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.

Straight Talk: How Do You Tell a Bad and Persistent Candidate to Go Away?

Tim SackettAugust 2, 2011

Every Monday morning we have a recruiter meeting at my company, HRU. The purpose of the meeting is for our recruiting department to share with each other … Read more

Fairness in Leadership: It’s Usually a Plus, But It May Not Get You Promoted

Tim SackettJuly 29, 2011

Look out HR leaders – this one is going to sting a little – from the Harvard Business Review: In management, fairness is a virtue. Numerous academic … Read more

How I Make the Case for Recruiting and Hiring More Diverse Candidates

Tim SackettJuly 26, 2011

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

The Seven Hard Truths That HR Professionals Must Learn to Accept

Tim SackettJuly 22, 2011

In a perfect world we all get a seat at the table, all of our employees go online and fill out their open enrollment forms on time, and all of our hiring … Read more

How to Put Together a Great HR Team

Tim SackettJuly 18, 2011

“We’re puttin’ the band back together.” That’s a classic line from the movie The Blues Brothers that is used more than once as Jake and … Read more

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, or One Way to Really Piss Off an HR Pro

Tim SackettJuly 15, 2011

Sorry, I don’t actually have 50 ways to piss off an HR Pro. Well, let me take that back. I could easily come up with 50 ways to piss off an HR Pro, but you … Read more

What Do You Do When Your Job Candidate Stands You Up?

Tim SackettJuly 13, 2011

Yep, it happened again – I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am – I can’t stop myself! As long as I’m in HR/recruiting I will never understand how a candidate … Read more

The Last Word on SHRM Las Vegas: Why It’s the Biggest Yard Sale in HR

Tim SackettJuly 8, 2011

It’s that time of year right? Time to clean out the house and garage and get pennies on the dollar for all the crap you bought and now don’t want. I was … Read more

Employee Development: Do You Pay to Grow Them, or Pay More to Get Them?

Tim SackettJuly 1, 2011

I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about development vs. performance. How much money should you put into an employee to get out of them the performance … Read more

Las Vegas Perspective: The Real Value of Attending a SHRM Conference

Tim SackettJune 29, 2011

I got into a really good HR conversation yesterday at SHRM 2011 in Las Vegas. The conversation wasn’t at a session or about a session or with someone I … Read more