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AI in HR

TELERIK ACADEMY SPRINT

Practical AI
For Everyday HR Work

Use AI to get answers you can trust, think through tough people decisions, and build your own assistant for the work you repeat – in any AI tool.

👉 Demystify AI and master context for better results

👉 Amplify HR expertise with AI as a thinking partner

👉 Turn people data into actionable insights

👉 Build your own AI assistant for familiar HR process

Emil-Minev
Emil Minev
People Development and AI Consultant,
Extreme Consulting
What it is

Make AI a real partner
in your everyday HR work

Most HR professionals already use AI for emails and first drafts. The real value is elsewhere – in the work that needs judgement: hiring decisions, employee relations cases, performance reviews, advice to leaders. This is where AI can make you a better HR professional, if you know how to work with it.

 

Across four hands-on sessions, you’ll work through realistic HR cases with an experienced HR practitioner. The focus is not on technology or on one tool, but on how to use AI safely, responsibly and productively in any HR role – in ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or any other assistant.



Practical outcomes:
  • Understand how AI works and give it the context it needs for useful HR results.
  • Use AI as a thinking partner to test your reasoning before you decide or advise.
  • Analyze engagement, attrition and performance data, and back your recommendations with evidence.
  • Build and test your own AI assistant, and know when a simple prompt is enough.
  • Use AI responsibly: protect personal data, check its answers and keep decisions about people human.
Start Date

January 26, 2027

Duration

2 weeks

Schedule

4 sessions x 2 hours,
Jan 26, 28, Feb 2, 4, 2027 (6:00-8:00 pm)

Format

Online

Group size

50

Price

EUR 212 (incl. VAT)
EUR 249

Language

Bulgarian

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The Sprint experience

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1. Designed to fit your busy schedule.

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2. Learn, apply in class, and discuss with trainers and peers.  

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3. Earn a Telerik Academy certificate to share with your network.

Trainers & Guest speakers

Meet your trainer

Emil-Minev
Emil Minev Trainer
People Development & AI Consultant,
Extreme Consulting
Emil Minev brings more than 20 years of international experience in people development, leadership, and HR innovation. His focus today is helping HR professionals move from experimenting with AI to using it effectively in their everyday work.

As a consultant and partner at Extreme Consulting, he designs practical AI programs for HR professionals, people managers, and commercial teams. He also serves as interim Executive Director of the Bulgarian Association for People Management.

Achievements:
  • Led learning for 3,000+ employees as VP of People Development at Paysafe.
  • Held senior roles at Coca-Cola, HP, and other multinationals across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
  • Designed award-winning learning, performance, and engagement programs.
  • Founded a national HR Academy as a BAPM board member.
Contributed to the success of:
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Who it's perfect for

HR Generalists & HR Business Partners
Test your reasoning with AI and bring leaders recommendations backed by evidence.
L&D & Performance Specialists
Diagnose what is really missing before you plan – and build development plans that fit the person, not a template.
Recruiters & Talent Acquisition Specialists
Compare candidates against clear criteria and evidence, not keywords – and back your shortlist in front of hiring managers.
HR Leaders
Help your team adopt AI with clear standards for quality, confidentiality, and human review.

Ideal for professionals in:

Ecommerce & Retail
B2B & SaaS
Professional services

 

Business value for companies 

Equip your HR team with the skills to:

  • Save time on routine tasks with reusable prompts and AI assistants.
  • Draw useful insights from HR documents and people data.
  • Give leaders stronger recommendations grounded in evidence.
  • Check AI output before sharing it or acting on it.
  • Use AI responsibly: protect data, spot bias, and keep decisions human.

What you'll learn

Use AI to improve how you prepare, analyze, and advise across everyday HR work. 


Get useful, reliable AI support for your HR work

  • Give AI clear instructions, relevant context, and criteria for a good result.
  • Set up your assistant around your role and preferences.
  • Know which tasks AI can help with and when to check its answers more closely.

Give leaders evidence-backed advice

  • Find and verify answers in your HR documents, policies, and data.
  • Analyse people data and test possible explanations before drawing conclusions.
  • Use AI to test your thinking and prepare for tough conversations.

Build your own HR assistant

  • Know when to use a prompt and when to build an assistant.
  • Set clear instructions for what it should do and when to ask for human input.
  • Build and test it on a recurring HR task.
Curriculum

Detailed curriculum

Each session combines live demonstrations, hands-on practice and a realistic HR challenge. The course progresses from useful requests and source verification to AI-supported thinking and the design of your own assistant.

  • 01Session 1
  • 02Session 2
  • 03Session 3
  • 04Session 4

AI Demystified: Ask Better, Get Better Answers


Most disappointing AI results come from how we ask, not from the tool. This session demystifies how AI really works and shows how to get specific, usable answers for your HR work instead of generic ones – so you walk out with a simple prompt structure and your AI tool already set up to know your role.

