Tim Sackett

Tim Sackett, MS, SPHR is executive vice president of HRU Technical Resources, a contingent staffing firm in Lansing, MI. Tim has 20 years of HR and talent background split evenly between corporate HR gigs among the Fortune 500 and the HR vendor community ? so he gets it from both sides of the desk. A frequent contributor to the talent blog Fistful of Talent, Tim also speaks at many HR conferences and events. Contact him here.

What I Hate Most About an Open Office – Open Office Terrorists

Tim SackettMay 26, 2015

So, how’s that new open office plan treating you? A recent study says that it takes a normal person roughly 37 seconds to figure out that working in an … Read more

One Answer to One of America’s Toughest Recruiting Problems

Tim SackettMay 21, 2015

Hey Tech Recruiters — your job is really hard, isn’t it? Do you want to know a recruiting job that is about a hundred times harder than yours? Try … Read more

Did Tom Brady Lie? He Really Just Did What Great Leaders Do

Tim SackettMay 18, 2015

You know what none of the great leadership speakers, gurus, TEDx speakers, etc., will tell you about leadership? Sometimes in leadership, even the best, … Read more

You’ll Never Forget Your First Time Firing Someone

Tim SackettMay 12, 2015

Do you remember your first time? I was 26-years old. At the time, I was living in Michigan and working in my first job right out of college. I had been … Read more

HR in the Caymans: Great Food, Tough Recruiting, and Lots of Hugs

Tim SackettMay 7, 2015

I just got back from the Cayman Islands where I was invited to speak to the Cayman Islands Society of Human Resource Professionals (CISHRP) at their annual … Read more

When Job Titles Make Today’s HR Look Like a ’70s Personnel Dept.

Tim SackettApril 23, 2015

You know what position I would love to apply for!? Junior Human Resource Manager, said no one ever! I hate spending three seconds on job titles because job … Read more

The 3 Critical Tasks Every HR Manager Must Work On Every Single Day

Tim SackettApril 17, 2015

It’s graduation season, and soon many new human resource brothers and sisters will be entering into their first real HR gigs. Many will be titled, “HR … Read more

HR’s Worst Enemy: It’s Not a Real Surprise Who It Actually Is

Tim SackettApril 13, 2015

I’ve been speaking a few local SHRM events and some corporate events, and I’m always amazed to hear about all of the “enemies” that HR has! You … Read more

Fixing the Hiring Process: Getting More Women Involved Would Help

Tim SackettApril 6, 2015

The New York Times had an article regarding hiring practices and succession practices at Google, and God knows if Google is doing it, it must be important … Read more

Here’s Why We Need to Pay Higher Referral Fees For Diverse Candidates

Tim SackettApril 2, 2015

I know a ton of HR Pros right now who have been charged by their organizations to go out and “diversify” their workforce. By “diversify,” I’m not talking … Read more