It is YourHRGuy’s first birthday!
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From the monthly archives:
May 2007
Me too. Actually, I just got back from one where I didn’t bring my laptop and it was fantastic. Without my laptop, I “didn’t get that email” and “no, I can’t look that up right now.” My Dad took working vacations and it made my Mom pull her hair out. I never want to feel [...]
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20 great employers for college grads reveals something that isn’t actually unique to Gen Y (shock!).
For the most part, it is all about the Benjamin’s baby.
Most of these companies aren’t sexy or noble causes. In fact, I count one in each category. I see a lot of government contractors, financial institutions, old money and …
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Including yourself.
Oh the realities of working hard and not getting anything in return. For that fresh faced college grad or the fortune 100 exec starting anew in a startup, it can be a big wake up call.
It seems like the best anyone can do is work hard anyway, cross their fingers and get lucky?
But wait [...]
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I received an e-mail from someone who is interested in a company’s return policy after layoff.
Dear HR Guy,
I was laid off from a company back in November, they laid off 20
employees. I was a team manager and I had one staff member that went also. Now the company is doing better and I’ve noticed ads [...]
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Jobacle (one of my favorite blogs) has an interesting survey of sorts that might give you some insight on me and why I write. Or perhaps you can know a bit more about my background.
Career Questionnaire 1
Worst Boss
My boss at a national drug store chain was probably the worst. He had a way of rewarding [...]
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Everybody wants to be passionate about what they do but they have a hard time finding what they are passionate about in the first place. It seems that all sorts of people are having a hard time figuring out exactly what they want to do in life. Even people that shouldn’t know what they are [...]
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Forget about Gen Y/Millennials for a second, how about retaining the older generations?
Unfortunately, we can’t all work for a dot com where younger workers and older workers can enter the industry on essentially the same footing. There are many industries where the wealth of experience an older person brings to a company actually does make [...]
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