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365  Musings Thus Far
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2023

Jan 29
5 Tips to Prep for a Technical Interview
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2020

Aug 21
What is the Right Type of Plan to Advance an Employee?
Aug 12
A Promotion Gone Wrong
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2019

Dec 29
Personal and Work Devices Are Now One
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2018

May 5
Community Engagement IRL
Jan 7
Bizarre Endings and Beginnings Made Better by Airtable
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2017

Sep 23
Bitmoji Your Desk
Sep 17
Trying to Learn to Love the iPhone
Jun 20
Handwriting Rehab
Jun 19
Posting Your Resume Won’t Get You a Job
Apr 3
LinkedIn Turns On Pop Up Messaging
Mar 26
10 Steps to an Annual Dinner to Celebrate You
Mar 22
Oh, I Do That Too…
Mar 19
Conference Format in a Digital Society
Feb 26
Hometown Healthcare Rallies for ACA
Feb 25
Be More Like X
Feb 19
It’s All in the News
Feb 12
Are Politics Impacting Your Performance?
Feb 9
Everything is New Again
Jan 22
The Times Are Changing
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2016

Nov 29
Today is Not Just Another Day in the Nonprofit World
Nov 14
The Myths and Realities of the Manufacturing Skills Gap
Sep 5
5 reasons it could seem like I’m procrastinating
Aug 12
Let’s get nerdy at NEPA BlogCon
Aug 3
My Summer Staycation
Jun 22
Boot Loop an Open Letter to Verizon and LG
May 30
Today America Pauses for the 148th Time
May 20
More Time or More Money?
May 19
@ing me to death and #ing it out
Feb 24
Keeping Fit at Work
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2015

Sep 20
Women Are Not Carnival Side Shows
Sep 15
Happy 4th Work Anniversary to Me!
Sep 14
Engagement and Change Through Vision, Passion and Commitment
Aug 24
Lessons from Camp
Aug 23
Out of Office Message Etiquette
Jul 5
Is Your Destination Attractive to the New Workforce?
Jun 15
What is Today’s Promise to Youth?
Mar 15
Motivational Quotes vs Reality
Mar 8
A Corporate Culture Refreshingly Void of Negativity
Mar 6
A Reason to Celebrate!
Feb 16
This is what it looks like to love your job
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2014

Dec 30
Letting Go of 2014
Dec 22
Living Wages Through Fair Trade
Nov 24
It’s time to Talk About Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Nov 22
The Double Standard in Recruiting
Nov 21
Follow Job Ad Instructions if You Want to be Considered
Nov 20
NEPA WordPress Blogging Meet Up Success
Oct 10
You Don’t Need an HR Manager You Need a CEO
Sep 28
The Next Challenge in Employment
Sep 1
NEPA BlogCon Back Fresh Again in 2014
Aug 9
Does liking a page on Facebook equal endorsing it?
Aug 2
Recognizing the diverse talents of employees
Jun 29
Who does sub-minimum wage really benefit?
Jun 15
The Challenge of Promoting from Within
May 26
Regional Future Planning in NEPA
Apr 29
Talent Talk Radio Show Interview
Apr 27
Good News and a Special Request
Apr 26
This Week in Cool
Mar 26
Thinking About Thinking
Feb 13
10 Reasons Volunteering is a Great Career Move
Jan 5
10 Steps to an improved job search strategy
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2013

