Posts in HR musings
Change Change Change & The Commitments

No running away and escaping.  No crouching and hiding.  The clock is ticking.  The bell is tolling. It means standing your ground and fighting the good fight.  You stand up and show your courage because you, your colleagues, your organisation, your community and the ones you love are very much dependent on the success of the Change Programme for your and their survival.

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Your HR Resume - 12 components that make it compelling, stand out & impress the hell out of hiring managers!

Hiring managers are NOT looking for job descriptions or activities on your resume.  Job descriptions are simply boring descriptions of the responsibilities of the HR positions you have held in the past. Today, that simply won’t cut it.

The language of business is dollars and numbers. Everyone wants HR folks who deliver impact and produce results.

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Getting feedback for your HR job application or interview process

Comments I’ve received from this group in this month alone include:

“You don’t know what you’re talking about so do yourself a favour and put my CV through your client if you want to make some money.”

“What a f*****g pile of s**t”

“Bog standard automatic reply, don’t know why you bothered you moron”

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It’s Expensive to Not Provide Candidate Feedback

...46% of candidates who believe they have had a “negative” overall experience say they will take their alliance, product purchases and relationship somewhere else....An unhappy candidate could also make negative remarks about your company, chasing away potential talents and clients. In fact, 27% of candidates following a bad experience would “actively discourage others to apply.”

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