From the monthly archives:

May 2007

YourHRGuy is one year old

by Lance Haun on May 25, 2007

 

It is YourHRGuy’s first birthday!
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Tired of working vacations?

by Lance Haun on May 23, 2007

Me too. Actually, I just got back from one where I didn’t bring my laptop and it was fantastic. Without my laptop, I “didn’t get that email” and “no, I can’t look that up right now.” My Dad took working vacations and it made my Mom pull her hair out. I never want to feel [...]

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20 Great Employers For College Grads

by Lance Haun on May 18, 2007

20 great employers for college grads reveals something that isn’t actually unique to Gen Y (shock!).
For the most part, it is all about the Benjamin’s baby.
Most of these companies aren’t sexy or noble causes. In fact, I count one in each category. I see a lot of government contractors, financial institutions, old money and …
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When you work hard, not everyone wins

by Lance Haun on May 17, 2007

Including yourself.
Oh the realities of working hard and not getting anything in return. For that fresh faced college grad or the fortune 100 exec starting anew in a startup, it can be a big wake up call.
It seems like the best anyone can do is work hard anyway, cross their fingers and get lucky?
But wait [...]

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I received an e-mail from someone who is interested in a company’s return policy after layoff.
Dear HR Guy,
I was laid off from a company back in November, they laid off 20
employees. I was a team manager and I had one staff member that went also. Now the company is doing better and I’ve noticed ads [...]

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Want to know more about the HR guy?

by Lance Haun on May 15, 2007

Jobacle (one of my favorite blogs) has an interesting survey of sorts that might give you some insight on me and why I write. Or perhaps you can know a bit more about my background.
Career Questionnaire 1
Worst Boss
My boss at a national drug store chain was probably the worst. He had a way of rewarding [...]

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Why passion can’t come easy…

by Lance Haun on May 14, 2007

Everybody wants to be passionate about what they do but they have a hard time finding what they are passionate about in the first place. It seems that all sorts of people are having a hard time figuring out exactly what they want to do in life. Even people that shouldn’t know what they are [...]

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Retaining Older Workers More Important

by Lance Haun on May 6, 2007

Forget about Gen Y/Millennials for a second, how about retaining the older generations?
Unfortunately, we can’t all work for a dot com where younger workers and older workers can enter the industry on essentially the same footing. There are many industries where the wealth of experience an older person brings to a company actually does make [...]

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