Top 10 HR Blogs

TribeHR has been searching the internet for a reliable list of the top HR bloggers, tweeters, and social media personalities. While there are lots of lists out there, most of them haven’t been updated in a few years, or don’t explain how they chose the rankings.

There are (of course) a few exceptions—recent lists that seem to have been objectively made. Unfortunately they almost never agree with each other.

In order to fill the void, TribeHR found ten of the best rankings (including UberMedia, PostRank, PostRank Connect, Evan Carmichael, Google Blogs, and more), and assigned points for inclusion in each of them. We decided to leave out writers who only appeared on one list, with the assumption that the list was biased, or the ranking was an anomaly.

Here are our findings: The top 10 HR Blogs.

1. Evil HR Lady (Blog, Twitter). This Swiss sensation offers a ton of content and has a huge following, ranking near the top of most of our lists. Suzanne Lucas answers questions, posts tips and tricks, and is a regular contributor to a bunch of other blogs, including Carnival of HR and bnet.com. Evil? Maybe. Evil genius? Most definitely.

2. Punk Rock HR (Blog, Twitter). This blog was actually tied with Evil HR Lady for first place overall, but was included in less lists overall, so we gave it the number 2 spot. Punk Rock HR hasn’t published new content in almost a year, because founder Laurie Ruettiman has moved to a new HR blog. Nonetheless it's still popular, and a great resource. When you’re on the go, a handy mobile site makes reading from your smartphone a cinch.

3. HR Bartender (Blog, Twitter). Comparing herself to a bartender—“that friendly face who’s there when you need them”— Sharlyn Lauby is an HR consultant and executive, who blogs about human resources, social media, and her love of food and drink. If you get tired of staring at words all day, she also has a pretty extensive set of YouTube video blogs.

4. HR Ringleader (Blog, Twitter). Trish has a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, writes two different blogs, and organized last month’s sold-out HREvolution human resources conference in Atlanta. Her posts lean a little bit more towards the academic side of Human Resources, which might make them even more valuable.

5. Rehaul (Blog, Twitter). Lance Haun’s posts are sometimes long, but he packs them full of insight and attitude. Occasional guest posts keep things fresh, while a good categorization system makes it easy to quickly access the information you want.

6. The Human Horse Races (Blog, Twitter). A bit hard to navigate, but always interesting. Mike Van Dervort writes about HR and Social Media, and gets excited when he stumbles across a “sexy job description.”

7. HR Capitalist (Blog). Personal branding and links to great books. What’s not to like?

8. SHRM (Blog, Twitter). While not technically a blog, the Society for Human Resources Management has a solid online presence, and made the cut on a few different rankings. Their Twitter feed is particularly popular.

9. Know HR (Blog, Twitter). Promoting itself as “straight talk about human resources,” this blog has everything going for it. Check it out.

10. Steve Boese (Blog, Twitter). Steve is a College Instructor. And he has his own radio show. Pretty cool.

Honourable Mention: TribeHR (Blog, Twitter). Okay, so we might be biased. TribeHR didn’t crack the top 10,  but we were the only blog to be featured on the same list two times (the main page was #4, the blog was #5). TribeHR is a new company, so you’ll have to cut us some slack. We’re on the rise (promise!).

Honourable Mention: Vina HR (Blog?, Facebook). It’s mostly in Vietnamese, but it was the only HR-related page that turned up with any strength in a Facebook search. If you’re involved in Asia, it might be worth taking a look.

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