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This blog was originally posted by Melissa Fairman on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. I’m working on reviewing and revising the employee handbook at work… I’m not sure there is anything more soul sucking then wading through labor law disclosures. [...]

June 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Dealing with Workplace Grief & Personal Tragedy

by Dan Lovejoy

Last month, Jessica wrote eloquently about the disaster that befell Oklahoma, tearing a swath through the community of Moore where she lives. In this post, she outlined the ways employers can help during disasters. I’d like to expand on that excellent advice to cover personal tragedy. Last year, our family went through a personal tragedy [...]

June 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Human Work in a Digital World

by Ray_anne

Human Work When it comes down to getting the word out about an open position, what is the best practice? Do In-House or Corporate Recruiters or HR Professionals rely on current employee incentives or employee referral programs to drive interest or garner candidates? Do you utilize job boards, your own career site or otherwise? Should [...]

June 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Solving Wage Disparity by Empowering Women to Negotiate

by Mike Haberman

The 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act occurred this past week. The President held a news conference commemorating the event but in his speech he made the point that women still earn less than do men. It is well known in both HR literature and in the popular press that women earn less than men. There [...]

June 18, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

50 Best Workplaces & Employers for Boomer & Traditional Generations

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

While the Millennial workforce is now the majority age demographic and candidate pool at your workplace, all employees bring different skills, experiences and benefits with them to the table as employees especially the older and more experience group of your employee population. The over 50 age category is challenging to recruit, retain and hire because [...]

June 18, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Crowdsourcing is the Future of Performance Reviews

by Eric Mosley

Purchase a copy of Eric Mosley’s The Crowdsourced Performance Review book on Amazon today! Are you happy with your performance review system? I thought not. Traditional performance reviews are desperately out of date. An annual review based on a manager rating performance on a scale of 1 to 5 according to a job description was designed [...]

June 18, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Manner Monday: Requesting an appointment for Conference Call

by CareySue Vega

When sending an email to request an appointment for a Conference Call – be precise and to the point in what you plan to discuss and how much time you are requesting. Sharing as much information during the initial request helps all parties to be effective, relevant and professional participants during the conference call. Not [...]

June 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Top Companies Leverage Internal Social Networks

by Lisa Bonner

At the recent Working Mother Women’s Leadership Summit on Social Business, Sandy Carter, VP Social Business Evangelism at IBM, reported that 43% of companies are using social networks both internally and externally. She also cited a recent a McKinsey Global Institute Study (July 2012) revealing that 90% of businesses integrating social networks are experiencing a [...]

June 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

#SHRM13 Recap Day One

by Blake McCammon

With #SHRM13 coming to an official close big things are already happening. Hillary Clinton pretty much dominated the stage in her blue pant suit and the opening parties were something…..different. With the maddness just starting this SHRM it is sure to be one for the record books. Several keynote speakers are still set to take [...]

June 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Extreme Makeover: Take Your LinkedIn Profile from Awful to Awesome

by shannonsmedstad

There’s a lot of talk about LinkedIn, its 225+ million members and its power to connect people with opportunities. And, there’s really no arguing with the fact that many employers cite LinkedIn as having an impact on hiring. The “world’s largest professional networking site” truly serves as the platform for identifying jobs, networking opportunities, recruiters, [...]

June 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Right Way to Help a Fellow Job Seeker

by Blake McCammon

“Hey, would you be willing to …” For job seekers, there are a million ways to finish this sentence: “… provide a referral?” “… serve as a reference?” “… take a look at my resume?” The point is that job hunting isn’t a solo endeavor. Almost everyone who’s searched for a new position and found success [...]

June 16, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Ridiculously Awesome #SHRM13 Resource Guide

by Blake McCammon

Text ‘SHRM’ to 55678 to receive conference party reminders, announcements and other happenings sent via text. With activities for this year’s annual #SHRM13 conference starting to unfold attendees from across the nation are joining together in Chicago to start learning everything they can from industry leaders. Blogging4Jobs is once again serving as your one stop website for [...]

June 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Creating a Good Reputation for HR

by Stephanie Hammerwold

A couple weeks ago I was at one of my company’s stores setting up for new employee orientation when an employee approached me. I said hello, and he responded, “Boy, am I glad it’s you and not Lucy.” Lucy is one of my coworkers in HR. She’s good at her job and pays regular visits [...]

June 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

74% of HR Believes Employee Recognition Should Be Crowdsourced. Do You?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Don’t miss Eric Mosley’s killer session on Wednesday at the SHRM Annual Conference at Wednesday from 10-11:15 AM and visit the Globoforce booth, 3342 and talk to Eric about how his new book is shattering old performance and recognition paradigms. Social is the New Recognition & Recommendation Letter Having just finished my webinar today on Beyond Facebook. How [...]

June 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Easy Steps to Building Your Life Plan (As Dictated by a Project Manager)

by Sara Gallagher

Your life is a project. This is true both metaphorically and technically. Your life has a defined beginning and end. You have a scope, schedule, and budget unique to you. And if you do it right, you should leave satisfied that you’ve contributed something special. So who better than a neurotic, contingency-obsessed, ulcer-plagued Project Manager [...]

June 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Beings in a Digital World

by Ray_anne

The Good Old Days I have been told a few times, “That isn’t how we did it in my day,” and even an ex would said, “That isn’t how my mom did it.” Those definitely have potential for being fighting words, if you let them or they could be opportunities for learning. I, for one, enjoy receiving a lesson [...]

June 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Don’t Be a Squidward!

by Christine Assaf

If you’ve ever tuned into Nickolodeon you’ve probably run by a funny little show called SpongeBob Sqaurepants. It’s about a funny little guy who lives at the bottom of the ocean with a starfish, crab, squid and even a squirrel. I like this show because of it’s humor but also that it possesses those funny [...]

June 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

You Gotta Have Grit for the Game

by Kathleen Mangiafico

For part five of this eight part series, visit The C Word on Blogging4Jobs. “Grit in a batch of spinach makes it inedible, of course. But worse, far worse, is grit on the assembly line, grit that gets into the finely tuned mechanical pincers…The grit in your spinach is precisely the same grit that we [...]