By Eric B. Meyer If you read this blog (or just about any other labor and employment law blog), you know that social media policies have fallen under … Read more
Change Your Name and You Might Become a CEO
Here’s a little tidbit from LinkedIn that might help you answer a Jeopardy question or fill the conversational lull between discussing the Dodgers … Read more
The Sourcing Bull’s-Eye – Are You Using Your Resources or Wasting Money?
Whether or not you want to admit it, we all use some paid resources for our recruiting efforts. This could include any of the following products: job … Read more
R.I.P. to a Clever, Irreverent Gen Y Job Site
If you remember KODA as the clever, irreverent, and often-entertaining Gen Y business connection site, you’ll be sorry to hear it’s gone. It … Read more
Networking With Care, or Avoiding Another Job That Doesn’t Really Fit
I always loved that scene in the film Pretty Woman where the newly groomed Julia Roberts returns, laden with expensive carrier bags, to the boutique that … Read more
Semantics, SEO, Social, and What They Mean to Sourcing
This podcast with Dave Copps, CEO of PureDiscovery Corporation, will open your eyes to some thoughts on search and sourcing from the mind of a man who has … Read more
Does Move of Well-Known HR Blogger Signal a Trend, or Something Else?
Sometimes, a move is just a move. Is that was this is, or, is it an indication of something else — perhaps a larger HR trend that is starting to take … Read more
How to Really (Connect) With People: Up Close and Personal, Part I
At the constant urging of my gunslinger husband I recently took a concealed carry class. It was fun. Chapter 6 of the National Rifle Association’s guide to … Read more
What Employers Look Up on Social Media Sites
Mostly what HR professionals are looking up online is pretty standard information about candidates, like LinkedIn recommendations. Fewer — but still … Read more
Privacy Rights and Asking an Employee to Give You Their Facebook Password
By Eric B. Meyer A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Maryland Department of Corrections was facing heat from the ACLU for requiring job applicants to … Read more