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FRIDAY HR COMMS: Stay Off the Weed, People...

Let's face it, HR could lead your company in being authentic, approachable and hell - just fun. One opportunity you have is in your HR communications platform. Let's say you're sending out emails on a regular basis - maybe you... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at The HR Capitalist

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WEBINAR: I GOT YOUR TEXT: 5 Ways Smart HR Pros & Recruiters Use Technology and Communication Style to Close More Candidates

OK, stay with me here HR friends... It’s never been harder to gain the attention of the best candidates on the recruiting trail. After all, we are in peak economic cycle, the best candidates are gainfully/happily employed, and it’s easy... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at The HR Capitalist

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POOL OR THE POND: When Candidates Insist On Coming To The Office - But You Just Want a Phone Call...

You've been there if you recruit for a living or as part of your role. You make contact with a candidate to set up a conversation. The candidate is really friendly, maybe even a little too frisky. He/she wants to... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at The HR Capitalist

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Gary V. on Negative Glassdoor Reviews at VaynerMedia...

"Jonestown on Vitamin Water" -anonymous Glassdoor reviewer on life at Vaynermedia... -------------------------- Admit it. You read that quote from a reviewer on Glassdoor and thought, "yep, that could be one of our disgruntled ex-employees on Glassdoor, but they aren't that... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at The HR Capitalist

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PODCAST: Recruiter Confessions from FOT and Canvas...

Joined Tim Sackett from FOT for the podcast below - enjoy!! -------------------- Welcome to Recruiter Confessions! Sponsored by Canvas (gocanvas.io) and brought to you by the talent pros at Fistful of Talent (fistfuloftalent.com), this podcast is made for recruiters, by... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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AMBITION WEEK: Recognizing Ambition In Your Recruiting Process...

Capitalist Note: I'm tagging this week "Ambition Week", celebrating the people in your organization that want to dominate the world. You know these people - they are the ones that often do great things, and occasionally put tire tracks across... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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AMBITION WEEK: Coaching Your Ambitious Direct Report to Not Be Hated...

Capitalist Note: I'm tagging this week "Ambition Week", celebrating the people in your organization that want to dominate the world. You know these people - they are the ones that often do great things, and occasionally put tire tracks across... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Jobvite 2018 Recruiting Benchmark Report: How Do Your Funnels Look?

If there's one ATS that does a nice job reporting trends, it's Jobvite. Every year they release a Recruiting Benchmark Report offering a unique combination of data and guidance: summary and analysis of industry benchmark data, along with strategic advice... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Today's Career Sermon: Get Out of Your Own Head... (#workhuman)

Capitalist Note: I'm spending the first couple of days of this week at WorkHuman in Austin. Put on by Globoforce, WorkHuman is the most progressive HR Conference available, with past shows focused on emerging trends like mindfulness, meditation and more... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Does Drama at Work Cost the Average Worker 2.5 Hours Per Day? #workhuman

Capitalist Note: I'm spending the first couple of days of this week at WorkHuman in Austin. Put on by Globoforce, WorkHuman is the most progressive HR Conference available, with past shows focused on emerging trends like mindfulness, meditation and more... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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HBR Says Women Experience More Incivility than Men at Work — Especially from Other Women (KD at #workhuman)

Capitalist Note: I'm spending the first couple of days of this week at WorkHuman in Austin. Put on by Globoforce, WorkHuman is the most progressive HR Conference available, with past shows focused on emerging trends like mindfulness, meditation and more... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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White People and College Admission - David Hogg Edition...

In case you missed it this week, David Hogg, a self-appointed spokesman for gun control, revealed on Tuesday that four universities he has applied to have rejected his application. The Florida high school student, a survivor of the February 14... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Saying Nothing Why Talking a Lot - The Long Con of Bull**** Tag Lines...

The Capitalist is at the beach this week. But let's talk about the art of corporate Bullsh*t tag lines. Corporate tag lines are the sayings/statements that appear in big font on primary pages to corporate websites. I've got a guy... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Lesson #3 From #MarchMadness: Unique Talent Helps Cinderella Hang With The Big Boys...

Capitalist Note: Throwing a couple of talent/business lessons I was reminded of as I watched the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament this year. March Madness has something for all of us. I think this is the last one - enjoy! My... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Lesson #2 from #March Madness: Being Conservative Can Get You Beat (UMBC Cinderella Rule)

Capitalist Note: Throwing a couple of talent/business lessons I was reminded of as I watched the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament this year. March Madness has something for all of us. Some organizations/teams play to win. Assertiveness rules the day, which... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Lesson #1 From #MarchMadness - Uniqueness Is Always an Advantage...

Capitalist Note: Throwing a couple of talent/business lessons I was reminded of as I watched the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament this year. March Madness has something for all of us. Sometimes it's better to zig when others are zagging from... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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ADJUST/EVOLVE: The Biggest Thing I've Learned In The Last 5 Years...

Quick thought on a Monday. I've been lucky to have a great career in the world of HR and recruiting. I've been active on the side in basketball as well. The two are interconnected when it comes to times that... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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How Your HR Coordinator Can Steal 200K From Your Company...

HR Coordinators who read my blog - don't do this. No matter how dumb you may feel the person/organization you work for is, you'll eventually pay the price. Of course, you'll have some nice vacations leading up to that. You'll... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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HBR Research on Complexity of Promoting High-Performers to Management Roles...

The best widget-maker becomes the widget-maker manager. Which means we promote the people who are best in the functional area role, right? And sometimes it's an absolute disaster. We've all been there. We promoted someone because they were strong as... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Miss Robin - A Story on the Value of Employee Retention...

Take a look at this Instagram post below (email subscribers, click through if you can't see it) and I'll tell you more after the jump: So here's your backstory on this-- I spoke Monday in Atlanta in front of a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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T-Mobile: Sometimes People Strategy is Zigging When Everyone Else Is Zagging...

This blog is generally about HR. One thing about HR though - the best HR leaders generally help their clients (internal leaders of business units and functional areas) think differently about business problems. Since the solution to most business problems... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Age Bias and the PricewaterhouseCoopers Case...

Hey companies filling your employment coffers with low priced talent! You might want to take a look at the numbers... In case you missed it, PricewaterhouseCoopers took an Age Discrimination case in 2016. Some legal details from the site that's... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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My Best Snoring at Work Story...

Tim Sackett hates people who snore on planes. He's right. He also thinks it's a form of dramatic low self awareness that shows you shouldn't hire that person. He's right there, too. Let's face it, the guy/gal (I've sat next... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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The Dysfunction of Running Teams Where Everyone Has a Voice...

Somebody's got to be in charge. --Quote from random assertive people everywhere ------------------------------ My good friend Tim Sackett had a post earlier this week on The Cancer of Speaking Up. Go check out that post, because I immediately had flashbacks... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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LEADERSHIP: How The 1998 Chicago Bulls Eliminated Dissension and Reached Their Goal....

I'm not a big gimmick/team-building exercise guy. I find most team-building stuff to be a little forced, although I will say that I always dread it and emerge from it with some type of positive. The positive I get is... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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