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Under the Bridge and Trolling
Posted on March 4, 2014 6 Comments
I’ll confess: I’m a troll. And not because I’m so damn short. It’s because, to cite my favored definition, a troll – in online parlance, at least – is someone who enjoys experimenting with the emotions and passions about things that seem, to any reasonable person, silly, superficial and specious. Take sourcing, for example.
Why Blogging Best Practices Are BS
Posted on March 4, 2014 Leave a Comment
Paris Syndrome is a psychological disorder, clinically proven, that, while rare, presents itself in very specific situations: almost unilaterally, it affects Japanese tourists visiting Paris, hence its name (although, occasional cases have been documented in Florence). In many cases, these tourists report to having either full blown panic attacks or outbursts of pure mania, visual […]
Influenca: Ignoring The Influence Industry
Posted on January 31, 2014 Leave a Comment
The last few weeks have brought on an onslaught of posts dedicated to HR and recruiting trends, although it’s a constant staple of almost every B2B editorial calendar, New Year’s or not. The funny thing is, upon closer inspection it seems that in the business of hiring, trends aren’t actually defined by consumer demand or market […]
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 […]
Snark Attack 