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THG @SXSW: Salary Negotiation Secrets No One Ever Taught You

Jim Hopkinson on February 21, 2012

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In preparation for next month’s SXSW Interactive, we’re profiling the Hired Guns who will be presenting. Up for today is Jim Hopkinson, the Salary Tutor, who will cover something very near and dear to our heart — getting paid what you deserve.

Salary Tutor: Become a Salary Negotiation Rockstar
Saturday, March 10, 12:30
Presenter: Jim Hopkinson

Your Twesume
(your resume in 140 characters or less):
I’m an author, speaker, and teacher on the subjects of new media, branding, and career development. Runner, sports fan, geek, city-dweller.

Why did you want to speak at SXSW?
I’ve attended SXSW the last three years, and have thrived off of the energy, the people, and learning about “what’s next.” I wanted the chance to give back to others. Since I love to speak and had something to talk about this year, I applied and got accepted.

Bullet Points: Keeping Counteroffers Off the Table

The Hired Guns on February 16, 2012

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Everyone in HR knows that between “67% and 80% of those employees who accept a counteroffer leave in the next 6 months.” But that doesn’t mean these sometimes desperate-seeming tactics aren’t also super-common. Here’s what recruiters need to do to counter those counteroffers effectively. [Recruiting Blogs]
If This Isn’t How You Recruit, You’re Doing It Wrong. [Inc.]
“So, I’m sitting here wondering why all these talent/HR Pros have jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon? I keep waiting for the great HR blog posts on how Pinterest is the next evolution of Performance Management, or how you can use the Pinterest platform to recruit top talent. And I wait… You see, Pinterest has nothing to offer HR or Talent Pros,” says Fistful of Talent’s Tim Sackett. Some great comments.
Italy is coming to terms with a time when it will no longer be usual for workers to hold the same job until they retire. “The problem is actually getting a job, not being fired from one,” says an under-30 spokesman for the National Youth Council, a lobbying group.

Asking “Can’t We Just … ?” Won’t Get You What You Need from the Digital Team

Lisa Schneider on February 1, 2012

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I hear the phrase “Can’t we just . . . ” around the office a lot. Actually, I should correct that. I used to hear that phrase a lot.

Now I have a Post-it on my computer with those words in a circle with a line through it, and I’ve pointed to it enough times that I hear it less often.

Here’s what used to happen when people said that: I’d take a deep breath. Downward glance to compose myself. Pause-filling smile. Another pause filler, maybe sip my tea, or save my doc, or anything to buy a few more seconds to still my beating heart.

Career Rehab: What You Can Do Now to Get Paid Later

Jim Hopkinson on January 25, 2012

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It’s still the beginning of the new year, and you’re determined that this is the year it all comes together. You’re going to lose that last five pounds, go on that international vacation you’ve always dreamed of, and get the raise or promotion you deserve (how else are you going to pay for the trip?).

The path to the first two goals is pretty straightforward. Every gym worth its salt is running a “New Year, New You” promotion, and a trip to any bookstore will overwhelm you with the latest diet books. While you’re at the bookstore, skip over to the travel section and pick up a guidebook for the country of your choice and keep it at your desk for motivation.

For the last goal, here are six building blocks for strengthening your career in 2012.

1) Build your network. There’s a common saying that “you need to build your network before you need it,” and it definitely holds true. Waiting until you need a new job and then suddenly contacting everyone you know is akin to waiting until the night before a big test to begin studying.

Bullet Points: When a Resume’s Too Good to Be True

The Hired Guns on January 24, 2012

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It’s a jungle out there, and it looks to HR folks as if more and more job candidates have been “inflating” their experience, titles, and just about everything else. [CNBC]
Business cards are often pretty. But are they also irrelevant? [Lifehacker]
Given that we want to teach the children well, should they be learning how to be entrepreneurs rather than employees? [The Next Web]
Giving your just-bought Android phone a tune-up. [BI slideshow]
Are smart phones ushering in the “death of street smarts“? Sara Goodyear, writing for The Atlantic, argues that maybe we should all be spending more time with the GPS off.

Quiz: Do You Have What It Takes to Be Incompetent Over the Long Haul?

Todd Tarpley on January 23, 2012

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Anyone can be incompetent for a few weeks or even months without suffering serious repercussions. The dysfunction of most organizations provides cover for even the most glaring managerial incompetence — for a while. But the fact is, only a gifted few can be ineffective for their entire careers and continue to fail upwards.

Do you have what it takes? Take our quiz and find out!

Bullet Points: Stop the HR Bashing!

The Hired Guns on January 20, 2012

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Is it time to stop picking on Human Resources? The consultant Ron Ashkenas blames the problems on changing times — the instability that’s resulted from putting new computer systems into place, for instance, as well as the ways that HR functions have begun to overlap with management. “HR’s evolution… does not just concern changing HR. It’s also about helping managers take more accountability for people and culture, and eventually blurring the rigid distinction between ‘HR’and ‘management.’” [HBR]
Candidates hoping to be assistant football coach of the University of South Carolina should probably not be smokers or “fat, sloppy guys” if they want to get hired, advised the team’s coach, Steve Spurrier, at a press conference. [Steve Boese's HR Technology]
11 useful tips for marketing your brand on LinkedIn [The Next Web]
This year’s just-released list of the 100 best companies to work for might not be full of surprises, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still learn some things from it. [The Business of HR]
Mercer gives the infographic treatment to a survey that asked men and women how they felt about their pay, performance goals, and benefits. [HR Bartender]
BBC Radio 4′s Michael Rosen speaks with Chris Anderson about the “new wave of public-speaking events, including Ignite and TED, and asks if the culture of ‘Show & Tell’ in American classrooms produces better public speakers” than methods in Britain.

Bullet Points: Just Say No

The Hired Guns on January 9, 2012

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A New Kind of New Year’s Resolution: Saying No
—Jocelyn K. Glei, The 99 Percent
“A while back, a colleague approached me with an idea. She wanted me to be a part of a professional development event…. She recommended biweekly check-in calls for the next eight months, leading up to the event. ‘Have you organized an event like this before?’ I asked. ‘Can you actually get the participants? Why don’t you test the demand first?’ When none materialized, I realized I’d saved myself nearly half a week’s work … by insisting the event had to be ‘real’ before we invested in it.”
—Dorie Clark, Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012
Stop Spending Time on Job Boards and Pick Up the Phone to Find a New Job
—Alan Henry, Lifehacker
Worried about keeping a New Year’s resolution through the month, let alone all of 2012? A recent study showed “that the people with the best self-control, paradoxically, are the ones who use their willpower less often. Instead of fending off one urge after another, these people set up their lives to minimize temptations. They play offense, not defense, using their willpower in advance so that they avoid crises, conserve their energy and outsource as much self-control as they can. ”
—John Tierney, Be It Resolved
Tired of meeting people and not getting much done because of it? Business Insider has 10 ways to get out of “grabbing coffee sometime,” including having that meeting in your office and limiting it to just 22 minutes:

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