Dear American Staffing Association:
Please email me the code for the online Certified Staffing Professional exam that I purchased TWO WEEKS AGO so I can take the freakin’ test, already. I have a checklist of things I’m trying to accomplish, and you’re getting in my way.
Love,
Tiff

One of my favorite things about what I do is that I get to meet all kinds of people who, it turns out, have all kinds of hobbies:
- The senior ColdFusion developer who is a competitive fencer
- The information architect who is a competitive ballroom dancer
- The creative director who plays in a rock band […]

So I get this phone call yesterday from a contact I’ve never worked with at one of my clients. She was calling to tell me that the talent I had placed there had left some of his things and she had been trying to get in touch with him to come pick them up […]

Oh, MagicPotHeads, I’m back and in rare form after experiencing a bit of personal trauma earlier in the week. I’m queuing up some light stuff with which to entertain you before I head out for a family event this weekend but in the meantime…
I’ve got two Vox invites. Who wants ‘em?

You know why I love the Canadian Headhunter? Because he’s so good at reminding me that employment law here in the US is significantly more difficult to navigate than it is north of the border.
Take, for example, his bemusement that I caution people about coaching employees on body odor.
Maybe Canadians are less litigious […]