I started in HR as a Recruiting Coordinator in the days before ATS, smart phones, and any of the tools we think we needed to be effective in talent acquisition. Back then, I scored most of my gigs through staffing agencies, including my first job in HR. I worked with (and sometimes for) various staffing agencies and headhunters for several years. I started as a Silicon Valley ... Read Full Article
Making the Effort to Attract What You Need
We have kids graduating from school, looking for work, looking for love – something great! My wife comments that the stories she hears sound the same, should they be job search or dating oriented. I get it - they have similarities. It's probably why eHarmony developed Elevated Careers before realizing it would be happier with Candidate.Guru. And also why Switch, "tinder for ... Read Full Article
How Chatbots Can Help HR (and This Blog) Be More Productive
As a small business owner and entrepreneur, I’m all about productivity and prioritizing my time to ensure that I can do my best work while juggling clients and growing my business. The feeling of never having enough time and too much to do is constant. However, it is really not that much different than when I worked in HR. In fact, it’s exactly the same. In the world of the ... Read Full Article
Why Startups Desperately Need to Hire Human Resources
In light of the recent scandals at high-growth startups like Uber and Thinx, we need HR in our organizations from small startups to large corporations. However, HR isn’t just there to be the fashion police or for the purposes of compliance; they are the foundation for all things related to talent and human capital. Startups, in particular, get mixed messages as to when and ... Read Full Article
How ATS Systems Transform the Hiring Process
Back nearly before the dawn of time, HR technology was simple. We used HRIS and ATS systems that were simple. Seven tabs over to add the letter H. Enter in your new hire's information. Hit enter 4 times. Tab over 6 more to enter in S for salary entering in your new hires bi-weekly salary information. My first ATS system wasn't that much different. I worked at Target where ... Read Full Article
New to HR? Start By Understanding Your Coworkers
The first day of a new job can bring various emotions, especially when it is also your very first day in your career field. There is so much to learn, not only about the duties of your job but also the people you will now be working along side. You've landed the job and are now officially in the "HR Department." It's time to figure out how to properly be a part of the team and ... Read Full Article
Can You Handle a Long Career in HR?
I came to an HR career after about 12 years in Engineering and Operations. I had been on the periphery, trying to learn how to make operations better through better people-related decisions. As anyone who has spent a significant time in HR will tell you, there comes a time where nothing about people will surprise you. That's people in general, of course. There are specific ... Read Full Article
HR Innovation in the Digital World
How do you go about innovating new solutions within your organisation (or the organisations you work with)? Recently I’ve had some great discussions on this issue, as the impact of global ways of working further permeates into our every day. When innovating, tailoring a solution to your own organisation’s unique set of challenges and its context is critical, along with ... Read Full Article
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