All posts by Kathy Rapp

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3 Questions Freakin’ Awesome Candidates Ask

I read and essentially disagreed with a post over at Recruiter.com about “7 Questions Great Candidates Ask“, so figured I better pony up with some of my favorite questions.  It… Get the Rest

HubSpot Champions Fistful of Talent

The Madness of March Bears a New HR Term: “Cultural-Fit-ology”

After reading my post about happiness at work even if you don't work at Zappos, my friends at OpenView reached out and asked me to weigh-in on their

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Happiness at Work? It’s Possible Even if You Don’t Work at Zappos.

I hope most of you have read, "Delivering Happiness" by Tony Hsieh, CEO at Zappos.com.  I promise I read it for more reasons than my love of shoes.

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Are Your Job Ads Cursed Like Nike’s?

Nike is pulling yet another athlete's ad campaign as news surfaced about Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius.  It seems Oscar is under scrutiny after being charged for murdering his

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When You Work in HR, It's The Norm For People Not To Like You

It's the truth.  Working in HR means not everyone is going to like you.  Perhaps no one will like you...except your mom, and even she questions why you

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Marketing for HR (& Houston)

cleaning your credit I'm a native Houstonian.  Very rare.  Very proud.  Very frustrated with my city. Houston was just recognized as THE best city for your career in 2013

BAD SANTA

Ho, Ho, Ho – Need Some Dough?

Do you remember getting seasonal jobs?  You were home from college or a high school student wanting to get out of the house and away from relatives -

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Lack of Leadership? You Must Have a HUGE Handbook.

I love hearing from my friends about their organizations. Just when I think I didn't have anything to write about this week, my favorite friend calls and

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Trust Me – Trust Goes a Long Way

I'm ending one of the worst two weeks in my recent past. It all started on my birthday - and not just because I'm freak'n old! I was driving

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Let's Talk About The Great Engagement Debate

Big Bird - "Who likes debates?" Seth Meyers - (looking mildly amused/concerned) Big Bird - "de-fishes!" In case you missed it, SNL invited Big Bird to Weekend Update given all the