Maren Hogan's Page

Ah, communication. My major in college, the source of many debates, books, articles and yes blog posts. If we miscommunicate, arguments result, feelings are hurt and marriages, businesses and relationships fail. There's a lot at stake within the boundaries of communication.

I apologize for yet ANOTHER John Mayer song title (I don't really. I love him.), but this one seemed apt. See, words can get jacked up by a lot of things and very often we miscommunicate what we really intend. But sometimes,… Continue

Someone mentioned recently that I shouldn't focus on HR, because HR is...not long for this world. Instead, I was told to hone in on talent management. Interesting idea. It gets back to the dead horse I like to beat called "semantics". Again, I will say that is DOES matter what you call something, even if in popular culture the phrases are used synonymously.

But that's not what this post is about. This post is about whether or not he was right. T… Continue

Yesterday I was running around my neighborhood and I ran past as house that has a sagging roof, peeling paint and a yard so overgrown that I chose to run in the street rather than risk any gross nature germs getting on me. As I ran by, I saw a sign, nearly hidden next to the broken (open) rusty gate. "Private Property. No Trespassing."

I stopped… Continue

The ERE Expo was amazing. The sessions were standing room only, the networking events were hopping, the mood was optimistic and there was a hopeful and upbeat vibe that hung over the conference. Several people have written down their thoughts about ERE and here are the best of them:… Continue

Recently, we created a survey with a few short questions about RecruitingBlogs.com and asked the membership to give us some much-needed feedback. The questions (and your answers in percentages next to them) were:

1) Do you like the community page on RBC?

a. Yes, I can see everything happening at a glance (89%)
b. No, there is too much going on (11%)

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