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AI Anxiety and Career Resilience in the Age of Intelligent Automation

AI Anxiety and Career Resilience in the Age of Intelligent Automation

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 14, 2025 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals ​, Recent Graduates ​

In countless workplaces and academic institutions, AI-driven transformations are no longer theoretical or speculative. The landscape has changed and continues to evolve quickly. For many professionals, this has sparked significant career and AI anxiety, as the reality...
Dealing with Professional Setbacks

Dealing with Professional Setbacks

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 17, 2024 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

Professional setbacks and disappointments are an inevitable part of any career journey. Setbacks come in various forms, whether it’s missing out on a promotion, being laid off, dealing with the fallout associated with a failed project, or enduring systemic...
The Robots are Coming … and They’re Bringing Automation

The Robots are Coming … and They’re Bringing Automation

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 23, 2021 | blog, Career Advice

While at the bank, airport, and grocery store, we’ve seen artificial intelligence (AI) and automation become more and more prevalent in our daily lives. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), we’re going to be seeing even more of it over the next five years....
Career and Job Transition During a Pandemic (Part 2)

Career and Job Transition During a Pandemic (Part 2)

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 26, 2020 | blog, Career Advice

In Part One of this series we talked about some of the challenges you could be facing if you’ve been forced into a career or job transition because of the pandemic, including the first steps you should take, what to consider when returning to work after an absence,...
In the Past There was Moonlighting, Now it’s the Side Hustle

In the Past There was Moonlighting, Now it’s the Side Hustle

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 15, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship

As I’ve noted in a previous article, self-employment is becoming more common as new technology makes self-employment easier than ever before — and changes in the economy makes entrepreneurship a necessity. A 2017 survey conducted by Bankrate reports that 44...
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