Careers

Bachelors – And No, Not The Reality Show

June 24, 2011

Why are Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees required for jobs? That was the question I was asked the other night by one of the students in my graduate class on human resources management. At first blush I thought it had to do with cognitive ability (and I was right), but when I don’t know something to be empirically [...]

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Is It Really A Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Thing?

September 23, 2010

Just finished reading Ben Eubanks’ blog on men in HR for his “National Geographic Exclusive” and it struck me enough to stop what I was doing and start writing. Not that I don’t LIKE writing a session description for a total rewards seminar, but… Good question to explore – why is it that men have traditionally [...]

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Succession Planning for the Top Dog

May 24, 2010

I was watching an old Cesar Milan rerun the other day on how to train puppies and in it he introduced a new pitbull puppy named Junior. Now for anyone who watches the Dog Whisperer, you know that his all time fav and constant pit companion, Daddy, passed away in February of this year at [...]

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A New Career, Anyone?

March 18, 2010

So, you’ve been laid off, downsized, right-sized, middle-sized, whatever, and now have to start looking for work. It’s been a tough couple of years since this damn recession started and that’s not making things any easier. I know. I’ve been writing resumes left and right for folks who have been blindsided by the economy and [...]

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