Does Your Salary History Really Matter to a Future Employer?
Your salary history tells an important story of how far you’ve come along a career path, so it’s fitting that a prospective employer might be interested in learning more about your past earnings. Yet it’s unfair to take a salary history at face value, because there are so often back-stories that need explaining. Does Your […]
Beyond Niche Networking
Networking and relationships are key to any successful business whether you are a job seeker, recruiter, business professional, or entrepreneur. Beyond.com goes beyond a traditional job board and allows for professionals to network with other professionals in an online location that is secure and specific to the job seeker’s industry and location. I like niche networks […]
Follow Up–Practioner’s Criticism into SHRM’s Blog Squad
The SHRM 2010 annual conference is in the books. I think that by any measure it would be rated as highly successful. Prior to the conference I had a guest post, Practioner’s Criticism into SHRM’s Blog Squad. My thanks to Jessica for giving me the space to share my opinion; I was honored to do so. In the […]
Social Media Secrets for HR & Recruiters
My co-presenter Robert Capwell of EDI and I led two sessions at the NAHCR conference. NAHCR is a recruiting and healthcare association, and both of us were fortunate enough to work together and discuss how social sourcing can be used for both social media good and evil. It was a great session and I was […]
The Art of Momminess & Your Workforce
Being a mom is hands down the hardest and most rewarding jobs I have ever done. While I’m only 18 months into my lifelong tour of duty, I feel pretty comfortable about where I’m going. Put another way, my priorities are on straight, but it’s been a struggle balancing “momminess” with being a wife, friend, […]
Video–Networking with SHRM 10 at Beyond.com
I had the pleasure of having Beyond.com serve as a sponsor for my trip to the Global SHRM conference last week. I took a few minutes to speak with Rich Milgram, the CEO of Beyond.com about networking, the job search, and how a niche job search site like Beyond.com can help. You might be surprised in how large and […]