There aren’t that many HR jokes around, but this one not only takes the biscuit, but raises a number of issues about attracting candidates!

An HR manager was knocked down (tragically) by a bus and was killed. Her soul arrived at the Pearly Gates, where St.Peter welcomed her. “Before you get settled in” he said, “We have a little problem…you see, we’ve never had a HR manager make it this far before and we’re not really sure what to do with you.”
“Oh, I see,” said the woman, “can’t you just let me in?”

“Well, I’d like to,” said St Peter, “But I have higher orders. We’re instructed to let you have a day in hell and a day in heaven, and then you are to choose where you’d like to go for all eternity.”

 ‘I’ve been grieving a loss.  A loss I instigated.  I decided to divorce my HR team’ says the famous HR blogger of Fistful of Talent.

Did you know research shows the average time it takes to get over a divorce is 17 months, 26 days.  I’ve heard other accounts of up to 3 years which is about what I experienced after my first marriage.  I’ve found this to be the case in my HR world too.  Let me explain….