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September 19, 2011 at 6:15 am
AKA: How to use employment videos for social recruitingSocial recruiting is discussed often, but one of the lesser mentioned facets is video. While many companies know it’s ... (
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September 15, 2011 at 7:58 am
Recently Jason sent me an email about being in HR (entry level HR, to be specific). He gave me permission to post his comments and my responses below.I actually stumbled upon ... (
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September 12, 2011 at 6:00 am
Recently I had the opportunity to review the book 101 Strategies for Recruiting Success by Christopher Pritchard for the SHRM Store. As an HR Generalist for a small company, ... (
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September 11, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Have you thought about attending HRev Las Vegas in October but didn’t know if it would be worth it?Wonder no more.At this link you will find the agenda for HRevolution ... (
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September 6, 2011 at 6:00 am
Of the three keynote speakers at HR Florida, Daniel Pink was definitely my favorite. He shared some phenomenal ideas to motivate employees, and I’m already looking at ... (
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September 1, 2011 at 6:00 am
I have read The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up, and I think it’s a fantastic book for people to read in order to understand the impact that humor and levity ... (
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August 31, 2011 at 7:09 am
Today I spent some time talking with Bryan Wempen about small business hiring and how to recruit in a high-touch, intimate way on the DriveThruHR radio show. Click the link ... (
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August 30, 2011 at 6:00 am
My first concurrent session at HR Florida was titled “Developing an Effective, No Cost Recognition Program.” Truthfully, it was my second choice because the other ... (
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August 29, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Which of your supervisors holds the best meetings?I was in a session at HR Florida and the speaker tossed out that question. Most of the audience likely ignored it, but I couldn’t ... (
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August 25, 2011 at 6:00 am
Whew. I don’t travel that often, but the coming weeks are going to be quite busy. I hope to meet many of you at least once in this whirlwind, so check out the list below ... (
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August 22, 2011 at 6:00 am
Recently I surveyed you guys on what you wanted to learn about organizational culture. Today I’m happy to present the Organizational Culture Change Manifesto. It’s ... (
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August 19, 2011 at 6:00 am
Think this social recruiting thing is a fad? 80% of employers are using it in some form or fashion to find talent, so that theory doesn’t fly. Check out the video below ... (
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August 16, 2011 at 6:00 am
Will I see you at the next HRevolution? Las Vegas is right around the corner (October 2, 2011), and I hope to see you there. In the video below I discuss some of what makes ... (
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August 15, 2011 at 6:00 am
My recruiting duties ebb and flow in my days as an HR generalist, but there always seems to be a new lesson to learn with every candidate I come in contact with. Working in ... (
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August 12, 2011 at 6:00 am
I’ve been writing more on corporate culture lately, and I’ve decided that it has generated enough interest to actually write a guide on the topic. While I know what ... (
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August 10, 2011 at 7:00 am
The other day my friend Daniel Crosby pointed me to a company called Clearlink. I checked out their culture study at his urging, and it gave me some great ideas to pursue. Not ... (
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August 8, 2011 at 6:45 am
No, I’m not talking about recruiting your family members! I’m talking about going the extra mile and working to make the candidate’s family members more comfortable ... (
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August 4, 2011 at 6:30 am
Today I’m going to make the case for leadership development at all levels, not just at the top of the organization. Think about it, do you want those employees positioned ... (
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August 1, 2011 at 6:30 am
How do you communicate with team members with a chip on their shoulder? What do you do or say when they are stubborn, constantly interrupting, unapproachable, or unwilling to ... (
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July 25, 2011 at 6:00 am
I covered the concept of the “what” and the “how” of work long ago in my review of The Pursuit of Something Better.In the book, U.S. Cellular is going ... (
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July 21, 2011 at 8:31 am
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been bombarded at work lately (hence the low number of posts!). Some of that busyness is driven by projects I’m working on ... (
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July 15, 2011 at 6:00 am
We talk often about having the right people in the right seats. However, the step that is commonly skipped in that metaphor is what to do with the incumbent workforce. In this ... (
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July 11, 2011 at 7:28 am
I know I can’t be the only one who has seen a performance review process go horribly wrong. Sometimes it’s laughable, yet other times it is frustrating to be caught ... (
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July 8, 2011 at 6:00 am
If you don’t know who Mike Durant is, you are missing out on an amazing story. He is the pilot of Super Six Four, the Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down in Somalia ... (
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July 7, 2011 at 4:34 pm
What sort of information should make up comments for performance reviews? First time managers (and some long time veterans) have a tough time figuring out just what to say when ... (
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