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Glassdoor Mud-Pit: Employees sued for negative company reviews
Nick’s take Glassdoor built a mud pit. It has long profited from employees who enter the pit and sling mud — anonymous negative company reviews. Meanwhile, companies reward HR staff…
Discrimination: Social media trails can get you hired?
Nick’s take This article gave me a headache. Amazon HR instructs managers to use job applicants’ social media footprints to make sure they hire more women and minorities. Is that…
HR tech makes your job search a living hell
HR tech in your face: Nick’s take Don’t miss this excellent run-down on the “pseudoscience” and “profoundly disturbing” technology that HR is using in its never-ending battle to turn you…
Dr. Robert Cialdini: How to persuade employers to hire you
Nick’s take Bob Cialdini has spent his life studying the parameters of compliance — how we get others to do what we want. And that’s exactly what you need to…
The real jobs shortage
Jobs Shortage: Nick’s take While the feds and the media cheer “the great jobs numbers,” the dirty little secret is wages. Brookings scrapes the lipstick off the pig, and all…
Warren Buffett: It’s the people, Stupid
Nick’s take This article quoting Warren Buffett has an extremely high ratio of wisdom to words: “I work only with people I like” (See also Never work with jerks.) “you…
Why aren’t you making more money?
Nick’s take I love this topic. Washington crows about low unemployment, but nobody in government seems to worry that your wage growth sucks. “Explanations” get tossed around like dry leaves…
Do you want a job, or higher pay?
Nick’s take Do you want a job, or higher pay? Because the U.S. Department of Labor says you can’t have both. News articles focus on big growth in new jobs but…
HireVue: Selling AI snake oil to gullible HR
Nick’s take Human Resources executives have always been suckers for HR technology. “It’s AI”! But real AI experts say now HR has jumped the shark. Er, snake. Ever willing to…
Want a signing bonus?
Nick’s take My good buddy Suzanne Lucas (the infamous TheEvilHRLady) offers a good primer about signing bonuses. Written for employers — it’s an insider’s view! — this article explains what…
What brilliant interview questions should you ask employers?
Nick’s take The problem with these “brilliant” interview questions is that they are indirect and too clever. They don’t get to the truth you need to judge an employer. I…
Will new CA law kill your job and Gig Economy?
A controversial new law in California is widely referred to as protection for Uber and Lyft drivers in the “Gig Economy,” but it makes no references to ride-sharing services —…
Tell A.I. robo-interviewer where to stick it
Does an employer’s chat-bot want you to do a video interview with an AI-based robo-interviewer that will interpret the results with “intelligent” facial recognition and predictive analytics — so an…
Unemployment 3.7%, slow-down in hiring up 84%
For a flat fee, an employer that’s hiring can get over 9 million resumes from ZipRecruiter. That’s great news, because with unemployment in the U.S. at record lows (3.7% in…
At last: HR gets an upgrade!
Our good buddies across the pond at BBC News have revealed HR’s newest weapon against to help job candidates get hired. (Oops.) Yep — HR has gotten an upgrade! Recruiting robots!…
Dirty little (HUGE) salary secrets revealed
News I want you to use Here’s an inside look at how investors judge companies on how they pay their people — in particular, their CEOs and, for our purposes, how…
Employers are hiring all wrong
Most employers don’t know whether their hiring methods actually produce good hires, or how much time or money it costs to fill jobs. They don’t review the outcomes of their…