Why You Shouldn’t Judge Every Applicant by their Background Check

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Imagine that you have one opening you’re trying to fill, and sixteen eager applicants aged 17 to 22 — all with more than adequate skills for the job — awaiting their second interview. Before the interviews begin, you discover that among those candidates are five recovering addicts, two pregnant unwed teens, three who are on…

The Slippery Slope Between Brand Hyperbole and Employee Dishonesty

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Last week on an upgraded flight between Denver and Orlando, I was given a warm cookie after the meal service. This is a nice touch United Airlines does and has done for first class passengers for years. But as I examined the little brown paper sack the cookie came in, I was amused by the…

Why You Need to Stop Pursuing Work-Life Balance

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Work – Life Balance. As a baby boomer teen born to depression-era parents, I never heard that term once.  Didn’t exist back then and, if it had, it would have never come out of my father’s mouth.  Hard work was his life, and when he had a day off, he worked.  To my dad and…