OpEd Category
Higher Hires: Reefer Madness & Recruiting
Posted on January 23, 2014 4 Comments
There are few topics more taboo in the strange sweater and swag filled world of HR than smoking weed, or “ingesting marijuana,” if you’re an employee handbook or an SPHR. But Colorado’s recent reefer legalization proved a big hit for HR and recruiting content. This coverage certainly sparked a bowl of controversy and commentary about […]
Steal This Post.
Posted on January 22, 2014 1 Comment
While technology has improved and impacted the ways we work and live, often for the better, an unfortunate byproduct of the digital age is the fact that things like voice, tone and style no longer matter much. The objective has objectively changed from selling ideas to selling product, and while a matter of snobbery and […]
5 Content Marketing Predictions for 2014
Posted on January 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Because there was a picture of a cute animal along with a retweetable headline, duh. Consider this a bonus prediction, but keyword laden lead paragraphs in employer content marketing will continue to be the only original content involved in most employer content marketing in 2014. Or does it lose to the rhethorical question to drive […]
Why Sourcing Isn’t Dead – But Sourcers Are
Posted on January 2, 2014 1 Comment
My immersion into the world of recruiting and HR started in sourcing, and the ability to find people and information on the internet has continued to be one of the most valuable professional skills I possess, even if I’m years removed from actually filling reqs. The thing about it is, it’s never been actually all […]
You Probably Think This Post Is About You, Don’t You?
Posted on December 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
You’re probably right. Because I, as a member of the left-wing liberal “blogosphere,” even though I don’t actually write about politics, once lived in Los Angeles and sometimes eat organic, have an agenda. And that agenda is slandering you on social media. That’s right. Every Facebook update I post is some cryptic reference to you, […]