"Team Building is for Suckers" A podcast with Laurie Ruettimann, Punk Rock HR.

Laurie Ruettimann

I've been chasing Laurie Ruettimann from conference to conference for over a year. I've lost count of the number of people who've said, "you need to interview Laurie." Trying to track down people in places like the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA is not only tiring, it's ridiculous. I needed a Segway with GPS or a golf cart to get around at SHRM.

Finally, there was an event last week in New York City scaled for human interaction. It was held at a Comedy Club. (Comix, to be exact). It was great, in a great location, and Laurie was the ring-leader, moderator and, (according to her blog), her role at the Social Recruiting Summit was to "keep shit moving in the right direction." She also confided "You don’t even realize how much work it takes for me to stand in front of people and talk. Executive leaders like Jack Welch have coaches and corporate communication teams to make them look great. I have a mirror, a flip camera, and a prescription for Xanax."Laurie did a fantastic job and I was able to corner her just long enough to set-up a time to record this podcast.

Of course, one of the real advantages of "appearing" on TotalPicture Radio is the following: As long as you can string a few words together in a semi-coherent fashion no one will know if you look so bad you would scare your own mother. Radio is always beautiful.

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Questions for Laurie Ruettimann:

Laurie, you've tasted success: What inspired you to leave the "world of suits" and become a blogger?
How often do you blog?
The tag line of the Punk Rock HR Blog is quite unusual: "Team Building is for Suckers" - don't think that would make it past the politically correct police. Can you enlighten us?
Tell us about your email inbox. What are you asked most often?
I would imagine you get lots of questions from job seekers. What is your best advice for someone whose been laid off?
What drives you crazy?
Last month, RecruitingBlogs.com acquired Punk Rock HR. What's the back story? What's the deal?
Let's talk about the Social Recruiting Summit. What were some of your takeaways?
What surprised you?
What inspired you?
An executive recruiter said to me recently "I get Linkedin, I get Facebook. How is Twitter going to make me money?" How would you respond to that?
What didn't I ask that you wish I had?

About Laurie (according to Punk Rock HR):
Laurie Ruettimann is a seasoned and cynical HR professional with over a decade of experience in Fortune 500 organizations. A cutting edge, social media maven and newly minted entrepreneur, Ruettimann is a sought after speaker, writer and thought leader. She received her SPHR certification in 2001 from The Human Resources Certification Institute and is an active member of The Society for Human Resources Management. Laurie is also a certified recruiter and trainer through various credentialed organizations.

Listed as one of the Top 5 career advice websites by CareerBuilder and CNN, Laurie is a full-time Human Resources speaker and writer who advocates for a common sense approach to traditional employment practices. Ruettimann is a columnist for The Conference Board Review and her career advice has been featured in various publications such as The New York Times, US News & World Report, CFO Magazine, and Men’s Health. Her work has also been featured on The Suicide Girls, AOL, and Lemondrop websites. Laurie is also the founder of HR Bloggers and is the co-founder of HRM Today, the first social network for HR professionals.

Punk Rock HR was acquired by Recruitingblogs.com in October 2009 and is now part of a network of sites that includes Recruiting-Jobs.com, HashJobs.com, RecruitingConferences.com, RecruitFest.com, RecruitingTools.com and JobBoarders.com (with ERE Media).

A graduate of Webster University and Regent’s College UK, Laurie holds a degree in English Literature with additional areas of concentration in Comparative Religion and Women’s Studies. She lives in Raleigh with her husband and five cats.

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Punk Rock HR
Recruiting Blogs
Social Recruiting Summit

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Kerry Noone - Sodexo Careers

|71.206.21.xxx |2009-11-30 10:22:26

Just listened to your interview with Laurie and thought it was great! I had the pleasure of meeting
you both at the ERE Social Recruiting Summit last month in NY. Thanks!