Faces of HR: Michele Silverman on Championing Well-Being at Veterinary Innovative Partners Michele Silverman isn’t your average HR leader. With two decades of experience, she’s not just a master of policy...
How to Write an Email that Others Will Read Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Recently, I received a reader note asking for some resources to help someone improve...
Zero-point-zero! Zero. Nada. Zip. In my decades of hiring experience, that’s the exact count of candidates willing to commit to...
I Want You To Want Me We make talent acquisition much harder than it needs to be. We talk about employment branding, candidate experience, and recruitment...
Recruiting and Retention: Bridging the Gap, Part One The biggest challenge facing CNOs these days is the workforce shortage. Not only are there not enough nurses entering...
What it Really Means to Be a Partner In our little world, being a “partner” carries weight, right? But, serious question. Does anyone really know what it...
Soft Feedback Isn’t Cutting It Today, it’s rare to get honest feedback. Most people just want praise instead of hearing what they need to...
Getting Recruitment Right Sometimes we get so far into the weeds in recruiting that we forget what is actually important. We have...
High-Maintenance Who? Ever wished there was a way to spot high-maintenance behavior during job interviews? We hire high-maintenance employees because they’re...
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....
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Burning a Hire If you’re a fan of baseball, you know there’s this cool thing in the game where a pitcher throws...
Love Love Love I love to love. I’m not into expecting it back in the same way. Not everyone gets that, though....
Don’t Say That! Found this oldie but a goodie and I thought it would be a fun one to revisit. Still holds...