Carnival of HR – Polar Vortex Edition
Greetings from snow covered Richmond, Virginia. Yes that’s right; it snowed here for the second time in as many weeks. I have to tell you I am NOT happy about this. Mr. Remix convinced me to move...
View ArticleWhat is a Super Zip and Why Should HR Care?
What is a super zip? ““Super Zips” — a term coined by American Enterprise Institute scholar and author Charles Murray to describe the country’s most prosperous, highly educated demographic clusters. On...
View ArticleDon’t Hire A Master Of The Universe
Do you love talking with obnoxious know-it-alls? People that think their way is the only way? How do you like working with these people? Yea, I don’t either. Spend enough time contributing to...
View ArticleAre You The Real Deal? Or .2% ?
This week, Coca Cola and POM Wonderful are battling it out in the Supreme Court over whether or not Coca Cola should be labeling their Pomegranate/Blueberry juice as such considering that it only...
View ArticleVideo Interview Do’s and Dont’s
Since I started working from home I am in love with video conferencing. Typically I use it for meetings but recently I decided to use it for interviewing because I wanted to gauge how comfortable...
View ArticleHow Do We Improve Job Fairs?
It’s day 3 of the Your Turn Challenge and I’m up early in the AM writing this due to plans yesterday evening. Turns out that if you don’t write your blog posts on the weekend and work full time its...
View ArticleUsing Silence Effectivley
Happy St. Patrick’s day all! Fun fact: Did you know that St. Patrick’s day was not celebrated in Ireland until the 1960’s? Ireland actually spent the day in mourning and bars (gasp!) were closed....
View ArticleIdeas From Google Any HR Pro Can Try
This week I’m reading the new book from Laszlo Bock, Google’s head of People Operations, called “Work Rules!.” Despite the stereotypes about Google there is actually a lot of good information in this...
View ArticleHelping Your Hiring Manager See Past the Friendly Face
Using resources like LinkedIn and Glassdoor, candidates can easily break through your carefully crafted behavioral interview questions; before you know it you’ve got a Controller who can’t figure out...
View ArticleHow To Have A Great First Day At The New Job
Like a Japanese tea ceremony, your first day at the new job offers many opportunities to offend, insult and look like a clueless foreigner. Whether its figuring out the best exit to avoid the five...
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