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Your inspiring expert video could be worth thousands!

October 15, 2011

Randstad “Inspiring Experts” Contest I was asked to pass word along about this contest from the fine people at Randstad.  You will definitely want to check out their new Inspiring Experts program. It is a scholarship program and contest to inspire the next generation of workers even in this tough job market. Here are some [...]

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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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A CEO and a Union

November 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Price Chopper CEO talks about unions The message below was sent by Neil M. Golub, president and chief executive officer of Golub Corp., owner of Price Chopper, to all employees in his company, discussing his view on unions.   He sent the memo in response to a developing organizing campaign taking place in [...]

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Laurie Ruettimann, Raymond Chandler, and……….

August 25, 2010

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Goodbye Punk Rock HR Tomorrow will be Laurie Ruettimann’s last post on Punk Rock HR. Hey Laurie, I just wanted to say thanks for sharing so much of yourself with all of us, and for breaking ground in a bunch of different ways in our profession, and for being [...]

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HRevolution 2010: It won’t be the same without you!

March 2, 2010

HRevolution 2010 The confirmed dates and location of HRevolution 2010 were announced today by Trish MacFarlane.   Tickets are already going like hotcakes!   If you want to attend at Catalyst Ranch in Chicago, you better sign up now! This is a unique event.  I am still pissed that I missed it last year, but not this [...]

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Does HR matter in social media, or are we just an echo chamber?

February 23, 2010

Image by Getty Images via Daylife helloooooooo!!!!! hellll-oooooo-oooo-ooo??? Is there anyone out there? Of course there is.   Otherwise, why would I be writing this? I had an interesting discussion with Mark Stelzner the other day.  It was discussion that we have been through before, and one that many of us probably have on a regular [...]

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Jobs are a love-hate relationship

December 23, 2009

Image by mikecolvin82 via Flickr People like to complain about Work As many of you know, I switched the URL site for this blog from here last August.  I imported all the posts and everything, but I never took down the old site.  I still average about 10 -15 hits a day to that site, [...]

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Bill Boorman and The 9th “Wonder” of the World

September 24, 2009

Over There Thursday  – the United Kingdom In this edition of Over There Thursday, we head from the Savage Truth of Australia to the United Kingdom. This week, we have a guest post from a formidable English recruiter who crafted this post while flying from the United Kingdom to Canada where he was last seen [...]

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Danger Will Robinson! Punk Rock HR detected

July 21, 2009

Apparently word has started to spread in the corporate world about the Punk Rock HR movement. Firewalls are starting to filter out the insidious propoganda being passed around the interwebs by the rebellious subversive known as Laurie. It probably has something to do with her fledgling comedy career! Related articles by Zemanta HR Tweetup in [...]

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