“…the definition of a successful career is reaching retirement when you want to retire, still as marketable as you can be!” I’m on a US Airways flight returning from Florida Gulf Coast University and reflecting on my presentation on career management to a large number of recent graduates and graduate students this past weekend. Why […]
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Procurement or HR? Which is Better?
Growing Staff Like a Banyan Tree, Henry Ford’s Summer Estate, Ft Myers, FL Written by Jerry Brenholz The question of where a company’s contingent workforce program should reside is one that continues to be asked. Procurement or HR? Which is better? If there were an easy answer the question would not pop up so frequently, […]
How to Make the Tradeoff Between Experience and Potential
One way to break the unemployment bottleneck – focus on potential over skills – [Shared from Lou Adler on hiring issues] For 35 years I’ve been successfully convincing hiring managers that raw experience and skills are far less important than past performance and future potential. It hasn’t been easy. They quickly agree when they’re […]
