tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92271612009-11-11T15:21:03.032-07:00Links, Thoughts and Tips of use to seasonal human resources managers. Billnoreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-9208714626477648502009-11-11T13:54:00.003-07:002009-11-11T15:21:03.207-07:00

The 21st annual SHRA conference has come and gone. Yellowstone National Park will never be the same. This was my 6th successive conference and like I said to the group, it is my favorite conference of the year. No offense to the other conferences, but SHRA has a intimate, unique vibe and I love seeing my HR buddies from the national parks. I always leave SHRA with either ideas and inspiration for

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-86114621618062768602009-11-02T07:06:00.002-07:002009-11-02T07:20:35.065-07:00

Bruce Buschel, writing for the New York Times, puts together a must-have list of dos and don'ts for servers. A few were unfortunately cringe inducing as I recognized my personal faux pas from my years of serving. Here's a link to his first 50. I'll keep an eye out for part 2.

Kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08528171137881041053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-64514647537931885062009-10-31T14:09:00.005-06:002009-10-31T14:41:08.355-06:00

...but if you do call us. I had to laugh. Bill emails me and says that a package arrived from Starr Tincup and should he open it. FYI, the reason that he had to ask was because I work out of my house in Seattle and he works at Cool Works worldwide headquarters in Gardiner, Montana. I say sure. He opens it up and a small book written by the dudes at Starr Tincup called Try Not To F**k This Up (

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We're always up to something new. The latestst and greatest is that we are now dabbling in podcasts using BlogTalkRadio. Our first podcast featured Tina Brudzinski, Human Resources Manager, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. She was as gracious as ever and a perfect guest. She answered generic questions about working for a ski resort and also told us a bit about how she got her job at Crested

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I have said before, and I'll say it again, Twitter is my favorite social network.  I love how I can just pop in, see what's happening, comment here and there and then get out.  I recently was gone for a trip to San Francisco and missed a lot of the goings on - as tends to happen when you don't have a really cool mobile device - but as soon as I came back, my twitter friends greeted me with open

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-83898706674071461732009-09-25T12:15:00.004-06:002009-09-25T16:27:40.816-06:00

If you're not familiar with Chris Hoyt, check out his blog The Recruiter Guy. And, if you doubt the power of mobile recruiting, check out this less than a minute reality check about what is important to us these days. Do you use mobile in your recruiting campaign?

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-35534475759585481722009-09-23T13:16:00.008-06:002009-09-24T16:13:26.356-06:00

Check your travel budget and book your tickets, SHRA is coming to Gardiner, Montana. SHRA, the Seasonal Human Resources Assocation, will be gathering for the 21st time in the land of CoolWorks.com. Two of our team members make Gardiner their home and I'll be flying in for the festivities. The conference will take place from Sunday, October 25, to Thursday, October 29. By virtue of being on

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-21157003179397844192009-09-18T12:28:00.005-06:002009-09-24T15:58:15.362-06:00

I've long been a strong advocate that employers should not only blog, but blog on their corporate web sites. Why? Because search engines like Google love blogs. They love blogs for the same reason that people love blogs: they tend to be very current, frequently updated, sources of information. In short, they're relevant and search engines rank pages based upon relevancy. The logic made sense to

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-73276824084479904722009-09-16T16:55:00.006-06:002009-09-24T15:58:37.381-06:00

Big news happened right after I got back from vacation. Usually it happens during my vacation, so I was pleased to be in the know just as it was announced once I got home. Joel Cheesman, of Cheezhead.com, the HR and Recruiting commentator and thought leader, has officially sold his company and taken the position of Senior Vice President at Jobing.com. On a personal note, I'm really excited for

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Once again, Art Koff, Cool Works' friend and My CoolWorks member, the founder of RetiredBrains.com, a job and information source for retirees & people planning their retirement, shares his insight for retired, or as we prefer to call them, Older and Bolder folks in finding employment. He was recently interviewed by Joe Turner, The Job Search Guy, and includes 7 tips for finding a job at that

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-20946174490676455612009-08-17T18:49:00.006-06:002009-08-17T19:36:04.925-06:00

I recently featured a video on our HR blog that told folks to "Teach Naked." Though, I still believe this to be true, after my stint at Washington Business Week last week and listening to "my kids'" reactions to the various guest speakers, it seems that having a little bit of something something (a la Quentin Tarantino when he guest starred on Alias) behind you isn't a bad idea. It all comes

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-75965553319275877632009-07-30T15:34:00.003-06:002009-07-30T15:42:40.661-06:00

And the story continues. I love how he says when you do not understand something you make fun of it and ridicule it and that's what he's doing. Thanks to my new twitter/facebook friend, Carrie Bugbee, who lives in Portland for sharing this.

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-56855560393581816602009-07-22T12:59:00.003-06:002009-07-22T13:05:45.239-06:00

Brilliant.

