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How can you create a cohesive look for your product photos?
Brand identity is crucial. It helps your current and future customers recognize, build familiarity, and develop affinity, with your products. You want to pick a color palette that helps you stand out and can be applied consistently (down to the rgb or hex code level). Don’t be afraid to pick bold colors and palettes that might seem counter-intuitive for your product or industry. In a sea of same, you’ll stand out and get noticed. Tools like Canva.com can help you build a library of brand assets to ensure you’re representing your brand consistently.
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What a difference a year makes.... I spent this day last year recording SkillStack with my good friend Eoghan Tomás McDermott and our award-winning…
What a difference a year makes.... I spent this day last year recording SkillStack with my good friend Eoghan Tomás McDermott and our award-winning…
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There are 8 open roles at Google X | Tapestry right now! Come join our amazing team and help transform the grid with AI. It is so awesome here :)…
There are 8 open roles at Google X | Tapestry right now! Come join our amazing team and help transform the grid with AI. It is so awesome here :)…
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Several open roles at X, the moonshot factory/ Tapestry!! Do work that matters!!! #impact #hiring #AI #climate
Several open roles at X, the moonshot factory/ Tapestry!! Do work that matters!!! #impact #hiring #AI #climate
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Education
Volunteer Experience
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Mo Champion, DC Metro
Movember
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Health
Organizing DC participation, raising awareness and funds.
Publications
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7 ways HR will look different in 2023
Fast Company
The world of work has been turned upside down over the past year, as layoffs in tech continue to mount. How will this reshape HR as we move into a new year?
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Redefining HR ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kogan Page
This is not an “HR book”. This is a business book written to help companies build modern people teams.
Redefining HR is the second book by entrepreneur, speaker, and podcast host Lars Schmidt. It examines the evolution in the field of HR and breaks down many of the fundamental components of modern HR and people operations. The book is full of real stories and examples from practitioners doing the work in world-class people executives from companies including Hubspot, Vayner Media…This is not an “HR book”. This is a business book written to help companies build modern people teams.
Redefining HR is the second book by entrepreneur, speaker, and podcast host Lars Schmidt. It examines the evolution in the field of HR and breaks down many of the fundamental components of modern HR and people operations. The book is full of real stories and examples from practitioners doing the work in world-class people executives from companies including Hubspot, Vayner Media, Stripe, Reddit, Mozilla, Eventbrite, Asana, Mastercard, Stitch Fix, and more.
Redefining HR brings hands-on experience and perspective from 20+ years in the field, insights from interviews for Fast Company, Forbes, and the 21st Century HR podcast, perspectives from hundreds of interviews and conversations with progressive people operators, and real stories and essays from dozens of practitioners operating at the vanguard of the field. -
Employer Branding for Dummies
Wiley
Employer Branding For Dummies is the clear, no-nonsense guide to attracting and retaining top talent. Written by two of the most recognized leaders in employer brand, Richard Mosley and Lars Schmidt, this book gives you actionable advice and expert insight you need to build, scale, and measure a compelling brand. You'll learn how to research what makes your company stand out, the best ways to reach the people you need, and how to convince those people that your company is the ideal place to…
Employer Branding For Dummies is the clear, no-nonsense guide to attracting and retaining top talent. Written by two of the most recognized leaders in employer brand, Richard Mosley and Lars Schmidt, this book gives you actionable advice and expert insight you need to build, scale, and measure a compelling brand. You'll learn how to research what makes your company stand out, the best ways to reach the people you need, and how to convince those people that your company is the ideal place to exercise and develop their skills. The book includes ways to identify the specific traits of your company that aligns with specific talent, and how to translate those traits into employer brand tactic that help you draw the right talent, while repelling the wrong ones. You'll learn how to build and maintain your own distinctive, credible employer brand; and develop a set of relevant, informative success metrics to help you measure ROI. This book shows you how to discover and develop your employer brand to draw the quality talent you need.
-Perfect your recruitment marketing
-Develop a compelling employer value proposition (EVP)
-Demonstrate your employer brand ROI
Face it: the very best employees are the ones with the most options. Why should they choose your company? A strong employer brand makes the decision a no-brainer. It's good for engagement, good for retention, and good for the bottom line. Employer Branding For Dummies helps you hone in on your unique, compelling brand, and get the people you need today.Other authorsSee publication
Projects
Honors & Awards
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Greenhouse 2017 HR Influencers You Should Know
Greenhouse
Lars has been a pioneer in the space of talent branding for years. Most recently, he’s been pushing the industry forward by founding HROS, a knowledge-sharing community bringing open source learning approaches to the global field of HR and recruiting.
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Top HR Companies To Watch 2015 - Amplify Talent
LAROCQUE
"Firms like Amplify Talent, who establish talent strategies that are as strategic as they are rooted in common sense. Leveraging the latest technology and the latest thinking in talent acquisition."
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Team Lead, LinkedIn 100 Class of 2014
LinkedIn
Chosen by LinkedIn as one of three leads for their LinkedIn100 class of 2014. LinkedIn100 is a product advisory group made up of top global LinkedIn clients.
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NPR Innovation Award - 2013
NPR
Recipient of the 2013 NPR Innovation Award, a peer-nominated award recognizing risk taking and results that make a significant impact for NPR.
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The Top 100 Most Social Human Resource Experts on Twitter
The Huffington Post
Named to The Huffington Post's Top 100 Most Social Human Resource Experts on Twitter.
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HR Bloggers Network 40 Under 40
Starr Conspiracy
Peer nominated selection of top HR bloggers under 40.
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Top 100 Influencer in Human Resource
HR Examiner
http://www.hrexaminer.com/top-100-influencers-v-1-83-lars-schmidt
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Monster 12 for 2012: Follow These Top HR & Recruiting Bloggers
Monster
http://www.monsterthinking.com/2011/12/29/2012-top-hr-bloggers/
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Emerging Leaders Program
IAC/InterActiveCorp
As Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition with Ticketmaster, I was only HR member across all IAC subsidiaries selected for emerging leaders program.
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Glassdoor 2015 HR & Recruiting Thought Leaders to Follow
Glassdoor
In HR and Recruiting, the world moves pretty fast and 2015 is looking bright. To help you keep up with the latest trends in talent acquisition, we’ve compiled a list of 50 HR and Recruiting experts. We’ve based this list solely on social profiles and online engagement.
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