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Going Back to Work Could be a Bumpy Ride

Going Back to Work Could be a Bumpy Ride

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 2, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Going back to work after COVID-19 is different than other return-to-work scenarios. Typically, it’s one person re-integrating into the workplace after parental leave, an accident or illness. This time almost ‘everyone’ is involved. After weeks of...
Q&A with Dr. Helen – Helping others improve their Careers and HR through an ‘AudioBlog’

Q&A with Dr. Helen – Helping others improve their Careers and HR through an ‘AudioBlog’

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 5, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Q1. What is an AudioBlog? A1. My ‘AudioBlog’ is like a normal blog, but there are two key differences. First, my articles are not opinion pieces. Rather, they are grounded in Work and Business Psychology (officially known as Industrial and Organizational Psychology...
What You Need to Know About Psychometric Testing

What You Need to Know About Psychometric Testing

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 27, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives ​

Over the years I have heard many people refer to themselves and/or others as a specific personality type – as defined after doing some ‘psychometric testing.’ I won’t argue or debate whether anyone should be neatly packed into a box labelled Type A (i.e.,...
What We Can Learn About Hiring from Viral Posts and Basketball

What We Can Learn About Hiring from Viral Posts and Basketball

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 6, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR

You may have read the viral post from LinkedIn by Natasha Bowman that described hiring people who “didn’t shake my hand firmly during the interview … had four kids … or was over 60 years old” – and how those people were fantastic on the job. Her LinkedIn post...
Where Human Rights Meets Human Resources (Part 2)

Where Human Rights Meets Human Resources (Part 2)

by Alayna Miller | May 25, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Last week’s blog Where Human Rights Meets Human Resources (Part 1) was an insightful Q&A. I asked Alayna Miller, an Employment and Human Rights Lawyer (formerly) with Mann Lawyers about the interconnected topic of human rights and human resources, particularly as...
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