Next semester, I’ll be teaching human resources at a local university. Very excited about it. I enjoy teaching. The interaction with students is terrific. The …
Recruiting and Retention
Yes, Virginia, There Are Jobs Out There
The question is “Are people willing to take them?” I’m sure we all saw last week’s news reports that our nation’s unemployment rate jumped to …
Got Ink?
Normally, I try to provide more lighthearted posts on Fridays to help ease us into the weekend. But, since we played tag yesterday, I thought …
Are We Really Different?
I just finished reading a Marshall Goldsmith/Patricia Wheeler newsletter for successful leaders. I was particularly interested in Patricia Wheeler’s article on Millennials. I’d share it …
Internal Talent Marketing
Human Resources professionals could glean a lot about the workplace from reading marketing-related content. For example, this recent article on Marketing VOX about attitudes of …
Take My (Job) Advice
I’ve noticed a lot of articles lately talking about what you should do when you’re looking for a new job. Of course, they focus on …
Life of a Consultant (Part 1)
Jennifer McClure from Fistful of Talent wrote an interesting post on ditching your corporate job to become a recruiter. It made me think that there …