The Undercover Boss

I’ve gotten hooked to The Undercover Boss, yes it’s corny, it might well be staged and the effects of the boss going undercover might not be long lasting, but heck it gets me every time.

It’s pretty obvious by now that I think it’s important to like your job, and the…

Web / Graphic Designer Looking for The Job

Last week I received an email from a guy named Daniel Jimenez, like me he is looking for The Job. Daniel’s areas expertise are publishing, designing and coding for the web. He forwarded me on a copy of his creative CV, which looks a lot more inspiring and…

Personality Assessments

I have never been a fan of personality assessments or profiles, I’ve found them in the past to be narrow, one sided and the cause of bias. I have worked with someone who within minutes of meeting someone would say, ‘Oh they’re an ENFJ’ (Myers-Briggs personality type) and the profiler…

This Is My Choice

I have been job searching in one form or another for around two years now and I am exhausted. I would consider myself to a be fairly resilient person, I remember in year 12 my year level coordinator saying to me, ‘Now, Ellison I think that if you don’t have any dramas this year, no problems with…

What I’ve Gained…

I’ve got the warm fuzzies today, I’m not generally a fluffy kind of person but this week I’ve been reflecting on the benefits that I’ve gained from my social networks — primarily via twitter. In the last few months I’ve connected with and conversed with people in my industry and in other…

Some Things to Consider When You’re Looking for ‘The Job’

For the first time we have a guest post here on Humane Resource — I hope you enjoy it.

When you’re looking for The Job, you’re naturally focused on the role that you’re applying for. You consider things…

What Can Maximum Security Teach Us?

I was watching Inside Maximum Security on Friday night where the ‘Hi-Max’ unit at a Georgia prison was being featured. This is a unit within the maximum security prison that is extra maximum security. It is where the worst offenders go when they attack guards, other…