Some people dismiss certain “types”of job candidates out of hand, regardless of skills, experience or potential. If you don’t fit their idea of what an employee should be like, you’re rejected. This is, of course, illegal in the case of race, religion, disability and a few other things,
A salary difference of $5,000 can seem like a lot of money to a job candidate, but it’s really not going to make their paycheck that much bigger. After taxes, a single person earning $105,000 can expect to see about a $120 jump per paycheck if they get a
Last week, attorney Jonathan Segal gave a webinar on Antisemitism in the workplace. He graciously allowed me to share it with all of you.
When you sell your company, you’re not just selling your product or your factory: you’re selling the company’s soul. And if that soul becomes something you don’t like, it may cause issues. This conflict in values has resulted in Jerry Greenfield, the Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand,
“To give an executive assistant the power to organize your life/business is to give them the power to ruin it.” So said Greg Bulmash, chief creative officer of Bulmash Media. He’s not wrong. But the allure of someone else doing the daily life tasks that weigh us down
Workin’ 9 to 5 What a way to make livin’ Barely gettin’ by It’s all takin’ and no givin’ They just use your mind And you never get the credit It’s enough to drive you Crazy if you let it You know this great Dolly Parton number from
Do you remember the old Bob Newhart sketch where he’s a therapist who says he can fix any problem in under 5 minutes? And so when the patient tells him her problems (fear of being buried alive in a box, among other things), he simply replies, “Stop it.” That’s the
I have been with my current role for about a year, but one thing that has been driving me crazy is how development-focused the entire organization is. It is a continual topic that management speaks about ad nauseam, to the point where it feels disingenuous. Like, do they
The people at Business Insights Hub are trying to grow their database of HR professionals for survey research purposes –so much so that they’ll pay you $20 to even sign up. $25 if you sign up through LinkedIn and fill out their quick data survey. I just did
Safety and HR should work hand-in-hand, so I was delighted when Laura Dorman offered me the chance to be on her safety podcast. It’s a bit different from what I normally do, but it was a fantastic reminder of how important safety is at work. Or you can
