{"id":1096,"date":"2011-01-19T06:30:08","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2011-01-19T06:30:08","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T11:30:08","slug":"inside-pr-2-37-wednesday-january-19-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2011\/01\/19\/inside-pr-2-37-wednesday-january-19-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PR 2.37 \u2013 Wednesday, January 19, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1188\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1096-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_237_FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_237_FINAL.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_237_FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D1096\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>[display_podcast]<\/p>\n<p>Comments? Send us an email or an audio comment to insideprcomments@gmail.com, visit the Inside PR Blubrry site, leave us a comment on the Inside PR show blog or message us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inside_pr\">@inside_pr<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>This week on Inside PR, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/martinwaxman\">Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ginidietrich\">Gini<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thornley\">Joe<\/a> discuss the HR aspect of managing an agency and giving references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:27 <\/strong>Martin opens the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:13<\/strong> Martin shares this week&#8217;s topic, HR and hiring from the perspective of an agency owner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:37<\/strong> Gini shares her perspective on giving references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:58<\/strong> Joe weighs in and explains why it can be complicated to give references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:55<\/strong> Gini wonders if a friend at different agency knows she is hiring someone who isn&#8217;t a good fit for her agency, should they say anything?<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:43 <\/strong>Martin says there is a real fine line between what can be said and what can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:47 <\/strong> Joe would not say anything negative about anyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:30<\/strong> Gini shares how her agency approaches references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13:57<\/strong> Joe highlights the legal limitations on giving references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16:15<\/strong> Martin mentions that when it is time for someone to leave, he always hopes it is on good terms as he hates the notion of the door being slammed shut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17:05<\/strong> Joe talks about how references are not as important as accomplishments are with people who have been at one particular company or agency for a long period of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17:25<\/strong> Joe looks at someone&#8217;s ability to stick with something for a long time more than references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20:30<\/strong> Joe asks listeners what their take is on the situation as an employee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21:05 <\/strong>Martin also wonders how listeners approach job seekers who ask about a place they used to work at.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21:18<\/strong> Martin closes the show.<\/p>\n<p>Our theme music was created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortheloveofrecords.com\/\">Damon de Szegheo<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerdey.com\/\">Roger    Dey<\/a> is our announcer.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s episode was produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ykashefi\">Yasmine Kashefi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[display_podcast] Comments? 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