Archive for the ‘HR’ Category

What is the purpose of the HR interview?

Posted on February 15th, 2010 by by carl

People often like to marginalize the HR (human resources) interview and treat it as being unimportant and a cakewalk. In my experience, treating the HR interview like this almost guarantees you’ll fail in the interview.
In my experience, it’s technical people who tend to treat HR interviews with disdain and go into the interview with the [...]

Rule of the day: HR interviews

Posted on November 1st, 2009 by by carl

The rule of the day relates to HR interviews and HR staff in general.
Take a look at the swan towels above. They look harmless but as the caption proves, they are trained in MMA and anyone who has ever watched mixed martial arts knows what a tough sport it is.
Just like the hare underestimated the [...]