Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Do you know what to expect with your first job interview?
The dreaded first job interview
Your first job interview is like any other experience when meeting another person. First encounters range from “Get me the f*&$ out of here” to “I nailed it.” We have all had interviews and first dates where we felt the above or somewhere in between.
Is your manager telling you want to hear or what you need to hear?
Is your manager doing you any favors?
Manager feedback is critical to our careers. If you have heard any of the following in the last month from your manager, don’t assume you are knocking it out of the park and up for a raise.
I am not going to interview my friend!
You just referred a friend of yours to apply for a job at your company
Take responsibility for your career and your retirement
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
I just read a stat that stated that the average American household has less than $5000.00 in savings for retirement. With the start of a brand new year, I thought it might be a good time to help folks with new years resolutions and think about increasing the nest egg.
Kids that were not prepared for the big interview with the CEO of Christmas
Season of Birth Control
As we move into the Holiday season, I find I really enjoy this time of year. I am able to break out my heavy sweaters and overcoats that I only have the opportunity to sport in the coldest of weather.
They don’t make em’ like this anymore
Company Christmas tree breaks the rules
Just because I work in HR doesn’t mean I have to follow all the rules. I prefer guidelines and today’s post is a glimpse into how Johnny Law, the HR deputy tries to keep a light attitude in the office and still keep order.
HRNasty wants to say “Thank You”
Thank you for your support. If you are a long time reader, you have noticed a new site design. It has been about 8 years since this blog first started and it’s about time for an update. When I first started this blog, I wanted a very underground look. A gritty, Banksy-esque,
Intent vs. impact
Effective communication (in Corporate America)
As a guy working in HR, effective communication matters. I need to be careful with what I do and say. As much as the rules and policies apply to everyone, they apply more to the people in HR. When the team that is supposed to make sure company policy is maintained is breaking the rules,
15 applications later, things are getting desperate. I will listen to dad.
Proven Cover Letter Format
Have you turned in 10 plus resumes with no response and heard less than crickets? It’s a wasteland. It’s a silent black hole. Not even a “Don’t call us, we will call you?” If you have experienced the application black hole,
I talk with a recent graduate who takes the right attitude and asks great questions
It’s a thing with every generation
I have been working with millennial’s recently and running into a similar theme. The millennials I am meeting with are clearly smart and they are driven. This generation just doesn’t have the experience to know how the system works and from what I am seeing,
Great costume for the workplace
Inappropriate Halloween Costume
Not just Halloween costumes, but Inappropriate Halloween Costume is today’s topic du jour. It is the middle of October and some of us are thinking about costumes for the company Halloween costume contest. Remember, it is a Halloween costume contest. It is not an Inappropriate Halloween costume contest.
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