September 1, 2009
by Lance Haun
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Don’t think about it. Just answer me quickly: Is HR fatally flawed? How many of you answered yes? When I first started writing this in April, I said yes too. Yes, this has been on my mind since April, sitting … Continue reading
August 6, 2009
by Lance Haun
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One of the ways my blog has shifted over the last 18 months is that it has become less about what job candidates and employees are doing wrong and more about what HR and management are doing wrong. It has … Continue reading
May 26, 2009
by Lance Haun
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So let’s say you’re working for a company with turnover problems (i.e. losing your best people to competitors) and management comes to Human Resources to figure out why people are leaving. What far too many HR people will suggest is … Continue reading
April 28, 2009
by Lance Haun
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It is one of the first thing people say about composing your resume: make sure you don’t have any spelling mistakes. Or certainly, a spelling mistake means certain doom even if the rest of your resume looks great. And really, … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
by Lance Haun
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Have you ever received that question in an interview? First, let me apologize. Most of us in HR who ask this question don’t even know what we’re asking, why we’re asking or what we’re supposed to get out of this … Continue reading
March 30, 2009
by Lance Haun
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One of the things I’ve noticed since I started blogging is that a lot of bloggers like banging on SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management for the uninitiated or uninterested). When you’re talking about an organization that represents more HR … Continue reading
October 2, 2006
by Lance Haun
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I won’t go over the concept of simplifying because it is covered pretty adequately here. What I will say is that HR people often ignore this principle because they are exempt! I mean, come on! They have so many rules … Continue reading