Question of the day:  What is your favorite HR saying?

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Question of the day:  What is your favorite HR saying?

My wife's HR Director always says 'Well if I was to take off my HR hat'. Something tell me that is a hat he does not like to wear too often.

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Permalink Reply by Todd Lempicke on May 21, 2012 at 8:46am

It's not what you do but how well you do it that counts.

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Permalink Reply by Jordan A. Greenberg on May 21, 2012 at 9:08am

We`re in a good shape with that requirement/search and will not be in need of candidates from external sources.

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Permalink Reply by Elisa Abner-Taschwer on May 21, 2012 at 10:32am

Jordan:

Why does this bother you? In the corporate recruiting world, we are limited in our resources and so we pick and choose what jobs will be outsourced to TPRs. Many of us come from a TPR background and we can source candidates for our open positions, negating the need to spend the limited resources we do on a firm for a particular position.

I'll tell you that my goal in every position is to not use a TPR to fill my opening. When I have a position that it hard to fill, I will reach out to those agencies that have proven in the past to know my business and have been successful.
Jordan A. Greenberg said:

We`re in a good shape with that requirement/search and will not be in need of candidates from external sources.

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Permalink Reply by Sandra McCartt on May 21, 2012 at 11:35am

" I had no idea I was being terminated until I walked in my boss's office and saw the fisheyed HR bitch sitting in the corner looking like she just smelled bad gas.". They always look up and say, "John, there is no good way to say this."

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Permalink Reply by Bill Schultz on May 21, 2012 at 11:54am

Pack your knives and go.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Ala Miller on May 21, 2012 at 3:15pm

"Help me understand..." whatever it is you're trying to get done. It usually means they've already made up their mind that whatever scheme you're up to from a recruiting perspective is about to be knocked down, stomped on, and tossed out the window.