The Metro Areas With The Largest And Smallest Paychecks
This week salary information site PayScale released data on the metro areas with the highest and lowest median pay. It considered the 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas and ranked them…
My Performance Review Was Excellent — But Now I'm On Probation
Pete was blindsided when his old manager got transferred out and his new manager put him on probation -- even though Pete got an Excellent performance review just one month…
Quick Shots for #HR and #Business Pros – Goals Edition
There’s a statistic that only 8 percent of people actually achieve their New Year’s Resolutions. I happen to think part of the reason is because people don’t set good goals…
Market Intentionally
ChooseATL is a program focused on getting students and other young professionals to choose Atlanta as the destination to start or grow their career. Rather than me rehashing the details, you…
Why It’s Time To Talk Failure
Welcome to Smashups, brought to you by the recruitment marketing pros at Smashfly! Each month, our host, Tim Sackett, will chat with a featured guest on ways you can better attract candidates and…
The Damaging Problem of Chasing Satisfaction as a Performance Metric
I was recently asked to dig into talent acquisition metrics, determining which metrics drive success, which are window dressing, which are just CYA, etc. Two metrics kept coming up from…
Do These 3 Things and Your Sourcing Life Will Be Forever Changed!
Have you ever reached a point in sourcing where you are stumped? Have you become complacent with your so-called bag of tricks that has “dust” everywhere that everyone sees except…
Things Have Changed: Why Overtime Pay Rule Changes Are Long Overdue.
With a new presidential administration poised to take office, the outlook for many areas of public policy remains unusually uncertain. Not least of these, of course, is the federal rule…
Is It Safe To Tell My Customers I'm Job-Hunting?
Melissa knows it's time to quit her job -- but is it safe to tell her customers she's job-hunting?