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The Job Seeker’s Guide To The Galaxy And Other Places (Reprise)

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This is a previously published article that summarizes the Ten Part Series on the common theme of Job Seekers: Think Like a Recruiter. During the holiday time when many companies are shut down, it is a perfect time for those seeking new employment to review all ten parts to refuel their efforts. Comments are welcome. There is an often quoted saying that wisdom comes from the mouth of babes. Children don’t have a trained filtering… Read More »The Job Seeker’s Guide To The Galaxy And Other Places (Reprise)

Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.8

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        This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.         About Plodders and Heroes - Somehow our society seems to have lapsed into a culture of mediocrity. It seems that in everything we do standards of “minimum performance” tell us how far we have to go until we arrive at comfortable complacency. I’m told that this is negative thinking on my part and that it is typical… Read More »Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.8

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 16 thru December 22, 2012

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Dec 16 - Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen  – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more –           Dec 17 - The Discrimination That Nobody Challenges – If you know me or have read any of my blog posts you probably are aware that I am a baby boomer citizen… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 16 thru December 22, 2012

Flipflopalypse – The Death of a Job Search

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 Flipflopalypse [flip-flop-uh-lips] noun 1. a prophetic revelation, especially concerning a cataclysm in which wearing any backless, usually open-toed flat shoes or slippers causes the forces of evil to permanently triumph over the forces of good. 2. any universal or widespread destruction or disaster caused by inappropriately wearing a flat, backless rubber sandal, usually secured on the foot by a thong between the first two toes. (Syn. thongalypse) (Ant. dresshoesuccess) Even if the world continues beyond… Read More »Flipflopalypse – The Death of a Job Search

Oooh Look! A Squirrel!

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At the end of a work day, I often look back and wonder where the time went. I used to teach time management and most of the time it seems that I can’t manage my own calendar anymore. It could be tempting to suggest that we would probably like to be paid for how hard we “work” rather than how much meaningful output is produced. While working hard is a strong and desirable personal characteristic,… Read More »Oooh Look! A Squirrel!