by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 21, 2016 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
This week I spoke with Erin Hamilton, the founder of MOGL Small Business Services. MOGL helps the owners of growing, small and medium-sized businesses with business development, operations, and systems. We spoke about my take on pre-outplacement services....
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 3, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship, Mature Professionals , Recent Graduates
Recently, I’ve discussed some of the career-related challenges facing professionals and aspiring professionals. I’ve shared blog posts on career coaching for professionals and the pros and cons of buying a franchise versus starting a business from scratch. (Note...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 24, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Where Women’s Issues Intersect with HR and Careers In my role as an HR consultant and a Career Coach, I see where women’s issues intersect with my professional responsibilities. For example, sometimes women are understandably distracted or preoccupied with their...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 12, 2016 | blog, Career Advice
For personal and professional reasons, this blog post on military career transition holds a special place in my heart. On the personal side, I have friends, neighbours, and acquaintances who are or have been members of the military. Some of these people have...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 10, 2016 | blog, Entrepreneurship, Leaders & Executives
In my last blog post Career Coaching for Professionals, I discussed some of the career-related challenges facing professionals and aspiring professionals. Whenever I am working with clients who are not sure about their next career move, I start with an assessment to...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 30, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship, Recent Graduates
Does a Degree Still Guarantee Employment? In the past, having a professional degree in engineering, law, or teaching, etc. or a graduate degree practically guaranteed stable and lucrative employment. There was no question that the investment of your time and money in...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 17, 2016 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives
The Basics – Hard Skills The term soft skills in contrast to hard skills is one of the great ironies in the world of Human Resources (HR). Hard skills involve specific knowledge and abilities. For example, hard skills include technical proficiency like using...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 29, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship
For many people, the stereotypical entrepreneur is a casually dressed ‘millennial’ person who was born between 1981 and 1996. The fact is actually quite different. According to data from the 2014 U.S. Census, less than 2 percent of millennials said they...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 13, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges that moms face while planning to return to work following time at home raising their kids. It’s a challenge that I faced years ago but it’s now back on my radar since I’ve been invited to serve on a panel at the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 30, 2016 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR
I’ve often heard the expression “people are too quick to hire and too slow to fire …” but in practice, most hiring still remains way too quick. Given what’s at stake I’m surprised. This does, however, provide a chance to put the power of Industrial /...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 27, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR
Psychology used as an Atypical Foundation for Career Coaching and HR Services I understand that my approach to Career Coaching and Human Resources (HR) services is not typical. Recently, using a Spoken Word video and a blog post (Part 1), I explained why I use...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 21, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR
Spoken Word A while back, after rediscovering a retro and super cool spoken word on an old movie soundtrack, I decided that I would try to record my own spoken word. Unlike the movie with its cinematic rain-soaked visuals, my spoken word features...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 12, 2016 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
The following is a post on behavioural and technical ways to boost employee engagement that incorporates ideas from a similar article by Jayson Peltzer, CEO & Web Strategist, U7 Solutions. So many organizations are still scrambling to catch up and implement...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 8, 2015 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Mental Health, Workplace Culture
How Big is This Issue? According to Health Canada, mental health problems are a leading cause of disability in Canada. In 2008, the Institute of Health Economics reported that during any given week approximately 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work due to...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 13, 2015 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Bullying on the schoolyard has been deemed unacceptable. Many schools and school boards have implemented zero-tolerance policies. It’s great that someone’s now looking out for the kids, but what about the “big kids” who experience bullying and/or harassment in the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 7, 2015 | blog, Career Advice
A while back I wrote about career coaching within the context of a separation or divorce (click here to see that post). It’s a challenging time when most people re-evaluate many aspects of their lives. This reevaluation sometimes leads to...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 10, 2015 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
Nerves Getting in Your Way? A while back I wrote about job interview techniques for nervous job candidates. While those approaches will work for most people who get nervous prior to job interviews or other high-stakes situations there are some people who need more...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 2, 2015 | blog, Career Advice
A similar post on careers after a divorce or separation was originally published on Jennifer Reynold’s Fresh Legal – Family Law Blog in January 2015. Jennifer uses a collaborative approach to family law and she works closely with a team of professionals...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 2, 2015 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR
I often hear people talk about Reference Checks. Usually, people describe Reference Checks as a formality. It’s as though they can’t imagine getting any useful information from them. Depending on the situation, when I overhear these conversations I’ll...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 30, 2015 | blog, Workplace Culture
This month I have spent more time than usual visiting university campuses. My first visit was for pleasure – I played tourist at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. This was a side trip after spending some time in Washington, DC during March...
