As a newly-appointed Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), I have been assigned by a judge to get to know and to advocate on behalf of the best interests of a child within the Baltimore City foster care system. I will be...
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As a recruiter, I am passionate about helping candidates merge their talent and skills to find a fulfilling career path. Whether I am able to directly place the candidate with a client or if the candidate finds their next...
Last week, Whitney Sibol wrote an exceptional article on the five characteristics that help make a remarkable employee. Not surprisingly, all of them had to do with the individual’s mindset. Not their resume, their skills, or...
Do you want a cheat sheet to help you get the attention of recruiters and hiring managers? Some candidate pools may have twenty candidates, while some jobs have hundreds of applicants. If it’s the latter, here are some pointers...
Where are we going? Why? How are we getting there? Are we there yet? These sound like questions your kids will ask on long road trips. They are also questions leaders need to address with their teams on a consistent basis. We...
Is creativity something we find only in artists and musicians, or is it a trait we all share in various degrees? We are all born creative but our approaches differ as we grow older and our personalities emerge. Whether you are...
F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” I’ve always loved this quote. Frequently,...
Hiring great employees is hard enough, but keeping them is impossible, unless they feel engaged. Engagement is something we have (and always will) talk about, because it continues to be a major problem for a lot of people....
Our work environments are changing like never before. What was commonplace five years ago is already outdated and inefficient. The same is true for HR professionals. There is a very real need for change when it comes to HR in...
