College internship 101: Tips for a successful first day
Congratulations on scoring an internship! You made it through what was likely a nerve-wracking interview process, and now you get to intern at a great company where you’ll no doubt learn a lot about the field you hope to enter following graduation. But if you’re like many interns, you might not know exactly what to wear or […]
7 Uses of Enterprise Social Media at Work
Social media is everywhere and it’s coming to your workplace. Social media use by Fortune 500 companies for the purposes of marketing and customer service is no longer the new and shiny thing. Seventy-seven percent of the Fortune 500 use Twitter and 70% use Facebook for engagement (seen below), advertisement and marketing. Social media use […]
8 Panel Picker Sessions I’m Voting for #SXSW 2014
Don’t forget to consider voting for my session at SXSW, “Brand Ambassadors: Pure Genius or Risky Business.” Click here to vote. Took a look at your Twitter stream lately? Just do a nice little search on the #SXSW hash tag on Twitter and you’ll see what I mean. It’s SXSW Panel Picker voting time. Every […]
Three Degrees HR Should Consider Hiring for the HR Department
In the “olden” days of human resources, even before it was called human resources, there was no specific degree for entry into the field. Most people “fell in to” the profession. As the profession changed and took on greater importance a degree program developed at universities and people became “degreed HR”. That gave them some […]
The Top 5 Reasons Why Flexible Workers Rock [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you’re an employer looking to fill those coveted jobs, you probably target the same types of candidates. But there’s a whole other section of the workforce you may be overlooking and they’re growing at a rapid pace: Flexible workers. So, what’s so great about them in the first place? And how can they help […]
1/4 of Companies Offer Workplace Sabbaticals. Why You Should Too
My Work Sabbatical & Digital Detox I recently did something that only the bravest men and women dare to do in our day and age. It was wild and unprecedented and took a great deal of self-control to see it through. I put down my smart phone, shut my laptop when I was finished working […]
