All posts by Andy Porter

If you grew up in Boston as I did you know the Boston Marathon or Marathon Monday as its known here is a truly festive day.  First off,

If you've been in the HR biz long enough you've surely seen your share of well-intentioned programs fall flat on their face.  In fact, you've probably championed a

I've complained in the past about certain old skool HR metrics that are still hanging around in our organizations even though they don't really matter (at best) or

One of the things we're known for doing here at FOT is shooting straight with our readers and telling you how things really work in HR. If you're

My daughter Abigail will be a year old next month.  To say time has flown by would be a massive understatement!  Like most new parents, I've learned a

How to get your ex boyfriend back If you're currently looking for a job you know that it's tough work to get noticed let alone hired in an

Over the course of my HR career I've literally seen thousands of resumes of people at all levels and points in their careers. Bottom line? Most of

Thankfully, the election is upon us which means the end of the super annoying political ads. I mean come on, if you're still "undecided" at this point

I've been in the HR and recruiting business for a long time now and I'm not easily surprised by what I see in job applications.  Well, I was