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HR to Employee Ratio (Take two)

HR to Employee Ratio-more than just a number Sometimes you have to stop and wonder where common sense has gone. Companies are expecting more from their HR team than ever before, but according to data gathered by XpertHR, companies are increasing the number of employees relative to the number of HR professionals. This leads to [...]

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Do Resumes Go Into a Black Hole? 3 Ways to Get Noticed

The Top 3 Ways to Get Your Resume Noticed in an Applicant Tracking System In today’s competitive marketplace, applying for a job can be an exercise in frustration. The endless resume submission process can feel like a black hole when you don’t receive a response. What can you do to get your resume past the [...]

Do Resumes Go Into a Black Hole? 3 Ways to Get Noticed is a post from: UpstartHR

Blogging lessons as I pass a milestone

Hey, everyone! Today we’re going super informal. Not that it’s much different from the norm, but I wanted to warn you. I was gearing up to write a post for today and noticed that I missed it last week. I hit 400 posts (on this blog) and there was no fanfare. There was no celebration. [...]

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CEO to Worker Pay Ratio-Get Over It

AKA I’m putting on my capitalist hat I have been reading so much lately on the CEO to worker pay ratio numbers, and frankly it’s making me sick. I’m channeling the devil-may-care attitude of Tim Sackett today, so I’ll probably make half of you mad at me. You’ll get over it and we can still be friends. [...]

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Why and How I Read a Book per Week

Someone reached out to me the other day to ask what books I might recommend for an HR Generalist. I’ve been doing a handful of book reviews lately, and I also saw that my good friend Trish wrote on the topic as well, so this seemed like a great time to bring up my philosophy [...]

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Using a Team Mentality for Higher Performance

Studies show that athletes who train in groups perform better than athletes who train by themselves. This is true not only as an athlete, but at work as well. I’m currently training for the 2012 Andrew Jackson Marathon in Tennessee. While I would have been able to get enough training under my belt to finish the [...]

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2012 SHRM Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia

So, are you thinking about going to the 2012 SHRM Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia? Yeah, me, too. I was able to attend back in 2010 due to the boundless generosity of my friend Eric Winegardner. However, at that time I was working in a 6-person HR department as the low man on the totem [...]

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