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Forget the Memes: The Public vs. Private Job Debate Is Personal, Political — and Profoundly Misunderstood

By Jim Stroud
May 11, 2025
Forget the Memes: The Public vs. Private Job Debate Is Personal, Political — and Profoundly Misunderstood

Scroll social media for five minutes and you’ll see the same tired circus. One side’s memes roast lazy government workers clinging to pensions. The other side dunks on greedy CEOs squeezing every last drop from exhausted workers. It’s all predictable. All shallow. But here’s the hard truth nobody memes about: Continue Reading

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The Ethical Screen: Are You Hiring Talent or Policing Their Personality?

By Jim Stroud
May 2, 2025
The Ethical Screen: Are You Hiring Talent or Policing Their Personality?

  And this article concludes my series on social media screening of candidates. Let me know your thoughts as your encouragement keeps me writing. 😉 … These days, scrolling through a candidate’s social media feels less like “screening” and more like snooping. But just because something is legal doesn’t make Continue Reading

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Walking the Compliance Tightrope (Blindfolded, on Fire, Over Sharks)

By Jim Stroud
May 2, 2025
Walking the Compliance Tightrope (Blindfolded, on Fire, Over Sharks)

You are reading part 5 in a series of 6 articles focused on the screening of social media candidates. Hopefully you will backtrack to see what you missed or stick around for the rest. For now, scroll down to see where we are today, after a brief advert about me. Continue Reading

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