The Blunder Years, Episode 60: Dance moms, low ponies, and the future of recruiting

Competitive motherhood, and whether the recruitment function should continue to reside in HR. (Hint: probably not.) Continue Reading

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Can we finally start getting rid of racist hiring managers?

Lessons from an Adam Karpiak LinkedIn/Twitter thread on how far we still need to go (and whether we can). Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 55: Friendships, housing prices, co-workers, and #BillsMafia

When you leave a job, are those people still your friends? Or just former co-workers? Plus: the Bills, housing prices, and much more. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 49: Dealing with recruiters during a pandemic

In about 22 minutes, let an actual recruiter talk to you about what recruiters look for and how they think, in case you need a job right now. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 35: Larry Nassar, Boomers, negative predictions, and tone-deaf emails

Tim Sackett and I in discussion about a bunch of things, from losing your mom to bad emails to Boomers to Larry Nassar’s aftermath. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 18: The Pill vs. Google, work as a game, IG’s future, and more

A conversation with William Tincup of the HR Tech world about The Pill, Barcelona football, LeBron, the future of Instagram, and more. Continue Reading

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We don’t care at all about onboarding, broadly. What could go wrong?

Onboarding should be a transformative experience of entering a new culture, team, etc. Instead it’s mostly transactional bullshit. Continue Reading

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The last thing HR needs is more buzzwords. Hello, “belonging.”

Often, the problem with D&I initiatives is that we create a lot of buzzwords and jargon, and executives don’t “get” it, so they eventually ignore it. Continue Reading