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HR- It's Not "One-Coat" Paint
Written by: Trisha McFarlaneArticle Overview: Everyone is grabbing for the next best thing. How does this relate to HR and hiring?
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HR- It's Not "One-Coat" Paint
Do you paint? I did when we moved into our new house a couple years ago. I checked several brands of paint, found the perfect colors, then proceeded with painting. I was painting over white walls so I believed that one coat of paint would cover the walls. WRONG. I hand brushed a 2nd coat over each wall and achieved perfection.
Why am I writing about paint and HR you wonder? Well, I just saw an add for "one-coat" paint. My initial thought was "great! what everyone needs", but is it? I googled one-coat paint and looked at several brands that carry this. One site said to be careful and read the paint warranty because all one-coat paint claims are not accurate. According to howstuffworks-dot-com, " With additional pigment to improve their covering capabilities, true one-coat paints are otherwise just more expensive versions of ordinary latex or alkyd paints." (**Note- the one-coat paint commercial just came on again as I type this. They are really pushing it!)
Back to HR and paint.
HR people are like paint. There are always people selling themselves as the latest and greatest one-coat paint. Sure, they may come on strong but can they really cover the role? Why should a company hire this type of pushy HR person only to learn later that the covering capabilities are not really there and the flaws begin showing through. This can be said of any employee a company hires.
My vote is to stick to some tried and true methods of recruiting for culture and fit in your company. You may think you're hiring the "ordinary" version of a latex-paint-like employee, but in the end, you may just come out ahead of where you'd be if you had jumped at hiring the slick, expensive "one-coat" version.
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About the Author: Trisha McFarlane RSS for Trisha's articles - Visit Trisha's website  Trish is a practicing HR professional with over 15 years of experience in Big 4 public accounting, PR, and healthcare. She is also an international speaker. With expertise in leadership, employee relations, performance management, training & development, change management, social media, and innovation, Trish is able to capture readers and audiences with real-life examples of how leadership plays out in organizations. Trish co-founded HRevolution (http://thehrevolution.org), a conference that highlights emerging trends and the future of HR, with the goal of providing an alternative networking and learning experience for business professionals who were tired of the traditional conference model. HRevolution is an event that inspires collaboration and innovative ideas in the human resource industry. She also co-founded the Women of HR blog (www.womenofhr.com) in order to give a voice to practitioners who are passionate about issues affecting women in the workplace. Trish has been a speaker at various events. Most recently at The Conference Board’s “Social Media for HR Conference”, CHCA, HR Southwest, the HR Technology Conference, HR Florida, Talent Net Live, HRevolution, and TRU London. She has received numerous accolades for her blogging and online efforts. Click here to visit Trisha's website   53 Playing As One Teambuilding NFL Style Top 10 Reasons To Love HR Collaboration A Challenge for You A Pig In Lipstick Lets Focus On The Right Things SelfDevelopment Can Lower Economic Anxiety |
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