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Author: Ben

  • Zen Recruiting Wisdom

    Don’t just choose the better candidate, choose the candidate that makes your company better. Next time you’re trying to choose between two similar candidates, consider which one makes your organization more valuable.

  • How to Read a Resume for Culture Fit

    Have you ever wondered how to read a resume to get the best understanding of the candidate’s fit for the job? What’s the most important part to focus on? Is it the objective? Is it where you went to school? Maybe it’s your last employer? Google’s staffing director discusses how to read a resume It’s…

  • Twitter-What’s in it for Me as an HR Pro?

    One of the interesting things I saw at the SHRM 2012 annual conference a few weeks back was the multitude of HR professionals visiting the SHRM Hive for social media help and advice. I don’t know that there was a final count, but dozens of HR pros set up Twitter accounts during the event. However,…

  • Job Feedback-You’re Doing it Wrong

    I heard a new term to describe poor job feedback recently at the SHRM 2012 Conference, and I just had to share it here. gunnysack feedback  [guhn-ee-sak feed-bak] noun the act of saving all of an employee’s feedback over time and delivering it all at one time during an annual performance review; see also terrible management…

  • To the Social Media Whiz Kids at #SHRM12

    I started to put “bloggers” in the title, but there are so many people from the conference who started using Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the first time, and I wanted to include those as well. These are my thoughts on where we’ve come, where we’re going, and what everyone needs to do now. Hope…

  • #SHRM12-Keys to Corporate Recruiting Leadership

    On Monday at SHRM 2012 I was able to attend 5 Keys to Corporate Recruiting Leadership led by John Vlastelica. I’ve been recruiting in this job for nearly a year and a half now, and I really enjoy the hands on part of it; however, I haven’t put much thought into the overall strategy involved.…

  • #SHRM12-Twitter Doesn’t Make Managers Better

    Yesterday, Jose Berrios of SHRM spent some time talking about diversity, and he mentioned using a Twitter-like tool to let managers give employee feedback in short, 140-character snippets. Many of the audience members agreed that it was a good idea, but I was quick to point out that it isn’t really that easy. My alternative…