Knowledge Nugget 2 from the HR Symposium:

The book, "The Power of Full Engagement" comes highly recommended to me.  I am looking forward to reading it and I am sure other HR professionals will get a lot out of it as well.

I thought I would share some knowledge nuggets from the Gulf Coast HR Symposium 2015.  The first knowledge nugget is Innovation.  Innovation is one of the themes that kept popping up from different sources over the course of the conference.  Companies that don't innovate will become extinct.  It's not enough to just be good at what you do anymore or be a low cost provider.  Companies need to start re-thinking their mindset about risk-taking too.  Companies should not be trying to eliminate…

The Gulf Coast HR Symposium 2015 was May 13 through May 15.  I enjoyed it, but it was not as good as the last time I attended.  I was really disappointed in the Key Note speakers and a few of the sessions that I attended.  A few of the sessions were excellent though. 

I really enjoyed the session "Agents Aren't Just for Hollywood" on Axiology by Don Everett. …

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) was held in Houston May 4 through May 7.  Attendance was down a little from last year, but I was happy to see that there was still a very high attendance level.  It was very nice of them to have a complimentary day since there is a large number of people looking for work in the industry right now.…

Did the day LinkedIn introduced their ‘Like’ button mark the beginning of the end for the integrity of the ‘professional business’ platform?

Sourcing passive candidates is one thing, but connecting with them is quite another. In this video, Jim Stroud demonstrates how to find and contact passive candidates based on the content they produce or share online. Plus, Jim gives a heads up on his international speaking engagements and a near-death experience. Yowza! Tune in for all the fun.…

If you missed Saturday Night Live’s epic 40th anniversary special, you should check it out on NBC.

Not only was it a nostalgic look at 40 years of comedy, it was also a…

It was our intent throughout the TLS Continuum Roadmap to lay out a clear path to reach where we are now.  In addition as we proceed with this and the subsequent installments It is critical that we make sure we are on the same page at this juncture.

In the nine parts of the series we began by looking at the importance of values. I was concerned that to understand the roadmap it is was necessary to understand the role of organizational values in the process improvement efforts. Part 2…

When things get rough many consumers need quick cash. There are lots of matters that may impact your finances, as well as lots of individuals, are looking to resolve their problems.

Compare rates of interest that are great to be found by distinct cash loan loans. Combined with original payday lenders, there may also be several lenders online and best like treehouse loans which give you loan within smart…

Mad Men, one of the most talked about television dramas of our time. Over it’s 7 seasons we have witnessed the growth, decline and merging of businesses, the acquisition and loss of clients and the rise and fall of staff. Sound familiar? The competitive world of recruitment has a lot in common with the world inhabited by Don Draper. This blog shares some Mad Men…

Maybe the hardest and most annoying part of launching a perspective and successful startup is a recruiting the first team of professionals that will pioneer in the development of new business. At first sight, it seems impossible to find staff with appropriate experience, character and skills you are looking for. Sometimes this recruiting journey can be inspiring and exhilarating, but at other time it can be really energy-draining and frustrating.…

Hiring your first senior salesperson is daunting when your business is new—you don’t know much yet about what has worked so far. And even if you do manage to find the perfect hire, you may find yourself needing someone with different strengths as your business grows and changes over time.

Here are the common mistakes we’ve seen founders make when pursuing their first startup…

In an unpredictable interim market the differences between the Interim Manager and the Contractor debate shows no signs of abating. With the Interim Management Association, IMA, making 2015 the launch of their campaign to promote the value of interim managers within the workforce, it is the contractor market that seems to be in the ascendency.

Are contractors…

You are probably familiar with the current trend that is followed i.e. Social Media Recruiting. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this put simply it is a new strategy that recruiters and companies use to fulfil their branding as well as hiring needs by utilising Social Networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ optimally.

As a Recruiter if you’re wondering why you’re efforts are going in vain, then you are probably following the 4 habits that Effective…

Ask a recruiter where she gets the highest quality candidates, and she likely will say from employee referrals.

If employee referrals are so valuable, why aren’t they getting more focus in talent acquisition strategy?

SmashFly set out to understand the state of employee referral programs (ERPs) by conducting a survey of talent acquisition…

Jobvertise is a site were you can post and search. Jobvertise is a known in the community but few

have tried to source in it. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your

bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying.

So to source within Jobvertise you simply need to create an x-ray…

When I coach individuals in their career searches, one of the characteristics I listen for is what I call “head trash.”  This is a collection of thoughts and ideas, both objective and subjective, which have accumulated over the course of your career and can result in self-limiting behavior.   For instance, people who are turned down for a multiple jobs may start to believe they are not good enough for a specific position, and refrain from applying for…

There is a high demand for individuals in STEM fields. Even conservative estimates assume that for decades to come there will be many more tech jobs available than there will be qualified applicants to fill them.

Many big tech companies are thinking ahead and doing anything they can to boost the number of people necessary to perform work in a technical role.…

I live in the recruiting world...been a citizen for around 10 years now. While I have seen numerous posts on the horror stories of individuals who have encountered less than ethical recruiters in their pursuits, not all of cut from the same cloth. Some of us take pride in what we do and see the value of helping people put their talents and abilities to work with great employers. The difference here would be integrity, purpose, and strategies. 

In a conversation with a peer a few days…

Agency recruiters are about to enter a new golden era. More fun. More money. It’s all about to open up.

But not everyone will rise on the tide. Just relying on a recovery will be your biggest mistake. The benefits will not flow to everyone evenly. We will have to provide something very different to what we provided before.

You have to act now.…