Punk Rock HR

This blog has a healthy mix of HR professionals, recruiters, and regular schmoes. Many are looking for a job — and this includes employed HR professionals and recruiters. No one is happy. Many are unemployed.Who’s hiring? Are you?If you are a Human Resources professional or a recruite...

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Welcome to the first Carnival of HR for 2010! It’s the time of year when many people say out with the old, in with the new and HR bloggers are no different. This week we’ve got people saying goodbye to old comforts and hello to new change. ...

Everyone has heard that US workers are dissatisfied with their jobs, but I think many analysts are missing the point. It’s not the recession. The survey reflects the overall decline of the employee/employer covenant during the past twenty years.Listen up, employers.You asked us to accept 3%...

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Welcome to the first Monday in 2010. For many of you, this is your first day back to work in weeks. I wonder how you are feeling. Did you approach this day with dread? Are you sick of your family and kids? Were you excited to get back to work? What’s on your mind, today?There’s a larg...

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It’s Sunday and I usually recognize someone for being awesome. That’s my style.Unfortunately, I am cranky and I would rather tell people to shut up. So rude, right? Where are my manners?Maybe I’ll break things up and give you a shout out/shut up edition to begin 2010.Shout Out: ...

You will probably hate your job and resent your boss in 2010. Haven’t we covered this?I think you should feel lucky. Part of your salary covers the hassle and inconvenience of waking up in the morning and hating your boss. People in China don’t get paid to hate their jobs. They just g...

Happy 2010, suckers. Welcome to a depressing new decade of unemployment. Hooray!I want to know two things on this festive Friday.Did you break a resolution, yet?Did you have any weird drinks, last night?I once spent New Year’s Eve eating jello shots out of an ice cube tray with a spoon. We ...

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I spent some time in 2009 debunking job search and employment myths. There is no perfect job. Wellness programs are a waste of money. You can work a corporate job and still be an anti-establishment troublemaker. Companies do hire during the holidays.On this final day of 2009, are there any big em...

After much asking, pleading,bullying, mentioning and twittering, the 2010 Video Edition of #HRCarnival is here. Thanks to everyone who contributed, sent out the message and made this possible.Without sounding ...

From my brother.Without his permission, of course.I’m filling out a job application that asks me, “What’s the highest grade level completed?”What do I put down? I have two years of college. Is that 14th grade? Is that what they want to know? I never know what to put.I told...