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John Hollon

California, East Village
As seen in: LinkedIn, Medium, ERE, Ragan, Workspan Magazine, TLNT, HR.com, Fistful of Talent, XpertHR, Talent Management and
Covers:  Recruiting, talent management, human resources, HR, business and finance
Longtime newspaper (and magazine/online) editor from when newspapers/media actually covered news objectively. Currently a media gun for hire. Blogger/writer too

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John Hollon is an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized expert on leadership, talent management, and smart workforce practices. He currently is Contributing Editor at ERE Media, where he works with the recruiting website ERE.net, sourcing website SourceCon.com, and the popular talent management website he founded and edited for six years, TLNT.com.
He was also Editor of RecruitingDaily.com, and before that, Editor-in-Chief of Workforce Management magazine and workforce.com. In add…

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John Hollon, Author at Fistful of Talent

John Hollon, Author at Fistful of Talent

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John Hollon, Author at Fistful of Talent

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What Happens When Employees Find They’re Getting a Crappy Christmas Bonus?

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By John Hollon
| theskepticalguy.com
Editor’s Note: Here’s one of my most popular holiday classics. This one is from back in December 2018. I’VE HAD TO WORK THROUGH so many holiday seasons that I feel a little like Clark Griswold. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, the character should. It’s the role Chevy Chase played numerous times, but most memorably, in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
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10 Insights Into the American Character … from a Interesting Non-American Observer

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By John Hollon
| theskepticalguy.com
THERE’S A WRITER in Finland that I occasionally do a little editing for who I haven’t heard from in a while. He sent me an email last week and he led off with this: “How are you? The election is done and the next president has been chosen. How does that feel?” I’ve gotten similar questions from other foreigners I know, and it doesn’t matter if they live in Europe or Scandinavia or Central America, because all of them are surprised that Americans voted the way they did in the November.
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When Hiring, Is Personality More Important Than Skills and Competence?

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By John Hollon
| theskepticalguy.com
Editor’s Note: As the summer winds down, I’m republishing some of my most well read posts here on The Skeptical Guy. This one is from back in March 2015. A LONG TIME AGO, I worked with a company that valued managers with great personalities over just about anything else. There was one guy who corporate management thought was a superstar because he had such great “presence.” He had been lauded with all sorts of company honors, and he certainly did make a great impression when you met him.
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