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What is a Baller?
If you hang around the FOT water cooler enough you’re bound to run into a few sports terms now and then. Baller is one of those. Originally used to reference… Get the Rest
GenY’s Succession Plan – Fire the Old Farts
For those who read my stuff regularly, you know I'm not a real fan of all the generational talk that goes on in our space - "GenY's are
Jobseekers…Do your research!
I’m not sure where you live, but in my metro area there is a hum, a hum of jobseekers. It’s nice to have all these people, who are
Are Your Candidates & New Hires *This* Excited?
Have I told you how excited I am these days? Ask me about how things are going as the new kid on the block over at Marriott International... and
WEBINAR: Give FOT 60 Minutes, We’ll Give You A Clue On How to Recruit On Facebook
That's right - we've got a FOT Webinar coming up on February 2nd. We call it "Social Recruiting MacGyver Style! No Money, a Paperclip and Facebook – all
One Bad Apple (Inc.) Can Spoil The Whole Damn Bunch
A pal of mine, Greg Lee, Sr. Marketing & Membership Director for the Chapel Hill YMCA forwarded me an interesting article about former Apple Store “Genius”, Chad Ramey. Since
Feeling Positive About HR…
Sitting down to write this post I have to say I'm feeling uncharacteristically positive. Maybe it's the time of year or the leftover haze from too much holiday
Why You Should Hire Failed Business Owners
What do you do when you see a résumé from a person who ran a business that failed? Not an easy question for most—the failed business owner re-entering
It’s not personal. It’s just business. Except for when it’s personal…
Repeat after me HR folks, "TERMINATING EMPLOYEES IS PERSONAL." I hate it when you guys think otherwise. If someone no longer works for your company, it has personally affected
Justifying Non-Certification…
I have many irrational fears. Is that a tornado or a train passing by that I hear? Did I forget to unplug the iron? Am I pregnant again? *this fear may




























