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Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – We Do Talk Behind Your Back

Do you know why recruiters usually don’t stare out of their office window in the morning? Of course the answer most people will give is that if they did that in the morning they would have nothing to do after lunch! I learned quite by accident that ordinary people who are not in recruiting don’t have a clue about what we really do. It is interesting how casual conversation among people complaining about their jobs… Read More »Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – We Do Talk Behind Your Back

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – A Blogging Smorgasbord

When I orchestrate a theme week and publish a series of related blogs, it is easy to summarize in a weekend update. This week has been full of distractions and it shows. On the professional side there have been a number of developments that are promising and others that are disappointing. On the personal side, things are also mixed. One online friend was finally successful in her job search and I was thrilled. Another close… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – A Blogging Smorgasbord

Covering Cover Letters and Five Things They Say

There is so much conflicting information on the topic of cover letters that it is proof positive of the theory that it is common for experts to disagree on just about everything. If you talk to a career counselor or job coach you will no doubt be told that it can make or break your application. The operative word in that sentence is “can” and the idea that this is a deal killer is somewhat… Read More »Covering Cover Letters and Five Things They Say

Always Look For These Ten Hidden Agenda Items

In an era of so-called political correctness we often assume that the words spilling over someone else’s filters represent the true person they are. Our society condemns a slip of the tongue often without any investigation. It is ironic that we become so intolerant of perceived intolerance. When it is our own filters we are embarrassed and apologetic even if we were provoked. There is no delete key for the spoken word. We can only… Read More »Always Look For These Ten Hidden Agenda Items

The A-B-C’s of Blogging

I am in awe of writers that are able to produce effortless, coherent, and meaningful thought in their online entries. I follow multiple blog posts and have them pushed to me every day. I find it gratifying that Feedly has filled the RSS shortsightedness of Google after they discontinue Google Reader. I share my reading with others by curating my input into brief posts on my social media accounts using Buffer to broadcast to my… Read More »The A-B-C’s of Blogging