Category Archives: HR News

Valve Employee Handbook – A Handbook Among Handbooks

This is the handbook I aspire to writing. Kudos.

Anonymous Note in the Breakroom

Don’t we all just hate them? Stand by your words, people! [via Laughing Squid and Toothpaste for Dinner]

I’ll Make 250K This Year, While You’re Unemployed LOL

It’s really nice sometimes, even when you’re not looking for a job, to get an email from a recruiter. It strokes the ego of your professional self because someone else out there recognizes how valuable you are, what talent you … Continue reading

OMGPOP CEO Tweets About Employee Who Didn’t Take Deal

But it didn’t stop there. Via Venturebeat: Yesterday, OMGPOP Chief Executive Officer Dan Porter shot off a few messages on Twitter in an attempt to have the last word: “The one OMGPOP employee who turned down joining Zynga was the … Continue reading

Goldman Sachs Exec Resigns via New York Times Op-Ed

Just when you thought you heard it all, another person makes an even bigger splash in the resignation pool. Greg Smith, an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, resigned today with an op-ed piece in the New York Times. TODAY is … Continue reading

If It’s Really Funny…

It’s probably harassment. At least according to Division of Labor and as featured on Fab.com

Jimi Hendrix at a Job Interview

Illustration by Craig Swanson and idea by James Cennamo. [via Laughing Squid and Dangerous Minds]

The Worst Best Recruiting Video from Twitter

The folks at Twitter put together this awful, yet wonderful, recruiting video. It’s like a car accident on the highway, you know you shouldn’t stare, but you do anyway. The funny thing is that they are actually hiring. This video … Continue reading

Breast Cancer and Me

My apologies for going silent for the past few months. It’s been an adventure of sorts. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 28, 2011. The tumor was in my left breast and was an invasive ductal carcinoma that … Continue reading

Sound Advice From Hiring Manager

From Brooke Hammerling, founder of Brew PR.