Say Goodbye to the Employee Handbook Snooze Fest Updating an employee handbook is like doing your taxes – it’s a necessary chore that nobody looks forward to....
The Real Game-Changers I can’t stand hiring managers who don’t want to hire moms because they might need to stay home with...
The Truth About Reference Checks When I started in Talent Acquisition and HR, I was sold on the idea that checking references was the...
It Takes a Village In the hiring game, going solo just doesn’t cut it. It’s like raising a kid – you need a...
LinkedIn’s 2024 Future of Recruiting Report #FutureOfRecruiting @LinkedInTalentSolutions This week, LinkedIn released its latest Future of Recruiting Report, and as always, it was packed with great data...
HR and Recruiting: The Unspoken Rules Some unsaid rules guide us through HR. They’re not really hard and fast rules, just practical tips that we’ve...
Your Nose Is Growing! Top Candidate Lies This is a rerun that I like to share every few years because it never misses the mark. What...
Are All Employment Brands the Same? I’ve always thought that 9 out of 10 employment brands are basically clones. If you asked candidates to tell...
Employees Want You To Tell Them This “Can I be honest with you?” is a phrase usually followed by some sh*t you don’t want to hear. ...
Your Recruiting Process Is Doomed Here’s the real talk: sooner or later, you or anyone in recruiting will feel the itch to shake things...
The Power of Words in a Job Description Once upon a time (it was a decade ago, but I don’t want to feel old) I wrote about...
Here’s an idea, just do the job you were hired for Every day, people get worked up over stuff they can’t control. Everyone’s telling you to be this or that,...
Ping pong and Taco Tuesday won’t save you! Check out this previous blog from 2017 – it’s like the Yoda of employee retention. You don’t need to...
Workday Recruiting is making Big moves! I’ve said this before, and I’ll say most likely forever: I do not hate large HCM recruiting modules (e.g.,...
The 2024 Conference Season is Here! Here is what I’m looking forward to The HR/TA/LOD/Payroll/Etc. conference season is upon us. I’ve got a new book launching at SHRM Talent in April, so...
The 10 Rules of Office Romances So, I’ve dished out some rules before—actually, a lot of rules. You’ve probably seen my guide on Rules for...
Hey, Be A Career Guide Remember what Steve Jobs said – people don’t know what they want until you show them. This applies to...
The Career of a Mediocre Recruiter Shoutout to Aerotek for being the pioneers in figuring out how long it takes for someone to realize they’re...
5 HR Habits to Drop Now Are you doing everything you can to be a top-notch HR pro? Sometimes, it’s essential to take a step...
Make my birthday wish come true!? Guess what? It’s my birthday! Let’s make this one for the books – literally! The only thing I want...