Writer Biography

Ruth Mayhew began writing in 1985 and has 22-plus years in human resources consulting and leadership roles in a number of industries from health care to commercial gambling to manufacturing. She's the founder and managing director of a human resources consulting practice, specializing in HR disciplines such as employee and labor relations, workforce planning, talent management, affirmative action for government contractors, recruitment and selection, and training and development.

Ruth is a seasoned, certified and professional HR expert who writes, which means she distinguishes her expertise from writers who have merely learned to research and write about HR topics. Ruth's articles are based on HR best practices, professional expertise and strategic and functional knowledge of HR concepts.

Her work appears in "The Multi-Generational Workforce in the Health Care Industry" and "Human Resources Managers Appraisal Schemes." Mayhew earned Senior Professional Human Resources certification (SPHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute and holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

A prolific writer with more than 3,000 articles in circulation, Ruth is a niche writer who specializes in human resources topics and tailors writing for her clients' specific needs in every HR discipline from talent acquisition to training and development.

On the careers and job-search front, Ruth also writes extensively for job seekers who want to learn interviewing techniques and how to brand themselves as outstanding candidates.

In her spare time, Ruth ghost blogs and provides professional research services to scholars, authors and background investigators.