Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

Human Resources Director Asia

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience

Jhoanna's specialty topics

flexible work models employee retention learning and development mental health and wellbeing workplace culture

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specialising in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She earned a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Every HR story is ultimately about how work affects people's lives. I keep that in mind when I write - not just for the leader reading it, but for the teams they look after”

Also published by

Canadian HR Reporter · Investment News · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

27 popular remote work websites for your hiring needs Shadow AI governance gap is widest among senior leaders, report finds How do you help employees achieve work-life balance?

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Poor sleep is driving conflict with managers, research finds

New research links poor sleep to heightened conflict with supervisors and higher-ranking colleagues, with implications for HR wellbeing strategies

Poor sleep is driving conflict with managers, research finds

Is AI skills hiring rewriting the graduate recruitment rulebook?

AI skills hiring is reshaping what employers across Asia value in new graduates and how HR teams assess talent

Is AI skills hiring rewriting the graduate recruitment rulebook?

Singapore's AI adoption problem: why HR must lead on transparency

Singapore's AI adoption push is leaving workers in the dark, and HR leaders in Singapore must act

Singapore's AI adoption problem: why HR must lead on transparency

Singapore’s manufacturing workforce is booming. So why can’t it find engineers?

Singapore’s manufacturing workforce has thousands of vacancies – but perception, not qualifications, is keeping engineers away

Singapore’s manufacturing workforce is booming. So why can’t it find engineers?

Singapore's fund manager reforms pile pressure on hiring

New MAS tax and visa reforms are reshaping Singapore fund manager hiring – here's what HR leaders in financial services need to know now

Singapore's fund manager reforms pile pressure on hiring

Hsieh Fu Hua takes the helm at Singapore's National Wages Council

A leadership change at the National Wages Council Singapore signals a new phase for tripartite wage deliberations ahead of the 2026/27 cycle

Hsieh Fu Hua takes the helm at Singapore's National Wages Council

Bangkok named the top workcation city for 2026

See the cities that topped the 'Work from Anywhere Index'

Bangkok named the top workcation city for 2026

LVMH boss denies appearance-based discrimination in hiring

A newspaper investigation into LVMH's hiring practices has reignited debate on an area of discrimination where Australian law has a significant gap

LVMH boss denies appearance-based discrimination in hiring

Oracle job cuts hit Romania again as AI restructuring widens

Around 500 roles are cut as Oracle's second Romania layoff in a year raises new questions over redundancy communication

Oracle job cuts hit Romania again as AI restructuring widens

Shadow AI governance gap is widest among senior leaders, report finds

New survey data shows C-suite leaders are nearly twice as likely as frontline staff to favour speed over AI security controls

Shadow AI governance gap is widest among senior leaders, report finds