Human resources has often been compared to as existing somewhere between doing what you know is fair, and being at the whim of the company executive team. It’s not always a comfortable place to be and it can best be described as walking a tightrope high above a tank of sharks. As a human resource …
HR Career Development
Finding Your First Elusive Human Resources Job
Finding a human resource job, may be your goal for this year, after spending months studying to obtain your education. But, it can seem like searching for a needle in a haystack because HR assignments are in demand everywhere. However, If you have the strong desire to want to help companies to manage their human …
Diary of a Mad Sales Recruiter
There seems to be some mystery about the average day of a professional sales recruiter. You know, the person dressed in business attire, sitting on the other side of the desk, looking down a pair of reading glasses while sifting through piles of resumes. Just how do they choose certain people to interview – is …
The HR Writer Talks About the Future of HR Community Building
This week, The HR Writer (aka. Tess C. Taylor) would like to take a moment to become better acquainted with all her readers. First and foremost, Tess is dedicated to two things: Writing the best informational content on human resource and recruitment topics available, covering a wide gamut of HR relevant news and updates. Promoting …
HR Career Development – 10 Tips to Manage Career Risk
No career is 100 percent safe today, particularly in human resources. Companies are downsizing all the time. Many people face a real risk in their career, regardless of how experienced they are or what industry they work in. However, it may be possible to reduce some of this risk or to eliminate it altogether. To …
Could not make it to SHRM 2012? Then Get the Social Scoop!
Every year, thousands of Human Resources professionals and vendors flock to a different big city for a 3-day HR extravaganza. It’s thrilling to be able to be among peers to talk about the latest and greatest HR topics from healthcare reform to HR technology. If you are able to go, then count yourself among the …