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Let’s talk Star Wars, specifically Star Wars IV – A New Hope. For those of you who have seen the movies which, based on previous reactions to Star Wars themed… Read more

Sports teams are typically a child’s first introduction to culture. See, between the pop, chips and juice boxes, we’re teaching kids a lot of the lessons we later see HR… Read more

From the gate to take-off, it’s a waiting game. We wait in lines to get a bag checked, making small talk as we eye each bag to see the array… Read more

It sounds fairly obvious, but as much as we talk about company culture, we forget that regardless of industry and no matter what size their workforce may be, this construct… Read more

 “One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.” – Chris Van Hollen OK, I’ll admit it: I’m addicted to my DVR. It’s not so… Read more

If there’s one thing recruiters may never tire of, it’s trash talking other recruitment companies. If you’ve spent any time at all in this industry, you’ve surely heard the self-congratulatory… Read more

If there’s one recruiting anthem we’ve all probably heard before, it’s these three, seemingly simple words: “Recruiting is Marketing.” The two distinct disciplines have long been compared to one another,… Read more

Fun fact about Katrina you probably didn’t know: I was the president of my college sorority. Yeah, I know, if you know me today, you’re thinking, “yeah, right,” if for no… Read more

The overlap between recruitment and inbound marketing has been widely discussed, and rightfully so; they’re more or less same exact stuff, different purchasing decision. Both of these trending topics have… Read more

While I’m generally pretty good at reading the M&A market in the HR Technology space, I admit that the announcement that venerable tech titan Microsoft was acquiring LinkedIn took me,… Read more

The first time I used Waze was a revelation. This was not because of the network effects it generates, but more importantly, because of how transparently the application’s user interface… Read more

Rejection isn’t anything new. Even the most suave among us have experienced it at some point in dating or life – whether it be rejection by a potential partner or from… Read more

Sometimes, reading the reviews on Glassdoor feels a little bit like watching a bad breakup – it’s uncomfortable, it’s awkward, and yet somehow, you can’t turn away from the drama… Read more

By now, I’m sure you saw the “big news” that Simply Hired was shutting down effective June 26. If you’re like 99.99% of the American population, your initial reaction was, “what… Read more

I did it. I survived my first major speaking gig (surely my “graduation” speech from vocational school doesn’t count) and apparently, I did more than OK. You see, the good… Read more