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
11 Podcasts to Make You a Recruitment Marketing Pro
Between work, family and crazy side gigs, I’ve given up on the idea of finding time to read. Podcasts allow me to do what every working parent does best – multitask. I listen to loads of them and learn while folding the laundry, FTW! Recruitment Marketing is currently the hot industry buzzworthy term. Smashfly is making some noise with a certification (free for now). In ... Read Full Article
2nd Chance Employers Give 2nd Chances (and employees love them for it)
Editorial Note: This is a guest post from Max Dubroff, an HR guy I met in Tulsa while attending the OKHR State HR Conference this year. We had a great conversation about 2nd chance employees and employers. I invited him to share his experiences with the PIC audience. You can connect with Max on LinkedIn and Twitter here, www.linkedin.com/in/maximizer and here @HR_MAXimizer I ... Read Full Article
Do You Know Who Works For You?
Perusing Facebook, I always see personality tests and posts where people brag about being either an introvert or an extravert. Some people use their lack of desire for interaction as an excuse to be standoffish and others attribute their good or bad actions to their outgoing personalities. Just last month, I attended a conference where Introversion/Extraversion seemed to come ... Read Full Article
High Performance in a Talent Wasteland
In June, fellow PIC contributor, Tiffany Kuehl wrote a post that cautioned organizations not to become “the place where talent goes to waste away”. She described an environment that for some is quite familiar. The work is not challenging. Leaders are not effectively utilizing the skills, experiences, and abilities of their teams. Employees are bored. Career advancement ... Read Full Article
You Hired Kanye West?
His resume is a perfect fit. Required Skills? Check. Desired Skills? Check. Stuff you didn’t even know you wanted? Check. By the time you reach the last word on his resume you mentally stamp it with HIRED. In your mind, the interview is just a formality so you miss all of the warnings and cues that he has the markings of an HR Nightmare. Shortly after the honeymoon phase ... Read Full Article
Time to Power Up Your Creative Thinking!
We have a guest writer, JoAnn Corley, who is conducting 2 Mega Sessions at SHRM National Conference Explosion June 29 - July 1st in Las Vegas. Check the conference app for complete scheduling. JoAnn has a new book out now "Brain on Fire - Unleashing Your Creative Superpowers" Get it here -> www.thehumansphere.com . Ever sat in a staff meeting and the facilitator ... Read Full Article
If You’re Having Talent Problems We Feel Bad For You Son…
We've got 99 problems but "Talent" ain't one! Performance I Create is a talented crew, so who better to give advice and insight on this thing we call "talent"? When I think about this overused word; I think, "How did we get here?" Well... Laborer, Worker, Employee, Associate, Representative, Internal Customers, Human Capital, Workforce, Business Partners, People and now ... Read Full Article
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