Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

Why Learn About Unions in HR?

To say the SPHR test is grueling is an understatement.  I took the practice tests and spent a lot of time reviewing flashcards (check out the Flashcards Deluxe app, it is awesome!), although I studied a lot, when I took the test I thought I failed. Yes. It was that hard.   Despite my negative […]

KS SHRM State Conference Recap

KS SHRM State Conference Recap In the middle of the United States, among fields of corn and soybeans, silos and wild native sunflowers, lies a place that was once home to likes of George Washington Carver, Wyatt Earp, Lucinda Todd and Bob Dole. This place? Kansas! In addition to the noted Kansans, this great state […]

How to Engage a Meaningful Mentorship

Today’s post is from guest blogger Heather Kinzie. Heather has been a Human Resources professional for nearly 20 years.  She likes to make things better so she develops/presents training courses and facilitates team/process/strategy improvement events.  Her clients benefit from her expertise and her insight but moreover, they appreciate her pragmatic and often brutally honest thoughts, […]

Why Not Social Media?

The Pros and Cons of Social Media in Career and Business

Unless you live under a rock you’ve probably heard enough about social media to make your ears bleed.  It was everywhere last week at the SHRM National Conference and as part of the social media team I confess I was out there preaching the gospel. Why Not Social Media? But the thing is for every […]