Dec 31
Workplace Greetings or Not!
Dec 8
10 Thoughts on Living a Good Life
Oct 27
Diversity & Inclusion in Employment in PA – PADES
Oct 20
10 HR Reasons to be Invisible
Oct 19
In my head I’m Anne Bonny sailing the Caribbean
Oct 17
How to attract, hire & retain veterans
Oct 14
Don’t put the cart before the horse in the interview
Oct 9
Playing with dolls at work
Oct 8
A Blogging Anniversary Made Special
Oct 6
How to Achieve Two Thumbs Up in Collaborative Work
Sep 29
A Creative Strategy for Local Candidate Generation
Sep 26
Developing College Students Through Community Projects
Sep 10
Disability Employment and Empowerment in PA
Sep 7
Q & A on Blogging & Social Media
Aug 30
Employer Branding for Small to Mid-sized Companies
Aug 15
NEPA BlogCon 2013
Jul 10
Don’t be a Laptop Hobo
Jun 28
RIM: Resuscitation Is Measurable
Jun 7
Make the Hiring Manager Happy
May 27
Why Bullying in Business is Such a Problem
May 15
BlackBerry Z10 – Fast and Fabulous
May 7
Motivation Versus Job Fit
Apr 20
Supporting Recovery in Boston and West
Apr 19
Rants and Job Seekers
Apr 2
Job Seeker Beware
Mar 23
The Match That Lit Donglegate
Mar 20
Are Women Doing it Right?
Feb 27
Work – Maybe You’re Just Not Doing It Right
Feb 24
Innovation Gone Wrong
Feb 14
Re-shored Jobs Come with a Bonus
Feb 6
Same major less compensation for recent female grads
Feb 1
The 5 Minute Skinny on My Work
Jan 28
An open letter to Principal Thomas Smith Mahanoy Area HS
Jan 17
How to Downsize Yourself
Jan 13
US Jobs Onshored for Minimum Wage in China
Jan 4
LinkedIn Endorsements – Professional Bacon or Meh?
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2012

Dec 31
12 Sites and web based tools that shined in 2012
Dec 31
10 Thoughts on Inappropriate Sexual Behavior at Conferences
Dec 2
11 Tips for Military Transition to Civilian HR
Nov 11
Veterans Day 2012 Get Your Civilian Job On!
Nov 10
The We the People Panel Interview
Oct 25
Don’t fall flat on your face in your email introduction
Oct 20
13 No Strings Attached NEPABlogCon Sessions Online
Oct 13
Feedback on Hospital Healthcare Policies and Workforce
Oct 11
No cost PM and event planning tools for HR and everyone
Oct 7
To have or not to have a conference code of conduct policy
Oct 7
It takes a couple of hits to create the Right Path
Oct 2
The best career development tool is FREE
Sep 4
Putting your spouse in the middle of your job
Sep 3
Learning to Work
Sep 2
The College Internship 360
Aug 20
Full-time Poverty
Aug 19
NEPA BlogCon the blogging and social media event for everyone
Aug 18
Three Quarter Time
Jul 29
Job Search Experiences and Preferences of Healthcare Professionals Survey
Jul 19
Dj Vu Vu Vu Vu
Jul 18
10 tips to market your professional self via your blog
Jul 9
When a Company Comes to Town
Jul 2
Conference and Online Comportment for Adults
Jun 24
Challenges for Minorities in Healthcare
Jun 8
I need to interview for my own job – help!
Jun 7
The Wisdom of the Ys: How Millennials Make the Job Market work for them
Jun 3
NEPA Digerati in Action
May 26
How do you tote your Gigabytes?
May 22
10 Quotes About Work and the Takeaways
May 8
10 Tips for Success on LinkedIn
Apr 16
A shortage of skilled workers is keeping companies up at night
Apr 15
Using a Personal Profile as a Business Profile – It’s a big no-no OK?
Apr 13
Creating a culture of Empowerment & Accountability is an evolution not a revolution
Apr 8
Brutally Honest Job Candidate Feedback – Can you Take It?
Apr 7
A Conversation on Religion in the Workplace
Apr 6
The New Employee Satisfaction Barometer someecards.com
Apr 4
Having the willingness to do what it takes to get what you want
Apr 2
NEPA Bloggers Call to Action
Mar 26
The result of a culture of ethical leadership – The Hotel Hershey
Mar 13
10 Reasons for Unemployment
Mar 6
LinkedIn Groups – BFF to Recruiters & Job Seekers
Feb 28
Is your LinkedIn Public Profile customized or mumbo jumbo?
Feb 16
5 Tips for Good LinkedIn Group Citizenship
Feb 6
Birth control and your boss
Feb 4
A tale about social media, drinking pics and workers comp
Jan 27
Do you know who is in your LinkedIn Group?
Jan 25
What does diversity look like where you work?
Jan 21
Are your senior managers psychopaths?
Jan 16
Dear Work Diary
Jan 14
The Annual Performance Review and You
Jan 3
Don’t Try to Fool Yourself
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2011

