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  • 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…

  • HRYP Series: What You Need To Know

    What the heck is an HRYP? HRYP stands for “human resources young professional.” Yeah, sounds like a mouthful, so HRYP is the easiest way to say it, ‘kay? :-) HRYP is an initiative kicked off by SHRM’s go-to guy for everything on the “young professional” end of the spectrum–Chuck Salvetti. I had the pleasure of…

  • Lessons from One Year in HR (Video)

    Check out the short video below to find out more about the lessons I’ve learned after my first year as an HR pro. The transcript is below the video if you’re the reading type and want to skip my Southern accent of awesomeness. :-) (Subscribers may have to click through) Things I\’ve Learned in the…

  • Video: How to Move up in HR

    AKA How to Move Beyond a Crappy Job A lot of us get frustrated when we want to do work on a level of 10 (while we’re stuck doing work at a level of 1).  In this video I give you a suggestion I’ve learned from experience about how to make that level 1 work…

  • The future of HR: Is it you?

    (This is a guest post by Kristi Daeda. Enjoy!) It could be, but only if you keep an eye on where the field is moving rather than where it’s been. When I made the move to HR, I did it because I wanted to make the organization more effective from its foundation — the people…

  • Ranty Rant: Life of a Flunkie

    Today I have a ranty post inspired by an email from an anonymous reader. Let’s call him Ranty to preserve his current position (sad as it may be). Update: Krista Francis of Optimistic Workplace has written a helpful set of posts for Ranty. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. Be sure to…

  • HR Interns-Poll

    I’ve been pondering a post on interns by Matt Cholerton from Everyone Hates HR, and I have some questions. I am very curious about the use of HR interns. I’m relatively young in my HR career, and I often think back and wish I had some sort of experience as an HR intern. I’d like…