Does Volunteer Work Factor into Hiring Decisions?
Should community service be a considering factor in every position or just ones that would require community involvement? Should volunteering factor into interviewing and hiring decisions?
Posts Categorized: Community and Connection
The Carnival of HR Has Come to Town!
Do you hear that? It’s laughter and music floating on the wind beckoning you to come closer. And that delicious smell? Why yes, it’s funnel cake, cotton candy, and corn dogs tempting your stomach. That’s right, the Carnival of HR has come to the Women of HR and its Ringmistress herself is here to welcome […]
Raise Your Glass: 1 Year of Women of HR
Today is a special day. No, it’s not snuggle a puppy day or everybody gets ice cream day, though I would highly recommend both those things. Especially if you snuggle a puppy while getting ice cream. Just don’t give the puppy the ice cream. Hmm, I seem to have gone off on a tangent here. […]
The Time and Place for Real Connection
I’ve found that, as an HR leader, it can be fairly idealistic (and frankly a bad idea) to try to create friendships at work.
The Intangible ROI of Social Media
Social media ROI ranges from traceable direct sales to the intangible. Today, I am pondering the latter.
What Are You Scared Of? Connect.
When you’re dealing with “that” candidate, or have a troublesome employee in for another performance meeting, don’t forget they are just people.
Authenticity in Social Media
Spend a few days in social media and you are bound to meet people trying to build a very deliberate representation of who they’d like to be perceived as versus who they really are. Are you?
What Are You Seen Reading?
With e-books, I can’t spy on what others are reading. That voyeurism gave me fodder for conversation, ideas about what is good to read and told me something about the person.