Five Links

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This weeks Links: Confessions of a Tech Recruiter, The Right Way to Reject a Job Candidate, Isaac Asimov’s Forecasts about 2014 in 1954, Small Business Is Not The Engine of Job Creation, and The Gender Wage Gap Lie. Plus Bonus Links: Data Analysis Tools Target Non-experts, and Data Scraping Pt 1: IFTT.
 

Bob Lefsetz

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Bob Lefsetz ships his regular email to a large audience. The subject, generally, is the state of the music business.  As important is the state of Lefsetz.
 

Working For Rich

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This is the best job ad and application process all rolled into one I’ve ever seen. It was so good I even applied for the job.
 

Buying My Friends Back

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Every single thought, word, image, like, sharer, comment, posting or connection you make in social media is the entertainment that the big Social Media sell advertising on. It’s your life and the platform rakes in revenues based on the entertainment value of your life.
 

Social Media is Paralyzing HR

Think of it this way. It’s like driving your car by looking two inches in front of your bumper all the time.
 

Five Links: You Need To Know

Topics: Daily Links, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
This week’s links run the gamut from dispelling assumptions to the government’s latest mobile app. As always, the point of the Five Links Section is to point you to the cream of the online articles flow.
 

The Dream

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
 

HRExaminer v4.33

How do we find clarity and meaning in business when corporate double–speak and political correctness are the rule? In this week’s feature Heather Bussing speaks clearly about The Cult of Nice.
 

This Week’s Demos and Updates

Topics: HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Reviews, by John Sumser
This week we have ebsta, HireRightCareerBeam, SmartRecruiters, Bill Kutik, and ConnectCubed.
 

Life is Short and Work is Personal

Most people spend too much energy trying to fit-in and not rock the boat, especially at work. We want to be accepted. Choosing authenticity (we call it Flying your Freak Flag) means abandoning the quest to be normal, and inviting yourself and others to accept you just as you are.