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The Ripple

The Ripple
A week after the end of HRevolution, I have been chewing on the thoughts I took away from Chicago and cemented a few select ideas. I have spent the last seven days connecting with some of the people I met for the first time, and some I didn’t have the opportunity to talk with [...]

The Key to the Gate

The HR Manager at the company you just applied for isn’t the gatekeeper. That manager is your friend. Not in a “lets get coffee” sort of way, but rather a “if you are the right candidate, this person will kill themselves to get you hired”sort of way.

Why?
Because I don’t want to do this all over [...]

Avatar and HR: Part 2

Looking beyond the Resume

Jake Sully: Former Marine, twin brother to a scientist trained in the Na’vi language, and hired to go to Pandora for the Avatar mission. The corporation has grown an avatar specifically for the brother, at the cost of millions of dollars and months of time.

Jake Sully has buried his brother, and becomes [...]