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.

Talent? Great to Have But You Don’t Always Need the Best Talent to Win

Tim SackettNovember 6, 2014

I think most of us have gotten away from using the phrase “war for talent’ throughout the industry. It’s not really a war, and if it was, most of you would … Read more

The “Real” Reasons Why HR Still Does Exit Interviews

Tim SackettNovember 4, 2014

The exit interview process is much like most organization’s employee referral process. You believe you should have a process. You design the process. … Read more

Rules to Remember For Your Office Halloween Party

Tim SackettOctober 31, 2014

Is your office dressing up for Halloween? Mine isn’t. It’s not that I wouldn’t. OK, I wouldn’t. But if others wanted to, I wouldn’t say “no.” I mean, … Read more

Hiring People Is Like Buying a Car: Do You Go With Flashy or Reliable?

Tim SackettOctober 30, 2014

I’m going to put this into a car analogy. Reliable is a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. Flashy is a Chevy Camaro or a Dodge Charger. You really can’t be … Read more

How to Tell If One of Your Employees Is Interviewing For Another Job

Tim SackettOctober 23, 2014

A few weeks back, HR master Kris Dunn, fellow TLNT blogger Laurie Ruettimann and I did a series for SumTotal called HR Hangouts. The concept was to get on … Read more

Nobody’s Laughing, But Unlimited Vacation Policies Are a Complete Joke

Tim SackettOctober 21, 2014

Well, it had to happen — unlimited vacation policies have jumped the shark! Billionaire Richard Branson recently announced that his company, Virgin … Read more

Ebola Crisis Plan? Here’s What HR Should Do If They Get Asked About It

Tim SackettOctober 20, 2014

Wait for it… Any minute now some executive is going to come into your office and ask “you” what you’re doing about this Ebola outbreak! I’m not … Read more

Eliminating Risk is What HR Does, Even If It Doesn’t Always Feel Right

Tim SackettOctober 17, 2014

I harp on my peers when I speak about our role as HR Pros. I tell HR Pros it is not our job to eliminate risk; it’s our job to advise about risk, then let … Read more

A Recruiter Job Posting Like No Other

Tim SackettOctober 17, 2014

Okay, I’m adding a recruiter to my team. At hru-tech.com we do mostly engineering and IT contract recruiting, some direct placement recruiting and some … Read more

What “The Voice” Teaches Us About Feedback and Coaching Done Right

Tim SackettOctober 14, 2014

I like watching the TV show The Voice. It’s singing competition show that has four famous singer judges who compete against each other by picking teams of … Read more