Lead Story

Recruiting ROI

So I am going on a recruiting trip to Southern California and I am excited about the possibility of seeing sunshine. Often times, when taking a trip to a nice area of the country to recruit, some concerned people question the expense of it. Are we really getting our money’s worth? Let’s breakdown the cost of a trip for two people for four days

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Adventures in (Mis)Management

I am getting pushed out! Help!

From the mailbag:
I know that I’m about to be fired. My boss has started the paper trail. I’m being written up and “counseled” for every tiny thing. For example, I forgot to sign one form out of 30 that I complete each day and was written up for not following procedure.
My question [...]

Finding Your Job

Generation Y + Blogging = Crazy Delicious

So I talked about this site that focuses in on Generation Y and trying to make Generation Y more accessible to employers who fail to understand the paradigm there. And I am a bit conflicted. See, I like the idea from a Gen Y and hiring manager standpoint. And I am in the enviable position of being in Gen Y and also routinely making decisions on recruiting sources, hiring practices, etc as an HR manager. And a lot of bloggers (professionals and amateurs alike) have recommended blogging as a great way of reaching out to employers in a different and more authentic way.

For the love of HR

Your toilet business revealed

I read an interesting article on CNN. I think I’ll just let it speak for itself.
It reminds me of a more entertaining article from The Onion regarding a subject very close to this.
Now before you think this blog has devolved (evolved?) into toilet humor and poorly suppressed, junior high inspired giggles, let me just shut [...]

Recruiting in the 21st Century

The recruiter becomes the recruited

Your HR Guy is for hire?!
In what should be an interesting turn of events for this blog, I am searching for a new job and you will likely hear more feedback about the recruiting process than usual. Part of the reason I am guessing some of you will hear about it is because job seeking [...]

Slacking Off at Work

Paid time off or vacation/sick pay?

Evil HR Lady puts out an interesting post about PTO versus vacation/sick time.
I know it is foolish but I always assume that HR people hate vacation/sick time and love PTO if only for the simple administration of the policy. If you are gone, we use time from your PTO bank. End of story. I love [...]

Stupid Employee Tricks

Why you hate your job…

You need to check out this post by Pinny Cohen about why people get burned out on their jobs.
An excerpt:
People are Special
One of the things that sets humans aside from other animals is our unrelenting interest in novelty, and learning. Indeed, one of the best ways to keep our brains sharp is by challenging it [...]

Learning and Living

Blog when you’re mad

I am pissed right now about something and let me tell you something, it inspired something crazy in me:
I am writing this entry, I did two entries over on my Vault blog and I am still writing down ideas as I am doing this. All of the course of an hour and a half.
I am [...]