HR Trends to Watch in 2025: Building the Human-Centric Workplace
Workday leaders predict the top HR trends for 2025, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, human skills, and upskilling to build a thriving, human-centric workplace.
Julie Jares
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Julie Jares
Julie Jares is a senior manager of content marketing at Workday, and oversees the buying center programs and teams.
Julie has more than 25 years of experience as a content strategist, storyteller, and editor. Prior to her role at Workday, she spent 15 years at content marketing agencies, helping clients such as American Honda, Cisco, and VMware solve a wide variety of marketing challenges, from website user experience to demand generation to storytelling. She's also a published travel writer.
Julie holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley.
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The Skills Obsession: The Third Age of Human Capital Management
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