We Want You! (sort of…)

No thank you. Sam and I go back for years having met at a tech company and keeping up with each other since. He's a good guy, talented as an HR Business Partner and his skills are above average. He has a strong brand. Last November a tech firm reached out to Sam, and over …

Best Blogs 23 January 2015

Welcome to #BestBlogs, the weekly curation of the world of work.The latest ideas on organization life, personal collaboration and the power of work in life from practitioners around the globe are collected here so you may become more effective, perhaps even more satisfied, in career.Every week our theme emerges organically and this week finds us …

Two Yutes

There is an incredibly funny scene in My Cousin Vinny involving two yutes. Well, funny to me as I have friends in NYC and in the South (natch) so I run into accent and grammar questions constantly. Like, a lot. Anyway, I was reminded of the disconnect in Yutes last week after talking to two …

Best Blogs 19 Dec 2014

Welcome to #BestBlogs, the weekly curation of the world of work.The latest ideas on organization life, personal collaboration and the power of work in life from practitioners around the globe are collected here so you may become more effective, perhaps even more satisfied, in career.Every week our theme emerges organically and I this last week …

Its You

Not long ago I wrote about some silly things employers do to mash up the recruitment process. You can read that here https://christopherinhr.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/it-happens/. In all fairness though it helps to balance the equation by reporting on a few things I've experienced (I've been recruiting a long time) that candidates do. It seems there is plenty of …

Best Blogs 5 December 2014

Welcome to #BestBlogs, the weekly curation of the world of work.The latest ideas on organization life, personal collaboration and the power of work in life from practitioners around the globe are collected here so you may become more effective, perhaps even more satisfied, in career.Every week our theme emerges organically and the holiday season brings …

It Happens

Choice can be hard to explain. A friend of mine recently went through a recruiting process for a job she really wanted only to experience, at the end, the ignominity of not being selected. Hey, I've been there: it hurts. Sometimes we take this rejection personally as if a lover had turned us down. We …

Table Manners

Ever wonder what's it like to be in the other side of the table? Recently I began searching for a new opportunity: I've got some solid leads and have felt great about saying "no" to opportunities that don't fit. It's a good thing. And yet embarking on the job hunt inevitably results in the interview, …

The Long Way

If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there. Sooner or later most us gravitate to career paths and follow our disciplines. And, although many of us will change those paths from time to time, it's typically done with foresight and thought. And then there's another group of employees. Recently I …

Best Blogs 21 November 2014

Welcome to #BestBlogs, the weekly curation of the world of work.The latest ideas on organization life, personal collaboration and the power of work in life from practitioners around the globe are collected here so you may become more effective, perhaps even more satisfied, in career.Every week our theme emerges organically and this week we examine …