In the pantheon of awful things, looking for a job is right up there with waxing and breakups. It’s painful, full of uncertainty, and makes you question everything. Yes, waxing does that. Trust. I’ve been there. I was laid off twice before starting Three Ears Media, and both scenarios caught me off guard and turned my life plans in a …
What’s new on LinkedIn? The Personal Press Release!
Oh LinkedIn….our love/hate relationship continues. I need you, I don’t want to need you, but I do for my recruiting role. You’re a resource for competitive intelligence and every once in a while, spark a great conversation with a potential job seeker or peer. And now….now in this crazy economic time, you bring me so many additional things. The Weird Network …
7 Insights Into Recruiting While Growing A Tomato Garden
Growing tomatoes is a humbling experience. It takes patience and care. You will put forth a lot of effort to grow your own tomatoes and save $3.89 but if you look deep into what you are doing, there are lessons to be learned, even with recruiting. Like robots in recruiting, I can outsource the work with automatic bubbler sprinkling systems …
Do Benefits Belong In Your Job Posting?
When to write about, and leave out, benefits in your job posting.
If I Were Looking for an HR Pro I’d Recruit Teachers
Disruption sucks. We’re in the middle of arguably the most disruptive period in 50 years for business. While some might counter with the advent of the internet as the biggest disruption, I’d mention that change happened over the course of a decade. We had time to watch it unfold. We say things happen in internet time. Everything, except the adoption …
Does Great Talent Make It Without the Perfect First Job? (The HR Famous Podcast)
In episode 24 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn and Jessica Lee are back to discuss the escalation of career expectations for college students (as well as the musical Hamilton and Glassdoor/Indeed changes). Listen (click this link if you don’t see the player) and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review (Apple Podcasts) and …
TikTok on Your Phone Might Be a Problem at Work (The HR Famous Podcast)
In episode 23 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn and Jessica Lee are back to discuss Jlee’s recent vacation, Tim’s new favorite shorts, different proposed plans for return to work bonuses, and privacy concerns about TikTok and other apps on company owned devices. Listen (click this link if you don’t see the player below) and …
Candidate Email Automation Disasters: Thanks, But No Thanks
Know what makes our industry look bad? Most candidate email automation, but especially saying “thanks, but no thanks” as an automatic reply to a job. We know candidates are putting it all on the line. I mean, no one wakes up and decides to quit their corporate jobs with great benefits and bonuses. It takes vulnerability. Risk. That “change” thing we all …
Do You Really Need College-Educated Workers?
FOT Note: This post comes straight out of the FOT vault. Every now and then, we like to re-run golden nuggets of insight to keep the message alive. What you’re about to read is one of them. I’m a huge advocate for formal education. My 3 sons have gone, will go to college, or get beat until they go to …
The HR Famous Podcast: e19 – Starbucks Uniform Woes and Hourly Hiring
In episode 19 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee are back to discuss a number of topics about diverse hiring. The trio talk about Adidas’s new hiring goal, tech companies’ contribution to the BLM movement, and Starbucks’ uniform debacle. Later in the episode, Tim is joined by HR leader Jonathan …