Let me start with a question. How does the body generally react to danger? For example, when we are attacked by a bear in the forest, what will we do? Psychologists know that there are three possible responses at the physiological level: freezing, fighting, and flying....

The outbreak of coronavirus has caused a big global panic, which has resulted in many people facing job uncertainty, fear of infection and, of course, isolation. No one is sure what will happen and how long this ignition will take, but one must understand that any situation has its positive...

We constantly communicate. In different ways and with different people. Sometimes with pleasure, sometimes with reluctance. In different situations we are different and always want to be heard and understood. But let’s admit that every day we have this feeling of inadequacy that we could have said better, could have...

Without effective Human Resource Management, we cannot have development of businesses and, therefore, of the state, believes Arpi Karapetyan, president of the HR Association of Armenia. According to her, HR management is one of the dynamically developing fields in Armenia, where there is still a lot to be done to...

For me, the most important thing is qualitative changes in the field of education and labor relations. Our labor legislation needs to be revised both in some fundamental and procedural matters....

There are individuals, whose image almost strangely coincides with the values they profess. Arpi Karapetyan is a bright woman, a well-educated and dedicated researcher, who is also known to a very wide range of business people for her extraordinary ideas and their successful implementation. Her example is certainly indicative for...

Having worked with various organizations for the past 25 years, I can state that we have discrimination, starting from the hiring process, when only good-looking women are wanted for employment. Labor legislation should be reformed. The same applies to education....

Arpi Karapetyan, founder and chairman of Armenian HR Association, founder and managing partner of Cascade People & Business, initiator of Regional HR Conferences, told Regional Post about the current state and the challenges the labor market faces in Armenia. Interview : Tatevik Stepanyan...

The organization has come a long way in this short period of time. Ever since 2008, when the idea of creating a professional community had matured, HR clubs began to be organized, within the framework of which the HR professionals operating in the Armenian market discussed the sectorial issues that...

The preparatory certification courses of the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) are now also available to Armenian professionals:...