Posts for UpstartHR


The flashcard contest winner is…

From UpstartHR
March 11, 2010 at 9:40 am
Well, SHE came, she saw, and she took the prize! Congratulations to Samantha for winning the free HR certification flashcards from HRCP. She’ll be hearing from me via email ... (more)

Video: How to Move up in HR

From UpstartHR
March 10, 2010 at 9:00 am
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 ... (more)

Guest post blitz #5

From UpstartHR
March 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
AKA As if I don’t run my mouth enough on my own blog… Maybe we'll still be friends when we are old? Every once in a while I get the chance to write a little something ... (more)

Free HR Certification Flashcards

From UpstartHR
March 4, 2010 at 8:00 am
It’s getting to be that time for a large number HR professionals out there. They’ll be hitting the HRCI website and signing up for the PHR, SPHR, or GPHR exam. And ... (more)

HRevolution 2010 Details

From UpstartHR
March 2, 2010 at 6:45 am
What: HRevolution 2010 When: May 7th/8th Where: Catalyst Ranch in Chicago The HRevolution 2010 event is coming to Chicago on May 7th-8th! HR professionals from around the country ... (more)

Advanced human resources education

From UpstartHR
March 1, 2010 at 8:00 am
One of my friends emailed me recently with a question, and I know it’s a question that a lot of people ask. Even if you haven’t asked me, my opinion’s on its ... (more)

Get more out of your SHRM chapter membership

From UpstartHR
February 24, 2010 at 7:00 am
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 me. It was extremely hard for ... (more)

HR Ninja Course Week One

From UpstartHR
February 22, 2010 at 9:00 am
In an effort to bring more people to the free HR Ninja course, I’m going to go through the lessons myself and post my updates as it goes along.  Enjoy! Weekly Topic This ... (more)

A Simple Thanks

From UpstartHR
February 19, 2010 at 9:00 am
This is just a simple thanks. Really. I don’t say if often enough, but I appreciate everyone who listens and participates. I’m working on the next lesson in the free ... (more)

How to set an ATM on fire

From UpstartHR
February 17, 2010 at 10:00 am
That’s a snazzy title if I do say so myself! Where did it come from? Well, I was reminiscing about crazy work stories with my coworker, and i then remembered that I’d never ... (more)

How to be an HR Ninja

From UpstartHR
February 15, 2010 at 10:00 am
When I participated in a collaborative eBook project recently, I really looked forward to seeing the finished result. However, even though it was a relatively short and to the ... (more)

Leaders Have Followers

From UpstartHR
February 10, 2010 at 10:35 pm
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of hearing Laura  Huckabee-Jennings speak to my local SHRM chapter. She did a fantastic presentation titled Leaders Have Followers, and I took a ... (more)

Knowledge looking for a home

From UpstartHR
February 10, 2010 at 9:00 am
Today’s post is by a student in my buddy Steve Boese’s HR Technology class at the Rochester Institute for Technology. Carolina Correa, the author, likes my blog. You ... (more)

Technology-Easier Than It Looks

From UpstartHR
February 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
Recently I was working with a friend to figure out an easy (free) way for her to create a place for her coworkers to share documents and connect with each other from remote locations. ... (more)

The GPHR exam

From UpstartHR
February 5, 2010 at 10:00 am
In all of the HR certification talk that I get into, I really don’t know much about the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) exam. What’s on it? Who takes ... (more)

We all have something to offer

From UpstartHR
February 4, 2010 at 11:00 am
What do you have to offer the world? A week or so ago, I was doing some research for a leadership project I’m working on. I came across a moving video that I really think ... (more)

Just what is RSS really?

From UpstartHR
February 3, 2010 at 9:22 am
What the Heck is RSS? And why should I care? Good questions. First, here’s why you should care. Unlike getting website updates or ezines by email, RSS feeds give you absolute, ... (more)

The HR Capitalist Challenge

From UpstartHR
February 1, 2010 at 10:00 am
Okay, so I may have made up the name for the HR Capitalist Challenge (HRCC), but I didn’t make up the idea. Kris Dunn wrote a post last week about having passion for what ... (more)

Friday free for all

From UpstartHR
January 29, 2010 at 8:00 am
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 ... (more)

Comic Book Leadership

From UpstartHR
January 27, 2010 at 8:00 am
Shall I make yet another confession? Yes, I believe I shall. I like comic books. While I haven’t been an active reader in years, I still love flipping through them at the bookstore. ... (more)

SHRM Chapter Mentoring Program

From
January 25, 2010 at 8:00 am

Today is going to be exciting. I get to join the rest of my peers and kick off the NASHRM mentoring program (known as NASHRM Mentor University). Why is it exciting? Well, I get

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Why I started blogging

From
January 22, 2010 at 8:00 am

I absolutely love blogging. It’s one of those activities that I can just lose myself in. I’ve wondered for a while now about whether I should do any blogging about,

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3 Reasons to Find and Join a Local SHRM Chapter

From UpstartHR
January 20, 2010 at 8:00 am
This post originally appeared on HR Gumbo last year as one of my first guest posts. Stephen’s given me permission to repost it here. Enjoy! Wouldn’t it be nice if there ... (more)

7 more reasons to hire zombies

From UpstartHR
January 18, 2010 at 9:00 am
If you didn’t catch the original post on hiring zombies, then you might want to check it out. It will help this post to make more sense! Several of the comments on that post ... (more)

Guest Post Blitz #3

From UpstartHR
January 15, 2010 at 9:00 am
Well, it’s been a little while since I dumped off a load of guest posts on you in an attempt to look too busy to post here. I know you’ve been dying to see what else ... (more)