It never fails. At least once a month (usually more often than that) a post will go up on some blog about how bad HR is doing their job. They are not strategic. They are not people-focused. They are not business-focused. They can’t read a deal sheet or a spreadsheet. They can’t do differential calculus […]

The headlines from the past few weeks have some interesting nuggets from the job board world. BAjobs.com has relaunched and was written about on ERE. View

I’ve never gotten a job by applying for a position through an Applicant Tracking System. Never. Ever. The reality is most positions in organizations are filled around the ATS. Most organizations’ number one source will always be referrals. Then, depending on the organization, it’s a combination of job boards (CB, Monster, LinkedIn), Indeed, college campus […]

Only about 5% of headhunters and recruiters really recruit. The rest search online databases, like LinkedIn, to see who turns up. That’s not hunting; that’s lazy. They aren’t recruiting you; they’re dumpster diving. Avoid them. Learn to choose the best.

The other day, I was listening to a friend discuss what a competitive equestrian she was growing up. As I am wont to do when fake-listening to someone wax stories of yesteryear, I started daydreaming. I couldn’t help but think: Why do people compete at riding horses? Equestrian is an artform, isn’t it? Who was […]

Every Christmas, we sit around the house and go through the ritual of opening presents from my mom. My mother is an awesome lady, but like many of us, she has some quirks. One of them involves giving us repeat presents every year. Here is how it works: About eight years ago, my mom got […]

We’ve all seen the incredibly ubiquitous line of ‘Successories’ posters that have graced workplaces all over the world in the last ten years or so. You know the classic high resolution shots of mountains or a crew team rowing on a picturesque river or a graceful eagle soaring above a beautiful valley. These images are accompanied […]

One of the most important things I’ve ever read in my life is a short essay called “The Busy Trap” by Tim Kreider. (Have you read it? Read it right now.) Kreider is a writer who finds himself too busy to write. He forces himself into a state of solitude and contemplation and reaffirms a crucial […]

Somewhere there’s a marketing manager for a Taxi association.  She’s got direct reports and is just hearing about this thing called Uber.  She already set some lame goals for her team.  Remember that. You? You’re in charge just like her. You’ve got direct reports and all that makes you responsible for. Sweet. It’s April, so now […]

I see it every day. Posts and articles about how technology is driving efficiency and now that Millennials areTHE ONLY workforce demogrpahic we don’t have to worry about meeting in-person because they are all about that app, about that app, about that app, no meetings. Face-to-face is dead. ‘Cept it isn’t. Face-2-Face is a big […]

In the video above, Dawn Burke follows up with Chief HR Officer at Children’s of Alabama, Douglas Dean, and together they pick apart the the topic of her latest post here, which talks about the “God Complex” some of us in the HR and Talent space can develop when it comes to determining candidate fit in a specific role. […]

My daughter is four, so Easter is a big deal. Still second to Christmas, but Santa doesn’t bring HUGE chocolate bunnies so… he might drop a notch this year. Because she is four she doesn’t quite understand the “art of the egg hunt.” She also doesn’t have an older sibling to emulate. After getting hosed […]

I get post ideas sent to me often and, my friend, Ben Eubanks sent a link to a study about the sexiest jobs in America.  Ben has a real job and professional reputation to uphold, so he sent this to me, because he knows my reputation is already established! The study was done by WhatsYourPrice.com (a […]

Welcome back to another great week with FOT! Check these articles out before you get your day start! 1. Increased Recruiting Spending Gets You in the NCAA Tournament and Improves Business Results: The data is in and it’s clear that heavy spending on recruiting is critical if a university wants to get into the NCAA tournament. […]