October 2008

HRM Today Updates

• How Much Do You Really Want to Know About Candidates?
  Okay, don’t be jealous, but I totally have a fan. Last week, what appeared at first to be a spam comment on my post turned out, on second glance, to be a legitimate (if slightly off-topic) comment/question from someone who’d found on MSN an article I wrote last year, geared toward job seekers. After reading “10 Ways Your [...]
  The Hiring Site
• How you can make a difference. Be Different. Do Different. Act Different.
  Here we go with the advice again. I can’t help it. I got a lot of good advice growing up and it stuck and helped me through a great many scrapes that my headstrong impulsiveness got me into. Anyway one of the trusted maxims that my Sabbath School Teacher always doled out besides that Jesus [...]
  Maren Hogan
• 2009 Predictions From Other Bloggers
  For the third and final segment of this series on 2009 predictions, I wanted to turn it over to my colleagues blogging elsewhere and see what they are saying. If I forgot to ask you, I somehow missed your contribution or you just feel like participating, throw your comments below or write your own post [...]
  Lance Haun
• The Hardest Working Man in Business? Management Lessons from Daddy Spears
  When it seems like you can’t turn to any news source without hearing about another round of layoffs or budget cuts, it’s nice to hear that there’s at least someone getting a raise in this economy…even if it is for Jamie Spears - a.k.a. Britney’s dad. Last week an L.A. court gave him a generous bump in [...]
  The Hiring Site
• What are your 2009 Resolu… err… goals?
  For someone who really likes goals and planning, you’d think I would like making new year’s resolutions, right? Actually no, I don’t like resolutions. Resolutions are crutches, things you say to make you feel like you are going to take positive steps in the coming year when everyone, including yourself, know they are empty words. [...]
  HR Minion
• Top HR Emails from Yours Truly in 2008
  I have been spending some time in retrospection as the year wraps up. I have compiled some of the top emails (by consensus) sent out this year. To: SeattleStaff Subject: Krups Coffee Maker is Working Again (for the love of everything holy don’t put ground coffee in the bean grinder) I got the machine working again. Enjoy. Next [...]
  Sourcing Seattle
• Kicking the crap out of the benefits world, one test at a time
  I kicked the crap out of my first Certified Employee Benefits Specialist exam today.  Group Health Plan Design: I OWN YOU. I own you so much that I can tell my readers: It’s generally thought of as a bad thing when people who actually need insurance sign up for it; so much so that this concept is [...]
  HR Wench
• 3 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before 2009
  Here are 3 questions you should ask yourself before we enter 2009.  The reason why I’m asking these is because I want you to think about how you can keep your job and pursue your passion at the same time. 1.  Are you committed to your current career path for the rest of your life? This may [...]
  Dan Schawbel
• Savor the opportunity to “Hunker Down”
  The catch phrase in the business/financial world seems to be “hunker down” lately. Consumers are spending less, real estate transactions are fewer and farther between, and with fewer companies in hiring mode, many employees are thinking twice before voluntarily leaving their current jobs. The phrase “hunker down” has it’s lingu […]
  Totally Consumed
• 5 Ways to Be Productive Between Christmas and New Years
  If you have to be at work during the “dead” week between Christmas and New Year’s, what are you planning on doing with yourself? For corporate employees, this is traditionally a time where people sit at their desks and twiddle their thumbs because the majority of business associates aren’t around to do business with. I’m [...]
  Alexandra Levit