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Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – To Teach I Must Also Learn

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Some blog posts are written to be cathartic. When I write about a topic it is usually the result of research and soul searching. While the purpose of sharing ideas is to raise consciousness on certain areas of my profession, there is always an element of organizing thought processes by recording them for future reference. This week for this blogger has been very reflective. Highs and lows in the satisfaction of expectations are supposed to… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – To Teach I Must Also Learn

Five Ways Recruiters Think From the Candidate Perspective

There is no better laboratory to study human nature than a situation in which 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 and patient. It is not a stretch of this concept to suggest that the relationship between a recruiter and candidate is similar. While there will… Read More »Five Ways Recruiters Think From the Candidate Perspective

Real Networking Means Turning Hashtags into Real People

Every time I meet one of my social media heroes in real life there is always  a short Wayne’s World moment when I have to resist the temptation to bow down to my rock star friend and shout “We’re not worthy, we’re not worthy…” to the room. Usually, they turn out to be humble enough not to ask me to kneel, bow, or kiss their ring. Real people have characteristics unique to themselves and sometimes… Read More »Real Networking Means Turning Hashtags into Real People

From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Technology, ATS, and Fire Trucks

I love talking with job seekers about finding their dream job. We plaster the Twitter chats with platitudes about passion. I hope most of them never lose sight of that dream, but I also pray that they are not blinded by it. The dream that never happens makes for an unhappy life. Most careers are really built on talent and timing. If you are good at something and the time is right, it will happen.… Read More »From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Technology, ATS, and Fire Trucks

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Setting and Managing Expectations

Marriages fail because of unfulfilled expectations. There is an old joke that men marry women hoping that they will never change and women marry men hoping that they can change them. Well neither of these is going to happen, so what went wrong? When there is any kind of interpersonal relationship in which reality falls short of unrealistic expectations there is trouble brewing. A topic near and dear to my heart is the relationships that… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Setting and Managing Expectations