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Heather Huhman

Heather R. Huhman is a career expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder & president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. She is also the author of Lies, Damned Lies & Internships: The Truth About Getting from Classroom to Cubicle (2011), #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), and writes career and recruiting advice for numerous outlets. Visit Heather at http://www.heatherhuhman.com.
Picture of Heather Huhman

Heather Huhman

Heather R. Huhman is a career expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder & president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. She is also the author of Lies, Damned Lies & Internships: The Truth About Getting from Classroom to Cubicle (2011), #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), and writes career and recruiting advice for numerous outlets. Visit Heather at http://www.heatherhuhman.com.

Can Your Office Survive The Zombie Apocalypse?

You’re sitting at your desk, enjoying a morning cup of joe. As you peruse your inbox, one subject line catches your eye: New Company-wide Policy On Zombies. Upon opening the email, you read: Dear Staff, Given the fact that over half of the accounting department has been infected by a highly contagious zombie virus, HR has attached the office protocol of what to do should there be a zombie apocalypse. We ask that all employees review this document and provide an electronic signature by the end of the day acknowledging that you have read and understand all parts of the procedure.

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Personality Types And Career Success

Every office is made up of different personalities with different strengths and weaknesses. For HR professionals, understanding these personalities is a key component of building successful teams, providing opportunities for advancement, and making other important personnel decisions. But what role does personality actually play in a person’s professional development? Are some personalities more likely to be satisfied at work than others? Which personality types are more likely to lead more employees? New data from the infographic below — compiled by Truity, developer of the TypeFinder® personality type assessment and other scientifically validated, user-friendly personality assessments — offers answers to these questions and

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The Benefits Employees Want Most

A competitive salary, fun work environment, and exciting perks all play a large role in keeping employees happy and engaged, but it’s not enough to hold on to your best and brightest. In today’s competition for top talent, you have to offer employees the total package — that includes top-of-the-line benefits. But what is it that they’re really looking for? This infographic — compiled by Namely, an all-in-one HR platform for some of the world’s most exciting companies — examines some of the most sought-after benefits by employees. It serves as a guide to help you deliver the best benefits to

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What You Need To Impact Training the Right Way

Opportunities for growth can really make or break employee retention ratings. It’s the reason why 76 percent of employees choose to stay with an organization. So, organizations throw overwhelming amounts of money at formal training programs — $164 billion in 2012, according to ATD. Unfortunately, research suggests they’re seeing very little ROI. Formal initiatives do not impact employee development the same way social learning does. Eighty percent of learning takes place through on-the-job interactions with peers, experts and managers, according to Bersin and Associates, as opposed to a formal environment. If managers aim to retain employees through development opportunities, they should

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How 15 Years Of Innovation Shaped Today’s Workforce (Infographic)

How did you work 15 years ago? Chance are you were blissfully unaware of “crackberry” addiction, sorting through actual piles of paper resumes, and learning new ways to use email and the Internet for work. A lot has changed since the dawn of the new Millennium, and HR has evolved. New technology and innovations have changed the ways both employers and employees think about work and the ways we actually complete that work. This infographic, compiled by MedReps.com, a job board for medical sales jobs and pharmaceutical sales jobs, looks at major innovations since the 21st century and how they have helped

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Why Job Seekers Keep Calling … And Calling [Infographic]

Here’s the problem: You know you’ve got job openings to fill, and while there are plenty of candidates willing to step in, they aren’t qualified. Didn’t you explicitly say in the job description, “B2B sales experience required?” What part of that does a job seeker not understand? We need to clear up this miscommunication…and fast. This infographic, compiled by MedReps.com, provides solutions for common miscommunications between job seekers and employers. Some points to note include: 38 percent of companies have open positions they cannot find talent to fill 46 percent of resumes submitted contain some form of false information On average,

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Why You're Always the Interviewee and Never Hired

I just finished interviewing potential hires for two open positions at my company, and I was reminded why I founded Come Recommended in the first place. Back in 2009 when Come Recommended launched, it was a professional networking site for internship and entry-level job candidates and employers. But in order to gain access to the community, all members (including employers) had to “come recommended.” Our technology allowed potential members to send recommendation invites, which brought recommenders to a page that first asked for their relationship to the candidate or employer and then provided a specific set of questions depending on that relationship.

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