Many of us will gather ’round this weekend, taking in this year’s ultimate football game, enjoying the company of friends and loved ones as we scream in delirium and chest-bump in celebration. And while many of us will watch this Sunday’s championship contest, few of us will understand the cryptic lingo of the announcers, as [...]
January 20, 2012
While we might not know exactly what tomorrow may bring, we do know that the future, and its uncertainties, are always only a day away. As the pioneering programmer Alan Kay once stipulated, “the only way to predict the future is to invent it,” and while we might not be able to control the future, we can (to the best of our ability, anyway) plan for it.
December 16, 2011
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while we might not be signing offer letters with seven zeroes, we know that, like the Lakers, we can’t do anything but accept the decision, move on and continue to utilize our professionalism and experience to go for the championship with the talent cards we’re dealt. Of course, if you can’t have Kobe Bryant running your floor, here are some articles to help your front office pull together a winning team.
November 11, 2011
In the push and pull and cacophony and confusion of our constantly connected world, we forget that the simplest gestures can translate to a world of difference. Whether it’s a pat on the back or a word of encouragement, there are myriad ways to express gratitude and dam the river of stress, smartphones and social media we all swim in, if only for a moment. That’s why, on this Veteran’s Day, we wanted to stop and salute those who serve with two simple words: thank you.
October 7, 2011
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How do you define beauty? To you, is it more beautiful to watch the mayhem as a favorite sports team celebrates a championship-clinching score, or to watch the serenity of a forest as it changes colors in response to Fall’s advancing chill? Is it more beautiful to watch a random act of kindness, or a [...]
October 2, 2011
In the days leading up to this year’s 2011 HR Technology Conference, the inevitable buzz has built to a crescendo, promising a record number of exhibitors, attendees and new product announcements (over 200, according to the conference organizers, including some of the biggest brands in the business). But with the launch of a score of new technologies dedicated to the mission of simplifying the HR function, it begs the question: what about social media?
September 9, 2011
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The power of peer recommendations is a phenomenon which prevails in all transactional areas of business, but perhaps no where is it more prevalent, valuable or necessary than in talent acquisition and human capital management. HR is in the business of people, and leveraging connections and building trust is fundamental to the function.
Because referrals are what makes the hiring cycle go ’round.
September 7, 2011
There’s nothing better than the feeling of an accepted offer for a recruiter (or for a candidate), one that overwhelmingly and resoundingly answers that question: “Would you consider an opportunity if it was clearly better than the job you have today?” Every job offer is a promise – and the motivations for saying ‘yes,’ conversely, are driven by the desire to have one’s promise fulfilled. That’s why, as recruiters and employers, we’re required to make a compact with candidates that, within our control and knowledge, the job is a promise that can be kept.
September 2, 2011
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Without laboring over a definition, labor can be back-breaking, invigorating, tedious or inspiring. Labor can be a mere chore, or something borne out of passion. Labor can be a spouse cursing their partner for the better part of a day (or two). And as it replies to the hiring process and matching candidates with opportunities in which they, and the organization, will flourish, it takes arduous months of, well, hard labor on the part of HR and recruiting professionals.
February 3, 2012
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