Functional Resumes – You’re doing it wrong
From PseudoHRMarch 5, 2010 at 8:00 am
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The woes of the American Healthcare system – my soapbox
From PseudoHRMarch 2, 2010 at 7:30 am
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Firearms and the office
FromFebruary 25, 2010 at 11:00 am
The Alabama Senate has a bill on the tables that has the potential to affect a major policy in most handbooks of Alabama HR Pros. I’m going to redirect you over to my local
... (more)Customer service isn’t rocket science
From PseudoHRFebruary 22, 2010 at 7:30 am
In the before times, I worked in fast food; a girls gotta have spending money in high school. The experience, I think, molded my customer service beliefs into what they are today.
I ... (more)
An apology just doesn’t cut it
From PseudoHRFebruary 16, 2010 at 8:00 am
A slap on the wrist and a request for an apology for Reindeer Games; really?
Get real.
I really enjoyed the first episode of Undercover Boss but the episode that aired Sunday night ... (more)
Chopping your own foot off to spite your face – The loss of an A Player
From PseudoHRFebruary 11, 2010 at 8:00 am
I’ve seen good players and bad players, more than I’d like to have seen. On occasion a real honest to goodness rock star, A player, whatever you like to call them comes ... (more)
Meet your people, people
From PseudoHRFebruary 10, 2010 at 7:30 am
So I’m watching Undercover Boss Sunday night just like every other HR nerd out there and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A few things stuck out as odd to me, one in particular was ... (more)
From APA to SHRM
From PseudoHRFebruary 9, 2010 at 7:30 am
Let me say up front that I’m an advocator of SHRM; I think they’re a great resource for the majority of HR professionals. Do I think there’s room for improvement? Of course, ... (more)
No moment wasted
FromFebruary 8, 2010 at 7:30 am
Goodbye is never easy to say. One begins to ponder their own mortality, which is always frightening. Watching what my grandmother is going through and watching my mom try to
... (more)Traveling with a cold sucks
From PseudoHRFebruary 3, 2010 at 7:30 am
If there’s one thing I’ve learned this week, it’s how to travel with a sinus infection.
First of all, don’t do it. Flying with a stuffy head is not cool. That piercing ... (more)
The untitled leader – a review of ‘You don’t need a title to be a leader’
From PseudoHRJanuary 29, 2010 at 7:30 am
On my most recent trip back from Chicago, I stopped by a bookstore in Terminal 3 of the O’hare airport for something new to read while I waiting for my flight to board. ... (more)
Boobs and involuntary friends
From PseudoHRJanuary 27, 2010 at 7:34 am
Last week Laurie wrote a post over on Lemondrop about women showing their boobs at work. One particular section kicked started my thinking gears:
One of the readers of the original ... (more)
Why Social Media – A personal post
From PseudoHRJanuary 25, 2010 at 8:00 am
I’ve spent the better part of my weekend in a hospital two hours away from my house. My grandmother isn’t doing well and we fear her story maybe ending soon. Those that ... (more)
Pre-employment testing or homework?
From PseudoHRJanuary 20, 2010 at 7:30 am
My husband is in IT and he’s looking for a Network Administrator in his office. We frequently talk about the resumes he gets in and how his interviews go. I like it when ... (more)
Jumping in January
From PseudoHRJanuary 18, 2010 at 7:30 am
Blue Monday - Are you feeling it?
HRFishbowl wants you to #ShutupforHaiti, so I’m shutting up. Rather than complaining about Blue Monday, let me tell you what we are doing ... (more)
Perception is reality
From PseudoHRJanuary 15, 2010 at 11:26 am
You know the old saying “Perception is reality”? In my office we have an exercise that attempts to prove that people tend to see what they want to see. Watch the video ... (more)
Crisis in the workplace – Now what?
From PseudoHRJanuary 14, 2010 at 8:00 am
If the worst were to happen at your workplace, would you be ready?” Wednesday’s BSHRM meeting was about just that, crisis in the workplace and how to handle those pesky ... (more)
High Five Once in a While
From PseudoHRJanuary 13, 2010 at 9:30 am
Performance reviews make my head hurt. Typically it’s over questions that would seem like common sense to me.
Back up your statements with data
Yes you have to do it
No, I’m ... (more)
I have a ‘doctors appointment’ – Voluntary Turnover
From PseudoHRJanuary 12, 2010 at 7:30 am
Experts say that when they economy rebounds, employees will be changing jobs like wildfire. And I don’t doubt that, people always thing the grass is greener on the other side ... (more)
Worst HR People in America – Premiering this Fall
FromJanuary 11, 2010 at 9:30 am
Food Network, a secret indulgence of mine, has a new show on called Worst Cooks in America. The premise is 12 average, kitchen challenged people learn how to cook with the guidance
... (more)Carnival of HR – Happy New Year
From PseudoHRJanuary 6, 2010 at 2:33 pm
The latest and greatest Carnival of HR is up over at the Devon Group. Thanks for Melissa Prusher for hosting and assembling the Carnival, and of course for including my own ... (more)
New year’s *hiccup* eve humor
From PseudoHRDecember 31, 2009 at 10:00 am
Out will the old, in the new. Good riddance 2009, you’ve been fun but 2010 is looking promising.
I hope everyone that’s at work doesn’t have to work all day, I know I’m ... (more)
2010 – New Year Theme
From PseudoHRDecember 30, 2009 at 10:00 am
In years passed I made the traditional list of New Years Resolutions, and it was a long list, but I never completed the list. It’s a horrible feeling to get to the end of the ... (more)
The tale of two candidates – Making Margaritas
From PseudoHRDecember 29, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I’m a firm believer that things happen for a reason; cause and effect, ying and yang, you get the point.
A few months ago we interviewed several candidates for a position ... (more)
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