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hiring is broken

Hiring is Broken

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 St…. Get the Rest

Graduating Human Resources

Advice to 2013 Grads from HR [Video Bonus!]

It's that time of year when college and universities around the world will release onto us the great minds of the 2013 graduate class.  This always makes me

awesome interview questions for candidates

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

don't lie to candidates fistful of talent

You Dirty Rotten Scoundrel – Interviews and Lies.

I was talking to my friends little brother, Sam, over the weekend and after a year of working at a bar and living in his parents' basement he

bad metrics

Why Time to Hire is the Worst Recruiting Metric of Them All

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

only hire republicans

We Only Hire Republicans

Before you go all Obama on me, let me explain.  A Stanford Business School economist recently studied the impact of political partisanship and attractiveness - believing that people

regrets

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

chip kelly HR

Talk to the guy we just fired, he’ll tell you how great it is to work here

The National Football League regular season concluded on Sunday, December 30th. On Monday, December 31st, in a day that has come to be known as ‘Black Monday’, several

respect candidates

Job Candidates Are People Too…Employers Need to Show Some Respect!

How to get your ex boyfriend back If you're currently looking for a job you know that it's tough work to get noticed let alone hired in an

creepy boss

What HR Expects From Universities

I was talking recently to a head of HR of a manufacturing company in the Midwest about some recruiting challenges they were having.  You see, I don't know