek without. I am on it waaaaay more than I should be but if loving Twitter is wrong, I don’t wanna be right. (Hmmm… did I just date myself by quoting that song lyric?) Well, hmm… where was I? Oh yeah! Twitte…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 1:05am -
  • Are you recruiting on Google Plus?
    Google Bets Analytics Will Boost Google+ Fortunes (via slashdot) You can’t fault Google for lack of ambition. When the company behind the world’s most pervasive search engine launched its Google Plus (often written as Google+) social network in 2…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 3:32am -
  • How To Find Programmers Worth Recruiting
    I was approached recently with an interesting question. “Jim,” they said, “I need to find some open source programmers, game developers actually, but I only have time to recruit the very best.” “Umm… un huh,” I replied. “How can I fin…
    - 4 days ago, 16 May 13, 9:25pm -
  • Qatar banking on finance professionals from overseas
    Nothing beats real-life experience. There’s no substitute for actually living and working in a foreign land for a couple of years to gain meaningful insight into the culture of a country. A two-week vacation in the sun takes you only so far – and…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 1:32pm -
  • Is Gamification the Best Way to Recruit Techies?
    Finding Your Next Superstar Programmer (via slashdot) Last month, a story in The New York Times described the peculiar way in which a software company hired a programmer. The firm searched GitHub and other public code repositories in order to recruit…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 3:52am -
  • New Book: “Resume Forensics” by Jim Stroud Debuts! (again)
    I mentioned in an earlier post how I was updating Resume Forensics and making it available to all concerned. Well, that day has come! Yay! Hurrah! Umm… Okay. Click here to get your copy now. (Only available in print. At least, for now.) Here is a d…
    - 15 days ago, 6 May 13, 10:52am -

Lisa Rosendahl Blog

  • new24 Hours in New York City: A Day in the Life Sunday
    I was in NYC last week for a quick visit (24 hours on ground) I was able to mix business with pleasure and grab a few hours with my sisters and niece. Coming from Minnesota, Long Island and 23rd Street, we met up in the Flatiron District hungry…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Women of HR: Turning Over The Reins
    What started out as an idea over pomegranate martinis, laughter, and great conversation turned into a multi-contributor blog with over 400 articles published, thousands of page views per month, 60 past and current writers and tons of guest contribu…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 11:00am -
  • {Women} Voice Your Concerns
    I am a woman. I have issues. I am also a professional, a partner to my husband and a mother to my daughter. I don't want to make sacrifices anywhere.iStockphotoServing as a woman in the military resulted in some awkward yet revealing circumstances f…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 11:00am -
  • Happy Day to Mothers: A Day in the Life Sunday
    Paperless Post
    - 9 days ago, 12 May 13, 11:00am -
  • The Interviewer's Advantage
    We've been in the midst of interviewing candidates for open HR positions and it reminded me of this post from about this time last year I wanted to share with you.I have had the opportunity to interview for new HR staff lately. It's something I don…
    - 12 days ago, 9 May 13, 11:00am -
  • This HR Director's Day: A Far Cry From Leading
    I am not sure what you call what I have been doing lately but I am sure it's a far cry from leading.When I look in the mirror and see Miss Office Shiva staring back at me, I know it's time for to regroup and take a close look at how I am managin…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:00am -

Recruiter Chicks

  • The Interview – Button Up!
    Periodically, we all need to be reminded of the importance of buttoning up in an interview.  An interview is a business meeting where job seekers and hiring managers put their best foot forward to determine if there is a match.  It’s all about ma…
    - 34 days ago, 17 Apr 13, 5:05am -
  • Master Recruiter Series: What Does Recruiting Have to Do with Retention?
    Please note:  This is a re-post of an article, “Hiring For Keeps – What Does Recruiting Have to Do With Retention?”, that I originally wrote for the Jobsite.com blog , where I am honored to be a regular contributor! Recruiting is a Business Fu…
    - 96 days ago, 14 Feb 13, 1:02pm -
  • Master Recruiter Series: Sourcing, SourceCon & SourceCon After Dark
    I am starting a new series of posts that I will write on from time to time, that will focus on skills and concepts that I think are the difference makers that define great recruiters.  Sourcing, how we discover and identify potential candidates, is…
    - 31 Jan 13, 12:00pm -
  • ATS Driving You Crazy?
    Did you start the new year off with a renewed sense of what Talent Acquisition professionals contribute to society?  I did!  Every New Year I feel more confirmation that I am in the right field doing exactly what I love to do.  Then, I come back t…
    - 7 Jan 13, 12:15pm -
  • Jobseeker Advice: Following Up After a Job Interview
    From time to time, I get the honor and privilege to contribute to one of my personal favorite blogs, HR Bartender – authored by the incomparable and brilliant Sharlyn Lauby.  Sharlyn was one of the first bloggers I ever read and followed — and w…
    - 3 Jan 13, 7:05pm -
  • Do you know your SuperPower?
    When you look back on your professional, even your personal, life and accomplishments…what was it that you attribute to that success? Is it actually some kind of skill(s) — or is it how or why you used that skill(s)?  One of my favorite SuperHer…
    - 27 Nov 12, 12:00pm -

Something Different HR