Dec 19
2012 and 50 are just around the corner
Dec 16
Why Girls Need Post Secondary Education Today More Than Ever
Dec 6
The 10 Step Strategic Job Search Plan
Dec 3
Should more conditions be tied to jobless benefits?
Dec 1
How do you seize the moment?
Nov 24
The Drop Down Technique for LinkedIn
Nov 18
Eau de Narcissism
Nov 17
Hands on NEPA workshops on building and leveraging social networks
Nov 14
Turning Interns Into Employees
Nov 13
Tools for Veterans Transitioning from M2C
Nov 12
Veterans Day DOL Gold Card Shenanigans
Nov 5
FMLA – It’s not the Fix My Life Act
Oct 23
The Business Card Liberation Front
Oct 15
Dewey Bozella IS attitude
Oct 14
10 reasons you are an email PIA
Oct 9
Why you need to own your own career and 10 ways to start now
Oct 5
‘Here’s My Resume and The Finger’
Oct 2
The People of the United States of America as Employer
Sep 28
Next Stop for Talent: Mobile
Sep 22
A Quickie Doesn’t Count
Sep 18
Corporate Kamikaze on the Rocks
Sep 12
8 Weeks
Sep 4
To My Nation on Labor Day 2011
Sep 4
Whats Personal Branding Got to Do with Job Search?
Aug 29
ROWE ROWE ROWE your boat
Aug 19
Lessons learned on the way out
Aug 13
Do you have a pitch in your pocket?
Jul 31
The opportunity to earn a living should not be political
Jul 30
Ruminations on Google+ as the new positive G force
Jul 29
I heard you can apply for jobs on the Internet, is that true?
Jul 28
Experiential learning and networking through internships
Jul 27
Would you be happy with 10 candidates? The LinkedIn Guarantee
Jul 9
It’s Payback Time!
Jun 26
Let’s make ‘professional networking’ a game with BeKnown
Jun 25
X = green has different answers
Jun 22
Fruit Flavored Sugar
Jun 19
Old Man I’m a lot like you were
Jun 12
How Local Employment Dynamics Can Help You
Jun 11
Job Ads and Candi ‘dates’
May 23
Do you live to work or work to live?
May 20
Today and Every Day
May 16
Job search frustration hit my inbox today big time
May 15
Acknowledging Family Patterns in the Workplace
Apr 25
BlackBerry PlayBook – What’s not to love?
Apr 20
Survival Guide Tips for Job Seekers
Mar 31
Commencement Address to Spring Class ’11
Mar 1
Top 10 Free Resources for the Career Confused
Feb 20
Wisconsin Woes
Feb 18
What They Don’t Tell You About Job Interviews
Feb 13
Visually Depict Your Elevator Pitch
Feb 6
Why You Should Turn Your Rsum into a Tag Rsum
Feb 4
Recruiters Will Love Honestly.com SocialLink
Feb 2
WTF are they smoking over at TheLadders?
Jan 27
The New Veteran in the Workplace
Jan 23
What are the preferred job search web sites/resources?
Jan 22
Human Dominoes
Jan 16
10 Ways HR Special Agents Use QR Codes
Jan 8
Achieve a Social Media Trifecta
Jan 1
Achieving and Supporting the Goals of Women
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2010

