Remember how you ate a bunch of food last week and then went out and bought a bunch of junk for family members who don’t love you during the holiday season and won’t remember what you gave them for Christmas? Well, it’s time to make amends for your poor judgment. Today is Giving Tuesday, which is an American day of …
SHRM Leadership Should Lead
Today is a big day. There are several hundred human resources professionals descending on Washington DC to participate in SHRM’s Leadership Conference Hill Day. They are lobbying our Congressional leaders on things like healthcare, tort reform and quick and easy access to H-1B visas. Here are three things I want SHRM leaders to say to our elected officials. You should …
Are You Trying to Shave Off Squared Edges to Make Talent Fit?
Houston is blessed and cursed right now and I’m not just talking about the Texans. The city is booming due to the vibrant oil and gas industry; and the booming also means talent is scarce. A recent gathering of Houston’s CHRO’s had some oil and gas leaders bantering about talent, specifically the challenge of changing demographics alongside current leaders. An …
Every Company Needs A Giving Campaign
When I write for FOT, I intentionally try to keep a lot of my day to day at Microsoft out of it. You all know where I work. If you want to hear me talk specifically about my job or my company, as recruiters, I assume it’s not too hard for you to track me down (whether I respond is …
CSR: Who’s Kicking More ### for Humanity: Bill Gates or Google?
I’m serious with the question, because I’m not sure. First up, for the crowd that thinks CSR is a call center position in East Bogalusa for the cable company – you’re right, but that’s not what we’re talking about here. For this post, CSR stands for Corporate Social Responsibility, which are actions by a company that appear to further some social …
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