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Rude Candidates are Annoying. But, Maybe I Should Be Nicer to Them

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 I started… Get the Rest

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1st Time Job Regrets

how can i get back with my ex girlfriend One of the most read blog posts I've written in the last two years is: How To 'Really' Get

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It Pays, Or Not, To Be Rookie of the Year

Anybody out there watch football?  There's a big game coming up.  You might have heard of it. It's been a great football year!  Particularly, when it comes to this

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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 -

Interstate Bakeries Files Chapter 11

Hostess – A Company of Ding Dongs

When all of this Hostess stuff started to go down, my first thought was to stockpile every single Twinkie I could find. Next to Little Debbie's Oatmeal

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The Carnival of HR: The Big Tent of Total Rewards

Ann Bares and the team at The Compensation Cafe are pleased to present a special edition of the Carnival of HR, which they have dubbed the Big Tent of

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Doomed – Counteroffers, Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger

I'm sure you're wondering how I'll make the connection between counteroffers and the engagement of Avril Lavigne and Nickelback's frontman, Chad Kroeger. Wait....I already did.  I used the word

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The HR Olympics

Oh, I got me some Olympic Fever!  The Summer Olympics are the best - it's like NCAA Tournament time but with sports we only care about once every

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Relocating for Career — Where You Are Impacts What You Earn

A candidate, Tim, recently turned down an offer because he decided at the last minute that he did not want to relocate his family.  The move was going

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The Bonus Rules

If you've been in HR for at least 30 minutes you've heard someone in your organization bitch about a bonus.  It comes part and parcel with the gig