All posts by William Tincup

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My Social Sabbatical

From June 1st, 2013 to September 1st, 2013 I (William Tincup) will NOT be active on any social networks. No Twitter, No Facebook, No LinkedIn, No Google+, No Instagram, No… Get the Rest

Can of Lite Spam sliced

Cover Letters, Thank You Notes and Mariam Yak

What can we learn from SPAM? Turns out, a lot - about us, about how to and how not to get folks to care about our message, cause,

what if human resources

What If

From time to time I like to think larger than one client, industry event and/or the current problem in front of me. I take 2 hours off and

recruiting and referees fistful of talent

Recruiters And Refs

Let's face it; a blown call is a blown call. Be it on the football field, basketball court or in hiring. Recruiters and refs get tainted with the

jules hr

The Transformation of Jules

In the movie Pulp Fiction, Jules dramatically states a phrase from the Bible… what he says, how he says it and what happens next leaves an indelible mark

noise

The Noise

The single biggest threat to HR pros ever being strategic is lousy time management skills. Declarative sentence over... allow me to build the case. Noise in holding us back. The

HR Laggard Quiz

HR Laggard Quiz

where to get a loan with bad credit lag•gard /ˈlagərd/ Noun A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others: "I have no time for laggards". Adjective Slower than desired or expected. Synonyms noun.

scrabble me baby

Words Are For Suckers

Words mean everything and nothing. Actions however, always mean something. Always. We tell people we love them when clearly we don't. We dole out praise to mediocre employees when

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As You Go

One of the biggest failures of the "candidate experience" dialogue is that the main point is usually lost on folks... treat people humanely. Process, products and/or people will

tombstones

Just Kill Me Already

This is going to sound morbid but I promise it isn't. I want you to write your own obituary. Today. Actually, Tony Robbins style... stop the tape, get