How one Harps employee created a first-in-the-nation apprenticeship category Sandy Stout IT REALLY CAME down to stubbornness. Because from start to finish, it took more than a year of very hard work, and a whole lot of patience. I’m an HR Specialist for Harps, the grocery chain that got started way back in […]
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FOR MORE THAN a year now, Matt Olson has spearheaded an ambitious monthly Little Rock A.I. meet-up group, an effort dedicated to exploring the good and the bad of this force that has changed all our lives. When we got word that he’s recently taken this exploration to a whole new level—with the publication of
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There’s more to a job than the work itself Clint Hankinson YOU DID IT! After seemingly endless months of research, updating your resumé, reaching out to your network, applying for jobs, and interviewing, you landed your new position! Now it’s time to show your new employer that they’ve made a fantastic decision by bringing you
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The Director’s Chair ON JULY 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved a momentous resolution introduced the month before by Richard Henry Lee: “Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection
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Why employees rarely think critically when considering A.I.’s advice…Four indicators the A.I.-buildout may be hitting a wall…Do you know the key to a strong company culture? Check it all out right here. When AI Gives Advice, Employees Rarely Ask Why – Harvard Business School The AI Buildout May Be Hitting a Wall: What Last
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MEET KENDALL YOUNGAge: 32Hometown: Sheridan, ARApprenticeship: Strong Manufacturing MY BACK STORYI lived in Pine Bluff until I was probably about 5 or 6 years old, and then we moved to Hunter, Arkansas, which is up near Brinkley. We lived there for probably about seven years. I have one brother and one sister. My brother is
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(And what to do instead) Clint Hankinson AFTER SUBMITTING DOZENS of job applications, weaving your way through multiple applicant-tracking systems, and agonizing over too many A.I.-generated rejection emails, you’ve landed an interview…with a real person…with one of your top organizations! Great job! But don’t drop your guard. The exciting work is just beginning. You
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The Director’s Chair IT’S MAY AGAIN, and that means graduation day. So congratulations to all who’re taking that big step this month, from whatever level of schooling you’re receiving that diploma. That said, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you there’s always anxiety accompanying that much-anticipated certificate, and perhaps this year brings more anxiety
“A.I. made me do it” is no excuse…The new career ladder for a workforce losing its training ground…A new free app for your summer Road Trip! Check it all out right here. Lessons from a Trust Crisis: ‘AI Made Me Do It’ Is No Excuse – Harvard Business School AI Apprenticeship Is The New