Employee Engagement is the next challenge
Hey, Employer of Choice,Think everyone you've retained through the downturn is going to stick with you as the economy improves? Think again! John Holton has an interesting article in Workforce Management regarding the current level of job dissatisfaction across the board. An Adecco survey shows 77% of workers critical of their organization's braintrust and dissatisfied with the strategy and vision of their company and its leadership. Another survey last month showed 64% of workers said there is just too much work and not enough people left to do it.Think again, Employer of Choice, as jobs open up in other com

Lack of Civility Rampant part 2
And would Kanye West have done what he did if his mother was still alive? Me thinks not...We're always better about enforcing that acceptable social norm for ourselves when we think our Mom might hear about it. I know Kanye was brought up better than to interject a dis into an awards ceremony - you didn't see that in the Emmy's on Sunday.

Lack of Civility Rampant
Here's an article from another blog I read - the point is well made about the rampant lack of civil discourse, basic courtesy, and the ill mannered actions of the week.http://www.fistfuloftalent.com/Check it out. And remember that Mom always told you "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all".

Why Won't That Si...
Why Won't That Silicon Valley HeadHunter talk to me?Maybe it's your location - you may be willing to take on a long commute, but the recruiter has assumed that this would work for only a short time. It is difficult to commit to an hour commute twice a day - be real about it. If you live in Emeryville, chances are that a commute to San Jose is doable, but it's probably not sustainable on a long term basis.If you really are a close to perfect match for the job, and you think the zip code problem has aced you out, follow up with the headhunter and let them know that : you may be willing to move