by Ray_anne

A Thorn By Any Other Name: My Purpose is Sure

A Thorn’s Point When I was a young girl, I wished I had any other name except my own. I really wanted to be an Elizabeth. And not a Liz or a Beth or a Libby – but a full-blown Elizabeth. It was/is a name of royalty. It was a name suitable for a Princess and I had read [...]

March 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Big Announcement: Waves of Change at Blogging4Jobs

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

I’d be lying if I say that this blog post has been easy to write. I’ve been putting it off for weeks and months because sometimes something becomes a part of you so much that you can’t let go. That’s how I feel about Blogging4Jobs. In 2007, I started this blog as a way to [...]

March 20, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

You Don’t Have to be Irish to Fight for Righteousness!

by Kathleen Mangiafico

(This reflective article was written on 3/17/13) Today is March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day. I am a second generation, American-Irish gal married, raising a family and working (thank God) during these very uncertain economic times. As soon as I read this out loud to myself, I laugh! Why should my life, my relationships, my [...]

March 20, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Tips for Uncomfortable Conversations

by Christine Assaf

In my years of management and HR, I’ve had my fair share of uncomfortable conversations. From telling an employee they are showing their nipples to telling my boss they’re under investigation for physical assault – there’s never a lack of them. Each conversation creates butterflies, demands preparation, and I’ve never been thrilled to do any of them. They are [...]

March 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Puzzling Out Solutions to Your New Employer’s Dress Code

by Matt Herndon

It’s difficult enough to start a new job, learn your duties, get a feel for the office culture and avoid the “friending” attempts of the office gossip, but now you’re expected to determine exactly what constitutes your new employer’s dress code—before you even start your first day of work. Business fashion experts talk of the [...]

March 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Ways to Spot a Good Recruiter in the Rough

by Perri Gorman

Today we are living a world with high unemployment on one end of the spectrum and companies starving for top talent on the other. Combine this with the low barrier to entry to become a recruiter (thanks to platforms like LinkedIn) and it being a highly lucrative profession and we have the birth of the [...]

March 18, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Diversity: It’s More Than Just Race

by Mike Haberman

An article written by SHRM staffer Rebecca Hastings, SPHR dealt with diversity. Her article, entitled Diversity Efforts Should Include White Employees, (SHRM membership may be needed to read) dealt with including more whites, specifically more white men, in diversity training. The group that conducted the training found that including whites in diversity training increased the [...]

March 18, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Not the Perfect Candidate? Here’s What to Do

by Robert McCauley

Several times a month we feature a blog post from our our on sister website, Secrets of the Job Hunt. Click here to view. A recent article in the New York Times detailed the reality for many job candidates in today’s market. Companies often have the luxury to wait for the perfect hire, and even applicants who seem to match [...]

March 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Sneaking in Some Workplace Fitness

by shannonsmedstad

Exercise. Watch your diet. We’ve all heard it, for years. Research by the University of Australia* should scare the bejeezus out of all of us, stating that the sedentary lifestyle of sitting at work all day with little to no physical exertion increases our risk of dying of all causes. Yet, when your day goes [...]

March 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Top 5 Workplace Blogs This Week

by Blake McCammon

Top 5 Workplace Blogs of the Week for March 10th – 15th What a week! South by Southwest was amazing and busier than ever! We got to see the grumpy cat, which was probably the highlight for all of us. Here are this weeks blogs, if we missed one of your favorites, don’t hesitate to [...]

March 15, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Reasons Telecommuting Is Still Beneficial To Your Employees

by Heather R. Huhman

Does your company currently employ telecommuters or allow telecommuting based on employees’ needs? If not, it may be time to consider the variety of benefits telecommuting can provide for the organization. In light of the recent decision made by Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer — to end the employee telecommuting practice within the company — all [...]

March 15, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Reasons to use Gamification for Employee Rewards

by Eric Friedman

Gamification is quickly changing company dynamics in ways it has never before. Gamification is the integration of game mechanics or game dynamics into a website, service, community, campaign, or work. The use of gamification in the workplace is becoming standard in the industry in order to improve employee engagement and now employee rewards. Companies like [...]

March 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How to Define Your Ultimate Customer

by Jody Thompson

The idea of the “Ultimate Customer” is an important aspect of outcome-based goal setting and creating a performance-based work culture. I always ask leaders, “Do your employees know who their customer is? The answer isn’t always clear and the conversation turns to the specifics of just how an organization goes about defining who the ultimate customer is. This is just one [...]

March 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Living on the Edge and Falling With Style

by Ray_anne

Living on the Edge One of my favorite sayings is, “If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space.” This is how I have felt about how I handle the work-end of my life. The “edge” being the edge of technology, the edge of social anything, the edge of trying or listening [...]

March 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Working For The Employer of Your Dreams When You Don’t Have Experience

by Lisa Fox

Here’s the way that all industries work: in order to get a really great job, you need experience. Your dream job is certainly not some kind of entry position, and when you finally land your dream job, chances are you’ll get your dream employer in the mix. But what to do if you don’t have [...]

March 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

3 Easy Ways to Improve Candidate Engagement

by Jonah Manning

According to many thought leaders (me included) the emerging battlefield for sourcing & recruiting is no longer the ability to find great talent, but rather the ability to engage them. Here are some easy to adopt ways you can improve your candidate engagement ratios and separate your opportunity from the noise. Kill the Stogy Job [...]

March 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Finding Face-to-Face: Technology Can’t Replace it Completely

by Ray_anne

Face to face fir Business - Technology can't replace it

Technology for Business? Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a huge fan of technology. I love using it to communicate and do my job better – whether that job be recruiting, managing a team, marketing / branding my company or myself or helping others to do the same. BUT, I have to say, [...]