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Welcome Back, Repats!
Repatriation of Romanians back to their homeland has been driven so far rather by personal motivators (family members left behind, personal or spouses’ adaptation issues living abroad, homesickness, longing for friends, nostalgia …). Repatriation sounds therefore to be a personal choice. Unfortunately, repatriation linked solely to personal reasons often triggers professional dissatisfaction, difficulties in finding […]
Dictionary: Millennials
Also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y, the Millennials are the demographic group of people born in the 80’ & 90’s and who will globally comprise by 2025 the majority of the workforce.
BINAR
BINAR is a twofold human project which pairs two equally talented and lively photographers – Geraldine Aresteanu and Cornel Lazia. Both artists focus simultaneously on the same person, zoom in and capture side by side a combined reflection of this unique individual. The resulting combo changes the way you look at people and, profounder, people […]
Dictionary: Agile Working
About the “Dictionary”: Launched today, the “Dictionary” on this site will include novel HR-specific and contemporary business terms that are either trendy or avantgardistic, popular or leading-edge. Each term will be described in an ‘elevator pitch’ manner (a very short presentation that you would do to somebody you briefly meet, like in an elevator, to […]
Recommended Websites (II)
You asked about my internet literacy habits: websites I am regularly visiting, blogs I often read, preferred web pages. Since there are quite a few I am truly fond of, I will describe them in series, randomly choosing 3 web pages in each article.
Recommended Websites (I)
You asked about my internet literacy habits: websites I am regularly visiting, blogs I often read, preferred web pages. Since there are quite a few I am truly fond of, I will describe them in series, randomly choosing 3 web pages in each article. “We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about […]
Funny yet Knotty Interview Questions
That awkward moment when … the interviewer throws oddball questions at you:
The Romanian HR & Recruitment Market in 2014
As 2014 reaches its end, I summarized my personal experience related to the Romanian HR Management & Recruitment Market. Underlining ‘personal experience’ means that data are not supported by studies or surveys; they are based solely on my observations throughout the year. Some of the findings are quite paradoxical ….
Jobless
Have you ever been jobless? Maybe for a month or two? Maybe longer?
Tough & Tricky Interview Questions
Interviewers have become more and more sophisticated in their quest for finding the most suitable candidates for the jobs. Standard interview questions seem to be rather inconclusive when the selection process requires differentiating candidates with similar working experience, technical knowledge and skills. The differentiators are then narrowed down to intellectual strength, spontaneity, mindset, long-term thinking, […]
Outside the Box
“You don’t just think outside the box, you don’t even know there is a box!” Madam Secretary (TV Series 2014 – )
Interview with an Intrapreneur
Cristian Motca: “Intrapreneurs can be the transition architects to a new culture, to a new business model that, one way or another, will spread faster that we can think now, model that will make not solely the difference in the market, but it will be the engine of further development of companies.”