Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

As a seasoned U.S. professional, an overseas assignment provides personal and career growth. Personal and professional ambitions make working in Japan appealing. Foreign assignments in Japan provide cultural diversity, career advancement, and lifestyle options. Hofstede’s framework says long-term employment goals, cultural compatibility, and family well-being affect this choice. Cultural differences in Japan’s high-context, collectivist culture…

Personal Reflection Workplace stress is a reality faced by all working people and their employers. This blog post discusses the findings from personal stress tests and tactics companies use to promote employee health. Various assessments, including the Life Stress Inventory, Coping and Stress Management Skills test, and Type-A Personalities survey, provide significant information regarding personal…

I worked at a startup during this period, and the remuneration mainly consisted of shares. A notable incentive was that we expected substantial payment in the future. We spent many hours beyond acceptable work time with personal sacrifice and health, dreaming about a highly paid sale out. Nevertheless, with time, as the firm struggled to…

I worked at a startup during this period, and the remuneration mainly consisted of shares. A notable incentive was that we expected substantial payment in the future. We spent many hours beyond acceptable work time with personal sacrifice and health, dreaming about a highly paid sale out. Nevertheless, with time, as the firm struggled to…

Training is an essential component of attracting, acquiring, and sustaining competitive human resources in an organization. It facilitates the acquisition and development of skills, employee efficiency, growth, and adaptability in the evolving job market. Last year, I attended an interpersonal and problem-solving training that I later established was not beneficial and a complete waste of…

According to Frazer (2023), all human beings tend to impose certain notions, perspectives, and behaviors depending on stereotypes and attitudes toward individuals or groups, even without realizing it. Implicit bias is second to human nature; people perceive specific actions as associated with a particular group of individuals based on their race, country of origin, religious…

Effective and Ineffective Interviews A structured interview is an effective one that is reliable and provides credible information for making the right recruitment decision. Ineffective conducted interviews do not have an organization, ask wrong or unnecessary questions, and do not show anything about a person applying for a job. These determine how reliable, valid, or…

Challenges Associated with Developing and Maintaining Job Descriptions The hiring practice begins with job roles, which steer businesses and candidates. The job roles underpin recruiting, performance review, and staff progression. Organizations should therefore build and sustain job roles to attract and retain top candidate capability. To successfully communicate obligations and responsibilities, mitigate prejudices, and promote…

The best fortune 500 companies to work for in 2020 are the Hilton, the Ultimate Software, and the Wegmans Food Markets[1]. What I learned is that these companies have similar HR practices especially in talent acquisition and recruitment where these companies screening, source, and onboard the best talents available, conduct employee training and development and…

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