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Month: September 2011

  • Are you settling?

    I’ve been living at my new house since May 2011, and a recurring frustration is a lack of internet service here. I’m less than half a mile away from businesses and consumers with high speed internet access, but for some reason I’m not able to make it happen. The other night I was checking the…

  • Employment videos: how to get traffic (and candidates)

    AKA: How to use employment videos for social recruiting Social recruiting is discussed often, but one of the lesser mentioned facets is video. While many companies know it’s something they should pursue, they don’t know how to be successful. Below you’ll find some ideas to pursue in the area of employer videos. Just a quick…

  • Employee ownership-leveraging it for business success

    Employee ownership is something I have been researching lately. Not “actual” ownership, but a sense of it. What effect would that have on someone’s attitude and engagement? How could you encourage ownership without turning to complex, expensive solutions? Check out the video below for some ideas on how to create a sense of employee ownership…

  • HR-entry level questions and answers

    Recently Jason sent me an email about being in HR (entry level HR, to be specific). He gave me permission to post his comments and my responses below. I actually stumbled upon your blog/site while searching for tips on how to land an entry-level HR position. I am in the same boat as you (were)…

  • Seven tips for recruiting success

    Recently I had the opportunity to review the book 101 Strategies for Recruiting Success by Christopher Pritchard for the SHRM Store. As an HR Generalist for a small company, recruiting is one of those activities that I do occasionally but not often enough to really be creative. I learned some great ideas from the book…

  • #HRevolution Vegas-the Speakers and Sessions

    Have you thought about attending HRev Las Vegas in October but didn’t know if it would be worth it? Wonder no more. At this link you will find the agenda for HRevolution Las Vegas, complete with speakers and session topics as well! A few snippets: Talent Anarchy Hacklab A Metric, a Trend, and an Analytic Walk…

  • HR Florida-What I learned

    Last week I attended a great event called HR Florida down near Orlando. I sat in on some fantastic sessions, and I really enjoyed the experience. Here are my notes from a few of the sessions: Why it pays to lighten up During this session, one of the authors of The Levity Effect shared research…