Category: General
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HR Humor: Ten Ways to Prevent Fun at Work
When I started this blog, I tried to regularly thread in some HR humor to make things more lively. In anticipation of the fifth anniversary of upstartHR’s beginning, I am sharing this humorous top ten list. Enjoy! Cancel the monthly birthday celebration. We paid attention to them last year, right? Make sure your supervisors are…
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The Idea Driven Organization (Book Review)
The Idea Driven Organization by Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder I recently finished this new book, and it was an excellent read. I’ve been on the hunt for a good book on innovation and generating new ideas in the workplace, and this is exactly what I was looking for. Check out the video review below…
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How to Get Into Human Resources: The Ultimate Guide
I recently received a reader email asking how to get into human resources without experience. It made me pause, because I had just responded to an email asking virtually the same thing less than five minutes before. So I dug into my email and looked at how many times I’ve had a conversation with someone…
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HRevolution 2014
Since 2009, HRevolution has been creating unique opportunities for HR professionals, recruiters, consultants, and vendors to come together to discuss and debate the future of HR. This year we are celebrating our fifth anniversary by taking the event back to its roots. We have crowdsourced the location preferences and are excited to announce the location…
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How to Get a Job Without HR Experience
Update: The post on how to get an HR job is live! Thanks to everyone who offered advice and support! Hi! I am glad you’re here today, because I need a little help. Well, actually, the HR profession needs a little help. You see, there’s a longstanding problem that I’m going to solve with your help.…
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What HR Students Need to Know
Last week I sat down at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and spoke with some of the students about what they need to know as they prepare to leave school and enter the real world. I talked about some of the career aspects: negotiating salary, establishing credibility, networking, etc. I also talked about some…
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The Talent Mandate Book Review
The Talent Mandate: Why Smart Companies Put People First by Andrew Benett I have learned that based on my own interests and daily work, I am eager to consume just about anything I can find related to talent management. When I got this review copy, I dove in and while it’s been a while coming,…