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When it was first published in 1989, Stephen Covey’s ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People‘, a business and self-help book, instantly became a top seller. Apparently, by preparing readers… Read more

As an HR analyst at Software Advice, a company that connects businesses with recruiting software vendors, Erin Osterhaus frequently conducts market-research on recruiting and talent management technologies. Recently, Osterhaus wanted… Read more

As an HR analyst at Software Advice, a company that connects businesses with recruiting software vendors, Erin Osterhaus frequently conducts market-research on recruiting and talent management technologies. Recently, Osterhaus wanted… Read more

After publishing a blog post, I enjoy seeing how many views it gets and how much social activity (e.g., tweets and retweets, likes, shares, pins) it generates. Of course, I… Read more

Your profile photo may be the most important part of your Linkedin profile. So how do you know what makes a good pic for you?

There are few topics more taboo in the strange sweater and swag filled world of HR than smoking weed, or “ingesting marijuana,” if you’re an employee handbook or an SPHR…. Read more

Imagine yourself back in high school with a big crush on the homecoming queen. (We’ll do this from the male perspective just for demonstration purposes.) You really like her. She’s… Read more

So, you’re a recruiter who’s embraced social. Good call. Welcome to the world of Recruiting 3.0. Social recruiting isn’t meant to replace ‘old school’ recruiting methods (for those of us… Read more

The increasing overlap, and potentially inextricable intertwining of recruitment and marketing has been a central theme in the HR industry, the subject of a prodigal amount of product marketing, ‘thought… Read more

The increasing overlap, and potentially inextricable intertwining of recruitment and marketing has been a central theme in the HR industry, the subject of a prodigal amount of product marketing, ‘thought… Read more

The interesting thing about technologies — cloud computing is a good example — is that while they profoundly change the way we live our lives and operate day-to-day, nobody, outside of… Read more

My very first business trip ever, I went to Atlanta for the National Black MBA Association annual event, thrilled by the prospect of a transcontinental flight crammed in coach, a non-nondescript high… Read more

There’s a lot of PR going on right now around the topic of veteran hiring.  Private organizations are picking up on the terrific talent pool coming out of the armed… Read more

Public speaking consistently ranks at or near the top of the list of professional and personal phobias, and truth is, it can be kind of scary. Particularly when that public… Read more

How much of an impact does our environment have on our performance? Psychologist Adam Alter explores this question in his book, “Drunk Tank Pink.” The inspiration for the book’s title… Read more