Dec 31
Meet the Future of Work
Dec 27
New End of Year Policy
Dec 21
I’m Dreaming of Economic Recovery
Dec 15
Crazy Check Out Line Career Advice
Dec 13
10 LinkedIn Tips for 2011 Job Seekers
Dec 5
WorkLeaks Have Fallout
Dec 4
Jobless Aid Held Hostage
Nov 21
A Little TSA Workforce Analysis
Nov 20
The Jobs War
Nov 16
Job Seeker Tales from the Mauve Comfy Chair
Nov 7
Improve Your Recruitment Strategy
Oct 27
Equality and Prejudice on the Big Screen
Oct 26
Hey Yeah, You’re Entitled
Oct 18
The Case For A Candidate Service Level Agreement
Oct 14
The Best Jobs in America
Oct 10
I Survived the Crash of 2010
Oct 5
Conquering Obstacles
Oct 2
Professional Reputations Take a Hit
Oct 1
Hero of the Day – The Customer
Oct 1
10 Steps to Avoid Running an HR Dungeon of Doom
Sep 29
Wilkes U Social Media for Students Today
Sep 26
Interview Edge: The 90 Day Plan
Sep 25
The Mixology of Job Loyalty
Sep 20
Off Work Conduct Unbecoming of an Employee?
Sep 19
The Pope as CEO is an HR Nightmare
Sep 14
Workplace Fashionistas
Sep 12
A Riddle Solved Through the Eyes of Babes
Sep 8
Comp Q & A with Karla in Trying Times
Aug 31
A Call to All Rational Thinkers
Aug 29
How to Shake a Bokor – A Zombie Job Seeker’s Guide
Aug 28
My Q3 Update Thanks to Alex Blom
Aug 18
Mother Teresa Didn’t Work in HR
Aug 17
When They Search You Who & What Will They Find?
Jul 25
Evolution of the American Dream
Jul 17
Farmville is Better Than Hate Spam
Jul 16
The Power of Recommendation
Jul 11
NEPA It’s Time to Scramble!
Jul 5
The Mega Gap Between Industry and the Workforce
Jul 4
Do You Want Your Employees to be Happy or Satisfied?
Jul 3
A Personal Day of Independence
Jul 1
You’re Invited to a Historic Recruiter Networking Event in NEPA!
Jun 29
How to Raise and Educate the Workforce of the Next Decade
Jun 28
How Not to Attract Opportunity
Jun 22
Everything I Ever Needed to Know I learned from Selling Timeshare
Jun 20
Customer Service and the Candidate Experience
Jun 18
Workplace Attire for Productivity
Jun 12
Friends and Hackers
Jun 11
I’m Hesitant to Follow Friday
Jun 7
A 1099 Workforce is Emerging
Jun 2
Focus On Retention Not Dropout Re-engagement
May 31
Thoughts on Memorial Day
May 30
Do I look Like A Search Engine?
May 25
Marketing & Employee Engagement Joined at the Hip
May 23
Is This Job a Match?
May 19
My Challenge to You
May 15
Blogthings is the New Psychometric Assessment Tool
May 13
Recreate Wendy and Then Show the World
May 6
10 Job Seeker Steps to LinkedIn-Ability
May 2
FREE Job Board Model Rules
May 1
Poor Customer Service is Bad Biz
Apr 30
Solutions – Pathways to Employment in a Tough Economy
Apr 28
Prezi on Attracting & Retaining Talent
Apr 21
How Do You Self Identify?
Apr 19
You Were Hired Because You’re a Special Agent
Apr 18
No More Excuses – Get A Life Not A Job
Apr 17
The Job Fair and the Loch Ness Monster
Apr 15
LinkMe Up Scotty
Apr 15
How Can HR Help Drive Up Employee Engagement?
Apr 11
Why is Social Justice a Topic for Debate?
Apr 4
A job as a Relationship – Is it a Fit?
Mar 27
How to Work the Job Fair
Mar 26
Job Search Success
Mar 21
Candidates Question the Value of Social Media
Mar 17
THE Conference to Attend in 2010
Mar 14
Happiness is Not a Useful Word Anymore
Mar 11
A Question From New Orleans
Feb 28
How to Turn Me On Not Off
Feb 26
Hello, My Name is Karla and I’m an INTP
Feb 25
Job Boards and Pizza Sauce
Feb 23
Commitment to Veterans with Blake Cannon
Feb 19
Why Are You in Human Resources?
Feb 15
Milwaukee JobCamp Heats Up
Feb 14
Do Temps Get the Shaft?
Feb 13
The Evolution of Homo Digitaus
Feb 10
Buzz.. It’s a Social Networking Smrgsbord
Feb 7
Your Inner Entrepreneur
Feb 1
Why Don’t I get a Call Back?
Jan 24
We Can Haz Equal Pay
Jan 23
Thanks to gwabbit My Outlook is Brighter
Jan 22
Why Social Media Scares L
Jan 17
Job Seeker Takeaways
Jan 13
The Dangers of Mass E-mailing Job Applications
Jan 12
You Be The Judge
Jan 12
Do Amazing Things
Jan 10
The Ex-Recruiter Goes Prime-Time
Jan 9
Monthly HR Forum Report January ’10
Jan 4
A Fly on the Man’s Wall
Jan 3
3 Things HR Can Do to Make a Difference
Jan 1
Is Perception Always Reality?
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2009

