by Ray_anne

After a year of being unemployed, my brother started at a new job this week. His unemployment has been tough on him and his family, but I feel certain they are on the road to recovery. They downsized considerably when he lost his job and were able to stay afloatwhile not getting behind, not so [...]

March 21, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Employee Rights: Time Off Requests for Exempt vs. Non-Exempt

by Mike Haberman

How Do You Handle Time Off Requests for Employees? Among cherished employee rights are time off, vacation time and sick time. What do you do when an employee request time off? Even if just for a half-day? You are probably thinking to yourself, “That has got to be the dumbest question Haberman has ever asked.” In [...]

March 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Transactional vs. Relational: A Conundrum

by Ray_anne

“The Candidate Experience” Do you care? If you are a recruiter, where does your concern lie – is it with your client/hiring manager, your candidate(s), or yourself? Are you loyal? Do you ruse? Do you out-and-out lie? Do you tell it straight? Do you lay it on the line? Do you convince, coerce, [...]

March 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

HR Metrics Don’t Equal a Seat at the Table

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

SHRM Issues Cost Per Hire Scorecard. Is it Important? Earlier last week, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) unveiled their first human resources metric reporting standard providing a meaty analysis and explanation in 40 plus pages of bedtime reading sure to cure my recent battle with insomnia. (enjoy it here) Essentially, the SHRM professional [...]

March 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Weight & Work: There is No Magic Pill for Either

by Ray_anne

there is no magic pill for work or weight loss

The Change I can see Menopause staring me down and no one ever wants to talk about it. Oh, a few talk show hosts have made feeble attempts at breaking down the walls and getting women and their families to discuss it. But I find it completely fascinating that is still treated like a dirty [...]

March 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

“Dude, This is Who I am and I’m Authentic…”

by Ray_anne

Authenticity, Transparency, and Respect. Are we thinking about authenticity the way we should? I have met plenty of business professionals who have always been transparent and authentic – throughout there careers. But the talk continues. This can only make me believe that a problem continues… Someone can use several four-letter words in a blog [...]

March 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Dovetail: Human Resources Software Program Review

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Imagine a Human Resource Management Software Utopia Imagine a world where employees can get all their human resources questions answered with just a click of a mouse, and employee relations and case management records are available 24 hours a day. And imagine a world where HR conversations with those employees are electronically stored in a [...]

March 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Professional or Pest and the Lack of Airplane Etiquette

by Ray_anne

Professional or Pest? I just returned from Austin on a very uneventful flight, given the enormously eventful SXSW Interactive Conference I had just attended, I was thankful for the rest. I fly often for work; I actually like to fly – unless there is a noisy, unruly, loud, obnoxious, or farting passenger seated near [...]

March 15, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Everyone in Business is an Adrenaline Junkie

by Ray_anne

I guess you could say I am a risk-taker When I was six years old, I was a holy terror on roller skates, the jungle gym, and bicycle. I remember swinging around and around on the monkey bars, first whipping around on one leg and then soon graduated to both legs, knees bent over the bar. [...]

March 14, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

I’m a Consultant. Not Your Pimp.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

I just wanted to make that clear to the blogosphere. As my web traffic, blog readers, and social media followers have increased, I’ve been receiving a new type of request, and they are the type of request that I didn’t expect as an HR consultant. Nope, get your mind out of the gutter. The constant [...]

March 14, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Does Your Work Prove Your Words?

by Ray_anne

All Talk, No Action Let’s hope that no one is saying the above words about you. Especially to someone with whom you might potentially work. Are those you work for and/or work with discouraged by your lack of performance? This is not in reference to a delayed project or joint venture that is having trouble [...]

March 13, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Solutions to Mitigating Risk of Corporate Social Media

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

This is a two part series on corporate social media risk. Check out Part 1: As Social Media Adoption Grows So Does Corporate Risk. HR’s Role in Workplace and Social Media Adoption Organizations particularly in the human resources industry are finally taking notice with SHRM, the Society of Human Resource Management releasing findings from their Social Media [...]

March 13, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

At Peace With My Chronic Social Media Disorder

by Ray_anne

Chronic Social Media Disorder is not a transmittable disease

CSMD – Chronic Social Media Disorder I once had a client whose intern managed the Facebook page for his Business. She left him in a lurch when she returned to college without transferring or updating key data. Changing the user name / email address, as well as the password(s) proved a treacherous and [...]

March 12, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Thanks SXSW, Thanks Jessica!

by Ray_anne

In September 2010, Jessica Miller-Merrell called me and asked if I wanted to share a room at SXSW the following Spring. I said, “Sure!” I have never looked back. As a result of that time together, Jessica asked me to write on Blogging4Jobs. And now, here we are a year later, rooming together again. [...]

March 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Being a Successful Entrepreneur and Success Guilt

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Our world is becoming more specialized as are our jobs. Advanced technology careers like engineering, coding, and software development are in high demand with the average Silicon Valley engineer making a median salary of $105,000 per year. As workers, we are rewarded with specialized skills and training providing us increased income-earning potential and job security. Life is [...]