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I really don’t care about good customer service. I don’t want you to go above and beyond. You don’t need to wow me. You barely make enough money to pay your rent and utilities. I want you to relax. Please don’t worry about smiling and making conversation. I don’t nee...
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Business Network Australia Is there a person at work that makes you cringe? Punk Rock HR suggests how to deal with them: http://bit.ly/3bp0ox
Punk Rock HR I'll be on Twitter & Googlewave if you're interested in chatting during the show.
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Episode 19 – ‘Next Gen HR with the Fistful of Talent Gang’ – – Thursday, November 12, 2009 – 8PM EST, 7PM CST – Call in 646-378-1086.
This guy needs your help, people.I work in a small office. There’s about 6 people that work in this office, and I work in one room with another employee that I can’t stand. We get along fine on paper because I know how to keep my mouth shut — and I am a friendly, lively, funny...
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Come for the discussions on recruiting & technology. Stay for the networking opportunities!
A friend of mine called me kiddo.This isn’t anything new. He always calls me kiddo. It’s his thing. The weird part is that, out of the blue, it pissed me off.I thought, “He is three years older than me. What the heck?”So I gave this friend of mine some feedback and told hi...
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I’m a Human Resources expert, a bacon lover, and a woman with five cats. My important thoughts on talent management issues are captured on a fun forum called Raging Debates in HR.Please read the topics and share your opinions. I’d really love to see you disagree with support Kris Dun...
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There’s a big discussion about whether or not HR is dead.Some say that HR is a redundant and outmoded department that adds no value.Others say that HR is alive and kicking. We operate as strategic leaders and thinkers. When we’re doing HR right, we are focused on linking profit, resul...
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Holy crap. That is all I am going to say about my trip to Louisville to attend a fancy little unconference called HRevolution.Okay, fine, I’ll say more. The event was coordinated by Crystal Peterson, Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese, and Ben Eubanks — and it rocked. Good conversation abou...
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Sarah and I are still developing the Clueless@Love strategery. There’s no shortage of controversy around the site, including the fact that someone referenced Abner Louima and called me faux-punk.I just weep for people.Until we get Clueless@Love up & running, here’s a question from...
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This guy likes weather.We have an important topic, today, that emerged from my latest conference in Chicago. I met a guy who told me that there is one thing that unites humanity. It’s weather.No matter where you are or what you do, you experience some aspect of the meteorological cycle.Wh...
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I know that mature, thoughtful, and strategic leaders are comfortable with feedback. They can listen to your opinions, discern truth from bullshit, and move forward.I am not a mature, thoughtful, or strategic leader. I write a blog on HR and workforce issues. Sorta.So I’ve been thinking abo...
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Would you hire someone with a strong personal brand? Someone who is known, independently, as an expert or a guru?Some companies are afraid of the Facebook friends, the Twitter followers, and the LinkedIn connections. Some are afraid of the whole employee — and they worry that a personal bra...
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Just a few years ago, I checked into the W Hotel on Lexington & 54th Street at the very beginning of a hectic week in Manhattan.I was managing through a major reorganization at my company.Positions were being eliminated and I was asked to consult on projects that I couldn’t talk about.M...
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I’m here to learn about online recruiting strategies and tactics. I’ll be lucky if I survive the germs.
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It’s a myth that no one hires November & December. In fact, I filled a tremendous number of openings in November and December because I forced my clients to forfeit their budget & headcount if they didn’t fill a position that was open for more than 90 days by the end of the ye...
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I’m traveling to Chicago on Monday, so I asked Jason Seiden if he wanted to do a guest post on my blog. That’s how this shit works. I gotta plug up holes in my schedule. I’m like a blogging plumber.Jason is super busy and about to launch a huge new book so he said, “I̵...
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Punk Rock HR is ready for some hot beef in my tummy. #onrec09 #portillos
Welcome to November. Holy crap, this month will be so crazy.November 2nd is my anniversary. No gifts because we have the gift of love — and a house in Kalamazoo that won’t sell.November 3rd & 4th is the Kennedy/Onrec conference. If you haven’t purchased a ticket and want a d...
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I have several family members who have autism. It’s a weird disease that encapsulates a spectrum of symptoms and behaviors. Some of those family members can function with the help of drugs, therapy, and the benefit of being born upper-middle-class. Others weren’t so lucky and struggle...
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When I had a job, I had two hobbies.BloggingAnimal RescueNow my job is blogging and I have five cats.I don’t have a hobby and I need your help. What do you like to do with your free time? What should I do?April Dowling makes jewelry. Franny Oxford is super-crafty. Human Resources Pufnstuf i...
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A few weeks ago, I received a press release titled, Recession Causing Perception Disconnect Between Employers and their Workforce According to New Study from Monster.com and Human Capital Institute.There is a dramatic difference in how employers and workers are experiencing the recession — ...
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Some of the most talented bloggers in human resources have contributed articles with information about jobs, careers, social media, and workplace management.
Today’s guest post is from Molly Buckley who is a social media & marketing professional, a comedian, and an all around awesome woman.*I’ve been unemployed for five months. I wasn’t always unemployed. In fact, I used to have a great job teaching English to a bunch of crazy 10...
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Punk Rock HR The Colbert Report helps you get a job.
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In the recession, poetry is not as lucrative of a field as it used to be. Irish poet Paul Muldoon explains how he keeps food on the table. (2:46)
A note from Indie, who is shy about networking.Wondering if you have any nuggets of advice for how to network for young bucks or for people who just hate doing it.I graduated from Purdue in May, and after a dead-end internship, I’m back on the job hunt. In college, I always heard that netwo...
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I am obsessed with the story of the Balloon Boy, or rather, the story of a grown man who [allegedly] fakes an emergency and convinces a nation that his son is aloft in a balloon over the skies of Colorado.I watched the entire event live on CNN because I am a typical American who loves a good spec...
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Punk Rock HR Might I interest you in seeing a picture of Scrubby FAILING as a mascot?
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We’re happy to report that another sponsor, Recruitingblogs.com, wants you to drink for free at our event on November 4th. Besides sponsoring our event, we’ll be giving partygoers a fancy hat like the one I’m wearing in the picture below.
In honor of my good friend, the HR Bartender, I bring you the McNuggetini. Might I suggest sweet & sour sauce?
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My professional network is so sticky. I know a woman who works at Pongo Resume because she is the sister of a friend I met through the wife of an ex-boyfriend.Does that make sense?Let me try to clarify.My network expanded because my husband and I took a ‘break’ between 2000-2001 (befo...
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Question from a pissed off reader.I have been on a number of interviews over the past year and a trend/rule has suggested itself to me.If, during the interview, you get told that they are going to be doing multiple rounds of interviews, this is a pretty good sign you are not getting the job, espe...
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