EXECUTIVE & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Developing practical HR knowledge.
Preparing people for change.
Hadi El-Farr’s experience combines learning-program design, customized training, professional presentations, and ongoing development of managers and HR teams.
His work spans core HR functions, workforce planning, the impact of artificial intelligence, knowledge management, and the changing world of work. The record below brings together his executive and professional education, public talks, and program-review activities, with the role and organizing institution identified for each.
PROGRAM DESIGN
A foundation across the HR function.
Online HR Excellence Program
2018 · Subject-Matter Expert & Instructional Designer
Executive & Professional Education, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
Designed the Online HR Excellence Program, contributing both subject expertise and instructional design. The program comprises ten modules:
- Job Design & Job Analysis
- Workforce Planning
- Recruitment
- Selection
- Training & Development
- Performance Management
- Compensation Management
- Employee Incentives
- Employee Benefits & Safety
- Employee Relations
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING & TALKS
Learning for professional and international audiences.
Digital HR – Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on the Workplace, HR Profession, and HR Practices
2018, 2019 & 2020 · Trainer · One-day training
Center for HR and Leadership Development, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
Delivered training to HR professionals enrolled in the “HR at the Crossroad: Navigating the Evolving Digital Landscape and the Future of Work” program.
The impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work and HR
2018 · Trainer · Customized training
Center for HR and Leadership Development, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
Delivered customized training for HR professionals and executives at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
International Workforce Planning and Staffing: How Multinational Enterprises Do It?
2018 · Trainer · Customized training
Rutgers Global – Professional Education and Training Programs
Delivered customized training to officials from the Department of Human Resources and Social Security in Shanxi Province, China.
Work in the US in the 21st Century – Facts & Major Trends
2019 · Trainer · One-day training
Rutgers Global – Professional Education and Training Programs
Delivered one-day training in the Hangzhou HR Professional Training program for Chinese government officials and professionals.
Work in the US in the 21st Century
2019 · Trainer · Talk
Center for HR and Leadership Development, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
Delivered a talk to German students enrolled in the Transatlantic Ruhr Fellowship Program.
PROFESSIONAL KEYNOTES & PANELS
Contributing to the conversation on HR and work.
AI & HR: Learning & Leveraging AI in HR
2024 · Panelist
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, New Jersey Chapter (CUPA-HR)
Participated in a panel discussion at the chapter’s Spring 2024 event.
Managing Knowledge in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: What are the strategies and how to address the human and technological dimensions?
2023 · Keynote Speaker · Webinar
SHRM – Central New Jersey Chapter
Delivered a webinar to HR professionals at the chapter’s June meeting.
The new world of work, education & the skills that matter
2020 · Panelist
Futurewise & Berkeley College
Participated in a panel on the future of work and its implications for education, workforce skills, working conditions, and policy.
H1-B Visa: Process, Facts, Trends & Future Challenges
2019 · Keynote Speaker
SHRM – Central New Jersey Chapter
Delivered a talk to HR professionals at the chapter’s February meeting.
Contemporary and future challenges for workforce planning: What HR professionals might expect and how to react?
2018 · Keynote Speaker
SHRM – Central New Jersey Chapter
Delivered a talk to HR professionals at the chapter’s April meeting.
TRAINING WITHIN CONSULTING
Connecting procedures with the people who use them.
Hadi’s ongoing consulting engagement with Case Medical includes practical development for HR professionals and managers:
- Training in job analysis and job-description development.
- Training managers to implement performance management procedures.
- Revising onboarding materials and preparing HR professionals to deliver them.
- Training HR professionals in HR procedures, report generation, and compliance considerations.
This work connects documented practices with day-to-day implementation and continued support.
Explore the Case Medical engagement →
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING REVIEW
Evaluating learning for a changing labor market.
Skillful Talent Series
2019 · Reviewer
Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center
Evaluated and critiqued the Skillful Talent Series, a Markle Foundation initiative supporting the transformation of the labor market toward greater emphasis on skills rather than credentials.