Congratulations! You’re going to an industry conference, event, trade show or continuing education seminar — which means that your company is investing in your professional development and growth. But how do you justify your time away to leadership — and to yourself — without burning out or feeling somehow short-changed?
How To Stop Sucking At Interviews
Posted on July 18, 2014 2 Comments
Interviewing well for a job doesn’t take real magic. But as every recruiter knows, what it really takes is a method. Knowing that method can make or break your chances of landing your next gig, because too many job seekers forget that if they’re interviewing, they aren’t the only one that employer has lined up as an option. Most companies have at least five candidates interview for every open position, what recruiters refer to as a “slate.”
Those slates feature candidates who often look more or less the same on paper, with essentially equivalent experience and expertise. That’s why getting that offer comes down to two essential characteristics: personality and preparation.
Extinction Event: Why HR Is Certifiably Insane
Posted on July 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
Sure, the Society of Human Resources Management’s annual conference in Orlando was over a couple weeks ago, but in the spirit of late adoption that infused the conference, figured that a stale post was, for the target audience, right on time. It was my fifth straight SHRM conference, and what really struck me this year wasn’t what had changed with HR, but rather, the fact that nothing has really changed over the last 5 years. Not at SHRM, at least.
Pour One Out For These Dead Recruiting Trends, Homies.
Posted on July 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Recruiting and HR pundits sure seem to like writing obituaries. Hell, there’s an entire cannon of posts, white papers and corporate copy on the death of any number of human capital-related themes. Reading through this generic genre, everything from job boards to resumes (false) to LinkedIn (true) are either dead or on life support. Most of these are premature in their declarations of imminent mortality, and written to sell consulting services or align with whatever keyword happens to be trending or whatever buzzword is performing well on Google.
The funny thing is, some of the hottest topics and trends in recruiting are, in fact, alive only by virtue of these same influencers, product and content marketers and “influencers” whose chief industry influence comes from successfully gaming Klout. Good news: some of their most omnipresent “trends” are about to become obsolete.
Original Content
Posted on July 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
This is the douchiest possible post, but a bunch of people have been asking me to write about writing, which makes me this sleazebag (not actor Rip Torn, whose name and jawline I continue to envy):
Snark Attack 