Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
How to climb the corporate ladder without selling your soul
We should have the same courtesy to exiting employees as we do when we welcome them
Exit Interview
I have a friend that is going through an exit interview process. She is leaving her current job for a new gig. Her current HR department is taking it personally. This friend is a VERY gracious individual and when I say doesn’t have a mean bone in her body,
Just 37 easy steps
Normally this time of year, I would post on the topic of inappropriate Halloween costumes and make a prediction of what NSFW characters are going to show up at the company and create a negative reputation. I have done that a few times over the years and those posts are listed here:
2011: How HR views Halloween costumes
2012: Celebrities of 2012 that made the news and employee costume list
2013: How costumes affect your career
2014: Tasteless costumes of 2014
Been there,
Attempt to avoid the traditional HR “positivity quote” of the day
Positive attitude vs. Negative attitude
A positive attitude is an asset and anyone that tells you otherwise sucks. All kidding aside, a negative attitude is one of the personality traits that will keep an individual contributor out of management. It doesn’t matter how technically proficient we are on the job.
Protect and reinforce your professional brand
Professional brand
I was recently asked to sit down with a small group of HR professionals and the intent was to talk about our professional brand as an HR professional. The session was a lot of fun and turned out to me more of a round table Q&A than me just presenting.
It started when we accepted the wrong job offer
Accepting the wrong job offer
In the past 3 weeks, I have met with three different job seekers and I noticed a common thread. With each situation, the candidates DID NOT realize they were working against themselves in their job search. Frankly, I think that this phenomenon is happening with 90% of the candidates out there and I want to give folks something to marinate on.
LinkedIn isn’t just about the numbers
LinkedIn connections question
I recently received a question on LinkedIn connections from one of our interns. His goal is to become a wealth manager where network cultivation will be critical. I thought it was a great question and should be shared. The guy asking the question is smart,