Episode #15 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Why HR Sucks - Featuring Jillian Walker

Episode #15 – Everything You Wanted to Know About Why HR Sucks Featuring Jillian Walker

One day last year I began following this HR professional from (Calgary at the time) now Vancouver. She sounded smart, shared a lot of great content, and actually talked to other people! She had me at retweet, I was sold.

I end up in Vancouver just before the Grey Cup last year and thought I’d throw a Tweet out there to see if this mystically smart, yelling in her avatar, Vancouvian influencer, would go for supper with me. She did have to verify I wasn’t just a Tweetin’ creep through a mutual friend, Kendal Harazny, his referenced checked out though. (thanks Kendal)

I’m fascinated with Ms. Walker, she has already done so much, and she’s very smart to talk to. A strong work ethic and a wonderful personality make for a very accomplished Human Resource (HR) professional who’ll end up changing our world for the better.

Visit Jillian Walker’s website here

Running time: 46:29

In this episode:

Where Jillian came from and where she resides now.
How we first met (she wore “pleather” pants).
Where she first worked in a corporation and how it taught her a very important lesson.
How she became the “Gen Y HR girl”.
How she won a much more valuable prize than money in a video contest (the prize was 5 one hour meetings with 5 CEO’s of National and International companies).
A shout out to KPMG for the kind words from the CEO.
Why doing informational interviews is a good idea and why more people should take the initiative. Especially if you want to understand a company more thorough.
The story about why sometimes you just need to haul ass.
Why she doesn’t want to grow her business, seriously, she doesn’t.
What business owners, CEO’s and executives need to know about HR.
What the future of HR and it’s practices will look like.
Why the future of HR should not be left in the hands of HR minded people but instead, business minded people.
It’s time for a major change in the Human Resource industry.
If you are a candidate for a job you can assume some one Google’d you and looked up your Facebook profile.
Google and Social Media platforms are more of an opportunity than a liability if you’re a candidate for a job.
Why guys should be aware of the length of their pants when dressing up. A warning from Jillian.
What Jillian does in her spare time (if she actually does have spare time)
Where she writes online
Her Social Media Policy where you can learn where to connect to her. Follow her on Twitter here.
A lesson from the show The Real Housewives of Vancouver.
She gives some very smart advice at the end; “Just be yourself”. “You are the sum of the five people you hang around with the most”.
“If one person learns, you’ve done your job.”