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  <title>Interview with Charles Duke – 2025 KYSHRM</title>
  <description> The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2025 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville.&amp;amp;nbsp; We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;  The team interviews Charles Duke, the HR Administrator for the Kentucky Historical Society, based in Lexington. He describes himself as an &amp;quot;inspirational leadership type of HR professional.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp;The KHS was coping with a unique situation: its 60 employees had operated for 7 years without an HR person, relying on the Personnel Cabinet for onboarding and discipline. Charles &amp;amp;nbsp;came to the interview prepared.&amp;amp;nbsp; He used the museum's website to create a portfolio of ideas for each department, ultimately turning the interview into a conversation built on competence.  Charles also shares his extensive background, which included 30 years in the Air Force.&amp;amp;nbsp; When asked what he looks for in a candidate, he immediately answered, &amp;quot;authenticity,&amp;quot; explaining that he needs to see the same energy displayed during the interview applied to the rest of the job.  Charles believes the HR professional's job is to put the &amp;quot;human&amp;quot; back in HR by handling employee relations and clarifying thought processes. That essential human element and relationship-building can't be done by AI or other staff, like a curator.  Finally, Charles leaves the following question for the next guest:&amp;amp;nbsp; What do you think qualifies you to be a human resources professional?  To learn more, visit:  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Website:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; www.history.ky.gov  Charles Duke, thanks for stopping by to speak with us!   That’s where we’ll leave the conversation for today.&amp;amp;nbsp; Before we close the file, we invite you to reach out to us with questions, suggestions or other comments.&amp;amp;nbsp; We’d love to hear from you. Need Help Supporting Your Company’s Recruiting and Staffing Goals? We’re here to help.&amp;amp;nbsp; You can contact us via our individual websites, depending on your specific needs or questions:  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Jamie Swaim, SPHR – www.ParcelKnows.com  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Molley Ricketts – www.IncipioWorks.com  ·&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Jason Heflin – www.CrowdSouth.com &amp;amp;nbsp; We hope you found this file insightful and helpful.&amp;amp;nbsp; Thank you for listening! </description>
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