It's week three of my family and I staying in the San Francisco Bay Area and I can already feel myself getting sucked into the Silicon Valley centric point of view. That's not necessarily a bad thing as the world and innovation moves people differently here. People follow their passions and dreams. Infinity exists. Everyone is busy building, designing and doing and there is ... Read Full Article
Change is Hard Especially in the Human Capital Industry
The history of human resources is rooted in compliance, policy as well as procedure. This made change hard because change meant waiting for a government mandate regarding I-9’s or court decision changes to the ADA. But compliance is not an excuse to avoid change. Because of that human resources craves structure, a written document, a new procedure and keeping things the way ... Read Full Article
The Hunt for the Pink Unicorn Starts with Your Employment Brand
This is an ongoing series discussing the strategic role of social media and technology used in hiring and recruitment. Click here to read the series from the beginning. An employment brand is a new breed of marketing and is the most advanced form of social recruiting. Companies are flocking to sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and even Pinterest to build their brand as a ... Read Full Article
Understanding the Social Media Hierarchy in Recruitment & Hiring
Social media, in my opinion, is the most misunderstood, popular tool, and candidate resource used by recruiters to date. Social media provides recruiters and hiring managers the opportunity to access an active candidate's news, information and resources about themselves in real time. These potential job seekers may not be active in the sense of actively seeking work but in the ... Read Full Article
Manipulation Not Metrics Are the Key to Being a Strategic Business Partner in HR
This week I had the pleasure of attending SHRM's Talent Conference in Las Vegas. It's one of my favorite events because the conference is focused making for quality conversations and learnings for those in the HR side of recruitment, retention and staffing. And as I've grown in my career, I've found that I find these like-minded conversations much more valuable in helping drive ... Read Full Article