Last weekend I attended my nephew’s college graduation  at Eastern Kentucky University.   In a few more days, I will be attending my youngest son’s graduation at SIU Carbondale.  So this has got me to thinking about what it must be like to be a graduate headed into the world, and starting out as a young professional. [...]

To quote the Pointer Sisters,  “I’m so Excited and I just can’t stand it.”   I am going to the Big Show in Atlanta – and I am going to be part of the SHRM Social Media Team. If you have attended one of the National Conferences, you know what a mammoth event it is, if you have never [...]

Last week my wife, my youngest son and I traveled to Memphis to visit our oldest son on Easter Sunday.  I had artfully carved out a piece of time for myself to do something that was rather self-indulgent.  I had also scheduled to meet-up with a twitter friend, soemone I had met on line, but had [...]

We all have them  or at lease we want them, whether it is an employee, a contractor or any other type of service provider.   These days the buzz is all about the superstars, the rock stars and how everybody in HR is looking for them. We have to source them, find them where ever [...]