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 economy that's still on life support. There's a lot of people out there who are doing all the right things but still haven't been able to land their next gig in many …
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 if you know this or not, but I'm kind of a big deal when it comes to providing solutions for people's recruiting challenges. Anyway – my solution for her was she needed …
Face It, Your Resume Probably Sucks
Over the course of my HR career I've literally seen thousands of resumes of people at all levels and points in their careers. Bottom line? Most of them suck. That resume template from MS Word you're so proudly sporting? Yeah, I've seen that one li ke 10,000 times. Like using fancy fonts? Sorry dude, it can't hide the fact that …
HR's Dirty Little Secret – We don't like to hire Vets
You know what I learned really early in my career in recruiting? Companies really don”t like to hire folks coming out of the military. Yeah, I just said that. That might be the most politically incorrect thing that a HR Pro can say nowadays! In fact, we hear the exact opposite from company executives, don”t we? In fact if you …
Veteran’s Day 2012 – What You Can Do For Veterans
Veterans are still looking for work, and your organization will benefit from hiring them. I’m keenly aware that lots of authors will be writing articles about hiring veterans this week; in fact,
What if applying for a job was as easy as applying to college?
This question has been on my mind for weeks, I am knee deep with my daughter in the college application process. Feeling half mad, we're in the midst of sending SAT scores, filling in multiple applications, maybe the common app and at some point she's writing essays as well. As a sourcer, fully entrenched in the recruiting industry, this experience …
Management Training When You’re Not Doing Management Training
Your organization’s managers have many shortcomings. They refuse to make a decision without having a meeting and cc-ing the whole world on an email about it. They desperately need someone to fill that open position, then go two weeks without reviewing resumes, only to decide that maybe they don’t need someone after all. They can’t coach, avoid confrontation, and point …
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 four years! This Summer Olympics I’m even more invested than usual because we have a local athlete from our hometown of DeWitt, MI, Gymnast Jordyn Weiber, competing, so I expect I’ll be …
First Day on the Job Blues
I was reminded recently on how much your first day on the jobs sucks! I hear you – “What Tim?!” – the first day is the best! No, it’s not – more than likely if you’re reading this, you’re an HR or Talent Pro so you “think” the first day on the job is wonderful – because you’ve designed orientation …
Who the CEO Says You Should Be Recruiting
I have to admit I am a bit of a mark or an easy target for many things. Innovations in fast food, (have you seen the Cheesy Bites Pizza yet?), the great Hubie Brown on NBA color commentary, and big, flashy research studies that are packaged well, served up in easy to digest servings, and hopefully, lend some insight or …