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Can You Relocate To Lubbock? The New Rules for an Old Recruiting Question.
“If this job is the right fit for you, is Islamabad a place you’d relocate the family to?” Some of you laughed. I’m not laughing
The Best Two-Minute Career Advice
I was given two minutes’ worth of advice nearly twelve years ago, and I repeated that same advice to colleague last week. It’s proof that it’s still relevant, regardless of…
It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health in the Workplace
Thanks to increased awareness driven by celebrities, athletes, politicians and more, mental illness has become less stigmatizing than it previously was. But as society gains a greater understanding of the…
Can the Gig Life Be the Safe Haven for the Overqualified?
I hate the word “overqualified.” It has this nasty connotation because if someone has a depth of work experience, they can’t fit into a role
Gandhi as Your Employment Brand Writer
In today’s hot job market nearly all of us are trying to “build a better mousetrap so the world will beat a path to our door,” as the saying goes. …
Here’s to the Crazy Ones: And Why You Don’t Deserve Them
I’ve been doing a lot of performance work for some client companies lately. As you might expect, I’m trying to push the companies to get out of the mindset that…
The Politics of HR – Whose Side Are You On?
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr
Hi, My Name Is…Low-Hanging Fruit
Yep – that’s me! The low-hanging fruit on the LinkedIn tree. What’s it like being low-hanging fruit and working in Talent Acquisition? Well, you’re popular with a variety of people
Fire With Grace
Grace is a word not often used in a business context. It should probably be used more
Good People Get Fired, But Is a “Failure Résumé” the Best Way to Cope With It?
Here’s a workplace truism that’s hard to dispute: Good people frequently get fired. Steve Jobs got fired from Apple, eventually returning to build it into the highly profitable, trend-setting company…