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Michelle Rafter

  • Ghostwriter and Editorial Project Manager, Freelance
Portland
As seen in: LinkedIn, Forbes, Medium, MSN, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, IEEE Spectrum, MarketWatch, PCMag, PCMag India and
Covers:  Enterprise and consumer tech; work and workplace issues; HR, recruiting and HR tech; corporate finance; general business and management topics; transportation, logistics, supply chain and trucking
Business ghostwriter. Find me on Post.News @michellerafter and on LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/michellerafter/ Ciao for now
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If You Don't Upgrade Your HR Tech, Your Employees Might Leave

If You Don't Upgrade Your HR Tech, Your Employees Might Leave

PCMag.com — Companies may think they're saving money by hanging onto older human resources software, but they'd be wrong. Access to new technology plays an important role in employees' satisfaction with their jobs and employers.
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Big Job Boards Hurting, Niche Sites Here to Stay

Big Job Boards Hurting, Niche Sites Here to Stay

PCMag.com — It's a bad time to run a national job board, but it's a great time to run a niche job site, thousands of which are still chugging along.
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Sorry, Not Sorry

Sorry, Not Sorry

greatplacetowork.com — I ghostwrite articles, whitepapers and other content - including this blog post - for executives at Great Place to Work, the management consultant behind the annual Fortune 100 Best Workplaces lists.
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New Overtime Rules Boost Interest in Scheduling Software

New Overtime Rules Boost Interest in Scheduling Software

PCMag.com — The last few years have seen an unprecedented number of laws passed to improve the lives of working-class Americans. While it's great for workers, it's put pressure on companies to make sure the technology they use to manage employees complies with new regulations.
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New professions grow as old jobs die off

New professions grow as old jobs die off

The San Diego Union-Tribune — As companies create new positions, other occupations are dying, bypassed by more modern, automated ways of doing things.
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How HR Can Get Lost in the Cloud

How HR Can Get Lost in the Cloud

Workforce Magazine — As Zenefits' troubles show, a platform’s woes can affect its customers. How can companies protect themselves as they move HR processes to the cloud?
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How to tell if a company's culture is right for you

How to tell if a company's culture is right for you

The San Diego Union-Tribune — If you’re job hunting, make sure you end up at a company that's right for you by doing a workplace culture reality check.
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The Best Employee Scheduling & Shift Planning Software of 2016

The Best Employee Scheduling & Shift Planning Software of 2016

PCMag.com — Planning employee work shifts across time slots and locations is difficult and time-consuming. Here are reviews of 5 employee scheduling and shift planning software that make the task easy and efficient.
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What Cheap Oil Hath Wrought | Best Lawyers

What Cheap Oil Hath Wrought | Best Lawyers

bestlawyers.com — Low gas prices have been a bust for the energy industry and a boon for consumers.
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Love 'em or hate 'em? Open plan offices are the new normal

Love 'em or hate 'em? Open plan offices are the new normal

Orange County Register — From multinational corporations to small-staffed startups, companies are adopting workspaces with fewer private offices and more communal spaces.
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How to Create a Great Workplace in Health Care

How to Create a Great Workplace in Health Care

greatplacetowork.com — This is another example of ghostwriting I do for executives at Great Place to Work. This article originally appeared on Fortune.com on when the 2016 Best Workplaces in Health Care list was announced.
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Apprenticeships rise as construction booms, boomers retire

Apprenticeships rise as construction booms, boomers retire

Orange County Register — Unions and organizations that sponsor apprentice programs are reaching out to career changers and military veterans. They're also recruiting minorities and women, two parties who’ve historically been underrepresented in the construction business.
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Coding school can offer a path to good jobs, but buyer beware

Coding school can offer a path to good jobs, but buyer beware

Orange County Register — Coding schools offer training in popular programming languages and other basics for substantially less than the price of college tuition but aren't accredited the same way colleges and universities are, so it pays to know what you're getting into.
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How millennials are changing new work world

How millennials are changing new work world

The San Diego Union-Tribune — 'Millennials are changing the way we think about where we work, where and how we live, and where and how we play.'
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Bullied at work? It happens more often than many people realize

Bullied at work? It happens more often than many people realize

Orange County Register — More than a quarter of U.S. workers have encountered abusive conduct at work, but 72 percent of employers deny, discount, encourage or rationalize it, according to one report.
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2015 Business Travel Insights & Global Business Traveler Sentiment Index™

2015 Business Travel Insights & Global Business Traveler Sentiment Index™

americanexpress.com — I wrote this report on 2015 global business travel trends for American Express and the Global Business Travel Association Foundation. I analyzed survey data in Excel to extrapolate trends and make historial, geographic and demographic comparisons.
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Achy? Go home sick, you'll still get paid. It's now the law in California

Achy? Go home sick, you'll still get paid. It's now the law in California

Orange County Register — A new California law passed Jan. 1 and effective July 1 requires employers in the state to offer employees an hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
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SCOTUS' Abercrombie ruling puts companies on notice

SCOTUS' Abercrombie ruling puts companies on notice

Orange County Register — The high court's ruling puts the onus on employers to find out whether a job candidate is unable to adhere to dress policies for religious reasons.
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Robin Chase and the Sharing Economy

Robin Chase and the Sharing Economy

workforce.com — The Zipcar cofounder's new book lays out her take on the sharing economy and how it’s changing work, HR and the world.
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Cover letters are dead! Long live cover letters!

Cover letters are dead! Long live cover letters!

Orange County Register — As companies switch to online applications and applicant tracking systems, fewer are requiring job seekers to submit a cover letter along with a résumé.
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Business Traveler Sentiment Index Q1 2015

Business Traveler Sentiment Index Q1 2015

americanexpress.com — I was part of the launch team behind a new business traveler sentiment index created by American Express GCP and the Global Business Travel Association. To write the 8-page report, I analyzed survey data in Excel for key trends and statistics.
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Apps for job hunting on the sly

Apps for job hunting on the sly

Orange County Register — A slew of new job hunting apps help keep a job search in stealth mode.
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The Trouble with H-1B Visas

The Trouble with H-1B Visas

workforce.com — The United States’ foreign worker program needs an overhaul — but good luck getting anyone to agree on what’s broken or how to fix it.
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Boomtown: What Small Businesses Can Learn From Accelerators

Boomtown: What Small Businesses Can Learn From Accelerators

American Express OPEN — I edited this multimedia series on lessons small businesses can learn from startups for American Express OPEN. Each story in the 6-piece package included an article I edited, 1st-person expert article I wrote or edited, 5-6 min. documentary-style video, and 1-2 min. expert videos.
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