Category: General
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This is not my day
Dear enthusiastic reader, If you’re looking for another witty or helpful post, you’ll have to wait until Wednesday. My computer was attacked by a lovely little virus this past weekend, and I have spent an inordinate amount of time working to resolve the issue. As a result, I won’t be able to supply my normal…
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How did you get your job?
I’ve been chatting behind the scenes with HR professionals both locally and nationwide. Many of them are out of work and looking for the next gig to open up. I can give them advice until my face turns blue, but I’ve had a grand total of one HR position. Much of what I know is…
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A difficult mentoring question
Okay, people, I have a short post today. Why? Because I’m stumped. Recently I read this mentoring post by Alison at Ask a Manager. An excerpt is below. Do we seek out those with star potential because they’ll benefit the most from our help — or is it possible that it’s actually less about that…
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My life in 700 words
Every so often, I try to give some sort of mass update here, because people often ask what I\’m working on, why I\’m taking forever to reply to their emails, or what my favorite type of cookie is (probably chocolate chip brownie pillows). Anyway, here\’s the stuff that you do and don\’t want to know…
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Where is HR going?
In recent months, there has been a firestorm of discussion online about the future of HR and where the profession is going as a whole. Will the job functions of an HR pro change radically in the next several years, or will it stay pretty much the same? I encourage you to read some of…
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10 reasons to hire zombies
It’s October. That means Halloween is just around the corner. And I’ve got a Halloween business strategy that employers will be dying to get their hands on. Okay, I’ll let you in on my secret. Zombies. What if your HR reps could reanimate dead flesh and bring those zombies into the workplace? The potential benefits…
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HRCI Changes Requirements-Part Deux
This post originated as a comment left by Matthew Stollak (or akaBruno if you know him from Twitter) on a post about the HR Certification Institute changing its PHR/SPHR/GPHR eligibility requirements. I asked him if I could reuse his comment as a post, and he had no problem, so you get to see his comments…