As a young PR maven in the making, Salbu loves Twitter, and it seems that Twitter loves her back. She landed her current job, as a senior account executive at SHIFT Communications, through Twitter. She connected with Boston Content, a networking group for content creators, through a tweet. She’s now on the
In case you haven’t found Studio C yet, (you should!), I have to share these HR ones:
On Wednesday evening, a small group of Amazon.com (AMZN) technicians in Delaware rejected a proposal to unionize by a wide margin — 21 to 6. Amazon wishes to remain union free, and so far they have. This is no small feat as the unions would love to step in unionize the
Do your employees set New Year’s Resolutions? A very popular one this year is “Find a new job,” according to a new Career Builder survey. Per that research, 1 in 5 full time employees (or 21 percent) are looking for new jobs. This is up from last year’s
You already know not to say anything on the internet that you wouldn’t want to appear on, well, the internet. So, how would you feel if your boss posted on to Twitter the reasons why he fired or disciplined you? It seems like a pretty horrible thing to
Dear Evil HR Lady, After interning at a big DC NGO four years ago, I applied for a regular job at the organization, at the suggestion of the department manager. Since I had worked there before, had the right level of experience, know a few directors, and
Sometimes that dream job happens to be across the country. But they love you as much as you love them, so the company covers your moving expenses (or part of your moving expenses) and you load up your family and head out to parts unknown. And then sometimes,
Either tell your employees how you appreciate them or fire them. Strange? Not at all. Your employees deserve to know that you appreciate their hard work. And if you don’t appreciate their hard work, then why on earth are you paying them? Get rid of them. Oh wait, your
Devon Schuler is an airplane designer. He spends a great deal of time thinking about ways to improve flying and he loves sketching airplane designs. There is just one problem: Devon is only 9 and no one is paying him for his ideas. Since when has a lack
With job applications come job rejections. They are inevitable in a world were applicants outnumber available positions. It is frustrating and sometimes frightening and no one blames you for wanting to throw something at the wall when you get rejected yet again. And feel free to do so,
