I’m taking the day off. If you need something to read, check out Nick Corcodilos’s piece on Lee Hecht Harrison. (They are an outplacement company that misappropriated some of Nick’s materials over at Ask the Headhunter®.) Crooks, liars or fools? You pick.
You probably have back pain. I don’t know math, but it feels like 100% of the people who work in HR have back pain. What’s up with you people? (Yes, you people.) If you work in HR or recruiting, your back hurts. Fine, okay, my back also hurts. Shut up. Here is what I’m thinking.…
The team of writers over at The Hiring Site will spend the month of November looking at the concept of recognition. If you treat your best workers well, through a whole host of logical practices, you might retain exceptional people who do good work. And if you keep your marvelous employees happy, you might make…
A few weeks ago, BambooHR asked me to speak at a virtual summit. What’s a virtual summit? Well, it’s an online learning event for “HR People Who Don’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.” (Just kidding. I wish it were that awesome.) An HR summit is an event where a bunch…
People ask how I built a career as a speaker and writer. It was easy, actually. I worked hard, took a risk on smaller events that led to bigger events, and I never said no to an audience — no matter how big or small. I hate sounding like an old woman who walked uphill both…
Just last week, I heard several mature and qualified recruiters use the word crapplicant at a technology conference. (Jerks!) Crapplicant is an offensive term used by recruiters to describe applicants and candidates who suck. You know the stereotype. The old dude who sends his resume to your database for every job on your website. The…
Oh man. I’m just back from HR Tech 2015. Some of you are new to this website, so let me tell you about the event: it’s a conference where a bunch of nerds talk about technology in the human resources industry. I had a cold before I even left my home in Raleigh. In my…
It’s HR Tech 2015 week. In my little community, which is nearly a $100b industry, that’s a big deal. My first HR Tech conference was back in 2008 or maybe 2009. These events can be expensive and difficult to justify in even the most generous of circumstances. Not everyone can attend, so you can follow…
A few months ago, SHRM announced that it was holding board elections. I had to laugh because an election at SHRM, a professional human resources membership association, is barely an election. They pre-select a slate of candidates to run unopposed through a very cumbersome ballot process. SHRM leadership reports that it has a quarter-million members…
It is totally possible to say no at work and in life. You have to embrace the consequences like an adult. Sometimes saying no means that people will hate you. Openly. With a passion. My boss once asked me to chip in on a project. I said no because I had perfect work-life balance. Also,…