Alek Golijanin is a fourth-year business student at Athabasca University, holding an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration (Human Resources) from Algonquin College. He has represented Athabasca University at a number of competitions both at the Provincial and International level. He hopes to leverage his passion for learning and reading research papers, by summarizing research and presenting it in ways that compels readers and continues the tradition of life-long learning. He is an avid community builder and has participated in international development projects which focused on underprivileged communities across South America and the Caribbean.
Alek considers himself a gentleman first, a scholar second, and a combat sports fanatic third. In that order.
The fight for workforce talent is real, organizations are in a battle to hire and retain top talent and it has been a major cost driver across all industries. In the tech space, organizations competing for talent have bent over backwards trying to implement favorable working circumstances including providing daily free lunches, unlimited vacation time,… Read more »
It is expected that 1 in 2 Canadians will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime, and about 1 in 4 Canadians will die of cancer. The conversations around cancer have traditionally centered around genetics and lifestyle choices as the root of the risk, but there are equally important linkages with environments that should… Read more »
Yoga is a form of passive exercising that incorporates stretching one’s body, and it has been shown to help improve overall health and well-being. It is considered a good way to start your morning if you can make time for it, but a beauty-inspired form of yoga may take priority over stretching limbs if the… Read more »
Intelligence quotients (IQ) are thought to be one of the best methods for identifying gifted children and it is a number that some mainstream adults have paraded when trying to quantify their smarts. An IQ is defined a number that is used to indicate an apparent level of intelligence of a person. Prior to their… Read more »
The words grooming and radicalization are two important terms when it comes to attempting to understand why youth end up going down a dangerous life path after they join gangs. Grooming is defined as building trust or emotional connections with another person to exploit them, while radicalization is defined as the process through which a… Read more »
There is a tech craze going around and everyone is trying cash in on this gold rush. There are also stories of new graduates needing more time to find a career job due to the competitive nature of the workforce. In the middle of it all, there are high paying jobs in the skilled trades… Read more »
Imagine a world where people were as capable and eager of de-escalating situations as they are taking out their phones to film conflict—hoping their video will go viral. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has been flooded with these viral videos where people are acting out upon each other, much to the amusement of the… Read more »
The sports world is filled with rags to riches stories of youth that grew up in low socio-economic backgrounds and became millionaires overnight. All their hardships are gone once they sign that million-dollar contract, or at least that is what many people watching these athletes believe. The thought process behind this viewpoint is that money… Read more »
The development of land for both individual and commercial uses is often inevitable due to growing populations and so that companies can access valuable resources. In the late 1800s and throughout much of the 1900s it was not uncommon to see factories dispose of their waste downstream or wherever it was most convenient. The results… Read more »
As we exit out of the chaos that was created by COVID-19 and return to normal life, there are elements of society that have come to light and that we will need to refocus on moving forward. The past few years brought significant attention to the historical struggles of women in the workplace and home… Read more »