As a general rule, internships aren’t my strongest area. I’m a HR person at a software firm, before that a field HR generalist (manager, director and VP level) with a couple of Fortune 500 entities. Lots to do in all the jobs and even though internships have value, they never got the priority I would have liked to place on …
Danny, The World Needs Ditch-Diggers Too…
To quote Austin Powers, I’m a man, baby… As a guy, quoting movies is part of who I am… And I can work it into a HR/Talent blog entry… From Caddyshack: Judge Smails: The man is a menace! Cut that off! Music is a violation of our personal privacy! He’s breaking the law! Danny: I’ve always been fascinated with the …
Talent Watch – Best Available Athlete
I have a recurring talent conversation with 3-4 colleagues I really like talking to – and it involves hiring generalists vs. specialists. Simply put, once you get away from some very specialized positions in your company, are you open to finding the smartest available person to take the challenge you have or are you forever trying to match an overly …