Advertising Isn’t Attraction

The industry that has grown up to support Recruiters and other HR professionals assumes that a reactive posture is the starting point. When you sift through all of the BS from all of the suppliers, it’s all about catching the horse after it’s left the pasture.
 

Introducing HRExaminer Radio

A couple of weeks ago, I launched the HRExaminer Radio Hour. It’s 30 minutes of a deep dive in our industry every Friday at 2pm eastern (11 am pacific). Of course, it’s also available for download at blog talk radio or on iTunes.
 

Don’t Take Bad Social Media Advice

Topics: Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Privacy, Social Media Policy, by Heather Bussing
If you have good judgment and common sense, social media can be a great tool. If not, it’s evidence. There’s a lot of bad advice out there about using social media. Some of it is well intentioned. Other is just plain stupid. Some of it will hurt you.
 

HRExaminer v.4.02

Heather Bussing’s feature article on How to Avoid Employment Litigation is a 360 degree tour of clear-headed business tactics that might just save your company from legal ruin.
 

Five Links: Hot Topics

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This week’s basket of goodies includes a great new diversity initiative, tools for better presentations, user interface design trends, emplyment branding on your refrigerator, using crowdsourcing and a bonus link.
 

HRExaminer Radio: #2: George LaRocque

Topics: HRExaminer Radio, John Sumser, by John Sumser
  HRExaminer Radio Episode: 2 Date: Jan 11, 2013 Guest: George LaRocque   This week’s show features an interview with industry veteran George LaRocque, founder of LaRocque. George has been involved (on the ground floor) with many recruiting industry startups as well as operating his own staffing firm. Today, George is the one of the […]

Getting The Work Done

“Work used to be simple. Tasks were mechanical. Things rarely changed. Initial lessons lasted a lifetime. This kind of work has largely been automated or outsourced to places where workers earn very low wages.” – Jay Cross
 

Inflection Point Revisited

Topics: From The Vault, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
The last inflection point was ten or twelve years ago when Online Recruiting began to take form. The early adopters were all on board by 1997, having spent a couple of years charting their courses. What followed was an explosion of services, products and tools that led us to today.
 

How to Avoid Employment Litigation

Topics: Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Policies, by Heather Bussing
Interventions like progressive discipline policies rarely improve performance and just lock everyone into a system that prolongs the frustration and damage. Learn a host of business savvy alternatives to prevent employee lawsuits.
 

HRExaminer v.4.01

At it’s simplest, The Internet of Things is the idea that the heaviest users of the intenet will be things. As sensors (like RFID tags) get cheaper and smaller, they’ll be embedded in everything (and everyone). The stage is set for a moment in time where employees are in control of their own data that may be strategically important for the company. John Sumser’s post on the Internet of Things in HR will help thoughtful HR Professionals come to grips with the most important questions of the New Architecture of Work: Harnessing Employee Data.