See that guy in the middle? That’s me. See that shirt? I wore it for three days. Last night I took it off. The Phillies won the World Series.

See all those people? That’s what it looks like when your home team wins the World Series. People came pouring out of every building and bar [...]

[Photo credit: Library of Congress]
We’re still waiting here in Philadelphia for the Phillies to clinch the World Series. (In typical Philly luck, we’re having a Nor’easter and there’s a no joy in Mudville.) All that extra time on my hands meant that I could look through hundreds of pictures in the Library of Congress’s archive. [...]

This is a pretty cool application for HR. And the price is top-notch in this tough economic environment. I got this info from MrTed:
Seizing on the opportunity to help cash- and credit-strapped small and midsized businesses, MrTed Ltd., a recognized leader in talent acquisition solutions, today announced the beta availability of SmartRecruiters, a 100% free [...]

[Photo credit: The Philadelphia Inquirer]
Sure, the economy is being described in apocalyptic terms, bonuses are a bygone memory, and we’re preparing in HR for rafts of RIFs. But every once in a while you have to stand back and think about the joyful things…like the Phillies being on the verge of clinching the World Series [...]

You know how flight attendants and pilots never seem to shut up when the plane is on the ground or in clear air, but then as soon as there’s turbulence, nothing? Silence. You sit there in your seat, nervous and wondering what’s going on, and they don’t tell you a thing?
That’s what’s going on in [...]