Tag: Random

Sometimes I wish I could be everywhere at once. Alas, that isn’t going to be happening any time soon, but it seems like things are staying at least that busy! Here’s what is on my mind at the moment. SHRM12 in Atlanta-I’m going. Are you? If you’d like to meet in person (warning: I’m much…

Recently I ran across an article that led with an interesting premise: if you want to be better than the competition, you need to be asking better interview questions. That made me stop and think. In the HR blogging space we are very friendly with each other and often provide advice that is informative and…

Like many companies, we have a once a month birthday recognition and sit down together to share one of my favorite food groups–cake. I am a fast eater, so I usually finish very quickly and then just sit and talk or listen to others tell about some personal events in their lives. And as much…

I have been working all kinds of wacky projects this week (international labor law, anyone?), and it’s only magnified one of my huge (and I mean huge) deficiencies–a lack of organization. My desk looks like a bomb went off. Ka-blooey. (And I need your help.) Sure, I can talk a good game, but sooner or…

Prepare for some gobbledygook: Job Announcements — Public notices are used to announce the recruitment for vacant positions. These job announcements can be accessed through NVAPPS (Nevada Applicant Placement and Processing System) via the Division of Human Resource Management\’s website at www.dop.nv.gov. NVAPPS allows you to conveniently search and apply for job openings online. Job announcements include salary information, a…

AKA Our Work Life Balance Program Saved My Sanity I’m writing this with the grainy-eyed-haven’t-slept-in-almost-24-hours stare that is usually associated with psychopaths and highly-caffeinated college students. This has been a week for the record books, and I’m hoping tomorrow turns out better. The short version is that a perfect storm of personal and work activities…