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.

Hiring Veterans: They Want a Chance to Show How Great They Can Be

Tim SackettNovember 10, 2011

I got a chance to spend some time this past weekend with a group of veterans and here’s what I came away with… As HR/Talent Pros we are constantly looking … Read more

The 3 Kinds of HR Conference Presentations: Are Any Worth $50K?

Tim SackettNovember 8, 2011

I was traveling back from the HR Southwest conference this past week, and a conversation I had while there got me thinking of some of the better … Read more

Corporate HR Strategy in 3 Simple and Easy Steps

Tim SackettNovember 4, 2011

Step 1: Send out a meeting request to all HR leaders — sorry managers, you aren’t really leaders; we meant Directors and above (unless there’s only … Read more

Are These Really the 12 Companies That Control HR?

Tim SackettOctober 31, 2011

Forbes recently had an article titled “The 147 Companies that Control Everything,” put together by a Swiss think tank. The study attempts to pinpoint … Read more

Here’s to the 53% Who Pay Taxes and Want You to Occupy a Job

Tim SackettOctober 28, 2011

My BFF, who is a girl, who is in HR and who loves cats – yep – that Cynical Girl, Laurie Ruettimann – wrote a post this week about an article I sent her … Read more

Why Did We Like Steve Jobs as a Leader? Let’s Count the Reasons Why

Tim SackettOctober 24, 2011

Let me start this by saying Steve and I rarely got together for lunch or meetings (and by “rarely” I mean never). That doesn’t mean many of us don’t have … Read more

Recruiter Talk: What We Say, and What We REALLY Mean

Tim SackettOctober 21, 2011

Each week I listen and speak with Recruiting Pros who have a language all their own – like most professions – but for me it’s always fun to listen to what … Read more

Occupy Wall Street? You Probably Just Work Hard and Occupy Your Cube

Tim SackettOctober 20, 2011

I’ve been trying to come up with a “take” on this whole “Occupy Wall Street” thing, and I really haven’t been able to. I get that people are upset at the … Read more

Just What Are You Doing With Your High Potential Employees?

Tim SackettOctober 14, 2011

The Wall Street Journal had an article recently saying that only 28 percent of companies tell their employees what they are ranked in terms of future … Read more

5 Reasons Why It Really Sucks to Be a Salaried Worker in a Union Workforce

Tim SackettOctober 7, 2011

If you haven’t been following the United Auto Workers’ negotiations with the Big 3 U.S. automakers, it provides about as good a theater as watching … Read more