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Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.7

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        This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.           Recruiters: Think From the Candidate Perspective - There is no better laboratory to study human nature than a situation where one person is in need and another person holds the key to fulfilling that need. Some examples that immediately come to mind are that of a parent and child, a teacher and pupil or a doctor… Read More »Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.7

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 9 thru December 15, 2012

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Dec 9 - Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen  – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more –           Dec 10 – Artificial Motivation – It is the season to seek justification for our actions even when it is purely emotional rather than logical. We were urged by major box stores… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 9 thru December 15, 2012

The Art of War for Job Search (Part 3)

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This is the final part of a three part series. The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1) and The Art of War for Job Search (Part 2) precede this and have discussed the first nine of the thirteen chapters written by Sun Tzu on winning battles. Here is the remainder of his points: Configurations of Terrain – Always be aware of the battlefield. Common ground between the job seeker and an employer should… Read More »The Art of War for Job Search (Part 3)

The Art of War for Job Search (Part 2)

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Continuing the analogous relationship between war and a job search from The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1), additional points from the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu’s book on how to win follow here: Strategic Military Power – The use of inherent power should be self explanatory, but other translations of the original Chinese text have this chapter titled Energy (Giles), Directing (Wing) or Forces (Wee). All of these titles indicate the need… Read More »The Art of War for Job Search (Part 2)

The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1)

A classic in modern military study, The Art of War by Sun Tzu has its origins in two and a half millennia of Chinese tradition. It not only survives to this day as a military document it has found its way into other doctrines and a diverse number of applications. My copy of The Complete Art of War is the 1996 English translation by Ralph Sawyer and it is reputed to be one of the… Read More »The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1)