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Events-based recruiting is fun, let’s face it. Sure, it can be hectic and crazy but going to a massive event–like oh, say… South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi)–to recruit tech talent, marketing mavens, PR pros or product gurus is a super smart move. Overwhelming? Yeah a little, with last year’s capacity at nearly 13,000 people and [...]

I know you. Yes, I do. We’ve never met in person, but we’ve known each other for years. We’ve commiserated, collaborated, agreed to disagree, shared moments of divine glory and debilitating sadness, done business together, referred business to each other, rejected business ideas, self-promoted, self-deprecated – We’ve never met in person, but I know you. [...]

Mercy, to be a data scientist. The new geek is chic. That is where the world is going–big data is a big deal, but getting to the big insight is the trick. According to a recent The Economist article: Chief information officers (CIOs) have become somewhat more prominent in the executive suite, and a new kind [...]

Discerning employee and prospect superpowers for hiring and retaining your best people talent. Is assessment the key to a happy and content workplace and retaining your best people? As a leader, sometimes you need to recruit talent, and sometimes they are right there in your own organization, staring you in the face. Although many people [...]

Dear Job Seeker,   Hi there, it’s me, the organizational psychologist with whom you’ll be spending the next few hours. I know that you’re nervous and that I’m all that stands between you and this next gig, but I’d like to give you a few pointers to help make this process less painful for both [...]

What’s your morning communications, social media routine like? Mine’s getting more complicated every day. Personally, just email requires checking at least three accounts on three devices. At least one is Gmail, so I green-light Gmail chat and also Google+. Then it’s on to open a Skype window – many clients, friends reach me through Skype [...]

Blogging is a fact of life in the World of Work these days. Whether you’re guest-posting to create “expert status” in an industry, creating a showcase for your work as a jobseeker or you’ve just been tasked with managing or creating the corporate blog, chances are no matter your position, you might be asked to [...]

  Happy 2012. It’s a new year and gyms are crowded with earnest people committed to losing 20 pounds; bakery and donut sales are off; employees are promising themselves they’ll work smarter, not harder; forced cheeriness and politeness are on the rise. These behavior changes – most (Research tells us this btw. I hope yours last [...]

“So, I really liked Kevin’s definition of talent communities from last week’s #TChat Radio Show. Kevin, why don’t you share that?” Stammer. Stutter. I have no idea. Here we were yesterday in our packed HRevolution session on building and maintaining talent communities, me in one of three groups we had broken up in to, and [...]

    Are you (or someone you know) having ongoing career challenges that to go beyond, “It’s a tough business environment these days and everybody feels stressed”? Do you feel as if you have so much work you can never get even the important things accomplished? Worse yet, does it seem you can’t get those [...]