19 Nov 2020
A Conversation with an HR Leader
By Ai-Mei Zhu Madelene is currently the Head of HR at AIP Publishing (not for profit), a trusted source of research journals, conference proceedings, and essential information for physical scientists...
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12 Nov 2020
What’s The Downside?
By Kevin Roth "We need this position on a permanent basis, but with so many people unemployed we figured we could go with more of a temp-to-perm trial run." With high unemployment numbers, it may...
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5 Nov 2020
It’s Not Poaching, It’s Strictly Business
By Kevin Roth You are presented with a PERFECT candidate, but she currently works for a former colleague who you would never want to "poach" from. What do you do? Before you get all concerned abou...
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29 Oct 2020
The Importance of Employer Branding
By Ai-Mei Zhu Alex Her is a team of one and leads the Global Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing at Informatica across 26 countries. He was recently named as one of "15 Inspiring Employer Bra...
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22 Oct 2020
Should My Salary Be Affected?
By Kevin Roth Should you be expected to take a pay cut if your company is now fully remote and you decide to move to a city that happens to have a lower cost of living? A lot of people are now fac...
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15 Oct 2020
Understanding Your Field and Corporate Employee Population
By Ai-Mei Zhu Natalie Rast, SHRM-CP & Forbes Human Resource Council Member, is a dynamic and compassionate People Leader. Natalie started her HR career at Warby Parker and most recently spent the...
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8 Oct 2020
Everyone Deserves a Second Chance
By Kevin Roth You receive the resume of a candidate that was originally rejected, but this new version of the resume now looks perfect for the role. Should you engage them? OF COURSE! OK, so th...
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1 Oct 2020
Stability Doesn’t Mean Complacency
By Kevin Roth “She’s only been with one company her entire career. We’d really prefer someone with more diverse experience.” 20 years ago, the statement above would be considered ludicrous. Who wo...
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24 Sep 2020
Working From Home is No Vacation
By Kevin Roth "We switched up our vacation policy to 2 weeks instead of 3. With everyone working from home, the feeling is that people don't need as much official vacation time." Think again! B...
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17 Sep 2020
Interviewing for Culture Fit
By Ai-Mei Zhu A common factor when individuals are assessing a switch from one company to another is culture. Culture can easily get confused with the “perks” a company offers. As a hiring manager, y...
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10 Sep 2020
Is It Really a Red Flag?
By Kevin Roth "Her experience is perfect, but she talked poorly about her current company and that's a red flag for us" - What did she say? "That it's a verbally abusive environment and not the...
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3 Sep 2020
With The First Pick In The Draft…
By Kevin Roth “Best Athlete Available” is a term we relate mostly to the sports world, but can also be an extremely effective and intelligent strategy when hiring, regardless of the position. For...
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27 Aug 2020
Navigating Company Culture
By Ai-Mei Zhu Steve Hoffman is the VP of People at Mark43, and has over 20 years of experience leading People Teams. Mark43 is a public safety software company that considers law enforcement an...
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20 Aug 2020
Interviewing is a Two Way Street
By Aaron Greenberg In any economic market hiring top talent is challenging. It’s no secret that human capital is the most important factor that drives the best performing organizations. Much time and...
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13 Aug 2020
What is Reference Check Etiquette?
By Kevin Roth You want to do a reference on a candidate and you happen to know someone who supervised him at a past company. Do you need to tell the candidate before you reach out or can you just mak...
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6 Aug 2020
Working 9 to 5, What a Way to Make a Living?
By Kevin Roth Having one arbitrary set of work hours regardless of work function or responsibility is an outdated and often times inefficient mentality that has the potential to not only affect reten...
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30 Jul 2020
Is Your Hiring Process Broken?
By Kevin Roth If someone you hired is completely failing within their first week or two on the job, don’t just brush it off as a bad hire. Retrace the steps of your hiring process and fix the issue....
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23 Jul 2020
PTO Is Meant To Be Taken
By Kevin Roth Don’t simply “approve” vacation for your employees, promote and encourage it. When those dates come up, assure them that you have their role covered and urge them to enjoy their trip wi...
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16 Jul 2020
Did You Give Them A Chance?
By Kevin Roth "He has the right skill set, but he didn't show enough excitement or enthusiasm about this opportunity" - How long were you with him for? "About 20-30 minutes" - What was most...
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9 Jul 2020
Remote Onboarding is Easier Than You Think
By Kevin Roth Before you decide to on-board a new hire remotely, make sure you as a manager are prepared to put in the extra effort to ensure a comfortable transition. In speaking with several can...
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2 Jul 2020
Trust the Process
By Kevin Roth "Would she be open to coming on at a Sr Manager title? Our other Directors have 20+ years of experience and she only has 13 so I don't want to ruffle any feathers" - Aside from years...
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25 Jun 2020
It’s Job Hunting Season
By Ai-Mei Zhu Are you a skilled job hunter? Job hunting is just that, a skill and as with all skills, you want to make sure that you brush up on the latest and most effective techniques before enteri...
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18 Jun 2020
What Type of Job Searcher Are You?
By Sam Ghie Job hunting (during COVID or otherwise) is strenuous and can sometimes leave you feeling defeated. Knowing what type of job searcher you are can provide you with helpful insight as to why...
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8 Jun 2020
Is Salary Always the Bottom Line?
By Kevin Roth “The other company offered me the $100k salary I was asking for. I prefer this opportunity but it’s a red flag that they can’t get me to that same number.” Let’s use a fun analogy on...
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