Note: The following article is reposted from The Tim Sackett Project. In it Tim Sackett, an HR industry thought leader, offers his take on the controversy … Read more
Tim Sackett, MS, SPHR is executive vice president of HRU Technical Resources, a contingent staffing firm in Lansing, MI. Tim has 20 years of HR and talent background split evenly between corporate HR gigs among the Fortune 500 and the HR vendor community ? so he gets it from both sides of the desk. A frequent contributor to the talent blog Fistful of Talent, Tim also speaks at many HR conferences and events. Contact him here.
‘Overqualified’ Is Just Another Word for Age Discrimination
Had a really talented lady reach out to me the other day.; 49 years old, college grad, great portfolio of work. She has been interviewing and is being told … Read more
IRS Endorses Novel 401(K) Program for Student Loan Repayment
Last month the IRS issued a private letter ruling (PLR) on a request by an employer to use their 401(K) plan as a sort of a student loan repayment program. … Read more
Diversity, Interviewing, Analytics and AI are the Top Global Recruiting Trends
Each year, over the past few years, I look forward to reviewing LinkedIn’s annual recruiting trends report. The 2018 version is no different! It’s 60 pages … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Surprise! Most People Leave Companies, Not Managers
Which Applicant Tracking System Is The Best?
I’ve said this a number of times, but it’s the question that never goes away. It’s the single most asked question I get in person, online, through email … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Surprise! Most People Leave Companies, Not Managers
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Are Your Recruiters Wasting Time Or Providing Value?
I had a conversation the other day with a corporate HR director and we were talking recruiters, corporate recruiters. My friend had a dilemma, a classic … Read more
We Want Meaningful Work and a Meaningful Paycheck
I’m going to stop fighting. For years I’ve been fighting morons who claim that millennials would rather do “meaningful work” than making money. … Read more
The Most Important Question You’ll Ever Ask a Hiring Manager
How are those hiring manager “intake” meetings going? You know, those meetings you have with a hiring manager every single time they have an opening. You … Read more
This Guide Can Help You Decide What ATS to Use
I’ve said this a number of times, but it’s the question that never goes away. It’s the single most asked question I get in person, online, through email … Read more
Turns Out, Millennials Actually Don’t Want Your Feedback
It’s conference season and I got a chance to see the ever-popular, Marcus Buckingham. Marcus has the great English accent, high energy and great leadership … Read more
Two Ways You Can Attract and Retain Millennials
The world is millennial crazy. If you read this blog you know I think about 99% of the millennial stuff is pure B.S. — (We were all young once, it’s … Read more
Do You Really Want to Retain Everyone?
In 2017, and beyond, employee retention will become a huge focus. Some could argue that employee retention is always an important issue, but during major … Read more
Best of TLNT 2016: Highest Paying Jobs In 2016: You Better Be Good In Math Or Science
Oh No! Not Another Lousy Logo Gift!
It’s usually HR’s job to come up with the annual employee gift. Most companies are lame and will do the exact same thing every year. If they don’t give a … Read more
Too Many Tools Are Killing Your Recruiting Effort
You’ve heard of this concept of the inverted-u curve, right? It’s fairly straightforward. In the beginning, you have nothing or very little. As you … Read more
LinkedIn’s Open Candidates: A Boon For Seekers Or Employers?
By now you’ve heard the news coming out last week’s LinkedIn Talent Connect where LI announced a new feature called “Open Candidates.” Here’s how LinkedIn … Read more
After Labor Day, Put Away the Whites and the ‘Nos’
Want to make a huge change to your HR career? No, really? Okay, do this one thing: Stop using the word “No.” That’s it. Just stop it. Don’t say “No” ever … Read more
Would You Believe Spending $10,221 Per FTE On HR?
SHRM Released its Human Capital Benchmark Report recently and it’s loaded with a ton of metrics to compare your HR and TA operations against. The survey … Read more