Remember summer jobs back in the day? Everyone had one. I waited tables, I had friends that were lifeguards, and my really lucky friends had cush office jobs, answering phones and reading People magazine at their dad’s friends office. Things have changed for Millenials and Gen Z. Finding a summer job today means competing …
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I am of the Atari/Nintendo generation. I grew up with Super Mario Brothers, I played Oregon Trail at school as a kid. If there’s a way to win or compete, I’m there. I’ve had to stop playing on XBOX Live because I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t scream “Your Mama” jokes at a 12 year old …
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Does anyone remember the car phones of the 1980′s, that only super fancy executives had, that were based in the middle compartment of your diesel Mercedes? ….Me neither, we didn’t have one in my mom’s 1978 Ford LTD. But mobile technology has permeated every facet of our lives, including work. Is your boss a friend …
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….I am not one of the 2%. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been writing an email while on the phone and accidentally transcribed a portion of the conversation into the email. Mashable.com has this great infographic. Send this to your Gen Y’ers and watch them lose their minds!
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Y’all welcome Emily Manke to Texas Strategic HR as a guest blogger! Emily is an Outreach Coordinator and blogger for onlinehumanresources.net. You can read her regular blog here. Depending on the size of your organization, a traditional rewards and recognitions program may not be right. If your company is small to midsize, and you don’t have …
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I know very few people who went to school specifically with the desire to go into HR. To tell you the truth, when I was in college, I had no idea that my university had a large student SHRM chapter or that an HR path was even in the cards. If you had it to …
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I turn 33 today. I’m not one of those women who don’t tell you their age, or are coy about it. I wish someone would have told me how awesome life is once you hit your 30′s. So what I go to sleep earlier, take fish oil tablets, and refinance houses? I’m doing it without …
Read More…Other than the usual, “so and so said their boss sucks,” on Facebook and the rest of the interwebs, what else should employers monitor with employee use of social media? Productivity One reason why organizations on social networking in the workplace is the fact that employees spend a great deal of time updating their profiles …
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OK, so you guys already know I’m a little fan-girlish about Daniel Pink. I also like to read books that I think will make me smarter and into some sort of superhuman HR monster. My friend James Robbins (lives in J-Ville, FL, where I have lots of family) wrote a book that you should read. …
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No, we’re not talking about Mariah Carey’s box office bomb. Do not wear makeup OR lotion that has glitter in it at work. It’s not cute. You’re not a pixie. You’re a grown woman with a corporate job. If you need to wear lotion with glitter or face glitter to work, you are probably getting …
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