Sometimes, the universe hands you the perfect thing that you need at the moment. Sometimes, it hands you the worst possible thing. Regardless, you can’t give up. You have to keep going. Improv is all about “yes, anding” whatever life throws at you instead of sitting down and
Humans of Talent Acquisition, would it help you to know how to: Get even the most avoidant hiring manager onto a call/meeting Demonstrate your AI-proof skills and value within the first 5 minutes Skillfully glean information from your hiring manager––something AI will never be able to do!––so you
Shopify recently rolled out an extremely … interesting … compensation policy. Basically, the company will now limit pay raises to employees who amass the most points within a competitive ranking system. Those with higher point scores get raises. And others? Well, they’re out of luck, with not even a small raise. It sounds horrifying, and, indeed
When I was a teenager, my mother told me I should become a senator. Why? Because of this lovely little thing called the “filibuster,” where you could just keep talking forever and stop all Senate business until you either passed out, a la Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,
Suzanne Lucas, known as the Evil HR Lady, has a distinctive writing style characterized by clarity, directness, and a touch of humor. She addresses complex human resources issues in a manner that is accessible to both HR professionals and general readers. Lucas is known for demystifying the
The White House just approved a proposal from the Department of Labor to raise the minimum salary for exemption to $55,068 per year. It’s currently at $35,568 per year, so this is quite a jump. What does this mean for your business? Let’s break it down. Salary exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,
Remember January of 2020 when you had never, not once, thought about rules regarding vaccines in the workplace? (Unless, of course, you worked in healthcare.) And 18 months later you could cite huge swaths of CDC guidelines by memory and had talked more about health than you had
One in three hiring managers knowingly ask “illegal” questions during job interviews, according to a recent Resume Builder survey. And while, technically, very few of the questions mentioned in the survey are illegal to ask, queries about religion, race, gender, and pregnancy status (among other things) can still land you in hot water. Why?
It’s great when you can hire someone who can be up to speed in the first 15 minutes, but most people need training time. Even your newly hired chief financial officer needs considerable time to understand your processes and procedures. So, it’s certainly not surprising that it would take at
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