Yearly Archives: 2012
The Wacky and Perplexing World of HR and Personality Testing
The wacky relationship between HR and personality testing is an intriguing one. It’s a perplexing one as well. How perplexing it can be was confirmed in a recently released…
Recommended Reading List – Assessments, Helicopter Parents, Twitter & More
Expanding the Use of Assessments Best-in-class organizations are using assessments not only to understand the skills and traits employees have today, but also their capacity to grow. Read…
Hovering Helicopter Parents Land in Workplace
Helicopter parents are back in the news. Worse, they’re back in the workplace (or maybe they never really went away but since no one was hiring, their hovering didn…
New Job Era Arrives
I’m pleased and honored to share this post from my colleague, friend, and author Edward E. Gordon. You can read more about Ed below. The continuing U.S…
From Dead End Jobs to Cash-Rich Careers
Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Is there anyone not talking about jobs these days? From politicians to economists, Main Street to Wall Street, creating jobs is THE hot topic. And no discussion…
What Jobs Should the U.S. Be Creating?
The news about jobs is getting better. The unemployment rate dipped for the fifth straight month to 8.3 percent. The number of jobs being created has been rising at…
One-Third of HR Pros and Managers Say Young Workers Lack Professionalism
Professionalism in young workers has decreased according to one third of human resources professionals and management. That’s according to a new survey from the Center for Professional Excellence at…
3 Lessons Every Business Can Learn From Kodak’s Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy of former photo giant Kodak is loaded with lessons that business owners can learn. The fact that Kodak invented the digital camera over 35 years ago, a decade…
How many job applicants does it take to find one qualified candidate?
How many job applicants does it take to find one qualified candidate? While the question sounds like the preamble to a funny punch line, the answer is no laughing matter…
5 Reasons Why Many Employers Are Terrible at Recruiting & Retaining Employees
Why do many employers not have a clue how to hire, retain and motivate great people? This was a question posed in a recent Forbes article, which highlighted how many…