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  • Employer branding through social media

    My friend Chris Ferdinandi of Renegade HR has been writing a great eBook titled “Culture Convo.” It’s about how to use social tools to talk about your culture and share your employer brand with the world. I was lucky enough to get a preview copy, and I have to say that it’s an amazing tool…

  • How to job interview (well)

    I have been working alongside Alison Green on her new project for job seekers, and today she is giving away a free guide on how job seekers can do a job interview well. The guide has some great tips in there that I’ve never even considered, and I’ve already told her it will be going…

  • How to Find/Make Meaningful Work (HRYP Series)

    I’ve talked before about meaningful and purposeful work. We all want to know that our work is more than just another hour wasted like a rat in a wheel. But how can we find (or make) meaningful work for ourselves? (Note: this is a post in the HRYP (HR Young Professional) series. If you know…

  • Job seeker frustrations: It’s us, HR

    I’ve been watching the results come in from a survey that Alison Green is working on, and I’m kind of ashamed to see the final result. What are job seekers frustrated about? The biggie (49%!) is lack of communication. The second most common (11%) is having standards that are unreasonably exact, which keeps candidates and…

  • Mentor University Update (Video)

    Oops! I just realized that the video and audio tracks were separated slightly in the recording/uploading process. Now the video looks like a bad Japanese movie. If you can ignore that part, the rest of the video is worth the listen, though. :-) (Subscribers may need to click through to see the video) Video notes…

  • Managers-four questions to manage better (Video)

    Managers and employees have an interesting relationship. Despite the time they spend together and the need for solid communication, it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. It takes work to make communication happen, and I like to use four questions to jump start the process. (Subscribers may need to click through to view the video)

  • My newest venture-a project with Alison Green

    Today my post is incredibly short. It’s a request for you to visit one of the best blogs I read (and have for over a year!) and take a 3 minute survey. In return for your (much appreciated) help, you’ll get a freebie that Alison is working on. Fair warning, I’m partnering with her on…

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