Category: General
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Process Outsourcing 101
When I sometimes used to read articles talking about outsourcing HR functions, and I was quite puzzled. I can’t imagine the majority of the work I do on a daily basis being handled outside our organization. However, as we continue to grow, we are looking for opportunities to hand off non-critical tasks to outside vendors,…
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The Little Things and Unemployed HR Pros-Guest Post Blitz #10
What do focusing on the “little” details and social media for unemployed HR pros have in common? They’re two of the guest posts that I’ve written lately! Please check them out and leave a comment. I know that Charlie and Robin would definitely appreciate it. Nothing bigger than the little things-I look at how the…
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Job Fair Rules for Employers
Job fairs aren’t for everyone, and they’re not for every company/industry. But if your company happens to participate in them, I wanted to give you a few quick tips to help avoid disaster. Give a darn about the people who took the time out of their day to come and talk with you about your employer.…
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Asking Questions at Work-Better Questions Equal Better Results
If you’ve never thought about the impact of asking questions at work in a better way, I’m going to help change that today. Consider the following list of questions you’d hear in the average day: Why do we have to go through this change? Why can’t we find good people? When will that guy do…
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Assume the best
Yesterday I had an interesting incident occur that reminded me just how our worldviews can skew our actions. This has a tie to the business world, so hang with me. Once upon a time As is often the case, I was walking out of the grocery store with a ginormous box of diapers (Pampers Baby…
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The Candidate Experience-How Confident are You?
What The Candidate Experience Means to Me I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the candidates for our positions. I do what I can to provide a transparent, high-touch process (click here to listen to me talk more about our hiring process and recruiting philosophy), but sometimes it just gets tough to make sure everyone…
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Grow Young Professional Employees Who Create a Calm Company Culture
As a manager, it\’s important to create an environment in which all of your employees can thrive. You should strive to develop employees that are positive and proactive—from day one. For your young professionals, the most coddled generation in our nation\’s history, it can often be tricky to dance in the uncomfortable and very necessary…