Professional

I’m not a real professional, but I play one online.

I have found that when I write, my thoughts become more clear to myself, so I find value in publishing. I hope you find value, too.

The problem with Talent Acquisition

HR is about people. And don’t you wish you could rename your department or your title to something that gave ...

Talent Trends for SMB in 2016

Deloitte published their annual summary of talent trends for 2016 (http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/human-capital/articles/introduction-human-capital-trends.html). However, insight and actions for the small business may ...

Collaboration – Embracing the New World

I was reading a book about the new model of business (http://www.amazon.com/Quit-Your-Job-Months-Should-ebook/dp/B00Y78Y17O) and I came across a phrase that was simple, ...

Why Consulting?

Part of this blog experiment is to provide an outlet for some of the thoughts I randomly have. I think ...

Opportunity = Responsibility

Remember the ad where the kids were saying things like “I want to work my way up to middle management”? ...

Relationships, Not Transactions

I often tell the interviewers I’m training, “it’s a relationship, not a transaction.” Understanding and embracing this is critical to ...

Open Recruiting

Always on. That is what open recruiting is, a practice of interviewing people for your company, not a position. From ...