John Sumser interviews Michael Tannenbaum, co-founder and CEO of ConnectCubed, a company making the next generation of candidate-friendly assessments using games.
In our feature, John Sumser illustrates the seven basic elements of a job thru his experience this week with a Seattle-based Nordstrom employee. It’s a different take on two of the more misunderstood HR concepts kicking around the people business today – Engagement and Passion.
The question plaguing a world much bigger than our little industry is “How do I get heard over the swell of mediocrity?” We do a good job on that one.
In other words, the two hippest ideas in the current HR play book (engagement and finding the work you love) are more than a little tenuous. The worst job in a fast growing company can be astonishing because of the freedom and authority that emerge there.
“Just when HR commits to one direction there will be a tweet or blog post that calls BS on that approach...And that’s before the infographics. How does HR ever feel comfortable with their job?”
– Paul Hebert
– Paul Hebert
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 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.
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.
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.
Will Staney is an influential voice in the HR and recruiting space. He regularly speaks on new media marketing, recruiting strategies, and employer branding in the HR and social media conference circuits as well as online webinars.
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