Dec 28
2010 Is All About You!
Dec 18
HR Holiday Havoc
Dec 18
Just Get Over It
Dec 8
Top 10 Scary Questions Job Candidates Ask
Dec 5
Bully Bosses Are So Yesterday
Nov 26
Realistic Expectations for Candidates
Nov 25
Help for New Grads Pursuing Their Career Dreams
Nov 24
Yes Virginia, You Can Get a Job During the Holidays
Nov 17
I’m About Done With “Un”
Nov 7
In HR We Trust
Nov 7
Who’s Gonna Hire Me?
Nov 4
Did You Ever Overdo It?
Oct 30
When the Student Becomes the Teacher
Oct 24
HR Policy – Power Naps Rule
Oct 24
The Greatest Internship on Earth
Oct 17
The Wisdom of Sex in the Workplace
Oct 14
The Ex-Recruiter
Oct 12
Poof You’ve Been Promoted, Now What?
Oct 11
By the Way, Hire Me
Oct 6
Confessions from the Supply Closet
Oct 3
What Gruzzles You?
Oct 1
Moving On
Sep 25
The Future of Recruiting
Sep 20
An Interview with Steven Rothberg
Sep 19
The Vulcan Recruiter
Sep 14
Get Out Your Value Proposition
Sep 13
HR Haiku
Sep 7
The Social Media Compensation Mystery
Sep 6
Onboarding Now Prepare for Take Off
Sep 5
Talent as a Commodity
Sep 2
Dad, Cool it with the Twitter Updates
Aug 30
I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours
Aug 30
Cyber-Vetting Digital Natives
Aug 29
Twitter Follow Friday Luv
Aug 27
I’ll Never Get a Reference from @ToryJohnson
Aug 25
The “New” Job Fair
Aug 23
I’m Recruiting You!
Aug 22
Top 10 Ways to Be a Crme de la Crme Candidate
Aug 21
Fancy Shmancy Recruiter Titles
Aug 19
The Right Kind of Happy for the Right Fit
Aug 16
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Aug 15
A Social Media Intervention
Aug 14
Ex-Offender Vick = Eagles = Whatever
Aug 9
Love the One You’re With
Aug 8
DSL — The New Professional Credential
Aug 6
Austin Has Powers
Aug 4
Are You a Social Media Kamikaze Biotch™?
Aug 2
Don’t Give Up on Us Baby!
Aug 2
Standing Out in the Crowd
Aug 1
Workin’ on Gilligan’s Island
Jul 25
The World is Full of Ballerinas
Jul 22
I’m OK, You’re OK
Jul 18
50 is the New 30
Jul 14
My Band of Brothers & Sisters
Jul 12
Meetings by Walking Around?
Jul 11
So, Why are there 2.6 Million Jobs Available in the US?
Jul 10
The Art of Baking
Jul 4
What’s Cultural Fit Got To Do With It?
Jul 3
It’s All About the People – Really?
Jun 27
The Dysfunctional Village
Jun 22
Huh?
Jun 21
Workplace en Vogue
Jun 14
Social Media – Why Aren’t They Using it?