By Vanessa Dennis - Inc.com, an online resource for entrepreneurs, has released the 2009 Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Ranking is based on percentage growth in company net sales over a five-year period. Here we examine a handful of companies that have shown tremendous growth and increasing profits to capture the top five spots in the human resources category. Hundreds of HR-related companies including job boards, software suppliers, applicant tracking systems, and search firms made the list, but these five are quickly breezing past the competition.
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 25, 2009
HRmarketer has released its new trends report, "Where HR Suppliers Spent their Marketing and PR Dollars in 2008 and What's Ahead in 2009."
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
How you decorate your cubicle at work can shed some light on what kind of personality you have, whether you're a minimalist, a prankster, a perfectionist, or a lifer.
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
What could be more fun than a bunch of HR folks, Bourbon Street, and beignets from Cafe du Monde? How about a bunch of HR folks rocking out to Sheryl Crow?
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
If it walks and talks like an applicant tracking system, than it must be an applicant tracking system. Right?
Continue reading...Monday, January 5, 2009
I recently came across another HR community (yes, I know there are literally gazillions of these, but couldn't we use just one more?) that was created by the folks at the Monster-owned Affinity Labs.
Continue reading...Thursday, December 4, 2008
By Laurie Ruettimann - I haven't always been a PunkRockHR blogger. At one point in my life, I was a career-oriented professional who believed in HR process, policy, and rules. Then one day, back in 2002, I was approached by sales representative from AIRS. I held the dual position of Global Staffing Manager and HR Manager for a widely respected insurance company in Chicago, and when the sales representative asked me to lunch, it confirmed what I foolishly believed about myself: I was talented, important, and very punk rock. You want to go to lunch with me? Of course you do. Everyone wants a piece of me.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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