by Ray_anne

“If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.” A plaque used to hang on my wall that attributed this quote to Buddha. I once ran a quick Google search for clarification and found, indeed, several references to this as a quote by Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism sometime around [...]

May 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Job Seekers Must Educate Themselves on Employer Brand

by theguestblogger

Is Employer Brand Important in Candidate Selection? As a job seeker, one of the best things you can do is to get in the heads of recruiters, hiring managers and company leaders. If you understand why, how, and who they hire, you’re already steps ahead. This includes understanding an organization’s tools, processes and resources—everything from [...]

May 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

For the Sake of Learning: Ignorance is Not Bliss

by Ray_anne

Just because you can quote statistics or cite a website, article, book, or post about a particular topic doesn’t make you smart or well-versed. It makes you well-read. I prefer to learn by experience or by listening to really great teachers who have been there, done that, or who have watched very carefully as an industry has grown and [...]

May 15, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Is Being Gay a Choice? Should It Be Protected at Work?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Can You Be Fired for Being Gay? I usually am proud to live in the state of Oklahoma. It’s a friendly place filled with great football and wonderful towns and history. It’s a place I’ve called my home for the last seven years. It’s a state that I feel safe outside of severe weather and [...]

May 15, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A Slice of Life

by Ray_anne

I grew up in a large family A little sister, four brothers, and at various times, a couple of foster kids graced the halls of our five bedroom house. My parents were happy to share their home with anyone who needed a meal or a bed, at any time. My mom worked very hard and regularly [...]

May 14, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Five Networking Rules of Engagement

by Mike Haberman

Business Networking Rules of Engagement There is a no lack of networking advice or tips out there in the blogsphere today. Additionally, you can buy any number of great books by authors such at Keith Ferrazzi and Harvey Mckay. But I have been networking for a long time as well, plus I have read all [...]

May 14, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

My Cousin Angela

by Ray_anne

It is 11:30pm and I am in a Marriott Hotel in open-sky confines of Utah. I just returned from my cousin Angela’s wedding reception. Angela was my best friend growing up. This is my Cousin Angie’s Story of Survival… When I was a senior in High School, I worked in a little dress shop [...]

May 11, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

SFW: When Sex at the Workplace Pays

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Sex Sells But Should It Happen at Work? Sex, sex, sex and at work no less. Early on in my professional career, I walked in on a male manager who was transitioning out of the store I was transferring to and one of his female employees. Half clothed and in a compromising position, I was [...]

May 11, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Lessons in Customer Service

by Ray_anne

Once upon a time… Several years ago, I planned and paid for a trip entirely online. It was my very first experience in trusting internet travel planning. It meant that I could budget better and bring less cash and charge less while traveling. It was a special trip for me and my oldest [...]

May 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

My Famous Mom

by Ray_anne

We all know what can potentially happen when you “assume” something. Assumptions can lead to unfortunate and misguided understandings. The best way to correct an invailid or incorrect assumption is to make sure all infomation and details are shared regularly and with accuracy. Assumptions occur when true information is not forthcoming. Behaving professionally isn’t [...]

May 8, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

US Bill Would Make Employer Requests for Facebook Access Illegal

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Protecting Employee Facebook & Social Network Privacy The American public went gaga in March of this year after the media reported a growing trend by employers who are requesting Facebook password and user ID access during their hiring and interview process. These requests for special access to social networks not only are an invasion [...]

May 8, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Media in the C-Suite. Train Executives with Reverse Mentoring

by Lisa Bonner

Need Buy in From Your Executive Team on Social Media? Do your senior executives’ eyes glaze over when you talk about using social media to drive branding and market share? Are they leery of the benefits? Prefer to interact face-to-face than key-board-to-keyboard? Or afraid to admit they don’t get it or understand it? That’s the [...]

May 7, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Memoirs from a Non-High Potential Employee

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Employee Succession Plan Impacts Engagement As someone who has participated in succession planning for my direct reports and employee populations I was responsible for, I never had the opportunity to hear from my senior leaders their succession plan or planning for me. You’d think that working inside an organization as an employee, you [...]

May 4, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Great Divide: Adapting to a Digitally Diverse Audience

by Autumn McReynolds

Diverse Audience Among Digital Natives Know your audience. This phrase has been drilled into the heads of marketers and content creators since the beginning of marketing and content creation. And while your mind may immediately jump to a consumer audience, the reality is that recruitment marketers must be in-tune with their job seeker [...]

May 3, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Personality Tests: As Defining as Your DNA?

by Ray_anne

Several years ago, I engaged in an online survey/test called StrengthFinders. My employer, at the time, thought that if we got to know each other’s strengths, we might focus less on each other’s weaknesses. We might actually play up to the revealed strengths of each team member and figure out how to best play [...]