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Government Contracting HR: Retaining Cleared Employees
For those of you who don’t work in the government contracting HR world, “cleared” employees are those who the government has granted a clearance to work with sensitive materials. This clearance is very important, and to get one the employee (and employer) have to agree to some specific requirements. Today I’d like to talk generally…
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Employee Development Ideas: A Free eBook
Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a project to collect some employee development ideas for a free eBook. It launched recently, and I’m excited to share it with you today. Click the link below to download this guide full of actionable tips and strategies relating to employee development ideas. I have published a…
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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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