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• You shouldn’t care about a multigenerational workforce
  Over the last few years, there’s been an explosion of information about how to manage a multigenerational workforce. There have been countless articles, seminars and books on how to keep Generation Y (aka the Millennials) engaged, and how to help Baby Boomers and Gen-X employees work with them more effectively. I think that’s all a big [...] […]
  Chris Ferdinandi
• Social Recruiting or Whatever
  It seems like everyone’s talking about social recruiting these days. There was recently a very impressively put together conference dedicated entirely to the subject. Now the domain name is for sale and everyone seems to be saying that social recruiting is the way to go. Meh. What I find most interesting is how confused I seem [...] […]
  Maren Hogan
• Lifelong Learning
  Later this week, I’m heading to New Orleans for the SHRM Annual Conference.  For me, the conference will be filled with wonderful networking opportunities and informative educational sessions in the setting of one of the biggest foodie cities in the world.  What more could I ask for? Every time I attend a conference, I think about [...] […]
  HR Bartender
• Welcome to the Carnival of HR!
  Are you Interested in the two-faced manager, the sword-swallowing succession planner, the work-sharing Siamese twins or the bearded HR lady? Well ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up and welcome to the Carnival of HR (*dramatic bow*)! Your new Ringmaster HR Minion (aka Shauna Moerke) has been kind enough to let the clowns here at [...] […]
  Inflexion Point
• 4 Dumb Things People Do During Interviews
  You know what a STAR question is, right? It’s those interview questions where you’re supposed to give a: S/T — Situation/Task A —  Action You Took R — Result You Achieved See, it spells out STAR.  That’s so you (and the interviewer) remember what you’re supposed to do.  Yeah, it’s a goofy little acronym.  But this interview technique (or a [...] […]
  Kerry
• 3 Thoughts From a New HR Professional
  This Guest Post is authored by Ben Eubanks, an HR professional who loves to write and enjoys giving and receiving career advice. Leaping into a field like HR is quite interesting. I’ve only been doing this for a short while, but I can tell that it’s like nothing else out there. We take problems and [...] […]
  Lisa Rosendahl
• Do This 1 Thing and I Guarantee—Yes, Guarantee—You Will Get a Job
  When it comes to the job search, everyone’s with the lists: how to get a job; mistakes people make; ways to ace an interview; things you need to do today. Enough. There is a problem with all these lists. The problem is not that there’s not some good insights in some of them. It’s that no list [...] […]
  JasonSeiden
• How to Value Your Following on Twitter
  Here’s an alarming statistic: Twitter now drives 20% of the total traffic on my other blog, Twenty Set. Surprised? I’m not. Twitter is starting to rival Google in terms of traffic. Which shows that Twitter is clearly an incredible marketing tool, even when you don’t have that many followers. (I only have slightly over 5,000.) This article [...] […]
  Dan Schawbel
• Manager: What are YOUR Goals?
  It’s mid-year, so instead of focusing on your team, like we’ve been doing, let’s focus on YOU. Manager: What are YOUR Goals? My goals fall into 3 buckets this year: Learning, Succession Planning and Projects. All of my goals are due on/before November 15th, 2009. The goals I set have 2 key parts: Measurability Timeframe After that, my goals update format i […]
  Slacker Manager
• Need More “R” in Your ROI? Optimize Your Recruitment Strategy.
  When you look at your recruiting strategy, are you getting the most out of your investment? Are you sure? Unless you’re comparing the number of applications you receive to others in your industry, you might not know the whole story.  (Cue “The More You Know” music, fade lights over NBC primetime star, and cut to [...] […]
  The Hiring Site