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From the Archives: Something Different Today – Perspective

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Originally published in May 2011 My profile picture could be the stereotypical headshot with a devil whispering in one ear and an angel in the other. No I don’t hear voices in my head… I create them. I can understand anger, desperation and depression from the perspective of someone who has had to endure both personal tragedies as well as those which I have shared with friends and loved ones. I also have so many… Read More »From the Archives: Something Different Today – Perspective

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Doing It Caveman Style

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A friend of mine told me that I should liven up my blog posts. “You are a very funny guy, Tom. You should let some of that come through when you write.” I think that I have now sufficiently bored him to the point that he doesn’t read my posts anymore, but the fact that I am a writer at heart makes me want to try everything at least once. I also think that much… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Doing It Caveman Style

Learned From the Cave Walls at Donoterase

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The Pretender TV series ran from 1996 to 2000 and was viewed by critics and viewers as good science fiction. It enjoyed above average ratings as it also enlisted a few die-hard cult followers that are still clamoring for its return. Appealing to the audience for good-guys always overcoming an evil corporate giant, it was a story about Jarod, a child prodigy and genius with a special gift: pretending. The story begins with “The Centre”… Read More »Learned From the Cave Walls at Donoterase

Prehistoric Job Searching

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Considering what we hypothesized about Recruiting Caveman Style, the Paleolithic Era humans looking for a way out of the dangers of hunting and the boredom of farming probably began thinking about the best way to better themselves. Although it may be hard for today’s job seekers to think about doing a job search without the aid of technological crutches, there was a time [between 10,000 years ago and yesterday] when listening and thinking ruled our… Read More »Prehistoric Job Searching

Recruiting Caveman Style

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Researchers are fascinated by the development of thought and reasoning from the human brain. Functionally, parts of our brain have remained prehistoric and we have all experienced the reflexive fight or flight emotions when confronted with danger. An article published in Psychology Today in May 2013 took a step away from the assumption that evolutionary expansion of the frontal lobes was the main factor in intelligence. It stated that we have underestimated the power of… Read More »Recruiting Caveman Style