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-64494283769594061772009-07-21T16:34:00.006-06:002009-07-21T16:54:31.313-06:00

Now here is an educator who is doing it right. I found this via my college alma mater website - "Professor suggests teaching naked -- without computers." The premise of Jose A. Bowen's, a dean at Southern Methodist University, plea is to leave the computers out of the classroom. Have the students watch the presentation at home and come into the classroom ready to discuss what they've seen or

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-91412510904641503132009-07-21T14:41:00.004-06:002009-07-21T15:14:50.212-06:00

July 24 is the new "update your labor law posters" date. As of Friday, July 24, the federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25. I suspect that this increase will affect many of the seasonal employers who use CoolWorks.com so be sure that you know the laws and update your employees' pay accordingly. Federal Minimum Wage - United States Department of Labor State Minimum Wage - United States

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-62143968165744273552009-07-17T21:59:00.003-06:002009-07-17T22:22:42.322-06:00

I finally got to listen to the whole show and went from a lurker to a participator. Steve Boese and Shauna Moerke, aka HR Minion, have hosted 5 of these shows now and the idea behind it is to have a virtual happy hour with HR professionals. What a great idea! Here's the show: I joined the call at 36:15 and once I got everyone clear on how to pronounce my name, I talked about how I would run

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-6149870774390811112009-07-17T14:17:00.005-06:002009-07-17T15:21:51.219-06:00

Jennifer McClure, @CincyRecruiter, did an amazing job of making videos with thought leaders at the SHRM Conference in New Orleans. [ I aspire to get to video. : ) ] In the video I feature here, she interviews Matthew Adam, Vice-President and Chief Talent Strategist at NAS Recruitment Communications. I had the pleasure of joining the NAS team for dinner on Tuesday night after the Sheryl Crow

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-45755038414992182392009-07-14T22:18:00.007-06:002009-07-14T23:39:23.759-06:00

Unfortunately, I didn't arrive early enough in New Orleans to hear Jack Welch, the former CEO and Chairman of General Electric, speak in person, but I did see him walk by right after I took this picture in the exhibition hall. Thankfully SHRM posted the video from Jack's session with Claire Shipman on their website. I hope that you'll be able to click on the link to view it, but you may need

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I realize that mentioning authenticity may seem cliche, and Laurie of Punk Rock HR is sick of thinking about it, but every where I go I hear people talk about being authentic. Comments I heard at the "HR Bloggers - Who Are These People and Why Should You Care?" session at the SHRM conference in New Orleans included the following. Tell your own story. He is who he is in person and on his blog.

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-17376430171136192332009-07-02T12:28:00.005-06:002009-07-02T13:50:56.166-06:00

Jessica Lee - SHRM09 Wrap Up... The SHRM's Recovery + Rebuild - Yes We Can? Michael VanDervort - Getting Strategic with the HR Bartender Laurie Ruettimann - SHRM Explainer: What is a HR Tweet Up? Kris Dunn and China Gorman - KD + China Gorman from Fistful of Talent on Vimeo.

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-67841513141355587312009-07-02T10:17:00.008-06:002009-07-17T15:48:51.824-06:00

Okay, so really it was 4 days that I spent in New Orleans for the 2009 Annual SHRM Conference. I'll say right up front that I feel honored and privileged to have been able to go. Thanks again to SHRM for having me as a member of the "press." Also, briefly, I want to thank all of the wonderful HR bloggers and other attendees for making it another good conference experience. You guys are GREAT!

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-66444013519157687292009-06-28T22:15:00.005-06:002009-06-28T22:48:47.539-06:00

Greetings from the Big Easy. This will be short and sweet since I got up WAY too early for my taste and only was home for 36 hours between the Cool Works Yellowstone / Teton adventure and taking off for NOLA. One could say my life has been a bit of a whirlwind. Also, in the midst of the 36 hours at home, I learned that all three of my photography entries made it into the juried photography

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-9532448272176979642009-06-19T13:46:00.002-06:002009-06-19T13:57:40.756-06:00

@Frannyo is leading the charge for an HR Blogger tweetup on Tuesday, June 30 at the SHRM conference in New Orleans. Here's her exact tweet. Organizing a #tweetup happy hour Tuesday at #SHRM09!! Lots of HR blogstars will be there. Location/time TBA. Sponsor opportunity! DM me. As we get closer and more details are secured, I'll be sure to post them here. You got to love twitter. Happy Friday,

Kari Quaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098825636964425906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9227161.post-35726923993144504292009-06-18T11:22:00.003-06:002009-06-18T11:45:33.144-06:00

Just this week a unique conference was held at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California. The Social Recruiting Summit brought together voices from the recruiting industry who pay particular attention to the social aspect of it. The speakers included many of the thought leaders of the industry. Reid Hoffman - LinkedIn Susan Burns - Talent Synchronicity Sacha Chua - Living An Awesome

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Kudos and HUGE props to Ben Yoskovitz of Standout Jobs and Susan Burns of Talent Synchronicity for putting together this guide about blogging from a corporate HR department, or a one-(wo)man department as it may be for many of Cool Works' clients, called A Definitive Guide to Corporate HR Blogging. I highly recommend requesting this free guide from their website and reading it cover to cover.

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