Human Resources

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People have been asking me for favors for thirty-seven years. Maybe it is because I am competent. Maybe it’s my close proximity to some cash. I have no idea why — but I started counting the incoming requests for the purpose of this blog. Guess what? I am asked for a ‘favor’ by someone I [...]

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By the time you read this, I’ll be in London for TruLondon5. I’m glad. Last week sucked. Bring on a distraction! First day? I want to talk about Agency Recruiting versus Corporate Recruiting. In my mind we will discuss the different models in the US and UK, discuss what’s the better model for filling roles [...]

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It makes me sad when I hear people dog on their in-laws. I am totally lucky. My in-laws are fabulous. I knew my husband’s family for five years before we married and they are such kind people. Ken’s mother is so good to me. And the last thing his father ever said to me was [...]

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It’s my honor to host the Valentine’s Day edition of the Carnival of HR. Today is actually the feast day of Saint Agape, a martyr and follower of St. Valentine. She belonged to a group of virgin devotees started by St. Valentine. So in the spirit of Saint Agape, I am dedicating a series of [...]

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Hello everybuddy. What’s new? Do you have an exciting week planned? I’m not running up any buildings for the foreseeable future. This week I am doing a webinar. Something about social recruiting. Whatever. You know the drill. My job is to highlight some of the really good things happening in HR and recruiting departments and [...]