First Post of Many...I S'ppose

There is a big reason why I stopped blogging after my many travels, I just can't imagine people caring about what I am up to on a daily basis! While I still hold that to be true I will have a built in audience for the next 10 weeks. As I embark on a new class towards my HR Certification at U.C. Berkeley Extension I will once again tap into my English Lit days and write, write, write.

In just our first class I was forced (yes forced) to open a Twitter account...and (gasp) Tweet! Ugh. I put this off as long as I could. At first I was a little bitter that I had to do something I really don't have a need for but I was quickly given a reason. I need to know this stuff. Period. HR, like many other professions, is moving towards digital domination. If I don't know what a tweet@#blahblahblah means then there is a good chance I could be replaced by someone who does.

I had zero expectations coming into the class. And I have to say, I am still not sure what I expect to get out of the class. I know that I will be exposed to a whole new way of looking at HR, the tools that I might be able to use everyday and introduce to my company, and that I will get a chance to tackle a real world problem (very exciting!). Oh, and it is clear, I will be engaged. This was the first class in a while where my thinking cap was on from the word "welcome".