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About Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Headhunting

By |June 30th, 2018|

How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Headhunting! Artificial Intelligence is on the rise! You may think of robots or automated cars, but even social sites like Facebook and Twitter use AI algorithms to display content. While we aren’t to the place where AI is completely taking away jobs yet, new tools are being developed that can […]

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Planning to Conduct a Panel Interview?

By |June 10th, 2018|

Planning to Conduct a Panel Interview? Upcoming retirement in your department? Reviewing the job description, submitting the employee requisition, and working with your company’s recruiter to interview and select? Think about the type of interview you want to do. If the position is one that will impact many people in their daily work, you may […]

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Employee Selection – Decision Time!

By |May 12th, 2018|

What is Employee Selection? This is the process of choosing from a group of candidates the individual best suited for a particular position in an organization. Another Definition: Using a systemic process to identify the best candidate(s).

Factors affecting employee selection:

Other HR functions
Legal considerations
Decision making speed
Organizational hierarchy
Applicant pool
Type of organization
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Exit Interviews: Worth the Time and Effort for a Company

By |April 14th, 2018|

Are Exit Interviews Worth the Time and Effort for a Company? As a management tool, exit interviews have been considered both successful and useless…so can they reduce turnover or are they an inaccurate aggregate data collection process? Turnover is expensive. If you can determine the reasons people are leaving a company, then an action plan can […]

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Workplace Investigations: Using a PEACEful solution!

By |March 31st, 2018|

A situation occurs in the workplace. There is confusion about what exactly occurred and who was involved. But the current state of affairs is that work productivity is affected because everyone is talking about it. This is why you need workplace investigations: using a PEACEful solution! Many events will subside by themselves if not given […]

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March Interview: Ben Soka on… Your Business Needs a Modern Website with a Fresh Design!

By |March 10th, 2018|

In our March interview, Ben Soka of Zora Creative discusses why Your Business Needs a Modern Website with a Fresh Design!

Q: If you are starting a new business, what role does creating a website play?

A: A website is where all of the avenues of your marketing efforts lead to. If you have print materials like business […]

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Re-Entry Initiative Letter of Gratitude

By |January 20th, 2018|

Recently, after my work with Project 180 I received this very kind letter from the Re-Entry Initiative at the DeSoto correctional facility. Re-Entry Initiative Letter of Gratitude says:

Dear Ms. Juchnowicz and Mr. Ratner,

I pray this finds the two of you well. We from the Re-Entry Initiative here at DeSoto wanted to thank you and your team for […]

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Herald-Tribune Business People

By |December 29th, 2017|

This excerpt originally appeared in Herald-Tribune Business People.

Recently we shared a press release about how Jean led a critical thinking program for a division of Homeland Security. We wrote, “Local Professional Trainer Leads Critical Thinking Program for a division of Homeland Security. Jean Juchnowicz lends her talents to multiple individuals, Fortune 500 companies, and government […]

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December Interview: Dr. Steven Groves on… Pets and Holiday Decorations – Preparations and Precautions!

By |December 13th, 2017|

In our December interview, doctor of veterinary medicine, Steven Groves, talks about Pets and Holiday Decorations – Preparations and Precautions!

Q: When the December holidays roll around, we are reminded about how to keep pets safe and the decorations secure. Would you say that a Christmas tree or candles are more of a safety hazard for pets?

A: […]

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Teacher DeKalb ousted came right back as substitute

By |December 12th, 2017|

Teacher DeKalb ousted came right back as substitute was originally posted on AJC.com.

A teacher ousted after students said she threatened them with deportation after President Donald Trump’s 2016 election win was rehired for the 2017-2018 school year, though she was supposed to be ineligible for employment there.

The error is one of several recent human resource […]

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