17 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

What do new HR professionals want?

I’ve been putting together a series over on my other blog about SHRM’s new Human Resources Young Professional project, and the series has covered some of the major issues identified by new HR pros. Those issues include lack of credibility, lack of challenging work, and lack of a definite career path. It’s a great read [...]

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14 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

HRCI Kills Student Exemption

There seems to be a segment of the HR population that cares a lot about certification and puts a certain amount of “weight” in the PHR or SPHR designation. While not all of us are raging fans of HR certification, I’d like to know your thoughts on HRCI changing the requirements for students and recent [...]

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30 November 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Students, Federal HR, and Strategic Planning

A few weeks back, I dropped by another NASHRM student chapter meeting. I was blown away by the amazing speaker. Tim Grey from AMCOM stopped by to give a short lecture on federal HR and its differences from the private sector. I must say that I was amazed. I probably looked like I was ignoring [...]

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05 October 2009 ~ 3 Comments

The Next HR Generation

Last Thursday morning, I was plopped in a chair at the business administration building at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. No, I haven’t decided to return to school. But I have decided to get involved with our student chapter. Why? Because they need it. It wasn’t too long ago that I was a recent [...]

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21 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Leaders are Mentors

I apologize for the problem with the post this morning. Issues have been fixed. If you see anything that’s not working correctly, let me know. Thanks! Whether purposefully or not, leaders are mentors. As the term “leaders” implies, they are usually at the forefront of the action. And the younger and/or less experienced people in [...]

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07 September 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Interns: Future Leaders or Coffee Carriers?

We all know how much fun it is to laugh at the TV versions of interns. They scurry to-and-fro, trying valiantly to rise above their lowly rank, but they end up with the short end of the stick all too often. I’m willing to bet that people wouldn’t laugh nearly as much if they looked [...]

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