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Tag: Vision

  • Lessons for a lifetime-My #SHRM10 Recap

    All I can say about my experience at #SHRM10 is “wow.” I’m still trying to digest all of the lessons from the event, but I can already say that it was completely worth my time and sweat investment. There were 30% more attendees at SHRM10 than at SHRM09, and I think that was a part…

  • Get more out of your SHRM chapter membership

    How can SHRM chapters and members get more out of membership? Read on for a few ideas. This post is a part of the SHRM Chapter Leadership Guide. HR Barbie, AKA Tamara in Ohio, asks the following: I am so glad I found your site.  It is so important for the newly minted HR Professionals, like…

  • 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…

  • Posts, Problems, and Probabilities

    In the past week or two, posting has been sporadic. There are several reasons for that (as you’ll see below). I’ve been reading some amazing posts from my blogger friends, trying to meet a fast-approaching deadline, and planning the future of this site. I hope you read stick around, because you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.…

  • On Blog Taglines and Boldness

    Be bold. Change the world. Flickr-hamedmasoumi If you’ve been redirected here from a participant in the UpstartHR Guest Post Blitz, then I appreciate you stopping by! I hope you enjoy what you see. Want to stay on top of things? Click here to get free updates! UpstartHR is relatively young in terms of a blog.…

  • Traffic Trends (May 2009)

    Before I begin, I’d like to ask you to add UpstartHR to your feed reader to get free updates to the blog.  I have a great one coming later this week on how entry level HR can be more relevant that you won’t want to miss! To be completely non-HR and totally geeky for a…

  • The Prestige of HR

    A fellow Twitter user, @hroncall, is stirring up a debate today. The basic question postulated is this: Does a SHRM certification make HR less prestigious? He believes that in order to get a SPHR certification, candidates must complete a process like that of a pilot or an eagle scout, requiring not only a test, but…