Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

This blog prompt actually caters heavily towards myself. When I was in fourth grade my father told my family that we would be moving to Europe. We had three options; Italy, France, or England. We chose England as it was the only English speaking country that we could choose from. We figured that this would…

This was by far my favorite topic so far. Stress management has been something that I have struggled with for the past few years. These stresses have only increased due to the added pressure and difficulty that college bring forward. The benefit of this has been that I have been able to develop skills in…

Compensation is something that controls many of our life’s decisions. I’m sure everyone has heard the expression ” Money doesn’t buy happiness” however it can buy financial freedom. Especially in a world as expensive as our, the compensation we receive has never mattered more. I myself recently turned down a job offer to go with…

Through my life I have had hundreds of classes. Some of them taught me skills and lessons and some courses I can’t even remember. So, what creates a difference between memorable and forgettable? When a course and teacher are transparent about the tasks at hand and the learning outcome, it sets a standard and allows…

I am someone who believes that we are all subjected to bias due to our backgrounds. We can break through these biases and let go of our predisposed misunderstandings, but these biases will still live inside of our society. I didn’t like Harvard’s social attitudes test. I don’t think that a website or a survey…

The most effective interviews I have had were based on personal connection with the interviewee. The text references behavioral and situation interview questions. I believe that situation questions that are open ended help showcase my skill better than behavioral. It also helps the interviewer see if the person is a person-job (P-J) match, a person-organization…

I have had a lot of experience with good and bad human resource departments. I have found that the larger the company, the less helpful the HR department can be. When I was employed at a smaller company, I had my manager’s phone number and she would get back to me within a day or…

Human resources are the base of any strong company. They are in charge of acquiring talent, training and developing that talent, making sure that talent is happy and stays at the company, and so much more. Without a strong and helpful HR department, employee turnover would increase, and tenure would shorten. If we analysis some…

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