NO! YES! I DON’T KNOW! WHY ARE WE YELLING!? This question gets asked so often by all levels of individuals who are going through a job search. From entry levels to seasoned professionals, no one really knows the correct answer because, like most things in life, it depends on so many factors! First off, you look like an idiot if …
Does working for a bad boss help your career more than a good boss?
By HRU President Tim Sackett If you’re like most people, you’ve probably worked for some good bosses and some bad bosses. The best bosses I worked for were supportive and empathetic. They cared about me as a person and supported me as a professional. The bad bosses usually just focused on themselves and what I could do for them. I …
Join us at DisruptHR Lansing!
We’re hosting DisruptHR Lansing 2.0 on September 28th at the Lansing Brewing Company in downtown Lansing. We want you to join us! What is DisruptHR Lansing? DisruptHR events are held in over 150 cities worldwide. It’s a two-hour event with 12-14 speakers, and each speaker only talks for 5-minutes! Big ideas in a short time brought to you in a unique format. …
5 Signs You Should Not Make That Job Offer!
If I have learned anything at all in my HR/Recruiting career, it’s that everyone has an opinion on what makes a good hire. If you ask 100 people to give you one thing they focus on when deciding between candidates, you’ll get 100 different answers! I’ve got some of my own. They might be slightly different than yours, but I …
DisruptHR Lansing 2.0 Call for Speakers is Open – Event Date – Sept 28th!
We’re hosting DisruptHR Lansing 2.0 on September 28th at the Lansing Brewing Company in downtown Lansing. What is DisruptHR Lansing? DisruptHR events are held in over 150 cities worldwide. It’s a two-hour event with 12-14 speakers, and each speaker only talks for 5-minutes! Big ideas in a short time brought to you in a unique format. Each speaker gets 20 …
The birth of new recruiting tech for hourly hiring.
By HRU President Tim Sackett I’m old. I mean, I don’t feel old. But in the world of recruiting technology, I’m old. I’ve been around long enough to see the birth of some pretty cool technological advances in talent acquisition. When I started recruiting, the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) was a green screen Rolodex (look it up kids!) akin to …
The Big Regret! How’s that new job treating you?
When 4-5 million people per month change jobs, mostly for more money, there are going to be some consequences! Turns out, the grass isn’t always greener when you get more green! A Muse survey, reported in the WSJ, recently found out that nearly 75% of workers who’ve changed jobs recently have regretted it, and 50% of those would try and get …
4 Tips in Hiring Candidates with Grit!
In our ever-constant struggle to find the secret sauce of finding the best talent, many organizations are looking to hire candidates who have grit. What the heck is grit? Candidates who have grit tend to have better resolve, tenacity, and endurance. Ultimately, executives are looking for employees who will get after it and get stuff done. Employees who aren’t waiting …
Should Corporate Recruiters Get Paid Salary & Commission?
First, shoutout to @Hervbird21 (Recruister) on Twitter for starting this conversation (Editor’s Note: Hervbird21 I don’t know who you are but send me a note and I’ll share your LinkedIn if you’d like) Also, take a look at the Twitter thread as there are some exceptional recruiting thought leaders who had thoughts on this subject. I’ve written about this a number of …
Mailbag: Can an experienced Recruiter be any good with 378 LinkedIn Connections?
I had a Talent Acquisition Leader reach out to me this week. She is having a hard time hiring recruiters and was looking for some insight. Now, she was looking for more of a professional generalist recruiter. Someone who can hire some hourly, but also corporate positions that include: finance, IT, operations, marketing, etc. She mentioned she had gotten a …