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Mother Teresa Didn’t Work in HR

Aug 18, 2010 | Comments

I entered HR via recruiting, dissatisfied with the quality of candidates put before me to interview and having to pick my poison hoping it worked out because I would be held largely accountable for turnover. I had no aspirations of being Mother Theresa. If you do, please go into human services - or a convent, but not HR.

When They Search You Who & What Will They Find?

Aug 17, 2010 | Comments

Unless your parents gifted you with a unique consonant laden multi-syllabic moniker, chances are your name gets lost in the Google shuffle. Unless of course, you work hard at your personal brand and online reputation. After all, you don't want to be confused with an unsavory character right? I swear it wasn't me...

Do I look Like A Search Engine?

May 30, 2010 | Comments

Do you have an encyclopedia lodged in your brain and the superpower ability to spit out statistical data on command? Give me a break, I know you're just good at Google...

Poor Customer Service is Bad Biz

May 01, 2010 | Comments

This is quick, I have to write a 90 minute presentation and meet and bring home the newest member of my family this weekend. I'm also waiting on a service call from the manufacturer to fix why certain USB devices do not work on my laptop. They have a LOT of making up to do with me. Sometimes it's not "who you know" it's what you know...... like this cool title I contrived for this post =)

How to Work the Job Fair

Mar 27, 2010 | Comments

It's almost time for the NEPA Job Fair so I have been busy with the job fair blog, getting speakers lined up for the job search strategy seminars and working as a member of the great team that puts this event on every year. It occurred to me over coffee this morning that maybe the reason people come to job fairs with baby strollers, in flip flops and sweatpants is because it's held in an arena where they are accustomed to attending events as a spectator. Let me fix that misconception right now...

Get Out Your Value Proposition

Sep 14, 2009 | Comments

The scary story goes like this… Johnny, you’re our star Admin Assis­tant and as part of your “other duties as assigned” I’m giv­ing you a new project. I need to hire an Account Man­ager and we don’t have a bud­get to hire an agency to do it for us. You’re always on Face­book and Twit­ter, do some