Month: October 2009
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The Next HR Generation
Last Thursday morning, I was plopped in a chair at the business administration building at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. No, I haven’t decided to return to school. But I have decided to get involved with our student chapter. Why? Because they need it. It wasn’t too long ago that I was a recent…
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I have finally been oriented
I am on the cusp of my six month “anniversary†with my current employer, and I got to attend an orientation session earlier this week. If I had to describe that experience with one word, it would be “amazing.†Seeing our VPs of HR and Operations go out to meet the new employees, field questions,…
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How to leave your job
I frequented the multitude of career blogs when I was job hunting, and while I could find dozens of posts on how to get a job, I really didn\’t see anything that helped with how to leave a job. What\’s okay and what\’s not? Is it a problem if I email some people and not…
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What the heck is a Gruzzle?
So… What is a Gruzzle? That\’s what I said the first time I spoke with G.L Hoffman, a brilliant blogger and entrepreneur with a penchant for word puzzles that stimulate surprisingly deep thinking. Actually it\’s fairly simple. A Gruzzle is a combination graph and puzzle. And they are fantastic for generating conversation and new ideas.…