Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Trench HR”
How many of you still write Santa letters? Unfortunately, I think it’s a dying tradition. I’m guessing kids simply text St. Nick now. I haven’t looked, but I bet there’s probably an app for that. I like writing and getting letters. So, in the spirit of tradition I’m going to write Santa a letter (and yes, I know I’m a …
A few weeks back, LinkedIn (LI) made a big splash at their annual Talent Connect conference when they launched their new LinkedIn Recruiter Certification. Immediately, everyone in the recruiting industry wanted to know what this “certification” was. The high interest comes from the huge void in the recruiting industry for a legitimate certification that rivals HRCI’s PHR, SPHR and GPHR …
What tools are you currently using to find candidates? -Resume databases – probably 90% of recruiters (internal and external). -LinkedIn – probably 75% of recruiters with professional type openings. -Facebook – probably 15% of recruiters (this will change quickly – agency recruiting folks are already heavily involved in Facebook search). -Google Boolean searching – 5% or so – we in …
This is going to sound crazy. Wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… I want to change HR. Seems a bit premature… story of my life. (We’ll have to delve into that with another blog post.) When folks outside of the ecosystem of HR think of HR, they think of: Personnel and Staffing Compliance People People That’s about …
Confession time, I’m currently an iPhone 4s person and I feel inadequate. Not to worry though, that’s all about to change because I am due for an upgrade… I was just waiting for the next version of iPhone to be released, and like so many other sheep I’ll find myself following the line into the store to get the 5s. …
Oops. Something you don’t want to hear from your surgeon when under local anesthetic. Something most of us never want to have to say at a staff meeting. Oops. It means something went wrong and it was probably your fault. Never, never fun to say oops. Oops Deux Fois I had an oops moment once (yeah… just once.) I was …
There is something that has always perplexed me about employees who resign. No matter what the level or situation, a resigning employee rarely says where they are going. Because of my personality (insert how you see me here – I’ll just say I’m unfiltered) I always ask – “Hey! That’s Great! Where are you going?” Always – and I mean …
Sorry, HR and Talent Pros – this is an article for your Hiring Managers and your Executives. Please pass it along to them – you can stop reading now. There are two types of recruiters in the world. 1. The Recruiter you want – The Recruiter you want finds talent and fills your openings. 2. The Fake Recruiter – The …
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 think of the popular advice – Wear Sunscreen: While this advice might be from 1999 – it still rings true today – but like everything else in the world this can be …
I tend to use swear words. Not all the time – I’m not like some sailor walking around the office dropping ‘F-Bombs’ all the time, but in select instances I will use a word that I don’t allow my kids to use. I’ve heard people say that those who use swear words are ignorant because they can’t come up with …
