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Does Preparing For Software Interviews Actually Help?
How much does software engineering interview preparation actually help? This question was originally answered on Quora by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
The Case For Junking 9 Box Assessments
The “9 box” is one of the most popular assessment methods in talent management. I first encountered the 9 box in the 1990s when it was a key part of…
Seattle And Portland Surge, Creating Rain-Belt Jobs, LinkedIn Finds
LinkedIn's latest workforce report finds that Americans are flocking to Rain Belt cities -- most notably Seattle and Portland, Ore. -- to take up new jobs
Why HR Should Become the Organization’s “Wise Sage”
What are HR people? “Dream crushers,” says Erin Greilick.”People would rather have a root canal than be around people in HR
A Lesson From Uber: You Are What Your Culture Says You Are – Like It or Not
Why do so many people think that companies only focus on building strong, positive workplace cultures? The fact is, organizations are ALWAYS building their culture — whether they mean to…
How To Deal With A Verbally Abusive Boss Who Crosses The Line
There's absolutely no reason why you should have to put up with a boss who is verbally abusive. Here advice on how to deal with this unfortunate situation
At a Startup You Have to Know When to Hire, Fire, and Mentor
Hiring the right people at a startup is one of the most important factors of a company’s success, right after “is the idea actually new and innovative?” A startup has…
10 Steps to Hiring Your Startup’s World-Beating A-Team
Hiring the right team is the one thing you have to get right. Few founders do
Nurturing Austin’s tech startups is a community affair
Austin’s startup scene has kept pace with Seattle’s in terms of investor dollars. But the industry has grown without two of Seattle’s strongest assets — Microsoft and Amazon — instead…
Silicon Valley can’t fix its HR problem with ping-pong tables and free beer
The recent controversies surrounding Uber have cast a new spotlight on tech’s people problem


