I am not very nostalgic. I didn’t have an idyllic upbringing (nor did many of you) and I’ve tossed out anything sentimental from my life...

Personal referrals always beat resumes. Informal networking always beats an email. People who are seen do better than the anonymous...

Many of you have heard me tell this story. Years ago, my HR department was asked to participate in a Myers Briggs assessment. It’s...

A reader is starting a new job in a new town after four months of unemployment. She wants to know how to get back into the game. I only...

Lots of talk about bad an ineffective HR. Some say that the antidote to bad HR is to create some hyper-vigilant, technology-driven...

Day 2 of listapalooza. Do you wonder, “Why doesn’t my boss like me?” The answers are so painfully obvious. And some  are pulled from the...

Summary: First-aid procedures should be regularly assessed in the workplace to ensure that you are protecting the safety of your...

Tim Sackett sent me a link and asked, “Did you see this article?” Hm. I had not. My fat ass was occupying the couch and watching TV....

Everything is a remix. Pop culture. Art. Technology. We’re all riffing on something else that was created in the past. We are a copy of a...

Some people are busy celebrating Thanksgiving, this week. Buying a big, fat turkey. Shucking oysters. Boiling animal carcasses. Whatever....

I am trying to be a full-time writer. Turns out, that job pays like crap. So I’ve accepted a few consulting assignments in 2013 to pay my...

Two weeks ago, I was pitched an awful idea. “How about a Human Resources solution with the capability to manage the full life-cycle of HR...

I keep hearing that fostering kittens isn’t a very punk rock thing to do during my unemployment. It’s not punk rock?! I beg to differ....

You know what’s more boring than a war between BeKnown, LinkedIn, and BranchOut? Not much. Believe me. Here’s the deal. I had the good...

Lots of really great people still spend time thinking about what’s wrong with Human Resources. And there are plenty of consultants who...

I went to Vegas and had my hair pinned back by a 22-year-old woman who believes her purpose in life is to do hair and work in the beauty...

I’m writing over at Medium, today, about social issues and unions. Go check it out. Medium is a new place on the Internet where people...

Tens of millions of dollars are spent annually on career websites. Most of the time, HR has very little say in how a career site looks...