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Something has been bugging me and I feel I need to confess.  It happened many years ago and I frequently think about it.  But, not until recently have

Our system for hiring employees is broken.  What's more, I'm not sure that anyone knows how to fix it. Take a look at a very scary chart from the

I tend to use swear words.  Not all the time – I’m not like some sailor walking around the office dropping ‘F-Bombs’ all the time, but in select

The most important part of Human Resources isn't talent management or talent acquisition. It doesn't matter if you hire for culture or competency. And nobody cares about your

At some point in your career as a talent professional you've likely drafted, explained, and required a prospective new employee joining your organization to sign a non-compete agreement. Heck, you

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

(Note: Apologies in advance to any other FOT'ers that want to take on this topic - I'd say go ahead, there are bound to be lots of conflicting

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

Public sector recruiting isn't keeping up with the business, and it hurts us all. I've been actively looking for work the last few weeks, and so I've been looking