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Tag: Confessions

  • The Time I Intentionally Insulted a Candidate I was Recruiting…

    I’d love to say that I am perfect and haven’t ever made a mistake in my career, but we all know that just isn’t the case. While this isn’t like the time I set an ATM on fire, it is one of those moments that I relive over and over again with more than a…

  • How to set an ATM on fire

    I was reminiscing about crazy work stories with my coworker, and I then remembered that I\’d never really told the story of how I set an ATM on fire while on the job. So… Here we go!

  • Friday free for all

    Fridays are turning into a sort of free for all. I often get requests about what l’m working on, and I also have a hard time keeping track of everything that’s going on around me, so I’ll share a few updates. My buddy Stephen Harrison’s blog “HRwhY?” has opened officially, and I hope you’re subscribed.…

  • Looking back at 2009 and forward to 2010

    After all of the “end of 2009” and “here comes 2010” posts I’ve been reading, I realized I haven’t done my own! I checked my phone, and I have lots of jumbled ideas. Maybe I can straighten them out and have some smooth sailing into the new year. Let’s unpack, shall we? I’m just typing…

  • How I got immediate value from joining a SHRM chapter

    Note: this post is not encouraging anyone to spam a group of people. It’s only a recount of my own experience. If you spam your local HR pros, you could get booted from the SHRM chapter. Fair warning! Back in the spring of 2009, I started looking for my first HR job. While I graduated…

  • Merry Freaking Christmas

    I’m pretty good friends with Steve at HR Gumbo. We talked about this a good bit before we both posted. You might like to read his post on regulating holidays to make sure you get the “whole” story. I’m definitely one of those people who gets angry when their company tells them how they can…

  • 5 Tips for Human Resources Leadership

    Human resources is a vital function for an organization’s survival. With the proper tools, a good HR department can turn sticky problems around, increase revenues, and lead/challenge the organization to become better overall. The only problem? Many organizations lack strong human resources leadership. That fault may be intra-organization or intra-department. If the human resources staff…