Recruiters Don’t Know What Hiring Managers Want. The Real Failure Starts Before the Job Is Posted
A n X user shared someone else’s account of how they withdrew their job candidacy because the interviewer was...
Category: Improve Your HR
An employee clocks in and then runs back to her car to fix her makeup
An employee who clocks in and then runs back to her car to put on her makeup. An employee...
Bad HR Isn’t the Real Problem. CEOs Who Blame HR for Their Decisions Are
P rofessor Dolores Umbridge, of the Harry Potter world, was the villain we most related to. We’ve all understood...
I Solved a Murder With 50 HR Professionals. Here’s What It Taught Me About Team Building
Confession: I told a friend I had a business meeting on Tuesday and couldn’t make it something. In reality,...
A Hiring Manager Screamed at a Young Candidate. The Bigger Red Flag Wasn’t His Temper
S hort of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job...
Workday and LinkedIn Finally Fixed 2 Problems That Have Frustrated Job Seekers and Employers for Years
I fear the apocalypse may be nigh, and it’s not because of Kelly Clarkson’s battle over the bird, or...
The Customer Isn’t Always Right. Sometimes Great Managers Tell Them to Leave
A small ice cream shop in Massachusetts went viral after the owner posted a profanity-laden screed against bad customers...
When ADA and Harassment Clash
& ldquo;Do you have pictures of your daughter in her new school uniform?” When a woman asked this question,...
Celebrate 20 years with me (bring your detective skills)
Evil HR Lady turns 20 this year, and I wanted to celebrate with something a little more fun than...
A Hiring Manager Called a Candidate ‘Too Stupid to Work Here.’ The Real Failure Wasn’t the Candidate
Y our business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that...
The Most Dangerous Thing a New Manager Can Say Is ‘I’ll Fix This’
S aturday morning, I was on a train from Basel, Switzerland, to Bern, and the sun was at just...
You asked for a way to watch Out Front HR later
I heard you. Out Front HR is a conference for the HR people who support shift workers. But when...
Out Front HR Summit November 2! Register for free!
H R is a white-collar function trying to manage a blue-collar workforce. T his isn’t to say there aren’t...
Yes, You Should Leave Your Iced Coffee in the Car Before a Job Interview
T he internet is having a meltdown over a recruiter’s advice: Don’t bring an iced coffee to a job...
Employees Know the Policy. They Don’t Know What to Do With It
I was at a social event with a manager, “John,” who told me what he thought was a “funny”...
When the manager isn’t who you expected
Dear Evil HR Lady, I started my current job in April. When I accepted the job, I had a...