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Q&A with Dr. Helen – What You Need to Know About Reference Checks
In this article, Dr. Helen answers some frequently asked questions about the usefulness of the reference check and its relevance in the modern job search and hiring process. The job applicant and hiring manager/business owner’s perspectives are addressed.
Hiring and HR at the Start of the Blockchain Era
During the early days of the blockchain era, many organizations will make expensive mistakes when hiring staff. The typical screening strategies won’t work since nobody has a degree or diploma in blockchain or 5 to 10 years of work experience in the field.
Blockchain and CryptoCurrency Careers
Since there’s been so much talk about potential job losses due to the growing use of automation and other forms of technology, it’s a pleasure to talk about the upside — some of the emerging career opportunities linked to blockchain technology and/or cryptocurrenci…
Think your job’s immune from being replaced by technology … think again.
With industries and organizations increasingly relying on automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of technology it’s important to ask yourself who is at risk of being replaced in the workplace? and how do I stay relevant in the era of AI? The short an…
Ghosts from HR’s past …
Many of us love the winter holidays, and I don’t think I’m alone when I say that certain Christmas themed movies only add to the celebration. But, as we prepare to clock out from the places where we work for that much-anticipated vacation including watching/re-watchin…
Jobs can be hard to get … and even harder to keep without training
In this article, I argue that instead of shrugging off the responsibility of investing in job training because a machine will take care of it, think in terms of how to evolve and reinvent existing roles for employees who will have invaluable skills that cannot be replic…
Golden Handcuffs … they’re not always as bad as you think
Typically, the term golden handcuffs applies to high earners who feel bound to their unsatisfying jobs so that they can continue to afford the finer things in life that their work can provide. Golden handcuffs, their implications, and silver linings are discussed.
How men AND women have enabled workplace bullying and sexual harassment
So, in the interest of gender equality, it’s time for men and women to consider doing more to create safe, respectful and inclusive organizations and organizational cultures. Men aren’t the only ones who should be expected to be good organizational citizens. Women s…