  • How AI really works – LLMs, GPT vs ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini in plain language.
  • Where AI helps HR and where it fails.
  • The anatomy of a strong request.
  • Personal setup: custom instructions, memory and what never to save.

AI with Your Own Sources: Answers You Can Trust


In HR, the most convincing version of a story is not always the true one. This session shows how to make AI work from your own documents, policies and data, and how to check what it gives back – so you can base people decisions on evidence and leave with a simple routine for verifying any AI output before you act on it.

  • Work through a realistic HR case built from several documents.
  • Common AI errors and a quick verification routine.
  • Practice applying policies and criteria with AI.
  • Learn a quick check for AI mistakes – and where people must decide (data privacy, bias, EU AI Act).

AI as Your Thinking Partner: Better Decisions, Stronger Advice


AI is most valuable in HR when it helps you think, not just write. This session shows how to turn people data into insight a leader will act on, and how to use AI to test your reasoning and prepare for the conversations that matter – giving you a step-by-step approach you can reuse for any analysis or leadership conversation.

  • From task mode to thinking partner.
  • See AI explore engagement, attrition and performance data.
  • Work through a case where the first explanation is not the whole story.
  • Practice preparing for a leader’s toughest questions – and a difficult conversation.

Your Own AI Assistant: Build It Once, Use It Every Week


Some HR tasks come back every week, and explaining them to AI again and again wastes time. This session shows when it is worth building your own AI assistant and what makes one reliable – and by the end, you will have designed and tested an assistant for a recurring task in your own role.

  • When a prompt is enough – and when to build an assistant.
  • Anatomy of a reliable assistant: role, process, boundaries.
  • Designing and testing your own assistant.
  • AI agents and automation in HR – and where people stay in the loop.

What sets us apart

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Learn from industry experts with proven career results.​
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Gain practical insights not found ​on YouTube, Udemy or Coursera.​
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Uncover tribal knowledge that is rarely documented and shared.​
Format & Schedule

How you’ll learn

Two-week training

Four live, 2-hour sessions (6-8pm), distributed across two consecutive weeks.

Sprints are designed to fit the schedules of full-time
professionals.

What you’ll get

  • 4 goal-oriented live lessons with summaries
  • Group discussions and reviews of selected examples.
  • Hands-on practice and real-world challenges.
  • Dedicated Q&A time with the trainer.
  • Session recordings and access to the learning materials.
  • A Telerik Academy certificate.

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Still have questions?

Do I need previous experience with AI?
No. The Sprint is suitable both for beginners and for HR professionals who already use AI for tasks such as drafting and summarizing. No coding or technical background is needed.
Which AI tool will I need?
You’ll need access to an AI chat assistant that accepts file uploads. The methods apply across tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini. Specific setup requirements will be confirmed before the Sprint.
Is this relevant to my HR role?
The Sprint covers skills used across HR: working with documents, interpreting people data, preparing recommendations, and supporting conversations with managers. You’ll also design an assistant for a recurring task in your own role.
What will I build?
You’ll design and test an AI assistant for a recurring HR task. You’ll define what it should do, how it should work, and where human review is required.
Will we cover responsible AI use?
Yes. You’ll practise checking output, recognising potential bias, and identifying privacy concerns. The Sprint also introduces EU AI Act basics and the points where human judgment must remain central.
Will AI make decisions about employees?
The focus is on helping you analyze information, test your reasoning, and prepare recommendations. You’ll learn to distinguish useful AI support from decisions that people need to make.
How do I enroll for a Sprint? 
Simply click the enroll button and follow the on-page instructions. You’ll need to sign up for a Telerik Academy Learn account to access Sprint session links and course materials. Then, just pay for your seat to complete your enrollment. That's it!
How can I pay?
You can pay for your seat using your Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Diners Club card directly on our website. If you prefer to make a bank wire, please contact us for assistance.
Do you offer group discounts?
We do! For more information, please get in touch with us.
Can I get an invoice?
To receive a company invoice, check the "I want an invoice" box during sign-up and provide your company's name, address, and VAT number. We'll email the invoice to you.
How long does it take to complete a Sprint?
Sprints are 2-week programs with 4 sessions held on 2 weekdays each week, scheduled for after-work hours.
What if I miss a live session?
No problem! We record every live session with our trainers and speakers and make the recordings available for you to replay at your convenience.
Will I receive a certificate upon completion of a Sprint?
Every trainee who completes their Sprint earns a Telerik Academy certificate of completion. To qualify, you must attend or watch on demand all course content. You can print the certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. Feel free to tag @Telerik Academy when sharing it.
How is a Sprint different from an Upskill?
Sprints are 2-week, hands-on programs where industry leaders share practical, ready-to-use knowledge that's immediately applicable at work. Upskills, on the other hand, provide a comprehensive, 3-month journey to bridging skill gaps in a specific domain, helping you advance to the next career level.
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