The Hidden Job Report presents: Hey Recruiters, what I do online is my business and not yours! http://hirecentrix.com – If you smoke pot in your private life, should Recruiters take that into consideration during the interviewing process? For that matter, what happened to free speech and expressing yourself? All that should matter is that I can do the job, right? I mean, [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents: Diversity, Discrimination and Demographics Jim brings up a new tv show he plans to watch and from there, the conversation rocketed towards diversity on televison, discrimination in football locker rooms and the changing demographics in America. How will it all affect the office? Tune in to hear our speculation. At least, I think we debated that. [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents: The Secret Sexting Lives of Workers In this podcast, Jim and Karen start off well, then (as always, or at least, most of the time)  they veer off the road into some very bumpy side roads. It all begins with the (growing?) trend of sexting in the workplace then goes to (in no certain order):  It [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents How Bad Credit Keeps You Unemployed There is a lot of controversy around employers using credit checks to disqualify a potential employee and I mean A LOT of controversy. Does it make sense that a company hire (or fire for that matter) someone based on their credit? Jim and Karen discuss the issue in an uncharacteristically [...]

40 is the new 100! (Or, are you too old to work here?) Jim and Karen banter about age discrimination and looking for work in a sucky economy. (Hey Google, is it true that you are over-the-hill when you hit 40? ) Plus, working as a contractor vs working as an employee, which is better? Ah! You think you know, [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents… Jim and Karen fight like cats and dogs over Burqas in the workplace. Karen thought it was fine. Jim, not so much… And what was intended as a 15 segment turned into an hour long verbal slugfest! Still, even with all that, Jim and Karen managed to cite other stories in the news like the Arizona [...]

Just when when you thought it was over, they pull you back in! Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen jump back in the podcast ring with “The HR Smackdown!” In the premiere episode, they pimpslap the HR industry as only they can, with wit, charm and a whole lot of trash talking. In this episode, “Look out! The IRS and The [...]