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HR in Baseball – The July 31st Trading Deadline
The past week has seen a flurry of activity as major league baseball teams have scurried around to find that one or two missing pieces they feel they need for a run to the playoffs. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cleveland and Texas...
Creating a Charity for Debilitating Left Hand Injuries in Drivers
After driving around visiting family and clients this week and putting about 700 miles of driving on my car in just a few days, I witnessed a troubling epidemic on the roads. Apparently, we have an issue with drivers who...
The Brief Eating – Reducing Spoilage
At one of the restaurants I managed, we had issues with high amounts of food waste. Every night, we seemed to throw out quite a bit of food at the end of the shift, and also during the day when...
The Pissing Contest and Other Time Wasters
I've enjoyed working with a few bosses who bring up the term "pissing contest" when people fight over silly things at work. Workplace crisis can develop when too many "pissing contests" take place and when trust is at a low....
LinkedIn for Job Search
Are you maximizing your job search possibilities? If you aren't on LinkedIn, you may be missing out on a great network of connections, access to jobs before they are posted publicly, and strengthening relationships with new and old connections. This...
Murder She Wrote and HR
Few people know I am fueled creatively by my intense hatred for Angela Lansbury due to her portrayal of Jessica Fletcher in "Murder She Wrote". Lansbury and the writers of Murder She Wrote fooled my grandmother and many other unsuspecting...
Enforcing Rules Like “The No Stopping Law”
I was making my horrific holiday commute from exit 1 to 7 in Danbury, CT yesterday to visit my family for the holiday weekend. Making sure I finished up with my last client before 4pm so I could avoid the...
How to break into HR – Part 2 by Evelyn Amaro
Finding Work within the Human Resources Field This may seem daunting, especially if you have little to no experience. My suggestion is to work your way up the ladder. Take any role you can grab within HR, generally this would...
How to break into HR – Part 1 by Evelyn Amaro
Analysts predicts an increase in the number of HR jobs within the next few years. HR is a rewarding, important and a potentially lucrative career that is capturing the interest of both students and career‐ changers. Here is part...