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In Defense of Typos

Friday, August 14th, 2009

I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. — Mark Twain
Some people worry about typos; some don’t.

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11 More Tips for Applying to a Help Wanted Ad

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Yesterday, we published 17 Best Tips for Applying to a Help Wanted Ad. We have more.
Since we posted an ad for a writer on craigslist three days ago, we have received 243 responses. Some are simply amazing. And there are a few clunkers. Here are 11 More Tips for Applying to a Help Wanted [...]

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8 Ways Kate Gosselin of Jon and Kate Plus 8 is the Essence of Bad HR

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

[As you can imagine, many images of Kate Gosselin are copyright protected. I searched high and low for a good creative commons image but came up short. However, for those of you who don't know about the hair, I wanted you to get a sense. The dog is just funny and no implication of how [...]

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Performance Review Madlibs

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

This is performance review/self evaluation theme week. In a new twist, KnowHR contributor Lex Fortis created a novel form for performance reviews: Performance Review Madlibs. He writes:
Lets start with the premise that these self-evaluations are a little childish. In that spirit, I turned my answers into Madlibs and let my kids complete them.
This year, I [...]

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Guest Post: 50 Self Evaluations from UpstartHR

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

These self evaluations are so much fun to work on. Actually, “work” may not be the correct term. It’s so much more like play than work! Today, I’m bringing you a whole boatload of new self evaluations. But here’s the deal: I need you to keep donating your own! This thing has been wildly successful [...]