From the monthly archives:

April 2011

The Real Housewives Lifestyle: Cocktails and Networking

April 29, 2011

Earning the Real Housewives Badge This has been quite week, speaking socially.  I had dinner with William Tincup, China Gorman, Sarah White, and a host of others.  Wednesday, I presented at the Bersin Impact 2011 event, discussing talent acquisition.   I also opened the “Real Housewives” badge on Foursquare. Like millions of others around the world, [...]

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Changing work assignments

April 27, 2011

Not a new company, just a new job assignment in social media I have some big news of a personal nature. Starting next week, I will be moving into a new role at work.  I will be stepping out of my labor relations role, and will begin working as a Social Media Community Manager. I [...]

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Sexy job descriptions are hard to find

April 24, 2011

  Your job description is not sexy Another view from my random series of not very sexy job descriptions.  This one is from a job posting on a large job board. I guess it tells you what you will be doing, but it doesn’t jazz me up about applying for the job.   I especially enjoyed  [...]

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Celebrity Doppelganger?

April 23, 2011

Recently people have been telling me I look like this guy.  Last night, I was eating at Chili’s and people were pointing at me, and it turned out that they didn’t recognize me from this blog!  They thought I looked like someone else. Apparently he is Dan Dotson, one of the featured players on a [...]

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Someone’s knockin on the door, someone’s ringin the bell – It’s the union!

April 22, 2011

 New labor plan: Nationwide protests The next time you doorbell rings, you may want to peek out the window before you answer.  It could be a union coming to pay a visit to your neighborhood.   The Politico blog is reporting that the Service Employees International Union is taking a new approach to organizing, hoping to [...]

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It may be fatal to say “Thank you”

April 20, 2011

This is a polite rant To the guy in the grey pick up truck at Home Depot this morning who had to get in the parking lot before me, it was no problem for me to yield to let you in first. To the guy that I let jump the line to get the quart [...]

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Walmart’s strategic social media acquisition

April 19, 2011

Walmart buying into social media It really is time for business professionals and managers everywhere, including HR people to start giving the strategic importance of social media its due. If you need any more reason to decide to get board with social media, then start paying attention to the most recent strategic acquisition by the [...]

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Guest Post: Job Search Tips via @TomTom_HRGuy

April 17, 2011

  Job Searching Tips @TomTom_HRGuy  (check out his blog) Hey Everyone! My friends and classmates wanted me to talk about some tips on job searching. When I was trying to do some research on this topic online, I found absolutely no definitive guide to job searching. There are all these little tips like “update your resume” or “Google [...]

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Today I am an ENFJ

April 15, 2011

I used to be an ENFP I love to take the free on-line profiles that let you determine your Myers Briggs profile.  I was recently asked by a client to help them identify some resources in that area.  I took a look at a few sites, trying to determine if the Myers Briggs or the DISC [...]

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What’s for breakfast this morning?

April 14, 2011

A bowl full of questions I don’t really have a post today.   I haven’t been writing much in April.  I have some other stuff on my mind – developing an important presentation for my boss,  developing some material for a new secret project I am working on with Jay Kuhns, and a few other things. [...]

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